Sentimental brooch in yellow gold 750 ‰ of oval form and set in the center with a porcelain plate painted with a miniature in the 18th-century taste, depicting an elderly figure predicting a young woman's future in love. The frame is decorated with geometric friezes and twists in relief, underlined by a blue enamel fillet. It is surmounted by doves of love, in grayish enamel and finished with a ribbon knot holding a pearl pendant, probably fine. On the back, the glass bottom is removable, allowing a souvenir (a lock of hair) to be placed inside. 
French work from the second half of the 19th century 
PB. 22.42 g - D. 3.8 x 6.5 cm
Live Tuesday 23 June・13:30 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 123

Sentimental brooch in yellow gold 750 ‰ of oval form and set in the center with a porcelain plate painted with a miniature in the 18th-century taste, depicting an elderly figure predicting a young woman's future in love. The frame is decorated with geometric friezes and twists in relief, underlined by a blue enamel fillet. It is surmounted by doves of love, in grayish enamel and finished with a ribbon knot holding a pearl pendant, probably fine. On the back, the glass bottom is removable, allowing a souvenir (a lock of hair) to be placed inside. French work from the second half of the 19th century PB. 22.42 g - D. 3.8 x 6.5 cm

Estimate
€800 - €1,000
Result
€900
Buyer's premium
30%
Sentimental brooch in yellow gold 750 ‰ of oval form and set in the center with a porcelain plate painted with a miniature in the 18th-century taste, depicting an elderly figure predicting a young woman's future in love. The frame is decorated with geometric friezes and twists in relief, underlined by a blue enamel fillet. It is surmounted by doves of love, in grayish enamel and finished with a ribbon knot holding a pearl pendant, probably fine. On the back, the glass bottom is removable, allowing a souvenir (a lock of hair) to be placed inside. French work from the second half of the 19th century PB. 22.42 g - D. 3.8 x 6.5 cm
Sale Tuesday 23 June・13:30 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris