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Lot 100
Sale 6427 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts: Featuring Property from Prominent New York and Philadelphia Collectors
Nov 12, 2025
10:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$800 -
1,200
Price Realized
$3,520
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Georgian Gold Mourning Brooch
Dated, "1785"
after a work by Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727-1815), of navette form, the oval plaque depicting an angel carrying the deceased, with bannerette inscribed, "Of Such Is The Freedom of God", surrounded by border of paste stones, the verso engraved, "Tho's Pares/ Obt. 31st March 1785/ Aet. 2 Years.", lacking pin, housed in leather case, with old ink note transcribing inscription above and additionally inscribed, "By Bartolozzi."
2 x 1 3/8 inches (brooch), 4 x 3 1/4 inches (leather case).
This lot is located in Philadelphia.