Lot #214 - An Oval Georgian Mourning Brooch
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Auction House:ABA Associates
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Sale Name:Fine Jewellery
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Sale Date:30 Mar 2015 ~ 5.30pm
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Lot #:214
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Lot Description:An Oval Georgian Mourning Brooch
glazed woven hair compartment with a border of half-pearls; the back engraved 'John Burlon Obit 26 March 1807 aged 53'. Note: 1807: Pyreolophore first internal combustion engine July 20 1807; British navy bombarded Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorous rockets, 30% of the city destroyed, 2000 citizens killed; Swansea Mumbles Railway first passenger carrying railway in the world; world's oldest international football stadium 'Racecourse Ground' opened in Wrexham (Wales); Henry Wadsworth Longfellow born 27th February; Robert E Lee born. -
Estimate:A$100 - 140
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Realised Price:Undisclosed
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Category:Jewellery
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