Hat jewel; gold; Judgement of Paris in relief; enamelled; set with chrysoprase and sapphire; whole within border of garnets; Paris dressed in cuirass and buskins, seated on chrysoprase and presenting apple to Venus, who is being crowned by a flying Cupid, while behind stands Cupid himself; next stands Juno and Minerva at back, her shield formed of oval sapphire; Mercury stands beside Paris; modern back, mounted as a brooch.
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