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Arts and Crafts Peacock Brooch Attributed to William Thomas Blackband.
Silver Enamel.
W 3.70 cm (1.46 in) | L 2.20 cm (0.87 in).
Origin: British, circa 1910.
Case: Fitted Case.
Condition: Very good.
Weight: 11.00 Grams.
This little Peacock brooch is probably a protective amulet against the Evil Eye, a Nazar. The whimsical enamel Peacock is surrounded by Celtic silver whorls typical of W.T.Blackband.
Literature:
cf. Arthur & Georgie Gaskin, City Museum & Art Gallery, Birmingham, 1982, page 86.
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