This brooch is by one of the preeminent British jewellery designers of the 1960s. It is known as a ‘Cortina’ and my version is made of 9ct gold. The brooch was designed in 1965 by Ernest Blyth for the Leicester Jewellers George Tarratt. The brooch is made up of three separate but fused plates of…
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