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| This lively example of antique Italian micro-mosaic jewelry exhibits the finer hand-work and tiny size of the older glass inlay miniatures. The domed brooch is 1 3/8" wide and3/8’ high. The three layers of tesserae use primarily petal-form deep blue and white tiles with turquoise, navy, and red "bricks" as borders. The outermost layer alternates designs of large leaves and butterflies. The center floral bouquet incorporates a variety of small wildflowers, a rose, pink-petaled larger blossoms, and a large sunflower made of individual shaded petals. (Don’t they look like candy corn?) The smaller white and pink floral cane slices in the center are barely over 1 millimeter in diameter! One really needs to see the artisan’s work with a magnifying glass to appreciate the care and precision required. (And, having done so, I can say all tiles are present!) An Etruscan style beaded border rims the brass brooch which has the older style C-clasp on the pin. Not marked, but undeniably Italy in origin, you will be fascinated with this little masterpiece. |
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