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c1900 Carved Opal Owl (on white background)
c1900 Carved Opal Owl (on hand for scale)
c1900 Carved Opal Owl (backside)
c1900 Carved Opal Owl (side view)
c1900 Carved Opal Owl (on black background)
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c1900 Carved Opal Owl

c1900 Carved Opal Owl (on white background)
c1900 Carved Opal Owl (on hand for scale)
c1900 Carved Opal Owl (backside)
c1900 Carved Opal Owl (side view)
c1900 Carved Opal Owl (on black background)
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An exceptional and very rare Art Nouveau carving of an owl sitting on a tree branch, mounted in gold as a brooch. It's carved from boulder opal, which is a matrix of ironstone with opal veins. The vein of opal on the surface was carefully carved as front face of the owl, while the remaining ironstone was carved into a tree branch and the owl's back. Garnet details. Clasps with a safety catch, and an additional pin stem as a safety to thread through a lapel. Dates to c1900.

Materials

Boulder Opal, Garnets, 14K

Date

c1900

Condition

Very Good

Size

1-1/8" Tall