A circular micro-mosaic brooch by Castellani

A circular micro-mosaic brooch by Castellani, c.1865, depicting the Holy Dove with gold halo, on light blue ground, the gold brooch mount with fluted border, signed to the reverse with applied addorsed Cs cartouche, 2.3cm wide

For similar Holy Dove earrings and pendant see SOROS, S.W., WALKER, S., Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewellery, page 246

For a similar brooch, see Woolley and Wallis, 'Jewellery by Design: The Collection of Dr Anne Shannon, An Academic Eye', 31st Oct 2018, ex lot 278