A GEM-SET CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMELLED GOLD BROOCH
Possibly Georgia or Armenia, Caucasus, Ottoman Western Provinces, 19th century

In the shape of a heart-like, cusped palmette, with scalloped top and curved, splayed bottom, the centre presenting a high-collet bezel set with an untested, fluorescing ruby, the sides of the lower section pierced and caparisoned with gold filigree charms designed as double bows with pearl pendants, the front decorated with gold filigree and polychrome champlevé enamels in green, blue, white, turquoise and aubergine, the overall style reminiscent of Armenian filigree boxes and Georgian traditional jewellery and military decorations, soldered at the back with a plated brooch pin, possibly once part of a larger necklace suite.

3.5cm x 2.5cm

6gr.

Provenance: Private UK-based Georgian family heirloom for three generations.