Brooch, Intaglio (reverse)
Jewelry
Reverse intaglio brooch made from carved Intaglio (reverse) from rock crystal or glass. It is bezel set into a decorative gold filled frame. Frame features design of leaves, domes, tiny pink and clear rhinestones, and 3 large clear rhinestones (clear rhinestone set in as a repair by donor). The reverse carved Intaglio is an image of Eros blowing bubbles. Bubbles represent the fragility and ephemeral quality of life itself. Tube hinge and c-clasp. Initials "R.S." carved into intaglio. Evidence of other pins featuring this same image having been made in (then) Czechoslovakia, after 1917. 1 3/4" long 1 1/2 " wide
2025.16.003
The Drs. Revak & Lustig Antique Brooch Collection
Jewelry
Historic Costume
most likely after 1917
Inscription
bottom of carving
"R.S."
English
Czech Republic.
Central Europe
Europe
Rock Crystal
Gold fill