Antique French Enamel Limoges Silver Brooch Pin

  A brooch like this is one of those fanciful creations that celebrates the energy of the season and the colors of summer time. It’s crafted for the sole purpose of matching nature and the wonderment found in it. It’s like Alice as she wanders through the tall flowers of Wonderland, considering how whimsical and curious the world can be. To be able to wear that world on your shoulder, well, aren’t you lucky? This antique French enamel silver brooch was handcrafted around 1910 by Louise Arnaud. Louise Arnaud was a well-known French artist who worked in Limoges, France. He was a master enameler whose work was typically done on a copper plate. An enameled display of colorful flowers is set at the center of a round silver brooch. The flowers are white, red, and blue, with green leaves on a white background. This pin measures 50 x 50.5 mm and it weighs 14 grams. It bears the French boar’s head mark and the back reads, “Arnaud Limoge”, it has been acid tested. They say the way to a woman’s