{"product_id":"roses-are-red-violets-are-blue-here-is-a-wonderful-vintage-brooch-for-you-vintage-signed-made-austria-gold-plated-enamel-violet-bouquet-brooch-vbr331","title":"Roses Are Red Violets Are Blue, Here Is A Wonderful Vintage Brooch For You - Vintage Signed 'Made Austria' Gold Plated Enamel Violet Bouquet Brooch (VBR331)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoses Are Red Violets Are Blue, Here Is A Wonderful Vintage Brooch For You - Vintage Signed 'Made Austria' Gold Plated Enamel Violet Bouquet Brooch. This exquisite brooch is crafted from gold plated metal. The brooch features enamel work, vintage era styling, and quality craftsmanship. This brooch is comprised of a beautiful bouquet of violet flowers, which exhibits bluish\/violet, green, and yellow coloured enamels. This brooch features a pin, and a secure rotary locking mechanism, in perfect working order.  This wonderful early vintage brooch is highly collectible, and versatile. Truly a special piece for any vintage jewelry collection. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComments: Exquisite detail and enamel work. Wonderful condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistory: \u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan data-huuid=\"2096361910485905094\"\u003eEnamel jewelry, with its origins in ancient civilizations like Egypt and Greece boasts a rich history, evolving through the Byzantine Empire, Renaissance, and into modern times, with techniques like cloisonné and champlevé shaping its artistic expression.\u003cspan data-cid=\"c344d569-decf-486c-a09c-d024fa8660ac\" class=\"pjBG2e\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"UV3uM\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe process was invented in 1805 by Italian chemist Luigi Brugnatelli\u003c\/b\u003e who plated a very thin gold layer on top of silver. Since then, it has become commonplace in the jewelry world, with many base metals covered in gold, silver, or rhodium.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade In Austria brooches were mostly produced in the late 1940s, through the 1950s, and into the 1960s.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeasurements: Brooch  52.00 mm x 27.50 mm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight: 5.10 grams \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Excellent \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin: Austria \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate: Circa 1940 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarities Antique Jewelry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41199797829690,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5305\/files\/DSC_5365_5fab49de-bc41-455e-b926-26f81e7dc772.jpg?v=1769052020","url":"https:\/\/raritiesantiquejewelry.com\/products\/roses-are-red-violets-are-blue-here-is-a-wonderful-vintage-brooch-for-you-vintage-signed-made-austria-gold-plated-enamel-violet-bouquet-brooch-vbr331","provider":"Rarities Antique Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}