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Millefiori by raaen99

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Millefiori

This wonderful glass mosaic brooch with its shades of red, green, yellow and blue is Victorian, made in Italy in the 1870s. The pieces have been painstakingly put together to create the beautiful image of flowers you see. It would have been a tourist piece, purchased as a souvenir by a visitor to Venice perhaps, and the glass making island of Murano.

The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" for the 7th of March is "jewellery on a paper background". As soon as I saw the theme, I knew what I wanted to use as my submission. In one of my books – “Glass: Pleasures and treasures” by George Savage, published by Weidenfield and Nicholson in 1965 – there is a beautiful colour plate of a tazza of millefiori glass made in the First Century, AD. I felt that with its shades matching the brooch so well, it would make the perfect backdrop for this stunning piece of Italian jewellery! I hope you like my choice of subject for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile!

A Gold and Pearl Floral Circlet Brooch by raaen99

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A Gold and Pearl Floral Circlet Brooch

This English made late Victorian (circa 1890 - 1900) brooch of a circlet of flowers and leaves is made of 18 carat gold and features sixteen seed pearls. You will notice that each flower is slightly different, which indicates that they have been made by hand, as has the detailing on each petal. With its curling foliage and flowers, it is very Art Nouveau in style.

Private collection

The theme for “Looking Close on Friday” for the 28th of January is “round in a vertical photo”. I thought that this elegant brooch against a black velvet background was the perfect choice. I do hope that you like it, and that it makes you smile.

A Miniature Beauty by raaen99

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A Miniature Beauty

At only two centimetres in diameter, this continental silver, reverse glass painting and guilloché enamel brooch is a miniature piece of art. Of Austrian origin, it is marked on the reverse with the number 900, it is made of 90% pure silver and is only just shy of 100% quality sterling silver. Many high-end jewellers in Vienna made 900 grade quality silver jewellery for the wealthy upper-middle and upper classes during a period of great economic and cultural growth between the 1890s until the outbreak of the Second World War. Turn of the Twentieth Century Vienna is also famous for its love and support of the Jugendstil movement (the artistic style that arose in Germany and Austria about the mid 1890s and continued through the first decade of the 20th century, deriving its name from the Munich magazine Die Jugend (“Youth”), which featured Art Nouveau designs), through famous institutions such as the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshop), established in 1903 by Koloman Moser and Josef Hoffmann, and artists like Gustav Klimt and Emilie Louise Flöge who were supported by wealthy patrons and philanthropists like the Bloch Bauer family.

This year the FFF+ Group have decided to have a weekly challenge called “Snap Happy”. A different theme chosen by a member of the group each week, and the image is to be posted on the Monday of the week.

This week the theme, which incidentally will be the final weekly “Snap Happy” theme before reverting to monthly on the 5th of December, is “anything at all… as long as it is small” which was chosen by me.

The stylised Art Nouveau woman in this brooch is painted in reverse directly onto the glass, an art form with its derivations found in Middle Age Central Europe, which reached its zenith in the 19th Century when painting on glass was widely popular as folk art in Austria, Bavaria, Moravia, Bohemia and Slovakia, but was also taken up by highly skilled artisans who created fine miniatures using single hair brushes. This brooch is one of the latter. The finer details in the forefront of the image you see were painted first using a single hair brush, followed then by the blocks of colour filling out the image using various brush types and thicknesses, building up the image in reverse. This brooch is unusual and was probably more expensive or may been have been a commissioned bespoke piece because it has a brilliant yellow guilloché enamel background. Guilloché is a decorative technique in which a very precise, intricate and repetitive pattern is mechanically engraved into an underlying material via engine turning, which uses a machine of the same name, also called a rose engine lathe. This mechanical technique improved on more time-consuming designs achieved by hand and allowed for greater delicacy, precision, and closeness of line, as well as greater speed. Translucent enamel was applied over guilloché metal by Peter Carl Fabergé on the Faberge eggs and other pieces from the 1880s.

Two phases can be discerned in Jugendstil: an early one, before 1900, that is mainly floral in character, rooted in English Art Nouveau and Japanese applied arts and prints; and a later, more abstract phase, growing out of the Viennese work of the Belgian-born architect and designer Henry van de Velde. This brooch is definitely of the pre-1900 phase both because of the image of the young woman in the brooch, but also the foliate filigree work in the silver mount.

