Sunday, April 10, 2011

Jewelry of the Day: Elizabeth Taylor's Antique Brooch

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Art Nouveau enamel, glass, and pearl brooch, circa 1910
by Lalique

Blue-green glass face surrounded by golden serpents and enhanced by blue and green enamel.  A single baroque pearl is suspended from the mystical, hypnotic brooch.


A gift for Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor Burton, by her very beloved Richard Burton.



Love,
Seimi


Taylor, Elizabeth. My Love Affair with Jewelry. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002

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