Bow brooch, bow-shaped brooch of enamelled gold. Set at the front with eight sets of pearls, interspersed with two rubies and four sets of contiguous rubies. In the center a big pearl. On the back blue, yellow and orange flowers on a white ground. With a trailer of fine black and red curls on a white ground., (Story of) Saturn (Cronus), Uranus (Caelus), Heaven (suffering, misfortune), anonymous, c. 1650 - c. 1675, gold (metal), pearl, ruby (mineral), h 7.7 cm × w 9.8 cm × t 1.8 cm
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Bow brooch, bow-shaped brooch, enamelled gold, Set, front, eight sets, pearls, interspersed, two rubies, four sets, contiguous rubies, center, big pearl, back blue, yellow, orange flowers, white ground, trailer, fine black, red curls, Story, Saturn, Cronus, Uranus, Caelus, Heaven, suffering, misfortune, c, 1650, 1675, gold, metal, pearl, ruby, mineral
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