Birks silver vermeil jadeite glass floral Brooch / Scarf Pin

A puzzling piece - though it is signed “Birks”, the hallmark does not look like the Canadian company’s commonly encountered marks - this vintage sterling vermeil pin is a small work of art. Slender and elegant, the flower it represents consists of a textured silver stem while its leaves and bloom are made of molded jadeite glass. The glass is supple and glistens thanks to the glaze that was applied over it and the brooch has that romantic, nature-loving air of 1940s jewelry. Its findings are interesting as well - a long, sharp pin with no hook. Could this be a scarf fastener?

Size / Weight: 4” tall by 1 5/16” wide; 18.4 grams

Hallmarks / Date: “BIRKS 925”; a challenge for me to date due to the “925” mark - I would have thought it to be a 1940s piece yet it might be a few decades younger

Condition: excellent vintage with strong visual impact, elegant and timeless, with amazing detail in the silver-work as well as in the molded glass, with no damage and no repairs noted except for a tiny little pinprick loss in the glaze in one of the flower’s petals

Inv# 15538