Bird Brooches- Cross-Pacific Exports

by Angelina Gertz Certified Diamonds

The jewelry of a place bears a faint to screaming reminiscence of its culture. The presence of certain motifs in a design distinguish it from all others, making it indigenous. For instance we relate tribal jewelry to Africa at the first thought. But, what about the Navajos, and Maoris and countless other clans that also produced and contributed their share? Ornaments designed by tribal settlers have matured the holistic concept of modern jewelry designing all over the world, regardless of whether they found a space at the Smithsonian’s or thrown into an archeologist’s desk drawer with dismissed office junks. Imported from the past, some brooches designed into birds of different species have come to the hands of modern exhibitioners.

The Flamingo Brooch

From the valuables of a certain Duchess of Windsor’s Cartier, this piece of distinction was put up for auction for a princely bid. A very precise work of imitation, the brooch must have been crafted with either a live bird (which is unrealistic unless it’s the Red Queen we are talking) or at least a painting of a flamingo in front. The brooch bird has a golden beak with a blue sapphire that makes the down-pointed curve. With eye of matching color, the rest of the body including its stretched and pulled-up limbs are crusted in white diamonds. However, the catch is the feathers on its hump which is micro paved with gems of green, red and blue colors.

The Indian Peacock Pin

This one is an unsurmountable specimen of the world’s finest craftsmanship. An Indian export, probably from the time of Mughal invasion, this piece is a delightful ensemble of precision handiwork and genius enamel working. The tail of the peacock which bends around and falls over to the side is peppered with blue enamel dots on gold feathers while the body is an iridescent indigo with a shiny golden beak and eye liners. The perfection of workmanship is extraordinary and glaring all over the plumage, particularly in the tail.

A Sleeping Macaw

This tiny brooch is a touch of sunlight to any attire. Perched atop an inverted emerald pear, this little white macaw has its head tucked in its back plumage in a nice comfortable posture. The stone at the bottom adds a luminescent glow to the otherwise glittery, all-white bird above.

These bird brooches are some of the rarest to have been auctioned in modern times.

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