Jugendstil Moth Brooch

Jugendstil Moth BroochThe Jugendstil movement was, essentially, the German counterpart to Art Nouveau and the Arts & Crafts. While they shared an overarching ethos, the different movements each held its own set of ideas and ideals. This remarkable moth brooch is finished in bright vitreous enamel white wings with a blue stripe emblazoned with little red dots; a vivid bottle green body and red eyes. The antennae sweep back underneath, picking out the contours of the wing

This one's size 60 and it's the 'regular' weight

Hercules (aka Heracles or Herakles) is probably the best known hero of them all

SI1/I1 clarity

it remains in operation to this day

Condition: New

and cat's eye for Ketu (descending lunar node)

They likely started out life as buttons or studs

The angles and lines are nearing architectural (albeit of a mid-20th century modernist aesthetic) while the design is verging on minimalist on account of its simplicity

for frogs promise good fortune and friends

the current tops likely replace original screw backs

The links are individually stamped

a shoemaker who's children - Eliza