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A collection of costume jewellery brooches featuring various figurative and animal motifs, primarily constructed from silver-tone or gold-tone base metals with rhodium plating. The group includes several examples decorated with cold-painted enamel and set with rose-cut marcasite stones. Notable designs include a flying swallow, a perched cockatoo, a stylised exotic bird, a three-masted sailing ship, a racing car, a dancing trio, and a scene featuring a gondola and flamingo. The birds and sailing ship feature small marcasite stones set into the metalwork. One swallow brooch is presented on a cream fabric insert within a cloud-shaped plastic case, accompanied by a printed label reading REAL MARCASITE RHODIUM PLATED. A cockatoo brooch is similarly boxed with a label reading REAL ENAMEL MARCASITE RHODIUM PLATED. The collection also contains an antiqued silver-tone elephant brooch with a pink fabric accent. All pieces are fitted with standard pin and clasp mechanisms to the reverse.
Condition report:
The collection shows varying degrees of wear consistent with age. The blue and pink swallow brooch exhibits visible enamel loss to the head and tail sections (photo 3). The dancing trio brooch shows general surface wear to the gold-tone finish but the enamel remains largely intact (photo 5). The sailing ship brooch has minor chips to the enamel on the sail edges (photo 7). The elephant brooch shows significant surface oxidation and tarnish, with fraying to the pink fabric element (photo 9). The cockatoo brooch is in good condition with minimal enamel loss (photo 2). The blue racing car shows surface scratches and wear to the enamel, particularly on the hood area (photo 4). The exotic bird brooch appears to be missing one small marcasite stone from the lower wing tip (photo 6). The gondola scene appears to be a composite or broken set with surface wear (photo 8).
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