Golden fifties brooch enameled parrots on nest

OBJECT GROUP : brooches
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN : Italy
STYLE : Fifties (of the twentieth century)
STYLE SPECIFICS : Fifties (of the twentieth century). This type of jewelry is very specific for the fifties of the twenthieth century. All sorts of animals were used as source of inspiration for the goldsmiths. Made in gold and decorated with enamel and precious stones, the result of their labour most of the times well-made, clever and cute.
PERIOD : 1950
SOURCE OF INSPIRATION : Mother Nature
THEME : Two parrots on a nest with five eggs
MATERIAL : 18K bi-color gold (reddish and white)
EXTRA INFO : The birds are enameled in several colors
TECHNIQUE : enamelling - Enamelling is an old and widely-adopted technology. The ancient Egyptians applied enamels to pottery and stone objects. The ancient Greeks, Celts, Russians, and Chinese also used enameling processes on metal objects. Enamel is the colorful result of fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 degrees Celsius. The powder melts and flows and hardens to a smooth, durable vitreous coating on metal, glass or ceramic. According to some sources, the word enamel comes from the High German word smelzan (to smelt) via the Old French esmail. Used as a noun, "an enamel" is a usually small decorative object, coated with enamel coating, such as a champlevé or a cloisonné (different techniques).
PRECIOUS STONES : One Verneuil ruby (most probably) and five lustrous pearls
BIRTHSTONES : Ruby is the birthstone (or month stone) for the month July
(common attributions to ruby) and pearl for June (common attributions to pearls)
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WEIGHT : 10.90 gram (7.01 dwt)
HALLMARKS : Italian hallmarks
CONDITION : Excellent condition - (our condition scale)
MEASUREMENTS : Width approx. 4.76 cm (1.87 inch)


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