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Brooches

An antique carved opal and diamond brooch

English, circa 1880

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comprising of two hearts, one overlapping the other, carved from a single piece of opal with an exceptional play of colour, surmounted by a yellow gold crown set with diamonds

Length: 2cm

The symbol of two hearts surmounted by a crown is a rebus for Amor Vincit Omnia (Love Conquerors All), a phrase taken from a poem by Virgil.