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Enameled musical instruments brooch, red |
$68
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Size: 1.75" x 1.25"
The brooch represents the musical trophy design from the center medallion on the valence of the Old Met's world famous golden curtain.
The Metropolitan Opera.
Enameled 24 karat antique gold-plate over pewter.
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Enameled parrot brooch, brown/green |
$78
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Size: 1.5" x 1.75"
Inspired by a detail from a marbel panel carved and inlaid with multicolored stones.
India, 17th-18th century.
From the treasures of Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah, Kuwait National Museum.
Enameled 24 karat antique gold-plate over pewter.
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Enameled parrot brooch, green |
$78
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Size: 1.5" x 1.75"
Inspired by a detail from a marbel panel carved and inlaid with multicolored stones.
India, 17th-18th century.
From the treasures of Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah, Kuwait National Museum.
Enameled 24 karat antique gold-plate over pewter.
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Enameled Scarab brooch, blue |
$72
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Size: 0.75" X 0.6"
Scarab Jewelry
The beetle being the emblem of Khepera, the God of the morning sun, was regarded by ancient Egyptians as a symbol of resurrection and immortality.
Enameled 24 Karat antique gold plate over pewter. |
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Enameled Sunflower brooch |
$60
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Size: 1 3/8" x 1 3/8"
Vincent Van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890) generally considered the greatest after Rembrandt, and one of the greatest of the Post-Impressionists.
This brooch was inspired by his famous painting "Fifteen Sunflowers in a Vase" (1888).
The sunflower symbolizes adoration, affection, constancy, glory and gratitude and the solar wheel. It is a Christian symbol of religious obedience, as all day it faces the sun (Christ).
Enameled 24K antique gold-plate over pewter.
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Faberge inspired "Two Fantasy Blossoms" brooch |
$55
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Size: 1.5" x 1.25
The blossoms of this graceful brooch are a product of Faberge's imagination, borrowing elements of several Spring flowers and melding them into an attractive blossom. Flowers were important in traditional Russia since they symbolized the return of Spring and the reawakening of the earth after the deep Russian winter.
New Orleans Museum of Art.
Enameled 24 karat antique gold-plate over pewter.
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