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Antique Masriera Plique-a-jour Butterfly Brooch
Diamonds4you
for sale €6,786     $7,366
£5,800
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Antique Masriera Plique-a-jour Butterfly Brooch

1900 - 1920
For Sale by Diamonds4you
Description

A wonderful and rare Masriera 18 carat gold butterfly brooch dating from ca. 1910, exquisitely worked. It is a rare collector’s item. The enamel is in excellent condition, the body of the butterfly consists of 8 natural old cut diamonds, the eyes of the butterfly are rubies.

Total weight of diamonds ca. 1.7 carat

Weight 18.9 grams

B800126

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Diamonds4you has dated this Plique-a-jour Butterfly Brooch to the Edwardian era.

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A wonderful and rare Masriera 18 carat gold butterfly brooch dating from ca. 1910, exquisitely worked. It is a rare collector’s item.
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The enamel is in excellent condition, the body of the butterfly consists of 8 natural old cut diamonds, the eyes of the butterfly are rubies.
Diamonds4you

Total weight of diamonds ca. 1.7 carat

Weight 18.9 grams

B800126

Date of Manufacture

Diamonds4you has dated this Plique-a-jour Butterfly Brooch to the Edwardian era.

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An Art Nouveau style butterfly brooch featuring blue and yellow plique-a-jour enamel wings with a diamond-paved body and gold framework.
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Archive I An Art Nouveau style butterfly brooch featuring blue and yellow plique-a-jour enamel wings with a diamond-paved body and gold framework.

Antique Masriera plique-a-jour Butterfly brooch

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An Art Nouveau style butterfly brooch featuring blue and yellow plique-a-jour enamel wings with a diamond-paved body and gold framework.
Antique Masriera plique-a-jour Butterfly brooch
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An Art Nouveau style butterfly brooch featuring blue and yellow plique-a-jour enamel wings with a diamond-paved body and gold framework.
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Plique-a-jour is a vitreous enamelling technique where the enamel is applied into open metal wirework cells without a backing, allowing light to pass through the material in a manner similar to stained glass windows. The technique gained significant prominence during the Art Nouveau movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly among Catalan and French jewellers.

Art Nouveau enamel brooches traditionally combine high-karat gold or platinum settings with vitreous glass enamel powders. Craftsmen frequently set small brilliant or rose-cut diamonds, pearls, and colored gemstones into the metal framework to accent the delicate enamel work.

Authentic pieces feature signature makers marks or hallmarks struck into the metal reverse, fine metal soldering joints, and fluid, nature-inspired linework. Plique-a-jour enamelling from this era exhibits subtle variations in translucency and delicate cell boundaries rather than thick or uneven modern synthetic resin fillings.

An antique brooch can be styled by securing it to the lapel of a tailored blazer, fastening a silk neck scarf, or positioning it near the collarline of a modern blouse. Alternatively, it may be pinned to a velvet ribbon to wear as a choker necklace.

Clean plique-a-jour enamel by gently wiping the surface with a soft, lint-free cloth moistened with warm water. Avoid chemical solvents, ultrasonic cleaners, extreme temperature changes, and steam cleaning, as these can fracture the glass enamel membranes.
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