This beyond rare, original, as good as undamaged surprisingly heavy 19 grams solid silver & Paste Ciro brooch is an absolute beauty, a pair of doves? Or swallows, highlighted with minute pink eyes, sit either side of a small nest holding 3′ pearl’ eggs. These brooches were expensive, probably half a weeks wages for the average worker, were a token of love, traditionally given as a gift on the birth of a baby & would have been a highly valued & treasured piece in its day, note the design, the female bird to the right sitting quietly & proudly by the nest, the male with wings outspread in a historical form of protection. Beautifully finished throughout with lovely workmanship, & as much care going into finishing off the back as to the front. I have been collecting CIRO for years & this is one of the rarest examples I have seen. The brooch is encrusted with pastes, I have gone over this with a toothcomb & there are only one or two stones which have any nibbles, the pin which also looks to be silver is as straight as a rod. Clearly hand finished throughout, with sublime workmanship, measures exactly 3.7 cm 1.4 in diameter, you can clearly read most of the stamp SCP to the back of the mount & ENGLAND. I have given this only a very light polish, as the back was black & I was desperate to find markings.. There is as good as no sign of wear other than a few of the pasts having been scuffed, with no repair marks, this is fit for the serious Deco / Retro jewellery collector. The pin having a flip-over safety catch, not sure if the pin is silver (they rarely are being that silver is too soft). This does what it was intended to do, to replicate diamonds & looks simply astonishing under artificial light. (I recommend you measure against other brooches you own to give an idea as to the size). CIRO vintage silver & Paste brooch. 3.7cm 1.4. I WILL HAPPILY POST WORLDWIDE Will Uk & worldwide buyers PLEASE please be aware that these are bieng posted Registered, tracked & signed for from Spain using the incomparable Spanish postal service. The item “Vintage CIRO Rare Nesting Pair Birds Pearl Solid Silver Paste Brooch 19g Nr Mint” is in sale since Saturday, October 21, 2017. This item is in the category “Jewellery & Watches\Vintage & Antique Jewellery\Vintage Fine Jewellery\1950s”. The seller is “sam_in_barbate” and is located in Barbate. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Type: Brooch/ Pin
- Metal: Sterling Silver
- Designer: CIRO
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- MADE ENTIRELY OF SOLID SILVER: AS SHOWN BY CIROS SCP MARK TO THE BACK
- ENTIRE PIECE ENCRUSTED WITH DIAMOND: PASTES & CAN NOT SEE ONE WITH A CHIP.
