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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Rare Secessionist Brooch
Gilded silver & citrine
Length: 5.6 cm (2.2 in) Width: 3.5 cm (1.4 in)
Marks: 'WW'
Austrian. Circa 1905
Fitted case
Design attributed to Josef Hoffmann 1870-1956
Literature: cf. Art Nouveau Jewelry, Vivienne Becker, 1985, p.179