Details about Vintage Ballou Fly Brooch/Pin
Pretty Gold, Lilac and Blue Fly Pin made by Ballou The pin is signed and commemorates 130 years of Jewellery making (they started in the 's apparently) Rhode Island in USA Its a lovely pin and I will miss it but I do not wear it anymore Shame to be in a box Thank you for looking see info about Plique-à-jour below P & P is at Cost only I will willingly combine postal charges for you (Let me know if you want it quicker I will only charge Royal Mail cost prices I do not believe in making a profit out of transporting items to you) 100% Positive feedback If you have any issues with a purchase please contact me and I will sort it out for you Many Thanks Jenny (Oceanhouse1) Please Note: I do not post outside the UK (except for the USA*) so please do not bid if you live in any other country. *(USA please contact me before bidding re postage charges - I only charge the lowest cost, just what is needed to transport items to you safely) Scroll down for a bit of info I found on wikipedia Plique-à-jour From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Mérode Cup, the surviving medieval piece in plique-à-jour, c. (V&A Museum no. Plique-à-jour enamel with small rose-cut diamonds in the veins c Plique-à-jour (French for "letting in daylight") is a vitreous enamelling technique where the enamel is applied in cells, similar to cloisonné, but with no backing in the final product, so light can shine through the transparent or translucent enamel. It is in effect a miniature version of stained-glass and is considered very challenging technically: high time consumption (up to 4 months per item), with a high failure rate.