Victorian Japonesque Silver Brooch Victorian This charming brooch captures the

This charming brooch captures the movement of a leaping dolphin perfectly and echoes it with a gilt shadow

Marsh's attention to detail was superb

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In 1958 she opened her own studio and showroom

the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Sante Fe

Victorian Japonesque Silver Brooch Victorian This charming brooch captures theIn the second half of the 19th century, after Japan was opened to the West for trade, Japanese imagery became popular in the decorative arts and this silver brooch is splendid example. Most pieces in the Japonesque style tend to be rather flat, with engraved imagery sometimes enhanced by flat metal overlay; this piece however, has a three dimensional crane and willlow tree, with added engraving delineating the marshy background, feathers, and leaves.