886
A diamond and cultured pearl brooch
Estimate €3.200–4.500
885
A brooch, GUIA
Estimate €3.000–5.000
Description
Chiselled gold depicting an eagle with open wings clutching a branch in its talons.
The beak set with a small brilliant-cut diamond, the eye set with a small ruby, and hanging from the branch a small drop-cut sapphire.
Portuguese, mid-20th century, marked Ourivesaria da Guia, Lisboa.
(signs of wear)
3.2 x 8.3 cm
25 g
Text
Ourivesaria da Guia was one of Lisbon's most renowned goldsmiths and jewellers. Founded in 1875, it achieved great prestige in the first half of the twentieth century. Established in Largo da Mouraria for decades, it was forced to relocate when the Martim Moniz neighborhood was demolished. After the "Pombalino" building in which it was housed was demolished, it operated at the Hotel Mundial between 1958 and the late 1970s.
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