THIS BROOCH WAS MADE IN ITALY IN THE LATE NINETEEN FIFTIES, EARLY NINETEEN SIXTIES. IT IS SET WITH TWENTY RUBIES TWELVE SAPPHIRES AND EIGHT TURQUOISE. THE DETAIL IS INCREDIBLE, AS THE LEAVES HAVE TEXTURE, THE HANDLE AND TRIM FEATURE TWISTED WIRE, AND THE FLOWERS TREMBLE. AT AN INCH AND A HALF TALL, AND AN INCH AND A HALF WIDE, THIS BROOCH HAS A LOT OF PUNCH FOR IT'S SIZE. |