Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2494Location: BostonDate / Time: March 07, 2010 11:00AM
Description:
Mourning Brooch, early 19th century, oval brooch portraying a woman grieving beside a monument inscribed with the name "AVREY," or "AYREY," with two angels hovering above, in sepia on ivory, (5/8 in. crack u.c.),1 1/2 x 1 1/8 in., in a gilt-brass case.
Estimate $500-700