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7 Natasha Bernon Cert GA Brooch is inscribed on the reverse: ‘Samual Protheroe ob: 17 July 1785 aet 17 months Lydia Protheroe ob: 2 May 1786 aet 15 Mos’ Lot 212: A GEORGE III GOLD MEMORIAL BROOCH, dated 1786 in a vintageWeirs box, Dublin. €150 - €200 The navette shaped brooch/pendant has a gold border with par t cannetille decoration encasing an urn with the word ‘Affection’ surrounded by a seed pearls, under which are weeping willow branches and a bow, on a bed of interwoven hair.The urns, a symbol of death and remembrance.And the weeping willow branches are thought to have resembled a figure bent over in grief. Tragically, this brooch most likely symbolises the death of two young children. Forever en- capsulated and memorialised at 17 and 15 months respectively. Over 200 years later, their legacy lives on. LIVE AUCTION OF FINE JEWELLERY, WATCHES, SILVER & COINS • WEDNESDAY, 23rd OCTOBER 2024 AT 12PM