April 16, 2024
Modernist abstract silver leaf brooch pin Poland 1960s
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US buyers - did you know that eBay has changed the way listings from UK are displayed in your search results? If you want to see auctions from England , Ireland , Scotland and Wales , you will need to use Advanced Search , or check the Worldwide box to the left of your results screen. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My pieces this week are from Eastern Europe, mainly Poland with a few from Russia and Estonia . Some are stylistically similar to the Scandinavian modernists, others are older, more decorative pieces. Several are from the famous Polish studio co-operative ORNO, operating in Warsaw in the 1960s-70s. Smooth and elegant curves on this large brooch, suggesting an abstract leaf or petal. It has a dimensional quality, with the two sides sloping gently down from a raised central ridge. The curve is accented by two applied stems? Stamens? At one end. The brooch measures 3 inches from point to point, and 1 inch across.Although large, it is light to wear, and probably hollow. It fastens with a long pin and enclosed rectangular catch. The hallmarks are on the fastening pin, and some of them are partial because of the small surface area. The Warsaw mark is post-1963, for 925 sterling silver. One of the other marks is a womanÂ's head, and the third has illegible
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