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Lot 296: An Antique Smokey Quartz, Hardstone and Silver Cairngorm Dirk Kilt Pin Brooch, circa 1890

 

Hammer Price
$225 CAN

The tapering elongated bar decorated with a trio of briolette-cut smokey quartz, and hardstones, mounted in silver

Dimensions: 83 mm long
Weight: 11.5 grams
The hardstone is granite
There is a tradition, in Scotland, of the use of local materials for ornamental objects. Citrine and smoky quartz, if sourced in Scotland's Cairngorm Mountains, is called "cairngorm". Local granites, with various colours is also sometimes used in Scottish jewels
Good overall good condition with normal wear, a small element broken on top


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AUCTION ESTIMATE
February 2020 200 – 300
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