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Posted 8 years ago
kyratango
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An example of animal paste jewellery at its best!
Open back sparkling paste stones, cut and set as if they were peridots and diamonds in heavily gilded silver.
Size: 3.2cm by 3cm, 1 1/4" by 1.1"
Weight: 8.9g
French hallmark boar's head for silver and Maker's mark identified in 925-100.com as Auguste Besson, active in Paris from 1881.
Hope you will enjoy it as much as I do :-)
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Fabulous!
This could not be more beautiful even if those green glass stones were diamonds and peridots!
Oh, this is incredibly beautiful!! What a wonderful brooch!!
Another beauty ! Love the color too :-) xo
Pascale, this is just stunning and love the colour!!!!
Outstanding :)
Clementine, thank you for being the first to leave this fabulous comment and love!
Bonnie! I totally agree, thank you!!!
Scott, thank you, you are the most wonderful too :-)
Mani! Hi! So happy to see you here and your lovely comment! XOXO
Valentino, nice to see you too! What? It is not a bug? Lol!
I'm fond of all critters jewellery :-D Thank you my friend :-)
Judy, I jumped on it as it appeared in the B.I.N. listings... Animal brooch, paste, French marks, and turtle... Scarce piece :-) Thank you for your nice comment and love!
Caperkid...... THANK YOUUU!
Thanks to all for your loves, Pebble, Pops, Vetraio, Mike and Alan :-)
Well done Pascale, don't you just love those listings....gets the heart pumping hey!!!!
I love it! The color and movement in it fantastic! They knew what they did back then. New jewelry most often lack that special feeling about them.
ooh la la! This could not be better!!!
He's a beautiful frog - I read up on paste stones after seeing this. Your frog really stands out with the sparkling stones.
Right Judy :-D
Elisabethan, yes, his attitude is very lively, modern pieces look so stiff in comparison...
Thank you for your visit and nice comment!
Karen, many thanks for your oh la la!!!
Gillian, glad you find him interesting and looking into paste jewellery, thank you! And... psst... he is a turtle ;-D
Many thanks for loving him, Fleafinder, Brunswick, Phil Marga, Aura, Melanie, Jeneric and Inky :-)
Another Gem for your collection huh....very nice ...is that a sea turtle...?? looks like a keeper to me ... '-)
Ooohh, thank you dear friend! A keeper for sure :-)
He is a ground/earth turtle, I had one for years when a child, she came on call (was an indoor pet...) to get treats!
Many thanks for your loves, Fleafinder, Recordmantime, Brunswick and Sean!
Really nice, i will love to find one like this.
Regards
Alan
Thank you Alan for your so nice comment! I wish you a bunch of nice finds in your collecting areas :-)
Many thanks for your loves, Rose and Marga!
how cute
So nice!!!
Anne, Martika! How nice and cute are your comments :-) Thank you both for your lovely visit!
Super beautiful! I love everything about this!
Ooh, Vintagelamp, you're so kind, thank you for visiting and leaving such a lovely comment!
Vintageforever and Celiene, thank you for your visit and lovings!
really beautiful!
Thank you so much Lentilka! :-)
Many thanks for all your loves, Vintagelamp, TheGateKeeper, Lentilka, Fleafinder, SpiritBear ant Tamluvsnd! :-)
Thanks for your lovely visit Jean :-)
Wow Kyra, lots of deserving loves for this beautiful post. Saw lots of turtles in Al and they call the land ones gophers and eat them. :( (endangered ). I loved watching the water turtles sun themselves when I lived on a channel inlet. One land turtle made it's way and my 80 year old neighbors' yard and she made me get it out of her yard and take it back in the woods. Then another neighbor pulled up and she offered it up. We were on our way to a festival and I ran that big fella as far into the woods as I could. LOL --So much for that shower and my hair do but the turtle made it out alive!! :)
Can you show a larger pic of the last pic that shows the French makers mark for silver?
OGF, I love your turtle rescue story! You're a sweet heart :-D
In France, wild turtles aren't that big, and are only present in the South and Corsica, they are endangered and protected!
For the boar's head mark, I can't take a clear picture, but Google images for it or see there:
French Hallmarks - Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks
http://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_marks.html
Thank you so much for your interest and cute comment!
Sweet little turtle, aww. Beautiful, such artistry in these jewels!
Thank you for your comment, sweet little Kath! ;-D
Many thanks for all your loves, Fleafinder, Bensallright, Davyd, Ho2cultcha, Katherine and OGF!
Wow! simply stunning!
I love turtles et celui-ci est si belle!
Betty, sorry for a very late thanks for your kind comment and interest!
Poire, me too, it was love at first sight :-))
Thank you too for your French words, ma chère:-D
Thanks too Bonnie and Vintagefran for joining the lovers!!!