RENAISSANCE STYLE, SILVER-GILT, ENAMEL AND MULTIGEM 'PELICAN IN HER PIETY' BROOCH
Sale 1255 - Important Jewelry
Dec 6, 2023
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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RENAISSANCE STYLE, SILVER-GILT, ENAMEL AND MULTIGEM 'PELICAN IN HER PIETY' BROOCH
Depicting a mother pelican feeding her young, representing self-sacrifice and charity, on a gem-set and polychrome enamel nest, later mounted as a brooch. 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 inches.
Gross weight: 12.60 dwt.
Gross weight: 12.60 dwt.
Property from The Brummer Collection from Drs. John and Pat Laszlo, Atlanta, Georgia
Provenance:
The Ernest (1891-1964) and Elle Bache Brummer (d.1999) Collection, Paris and New York, acquired prior to May 1962; thence by descent to the nephew Dr. John Laszlo, Atlanta Georgia.
[For The Metropolitan Museum Cloisters Library and Archive record see here: http://library.metmuseum.org/record=b1666900]
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