748 - A coral and enamel gold bird brooch

A coral and enamel gold bird brooch Gold, fineness .800 "Bird" sculpture decorated with polychrome enamels Mediterranean coral application Porto hallmark (1938-1984) and goldsmith's mark of Antonio da Cunha Barbosa (1943-1986) H.: 4.5 cm 9.5 g VIDAL, Manuel Gonçalves; ALMEIDA, Fernando Moitinho de - "Marcas de Contrastes e Ourives Portugueses (século XV a 1887)". Lisbon: IN-CM, 1996, nos. 26 and 1326