David Andersen Norway silver enamel butterfly Brooch

Vibrant, almost metallic enamels and warmly glowing, time-mellowed vermeil make this vintage David Andersen sterling silver butterfly brooch a treat for the eyes and the spirit! In upstate New York, where at just about the end of March everybody is tired of the winter and desperate for some color in their lives, pieces like this help wait out the last attempts of grey-ness to linger on and fill the imagination with images of bright, sunny days and gardens full of flowers. Andersen's enamel butterflies and flowers can be veritable "life-savers" and this is one of the bigger examples. Just sit back and take in the glory of those wings - don't they look as if diaphanous?

Size / Weight: 2 1/8" wide by 1 1/8" tall; 9.9 grams

Hallmarks / Date: fully signed with Andersen's name as shown as well as "NORWAY STERLING 925S"; 1960s-70s

Condition: excellent vintage with fantastic colors in the enamels, a shiny, glossy glaze, beautifully aged vermeil, with no damage and no repairs noted; just stunning

Inv# 14793