{"product_id":"antique-silver-brooch-with-shibayama-style-inlay-1910-1925","title":"Antique Silver Brooch with Shibayama-Style Inlay, 1910–1925","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis antique brooch combines a sleek geometric shape with exceptionally fine and colorful inlay work. The elongated green plaque has bevelled corners and broad, flat-cut facets. A silver border with a continuously engraved leaf motif runs around it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe narrow panel in the centre consists of individually cut and engraved pieces of mother-of-pearl, iridescent abalone, and small loops and threads of silver. Together, they form a playful floral mosaic in which soft pink and white hues are interspersed with blue-green sparkles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe inlay work was likely first assembled as a separate panel and then placed as a whole into the green plaque. The technique shows strong similarities to Japanese Shibayama inlay work. Such panels were made for the Western market during the late Meiji period and could later be mounted into European jewellery. A Japanese origin of the panel is possible, but cannot be confirmed with certainty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on its geometric design, mounting style, and comparable examples, the brooch likely dates from circa 1910–1925 and is of continental Western European origin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe transparent green material is possibly chalcedony or agate, also known as green onyx, but coloured glass cannot be entirely ruled out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe reverse is marked with the silver purity 935. The pin mechanism, and especially the current clasp, appears to have been replaced or altered later. Traces of this repair are visible on the reverse. The front and the delicate inlay work are exceptionally well preserved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDating\u003c\/strong\u003e: circa 1910–1925\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e: continental Europe, central panel possibly Japanese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e: 935 silver, green glass or chalcedony\/agate, mother-of-pearl, abalone and silver wire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: 4.4 × 2.2 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThickness\u003c\/strong\u003e: 0.7 cm, excluding brooch pin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHallmark\u003c\/strong\u003e: 935\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: very good antique condition; the pin mechanism and clasp have likely been altered later\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Feniks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59113624502597,"sku":null,"price":189.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/5719\/8661\/files\/IMG_20260901_151234.jpg?v=1788521008","url":"https:\/\/feniksjewellery.com\/en-ch\/products\/antique-silver-brooch-with-shibayama-style-inlay-1910-1925","provider":"Feniks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}