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Lovely Silver & Enamel Flowers Brooch by a H Darby & Son 1945
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Lovely Silver & Enamel Flowers Brooch by a H Darby & Son 1945

1920 - 1940
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A very pretty vintage silver and enamel brooch, fully hallmarked Birmingham 1945 with the silver maker's mark for A H Darby & Son.

This oval brooch is adorned with lovely flowers in stunning enamel shades of yellows, blues and greens. The pin fastens under a hook style catch.

A lovely eye catching brooch, with beautiful vibrant colours. A great gift for lovers of flowers!

In great vintage condition.

Measurements: Width: 4.6 cm Height: 3.2 cm Weight: 12 grams.

Weights & measurements are approximate.

Declaration

Woodbridge Antiques has dated this Silver Enamel Floral Brooch to the 1940s.

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SA1233977
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170104
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A very pretty vintage silver and enamel brooch, fully hallmarked Birmingham 1945 with the silver maker's mark for A H Darby & Son.
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This oval brooch is adorned with lovely flowers in stunning enamel shades of yellows, blues and greens.
Woodbridge Antiques

The pin fastens under a hook style catch.

fig 1. An oval sterling silver brooch featuring openwork floral designs in blue, yellow, and white vitreous enamel with green leaves.
fig 1. Lovely Silver & Enamel Flowers Brooch by a H Darby & Son 1945

A lovely eye catching brooch, with beautiful vibrant colours. A great gift for lovers of flowers!

In great vintage condition.

Measurements: Width: 4.6 cm Height: 3.2 cm Weight: 12 grams.

Weights & measurements are approximate.

Date of Manufacture

Woodbridge Antiques has dated this Silver Enamel Floral Brooch to the 1940s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1233977
Dealers Internal Ref
170104
Woodbridge Antiques
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Specialists in quality antique silver, fine jewellery & accessories

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Archive I An oval sterling silver brooch featuring openwork floral designs in blue, yellow, and white vitreous enamel with green leaves.

Lovely Silver & Enamel Flowers Brooch by a H Darby & Son 1945

Archive II An oval sterling silver brooch featuring openwork floral designs in blue, yellow, and white vitreous enamel with green leaves. View II
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Westerfield
Suffolk
IP6 9AB
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An oval sterling silver brooch featuring openwork floral designs in blue, yellow, and white vitreous enamel with green leaves.
Lovely silver & enamel flowers brooch by A H Darby & Son 1945
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An oval sterling silver brooch featuring openwork floral designs in blue, yellow, and white vitreous enamel with green leaves.
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During the mid-20th century, British silversmiths utilised vitreous enamelling techniques to add vibrant colour to sterling silver ornaments. Makers produced nature-inspired motifs, such as flowers and foliage, which provided accessible luxury and reflected postwar design trends.

These pieces are typically constructed from a sterling silver substrate decorated with vitreous enamel, which is powdered glass fused to the metal surface through intense heating. The reverse usually features a metal pin stem and safety clasp mechanism.

Authentic silver brooches from this era feature official British hallmark stamps indicating silver purity, city of assay, and date letters, alongside makers marks like those of A H Darby & Son. The enamelling exhibits crisp borders without modern plastic fills or adhesive residue.

Floral enamel brooches are frequently worn on tailored coat lapels, silk scarves, or denim jackets to add a focal accent. Alternatively, collectors display these items mounted inside velvet-lined shadow frames or resting on decorative jewellery dishes.

Enamel jewellery should be wiped gently with a soft microfibre cloth and kept away from liquid polishes or ultrasonic cleaners, which can cause micro-fractures in the glass enamel. Store the piece flat in a padded box to protect the glass surface from impact damage.
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