Featured large czech uranium brooch

hi folks

something i found in a charity shop this week for a coupla quid.

just wondering your thoughts on it really

anything nice or run of the mill ?

any thoughts appreciated

 

Thirties ish. Might also be German, they’re similar backs. It’s well made.

 

Gorgeous layering, a sign of quality 'Gürtlerwerk'.

Gürtler were originally the craftspeople who made horse's harnesses and belt buckles. When glass bead and cabochon production in Bohemia got a boost in the early 19th century, Gürtler were the people who made base metal mounts and findings for jewellery.
Some Gürtlerwerk is intricate and exquisite. It was made in home workshops, by an entire family. The most intricate pieces were assembled by women and girls. The men stamped the components, using their own personal stamps.

 

AJ: thy middle name is Arcane!

 

Beautiful!
I mention that one of the pearls is pierced as if taken from or prepared for a necklace. I also have a brooch with such pearls, is it a common practice or just happens accidentally?

 

marvellously helpful thanks Aj

 

solid find Charles......though, something looks amiss with those pearls..????

 

i might have some to replace it with kome, job lot for £8, havent been through yet, but some look promising, most probably costume though.
about 30 in tact, loads broken and beads a plenty

 

They do look a bit odd to me too as you can see the the thread hole on one of them and the prongs are open. Im inclined to think that red stones should be there and the pearls are a replacement.

 

well, now yer a pearl diver !!!!

 

That broach's beautiful Charlie.The pearls tho-wouldn't know Mikimoto frm Miki-Mouse-O,but for 10-you can't lose.