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1840-50s Vauxhall Glass Fly (on white background)
1840-50s Vauxhall Glass Fly (on black background)
1840-50s Vauxhall Glass Fly (side view)
1840-50s Vauxhall Glass Fly (backside)
1840-50s Vauxhall Glass Fly (detail)
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1840-50s Vauxhall Glass Fly

1840-50s Vauxhall Glass Fly (on white background)
1840-50s Vauxhall Glass Fly (on black background)
1840-50s Vauxhall Glass Fly (side view)
1840-50s Vauxhall Glass Fly (backside)
1840-50s Vauxhall Glass Fly (detail)
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An unusually large late Georgian or early Victorian fly/insect brooch made of silver Vauxhall glass. The Vauxhall Glassworks company in London produced mirror backed glass jewelry throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth century. Although they were little more than souvenir trinkets at the time, they're very rare to find now.

Materials

Vauxhall Glass (mirrored crystal), Brass

Date

Early to Mid 19th Century

Condition

Fair. Scattered de-silvering to mirroring on the back of the glass. Minor surface scratches.

Size

1.75 x 1"