Robert Phillips, A very fine Renaissance-style aquamarine, g...
Robert Phillips, A very fine Renaissance-style aquamarine, gold and enamel brooch, circa 1870
Set to the centre with a large oval-shaped aquamarine of fine sea-green colour, estimated to weigh approximately 30 cts. Within a beautifully enamelled Renaissance-style frame in black and white enamel and blue and white enamel. To a delicate gallery. The reverse with the maker's mark.
Phillips Brothers, famous for beautifully crafted jewels in archaeological and renaissance styles, were established by Robert Phillips and his brother Magnus in 1839. Robert Phillips received a gold medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1867, the only English jeweller to receive this award. His jewellery is extremely rare and sought after, and compares to Carlo Giuliano.
Dimensions (aquamarine): 4.2 cm. x 3 cm.
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Robert Phillips, A very fine Renaissance-style aquamarine, gold and enamel brooch, circa 1870
Set to the centre with a large oval-shaped aquamarine of fine sea-green colour, estimated to weigh approximately 30 cts. Within a beautifully enamelled Renaissance-style frame in black and white enamel and blue and white enamel. To a delicate gallery. The reverse with the maker's mark.
Phillips Brothers, famous for beautifully crafted jewels in archaeological and renaissance styles, were established by Robert Phillips and his brother Magnus in 1839. Robert Phillips received a gold medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1867, the only English jeweller to receive this award. His jewellery is extremely rare and sought after, and compares to Carlo Giuliano.
Dimensions (aquamarine): 4.2 cm. x 3 cm.
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Time, Location
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