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Art Deco Silver Paste Lizard Brooch
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Art Deco Silver Paste Lizard Brooch

1900 - 1920
For Sale by Corvidae Antique
Description

This is a lovely example of an antique paste-set silver lizard brooch. Beautifully made and realistically modelled with a great sense of movement. Set with twinkling white pastes and we believe dating from the 1920s. A genuine Deco original which looks fantastic on a dark jacket or dress!

The French jeweller Georges Frédéric Strass invented “Paste" in 1724. True paste is crafted from a special leaded glass that was painstakingly cut and then polished by hand with metal powder until it appeared to shimmer like a diamond. It was an instant success with the chic upper classes of Parisian society and continues to be highly sought after today. Nowadays paste is often used as a generic term to describe costume gemstones.

SIZE: 5.5 x 2.3cm.

WEIGHT: 6.6g.

MATERIALS: 800 silver, paste gemstones.

HALLMARKS/STAMPS: Marked 800.

CONDITION: Very good antique condition; one of the tiniest pastes on the front leg is vacant but it's practically impossible to notice.

ERA: Estimated Art Deco (c.1920s)

Physical Dimensions
Height
5.5cm (2.17")
Width
2.3cm (0.91")
Declaration

Corvidae Antique has dated this Silver Paste Lizard Brooch to the 1920s.

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SA1189446
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Description
This is a lovely example of an antique paste-set silver lizard brooch. Beautifully made and realistically modelled with a great sense of movement. Set with twinkling white pastes and we believe dating from the 1920s. A genuine Deco original which looks fantastic on a dark jacket or dress!

The French jeweller Georges Frédéric Strass invented “Paste" in 1724.

“
True paste is crafted from a special leaded glass that was painstakingly cut and then polished by hand with metal powder until it appeared to shimmer like a diamond.
Corvidae Antique

It was an instant success with the chic upper classes of Parisian society and continues to be highly sought after today. Nowadays paste is often used as a generic term to describe costume gemstones.

fig 1. An Art Deco silver brooch shaped like a lizard, encrusted with round clear paste stones along its spine and head, featuring an attached safety chain.
fig 1. Art Deco Silver Paste Lizard Brooch

SIZE: 5.5 x 2.3cm.

WEIGHT: 6.6g.

MATERIALS: 800 silver, paste gemstones.

HALLMARKS/STAMPS: Marked 800.

CONDITION: Very good antique condition; one of the tiniest pastes on the front leg is vacant but it's practically impossible to notice.

ERA: Estimated Art Deco (c.1920s)

Height
5.5cm (2.17")
Width
2.3cm (0.91")
Date of Manufacture

Corvidae Antique has dated this Silver Paste Lizard Brooch to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1189446
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An Art Deco silver brooch shaped like a lizard, encrusted with round clear paste stones along its spine and head, featuring an attached safety chain.
Art Deco Silver Paste Lizard Brooch
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An Art Deco silver brooch shaped like a lizard, encrusted with round clear paste stones along its spine and head, featuring an attached safety chain.
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During the Art Deco period of the 1920s and 1930s, jewellers drew inspiration from nature, creating stylized animal, insect, and reptile motifs. Lizards and salamanders were favored symbols often rendered in silver or platinum and set with diamonds or paste stones.

Paste jewellery from the Art Deco era typically features hand-cut leaded glass stones designed to imitate the brilliance of diamonds. These stones were set into silver or silver-plated base metals, often with open-backed or foil-backed collets and fitted with traditional pin mechanisms and safety chains.

Authentic pieces from this period exhibit hand-set paste stones, characteristic pin fastenings such as trombone or rollover clasps, and safety chains. Look for natural patination or oxidisation on the silver metal framework and precise geometric or curvilinear stone settings.

Brooches can be styled by pinning them to coat lapels, silk scarves, velvet jackets, or high-collared shirts. They can also be attached to evening bags or worn in hair arrangements for a decorative accent.

Clean paste jewellery gently using a dry, soft polishing cloth to remove surface tarnish from the silver. Avoid submerging paste items in liquid cleaners or water, as moisture can damage the foil backing beneath the glass stones.
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