Antique Plique-a-Jour Dragonfly Pin

A unique dragonfly brooch. It features enameled Plique-a-Jour wings, which are enamel without a backing making a “window” allowing light to pass. Adding to that are round brilliant c...

A gem set dragonfly brooch, with an oval shaped, old-cut diamond, weighing 0.37 carats, set in the thorax, with surrounding eight-cut diamonds, with blue to green plique à jour ename...

A modern plique à jour enamel gem set dragonfly brooch, with trembling wings, with a cabochon-cut emerald set in the thorax, weighing 0.82 carats, with a surrounding cluster of eight...

A modern gem set dragonfly brooch, with trembling wings, with opals in the thorax, wing tips and eyes, weighing 2.45 carats, with blue to green plique à jour enamel wings, set with e...

A modern plique à jour enamel gem set dragonfly brooch, with trembling wings, with buff-cut calibré sapphires, with a total weight of 7.40 carats, set in the head, thorax, wings and ...

"Plique A Jour" is a French term that means "braid letting in daylight". The term refers to the technique in which enamel is applied in cells, similar to cloisonné, but with no backing. This allows light to shine through the transparent or translucent enamel and form a beautiful stained glass like appearance. An absolutely breathtaking and rare plique-à-jour pin from the Art Deco (ca1920) era! This stunning brooch is particularly large in size and crafted in sterling silver and 18kt yellow gold, forming a fabulous curvilinear ornate shape with lovely scalloped edges. While no hallmark could be found, this piece is highly representable of Boucheron Paris jewelry...