Vtg Art Deco French 2” Sterling Silver Swallow Bird Marcasite Brooch Pin

Description

Details
Excellent condition.
Fresh looking, soft wear is noticeable only on close inspection.
Silver setting has a bright patina with minor surface wear.
No dents or imperfections to the shape or signs of repair.
Marcasites and paste stones in eyes are all in place and look original.
Clasp is secure and original.
Era                1930s
Length           2 3/8” at widest point
Width             1 3/8
”
Mark              See photo (French silver and maker marks)
Weight           8 grams
Material          Sterling silver, natural marcasites and glass
Collector Note
Made by hand or in small groups of similar styles, vintage jewelry is individualistic with its own special history.
Swallows have long been a symbol for love of a sweetheart as they mate for life.
This piece is full sized with distinct detail and shimmer from all of the inset marcasites.
While the brooch is full-sized and dimensional looking, it is thin and will lay flush on your lapel.
BackStory
On Figurals
.
Figural jewelry includes any piece that has been shaped into an animal, person, object, or detailed “day in the life” scene. Antique and vintage figural jewelry is often quite charming and collectible for the realistic or cutesy details. Specific objects or animals became popular and prolific in jewelry during certain time
, Scotty dogs during the 1940’s for example, or swallow birds during the Victorian era. Figural jewelry is special for its detail and realism but also tells the story of the decade they were made in.
On Symbolism In Jewelry.
Symbolism in antique and vintage jewelry is common, yet it can be hard to spot if you don’t know what you’re looking for. Often, specific natural gemstones, flowers, birds, and motifs like stars and anchors were imbued with meanings that have fallen out of present-day society’s collective memory. To appreciate the power of symbols in antique jewelry is to imagine what it would have been like to wear the piece and step back into history.
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