Lot 19
  • 19

Two silver brooches, Ilya Schor, Paris and New York, circa 1938 and circa 1955

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

  • silver
  • height 1 7/8 in. and diameter 2 1/4 in.
  • 4.8 and 5.7 cm
the first oval depicting a full-skirted girl with long tresses flanked by her dogs, a bird above, the border of flowering foliage enclosing two children and animals, signed on back I. Schor, Paris above a bird; the second circular depicting an elegant young couple (possibly Esther and King Ahaseurus) within scrolling foliage and discs, signed in Hebrew and in English I. Schor, N.Y.

Condition

slight wear to high spots on both, otherwise good
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