Vintage Rectangle Damascene brooch

The brooch depicts a traditional scene featuring a bird among stylized flowers and foliage, bordered by geometric repeating patterns on both ends.  Damascening is an ancient metalworking art form famously associated with Toledo, Spain. It involves hand-inlaying gold or silver foil into a deeply oxidized, darkened steel background

Gold tone

42 mm * 28 mm

9.5 g

Item is pre-owned, please expect signs of age & wear