Made of Metal: Macro Monday, March 13, 2017 by MsFoo

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Made of Metal: Macro Monday, March 13, 2017

I've just recently returned to flickr after a lengthy absence (and an even lengthier absence from Macro Mondays) and am really enjoying playing with my camera again :) I also have to say that I am completely blown away by the quality and creativity of the images I've seen in the group photo pool today - I ran out of time to comment today, but I'll definitely be back to finish looking at everyone's contributions!! :)

This vintage bracelet (sterling silver with 10K gold inlays) was purchased in Europe decades ago; my sister gave it to me, and a friend gave it to her... who knows how many iterations of re-gifting it has experienced. However, I have no intention to re-gift it, because I think it's beautiful and unique :) HMM!

Victorian Woman Beautiful Expression by addie65

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Victorian Woman Beautiful Expression

Gent w/ Fleur-de-lis Tie Tack (1of 2) by addie65

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Gent w/ Fleur-de-lis Tie Tack (1of 2)

Gentleman w/ Fleur-des-lis TIE TACK & MUSTACHE
~ Seattle WA

Gold Toned Vintage Victorian Floral Plate Dangle Drop Earrings by cpurr

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Retro Rhinestone Spider Necklace by cpurr

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Sparkly Meteorite Drop Posh Earrings by cpurr

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Tiger Tribal Necklace Talisman by cpurr

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Olive Leaf Necklace Elegant Antiquated Amulet by cpurr

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Bird and Petals Necklace by cpurr

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Parkdale Bazaar '11 by gigglesyee

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Free Halloween Scrapbook Kit JPG PNG by Granny Enchanted

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Fleur-des-lis Tie Tack (2 of 2) by addie65

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Fleur-des-lis Tie Tack (2 of 2)

Shabby chis style daisy in aqua pink with swarovski long necklace. by Petite delights shabby chis jewelry

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Shabby chis style daisy in aqua pink with swarovski long necklace.

Shabby chis style daisy in aqua pink with swarovski long necklace.
Flirting , but yet elegant ...
Beautiful Necklace with vintage beads & Swarovski crystal stone .
The chain is so beautiful and romantic , fun and chic both for spring and summer ... ...
The chain is 22 " long.

IMG_1864Provence bouquet -Vintage shabby chic Adjustable Gold Tone ring . by Petite delights shabby chis jewelry

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IMG_1864Provence bouquet -Vintage shabby chic Adjustable Gold Tone ring .

Provence bouquet -Vintage Adjustable Gold Tone ring
This ring is so romantic and has grate Presence ...
it has a scrolled border with a lace edge setting & the band is adjustable.
setting on top of is a 18x13 mm pretty pink rose glass cabochons that was made in japan .

Elegant Leaf in pink - vintage style shabby chic Rose quartz gemstone and real fresh water pearls dangle earrings by Petite delights shabby chis jewelry

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Elegant Leaf in pink - vintage style shabby chic Rose quartz gemstone and real fresh water pearls dangle earrings

Elegant Leaf in pink - vintage style shabby chic Rose quartz gemstone and real fresh water pearls dangle earrings
Inspired by my best friend Sharon , these lovely dangle earrings are 1.5" long, made with a Pretty Rose quartz gemstone and beautiful freshwater drop shaped pearl .

IMG_1790you sea love - 14 k gold coated on silver vintage style necklace with a fish pendant and a freshwater pearl by Petite delights shabby chis jewelry

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IMG_1790you sea love - 14 k gold coated on silver vintage style necklace with a fish pendant and a freshwater pearl

"you sea love" - 14 k gold coated on silver vintage style necklace with a fish pendant and a freshwater pearl
FISH SYMBOL :
As an ancient Celtic symbol, the symbolic meaning of fish dealt with knowledge, wisdom, inspiration and prophecy. Ancient Celts believed the fish derived its wisdom from consuming the sacred hazel nuts from the well of knowledge .

A 22" 972 silver necklace coated 14k gold.
with a fresh water pearl and a beautiful little vintage metal charms shaped like a fish. painted on the front and a gold tone on the flat back. measure 30mm long with loop X 10mm wide.

Elegant Leaf in pink - vintage style shabby chic Rose quartz gemstone and real fresh water pearls dangle earrings by Petite delights shabby chis jewelry

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Elegant Leaf in pink - vintage style shabby chic Rose quartz gemstone and real fresh water pearls dangle earrings

Elegant Leaf in pink - vintage style shabby chic Rose quartz gemstone and real fresh water pearls dangle earrings
Inspired by my best friend Sharon , these lovely dangle earrings are 1.5" long, made with a Pretty Rose quartz gemstone and beautiful freshwater drop shaped pearl