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Find Out MoreA very stylish silverA metallic element which is malleable and ductile, and white in colour, making it ideal for use in jewellery. It is usually mixed with copper to improve its hardness.
brooch that is typical of the late Art NouveauA movement within the arts, particularly jewellery, evolving out of a response to mass production and the industrial revolution (1890-1915). Jewellery of this period was heavily influenced by nature and femininity, with its sweeping lines and organic motifs. period, circa 1915. Geometric forms are creeping in but there are still elements from the Art Nouveau period. It has been set with dyed blue chalcedonyA microcrystalline type of quartz occurring in several different forms including onyx and agate.. A company that made similar pieces was Heinrich Levinger, a Jugendstil jeweller and manufacturing jeweller, established in 1875 in Pforzheim, Germany. His company was known as Levinger & Bissinger from 1903-1909. Two designers that worked for him Were Otto Prutscher and Georg Kleemann. There are two maker’s marks on the pin and clasp that I have been unable to identify
Marked 800 (for silver) Unidentified marks on the pin
Buying antique jewellery is both ethical and eco-friendly as harmful and destructive mining processes are not needed to make an item yours. So give yourself a pat on the back!
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