Posted 9 years ago
katherines…
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So this is one of the brooches I picked up at the yard sale, this was marked with a fish symbol inside a crown, the hallmark for Fish Enterprises UK & Crown Jewelry US. They made enamel jewelry, this is an example of their work. My understanding is their pieces are 22K gold-plated; the pieces I've seen are nicely done and well constructed. Unfortunately this delicate little butterfly was pretty battered when I dug him out of a plastic bag, one antenna bent all the way back (I gently twisted it back up), and the enamel missing from the front end of the wing where it meets the body. Oddly, this was in the same batch as the Morpho butterfly wing earrings, so it was my fate to carry home a handful of these beautiful creatures that day. Thanks for looking.
Thanks for the love, Jewels, and aghcollect. :)
Thanks for the love, fortapache. :)
Hi Katherine!
It is the ideal piece for enamel repair training :-)
The hardest point is to mix primary colors to get the matching orange...
Very pretty... You saved the butterflies...
Thanks for the love, racer4four, mikelv85, PatSea, kyratango, nutsabotas6, DrFluffy, and trunkman. :)
DrFluffy, they were certainly worth saving, the beauties. :)
kyratango, I'd hate to ruin a beautiful piece in training. :(
Ive autogiro colors:)
Beautiful colors:)
Katherine, no ruin at all, it can be removed with aceton before drying!
Or have a try with sharpie and top coat nail polish :-)
Thanks for the love, Trey, and blunderbuss2. :)
Trey, what are autogiro colors? Thank you for the compliment. :)
Kyra, you are a true artist. :) I am the opposite, lol. ;(
If I may be permitted to point out, what makes this piece particularly lovely to me is the detail in the field of the wings. Matte in the darker area, textured in the bright areas, looks almost like foil. Pleasing form and the delicate antennae, it just all works together.
Sorry it was meant to say beautiful colors:)
Thanks for the love, Manikin, surfdub66, and sklo42. :)
No harm, no foul, Trey. :)
Thanks for the love, PhilDavidAlexanderMorris. :)
Thanks for the love, SEAN68. :)
Thanks for the love, CindB! :)
Stunning !!
Thank you so much for the love and lovely compliment, surfdub. :)
Thanks for the love, trunkman, aura, martika, and Agram.m. :)