A 14k gold Celtic style fibula brooch - image-1
A 14k gold Celtic style fibula brooch - image-2
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Lot 43 Dα

A 14k gold Celtic style fibula brooch

Auction 1173 - overview Cologne
02.06.2021, 14:00 - Jewellery and Boxes
Estimate: 500 € - 600 €
Result: 625 € (incl. premium)

A 14k gold Celtic style fibula brooch

Hoop and pin design brooch decorated with historically inspired bi-colour gold filigree and set with a pearl and five sapphire cabochons. Illegible marks. L 5.0 cm; Diameter 2.2 cm. Weight 5.34 g.
Ireland, ca. 1860/70.

Literature

Cf. Gere/Rudoe, Jewellery in the Age of Queen Victoria, London 2010, p. 445. Here with a chapter about the Celtic Revival in Irish jewellery making. The model upon which this brooch is based, the Celtic Tara fibula, is housed in the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin.