An assortment of brooches and pins featuring various figurative, floral, and animal motifs. The collection includes a large silver-tone bird in flight, pavé-set with iridescent aurora borealis rhinestones, and a gold-tone and enameled hummingbird? in flight featuring green, blue, and black enamel work. A large butterfly brooch is constructed from gold-toned metal and accented with red and white cabochons? resembling coral and pearls. Animal subjects also include a white metal lizard? brooch set with clear rhinestones, a centaur archer pin with red and gold enamel detailing, and a dolphin? brooch set with rhinestones. Botanical designs comprise a large circular gold-toned brooch with a central Scottish thistle motif within a textured border, a stylized sunburst or leaf spray, and multiple floral sprays featuring openwork metal and textured leaves. Several pieces feature clusters of white pearls? including a bunch of grapes? brooch. The collection also contains a circular openwork brooch set with dark brown faceted glass? stones, a bar brooch with a single pearl? and rhinestones, and a figurative brooch depicting a figure on horseback, possibly St. George and the Dragon. The reverse of one circular brooch bears a standard hinged pin and safety catch mechanism, though the characters on the metal are not legible as a specific maker’s name.
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