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Posted 7 years ago
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This 2" goldtone brooch is in a sea anemone design, its flowing tentacles have scattered small white rhinestones, with a gradient molded emerald green glass stone that is ridged & sculpted to create a natural rock crystal appearance. By Marcel Boucher (1937-1971) from the late 1960s.
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Very pretty, love that big stone and the cut !~
Love that , very pretty
Oh, that certainly is a very pretty one Jenni!!!
This is gorgeous, Jenni! I love the flowing tentacles with the scattered stones, and the large center stone's color is beautiful!
Wow Jenni, this is very impressive! Love it:-)
Phil that big green stone was very tough to photograph, because of all the cuts & ridges it was shadowy & looked partially black under reg lights so I had to go for my kitchen sunlight (hence the venetian blind slits) to get the true emerald green color - for those who don't know, my outside property is not private, so I have to photograph sunlight indoors
Thank you Arlette for the kind words
Scott I'm so glad you liked this rather unusual piece, I'm feeling the beach calling, hope we get down there soon at least to do some walking on our huge boardwalk at Jones Beach
Very nice compliments Laura, thanks so very much I'm so pleased you liked this. Didn't know much about sea anemones til I got the brooch & looked up the background, they are related to sea coral & jellyfish, ensnare their prey (fish) with the pretty tentacles then have a stinger filled with a neurotoxin. They are so pretty it's a shame they're also deadly - jewelry designers love them though & have been making beautiful images of them since the 1930s
I agree Judy, impressive & bold for Boucher, most of his pieces were lovely but rather traditional - thanx for the kind words
Thanks Eileen, glad you liked the choppy emerald green stone, and I also think the small white rhinestones accented the design very nicely
All your love & support is totally uplifting, thanks so much
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With great thanks for the luv fort it's most appreciated
Thanks Ken, it does seem to have movement from those golden needles on the sides. I have seen the stone also in coral pink & light blue as well as the green, real sea anemones come in so many colors
Mani and Ken, thank you so much for loving this
The jewel of the sea to be sure.
Stunning green! Lovely!
Very glad you liked it MrsT, thanks so much for the luv & kind compliments
Much appreciated MyCountry, many thanks
It does look like it's moving Mary, with those golden tendrils and kind of gelatinous looking green center, thank you for the kind compliment
The love & support always appreciated
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Gillian I really appreciate your lovely comment, thank you
Wow, that is beyond fabulous! I am amazed at the condition.
Bonnie I'm so happy you liked this brooch & thanks for the great compliments, it is in pretty clean shape for its age, someone took good care of it
The love is always warmly appreciated aura, many thanks
You're very kind Thomas, thank you for the luv
Thanks so much for the information. It makes the brooch all the more interesting!
You're welcome Laura, I also should say they're rarely fatal to humans, their main prey is fish, yet one type called the clownfish is immune to their stings, I love to learn this kind of thing. Looking at this brooch again, I can see it as a volcanic crater too, which is on my mind because of what's happening in Hawaii now :(
Very glad you enjoyed this unusual piece Karen & KKK, your love and support means so much
I'm so glad you enjoyed this foseatme, many thanks for the love
Many thanks MyCountry for the kind love it's much appreciated
Thank you so much Rose for the luv it's greatly appreciated
Very grateful for the luv Mary and Melanie, glad you enjoyed this
Thanks so much Sean for the luv & support
Many thanks Trey glad you liked this, appreciate the love
Thanks vcal and Giana for the always kind love for my posts today, you're both so nice and I'm truly happy that you enjoy my collection