Gold brooch in Egyptian style, by Watherston & Son

An image of Jewellery. Brooch in Egyptian style. Watherston & Son, London. In the shape of a pair of outstretched wings, set at the centre with a moonstone sphinx-head flanked by gold cobras; pin fastening across the back. In modern green leather box. Gold, white gold, and blue, green and red cloisonné enamel, set with a carved moonstone, length, whole, 5.3, cm, circa 1906. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy.

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Jewellery. Brooch in Egyptian style. Watherston & Son, London. In the shape of a pair of outstretched wings, set at the centre with a moonstone sphinx-head flanked by gold cobras; pin fastening across the back. In modern green leather box. Gold, white gold, and blue, green and red cloisonné enamel, set with a carved moonstone, length, whole, 5.3, cm, circa 1906. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy.

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Accession Number: M.16-1983
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 507 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 75.18kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1

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20th Century _WF_Grundy brooch carved cloisonne cobra Egyptian Revival Egyptian style enamel enamelled Fitz_AA gold jewellery jewellery pin moonstone outstretched wings Renaissance Revival Revivalism snake sphinx sphinx head white gold winged wings

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