Jewellery, Watches, Antiquities and Objects of Vertu

A reverse painted crystal brooch of chrysanthemums, the oval cabochon crystal reverse carved and painted to depict four fully bloomed flower heads, to a mother o’ pearl background, in a yellow precious metal collet setting, stamped with Austrian guarantee mark for 14 carat gold, Vienna, post 1925, also stamped ’85’ and bearing the maker’s mark ‘HV’, brooch length 30mm. £300-£400