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Hong Kong, Jun 13, 2023
LOT 82
UNSIGNED
BROOCH, 18K YELLOW GOLD AND ENAMEL
BROOCH, 18K YELLOW GOLD AND ENAMEL
HKD 12,000 - 15,000
EUR 1,450 - 1,800 / CHF 1,400 - 1,750 / USD 1,550 - 1,950
18K yellow gold and enamel, horizontal rectangular-shaped, brooch; frame with four chiselled and engraved gold applied leaves. Polychrome painting on enamel on gold by an unknown painter, probably Geneva, showing the Staubbach Falls in the Lauterbrunnen valley.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Brand Unsigned, Geneva
Model Brooch
Year circa 1860
Material 18K yellow gold and enamel
Diameter 32.2 X 60.4 mm. (with frame)
Signature counter-enamel titled “Staubach”
Notes
StaubbachFalls
With a fall height of almost 300 metres, the Staubbach Falls (also Staubbachfall or Staubbachfälle in German) in the Lauterbrunnen valley is one of the highest free-falling waterfalls in Europe and the third highest in Switzerland. In summer, warm winds swirl the drops of water that scatter in all directions. These dust-like sprays of fine droplets have given the torrent and the waterfall its name. It is said to have inspired Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) to write his poem “Gesang der Geister über den Wassern” (Spirit Song Over the Waters).
With a fall height of almost 300 metres, the Staubbach Falls (also Staubbachfall or Staubbachfälle in German) in the Lauterbrunnen valley is one of the highest free-falling waterfalls in Europe and the third highest in Switzerland. In summer, warm winds swirl the drops of water that scatter in all directions. These dust-like sprays of fine droplets have given the torrent and the waterfall its name. It is said to have inspired Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) to write his poem “Gesang der Geister über den Wassern” (Spirit Song Over the Waters).