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K&L gold modernist leaf brooch

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designed for other German designers

Here is a very pretty, elegant brooch by the famous German compnay of Kordes & Lichtenfels, based in the jewellery-making centre of Pforzheim. Did you know, that a hundred years ago, 37,000 of the population of 75,000 were employed in the jewellery industry, and despite mechanisation and the town being destroyed during the last days of the second world war, the industry picked up again and still supplies 75% of the jewellery made in Germany, employing some 11,000 people today. How do I know all this? Well, my passion for jewellery led me to spend 2 wonderful days at the museums there last year.

Back to the brooch: elegant rolled gold modern design with guilloched surface. Gorgeous. 

condition

excellent, no visible damage, good rollover safety clasp

marks

K&L, 14ct rg

size

2" (5cm) long

year

1960s

tags

gold

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