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Lot 105AR,Ω

An opal and slate 'Ophelia' pectoral brooch,
by Kevin Coates, 1989

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26 September 2018, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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An opal and slate 'Ophelia' pectoral brooch, by Kevin Coates, 1989

The carved opal head of Ophelia facing upwards, issuing long unfurling tresses of hair tangled with flower head clusters, with subtle red patinated detail, on carved slate inscribed with lines from Hamlet's letter from Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', Act II, Scene II, on a slate stand, signed Coates 89, brooch width 11.1cm, stand width 12.5cm

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Illustrated and described in "Kevin Coates, A Hidden Alchemy. Goldsmithing: Jewels and Table-Pieces", Stuttgart, 2008, No 170.

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