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Vintage Romantic Scene Brooch
This is a pretty vintage oval shaped brooch. The brooch has a detailed image of a lady and gentleman sitting in the countryside. The brooch has a decorative goldtone metal border. The brooch fastens with roll over clasp. The brooch is in excellent vintage condition.
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Vintage Sparkly Leopard Brooch
This is a fabulous gold tone metal brooch in the shape of a leopard. The leopard has red gemstones for eyes and black and white gemstone spots. This is a charming vintage brooch. The brooch fastens via a roll over clasp.
Dimensions: 1.5cm x 5.6cm
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Solid Silver Marcasite & Garnet Dragon Fly Brooch
On offer is an attractive solid silver brooch in the shape of a dragon fly. This pretty brooch has marcasite detail. The dragon fly has a big blue gemstone for its body and red garnet eyes. This brooch is offered in great condition.
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Vintage African Tribal Brooch
This is an unusual vintage brooch with raised gold coloured image of a tribal lady wearing a hat. The lady is set against a decorative silver bead background. The brooch fastens at the back via a roll over clasp. This pretty brooch is offered in good vintage condition.
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Vintage Bejeweled Tortoise Brooch
This is an unusual vintage brooch in the shape of a tortoise. The tortoise’s body is made of twisted silvertone metal with blue, red, green and orange jewels encasing his body. Please note that two of the jewels are missing but it simply looks like white stones and is only noticed upon very close inspection. The brooch fastens at the back via a roll over clasp.
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Vintage Long Bead Necklace
This is a stunning long bead necklace of the finest quality. Each bead is individual and beautiful. Lovely gold, green and cream tones which would work with so many different outfits and styles. Condition: Excellent.
Approximate Length of Necklace: 80cm
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Silver Art Nouveau Plique A Jour Enamel Fairy Brooch
I have on offer a stunning solid silver and plique a jour enamel fairy brooch. The plique a jour enamel looks so elegant when it catches the natural daylight. The fairy’s wings has marcasite detail around the edges. The back of the brooch is hallmarked ‘925’ and fastens via a roll over clasp. The brooch is in perfect condition.
Dimensions: 4.8cm x 4.8cm
plique-à-jour is a French term in the decorative arts. Plique a jour is a technique producing translucent enamels held in an open framework made by soldering individual wires or delicate metal strips to each other, rather than to a supporting surface as in cloisonné. The unattached support, usually a sheet of metal or mica, can be easily removed after the enamels have been annealed and cooled, producing an effect not unlike a stained-glass window in miniature. Developed in France and Italy in the 14th century, this technique has been used largely for making vessels, jewelry, and, in Russia, demitasse spoons.
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Solid Silver & Marcasite Dog Pin
I have for sale an exquisite solid silver brooch in the shape of a large dog. This elegant brooch is sold silver and has lots of sparkly marcasite detail. This would make a gorgeous addition for an outfit. The back of the brooch is hallmarked ‘925’ on the back. Condition: Excellent.
Dimensions: 4.8cm x 4.4cm
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Hand Painted Brass Punch Puppet Vesta
I have on offer a superb collectable hand painted brass vesta case. The paint work detail is wonderful, punch is sitting in front of a chalk board with a cat dressed up and sat beside him. A great collector’s piece. The vesta is in overall good shape for its age. Dimensions: 5.5cm x 3.7cm
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Early Brass Vesta Match Safe in Shape of Lion Head
A stunning brass vesta case. The vesta is in the shape of a robust lion’s head. The lion has a wonderful expression. The side of the lion’s mane is ridged so that it can be used to strike a match. The vesta is in good condition.
Dimensions: 6.5cm x 4cm
Vesta was the Roman goddess of light and fire. As smoking became increasingly fashionable towards the end of the century, small rectangular boxes with rounded corners were made specifically to hold them.
Vesta cases were introduced in the early 19th century following the manufacture of friction ‘lucifer’ matches in 1826. These matches could self ignite from the heat of friction, often explosively, and were dangerous if simply carried in the pocket. Vesta cases were composed of brass, gold, silver or silver plated cases just large enough to hold (and keep safe) a good number of matches. Vesta cases also prevented matches from becoming damp and useless.
Although vesta cases were restricted in size because of their function, their decoration varied enormously, from the very plain to the heavily embossed and chased decorated. The majority of vesta cases have a hinged cover and a ring loop attachment to allow suspension. I hope you enjoy browsing through our large array of beautiful Vesta cases on offer.
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