Lot n° 24
Estimation :
4000 - 6000
EUR
Morreti" or "Blackamoor" set - Lot 24
Morreti" or "Blackamoor" set
Morreti set consisting of a brooch and earrings, yellow gold, natural white and fancy diamonds, wood (probably ebony) hallmarked 750 and hallmarked 102, 47.89g.
Note: "Moretti" or Blackamoor, are brooches representing African princes whose faces are made of ebony and whose turbans and costumes are richly adorned with stones. Versions of this jewel are innumerable and highly sought-after by collectors.
Melissa Gabardi, Italian jewelry in the 20th century, 2016, p. 38-39.
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