Plique-à-jour & Silver Locust Brooch

This striking vintage novelty brooch is beautifully crafted in the form of a grasshopper or locust, showcasing an exquisite combination of colour and texture. The insect's body features vibrant panels of plique-à-jour enamel, which graduate seamlessly from a deep, fiery red and amber at the tail end to luminous shades of emerald green and golden yellow across the torso. The silver-tone structural framework, head, and hind legs are intricately textured and heavily encrusted with glittering, rose-cut marcasite stones, adding an elegant, antique-style sparkle. The openwork reverse side highlights the mastery of the backless enamel work, allowing light to pour through the translucent cells like miniature stained-glass, and is securely finished with a traditional pin and revolver clasp mechanism. Stamped 925