This Zealandia Modernist sterling and black mussel shell brooch depicts a man caught in a doorway. He is adorned with five silver stars and a heart in a galaxy spiral. The open doorway is a tall slightly bowed rectangle with an eye symbol pierced in the top. The figure is composed of translucent black mussel and all the other components of the brooch are glossy silver. This splendid piece can symbolize many different themes depending on your experience and individual life journey. It is one of the rarer and harder to find retired Zealandia brooch designs and it is exquisite.
Designer Signature/Marks: The marks Zelandia in all capital letters, a copyright symbol and 925 are engraved on the back of the brooch.
Measurements/Weight: The brooch is 1 5/8" x 2 1/2" tall and weighs 14.9 grams.
Vintage Period: 1980s
Condition: The sterling silver is has a few light surface marks which can been seen under a magnifying glass. The figure is in nearly pristine condition. The pin stem is straight and the safety catch opens smoothly and closes securely.
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Zelandia Jewelry (1987 - Present): Jenny Byrne, Zealandia creator was born in New Zealand and has woven her initial love of the natural materials found on the beaches and rivers of the world and a fascination with mythology and spiritual art into an unusual line of jewelry. Jenny Byrne uses all natural materials, combining several elements such as silver, gold, fossilized ivory, semi-precious stones, ammonites, orthoceras and an assortment of vibrantly colored mother of pearl. The shells and fossils are like human fingerprints in that no two pieces are the same. Paua shell varies in color from pink and gold to green and blue. Each ammonite is unique. Fossilized walrus tusk can span the neutral tones from creamy white to honey, reddish brown to black, depending on the length of time it was in the ground and the minerals it was in contact with. "I like my designs to tell stories that honor the wisdom ancient people developed to explain and understand the forces surrounding them. I see early expressions of writing, art and ritual as having an innate power, and incorporated this into my designs as silent incantations or mantras."... Jenny Byrne
Item #: 6832
Designer Signature/Marks: The marks Zelandia in all capital letters, a copyright symbol and 925 are engraved on the back of the brooch.
Measurements/Weight: The brooch is 1 5/8" x 2 1/2" tall and weighs 14.9 grams.
Vintage Period: 1980s
Condition: The sterling silver is has a few light surface marks which can been seen under a magnifying glass. The figure is in nearly pristine condition. The pin stem is straight and the safety catch opens smoothly and closes securely.
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******View details on the Shipping & Policies tab above or convo us.******
Zelandia Jewelry (1987 - Present): Jenny Byrne, Zealandia creator was born in New Zealand and has woven her initial love of the natural materials found on the beaches and rivers of the world and a fascination with mythology and spiritual art into an unusual line of jewelry. Jenny Byrne uses all natural materials, combining several elements such as silver, gold, fossilized ivory, semi-precious stones, ammonites, orthoceras and an assortment of vibrantly colored mother of pearl. The shells and fossils are like human fingerprints in that no two pieces are the same. Paua shell varies in color from pink and gold to green and blue. Each ammonite is unique. Fossilized walrus tusk can span the neutral tones from creamy white to honey, reddish brown to black, depending on the length of time it was in the ground and the minerals it was in contact with. "I like my designs to tell stories that honor the wisdom ancient people developed to explain and understand the forces surrounding them. I see early expressions of writing, art and ritual as having an innate power, and incorporated this into my designs as silent incantations or mantras."... Jenny Byrne
Item #: 6832
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