Art Deco Bird Giardinetti Brooch lucky charms surrounding central pear-shaped rock crystals

surrounding central pear-shaped rock crystals

Carved from a single piece of gray/green Mount Vesuvius lava

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and had something of a resurgence in the early 20th Century after it was popularised a century earlier by Napoleon when he proposed to Josephine with a pear cut sapphire and diamond example (the same theme and stone combination as this one

with the symbol "double happiness" on the head

Art Deco Bird Giardinetti Brooch lucky charms surrounding central pear-shaped rock crystalsDATE: Art Deco, c. 1920 A spectacular Art Deco brooch featuring a giardinetti scene, complete with bird perched on the flower basket, within a picture frame border. It's fully set with lively paste gemstones in white, pink, royal blue, and pastel pink and blue. The settings are finished in fine millegrain and the 835 silver stamp on the back indicates German origin. STONES Paste gemstones MEASUREMENTS 4. 4 x 2. 9cm WEIGHT 19. 5g MARKS 935 silver