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Fri, Dec 4, 2015 01:00PM EST - Sat, Dec 5, 2015 01:00PM EST
Lot 206

18K GOLD AND DIAMOND BLACKAMOOR BROOCH, G. NARDI

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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Set with rubies and 3.00 carats of round diamonds, with a head of carved ebony, dressed in a turban, earrings and rich robes. 2 1/2 x 1 1/4 in., 18.2 dwts.Note: The Moretto is a jewel that depicts the classical figure of Shakespear;s Othello, The Moor of Venice, as created by the goldsmith's techniques of 18th Century Venice. Created by Giulio Nardi in the 1920's and 1930's became popular among fashionable woman.,