TWO GEORG JENSEN, STERLING SILVER BROOCHES
Sale 1579 - The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright
May 7, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / New York
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$800 -
1,200
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$2,032
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TWO GEORG JENSEN, STERLING SILVER BROOCHES
Depicting a pair of butterflies among tulips and a dove framed in a wreath accented by five moonstones. Butterfly brooch: 2 1/8 inches. Dove Brooch: 1 7/8 inches.
Butterfly Pin Stamp: GEORG JENSEN 925 S 283
Dove Pin Stamp: GEORG JENSEN 925 S DENMARK 123
Gross weight: 30.10 dwt.
Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali often said: “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” Secretary Albright took his words to her lapels, wearing many butterflies and bees through the years.
N.B. Butterflies and dove motifs featured prominently in the pin collection Secretary Madeleine K. Albright, for similar examples see Read My Pins.
Butterfly Pin Stamp: GEORG JENSEN 925 S 283
Dove Pin Stamp: GEORG JENSEN 925 S DENMARK 123
Gross weight: 30.10 dwt.
Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali often said: “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” Secretary Albright took his words to her lapels, wearing many butterflies and bees through the years.
N.B. Butterflies and dove motifs featured prominently in the pin collection Secretary Madeleine K. Albright, for similar examples see Read My Pins.
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