Vintage Gold-Tone Enamel Pixie Fairy Rhinestone Brooch

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DESCRIPTIONA buoyant figural fairy brooch in glossy gold-tone metal, captured mid-dance with one leg kicked back and a full, flaring red dress. Translucent deep-red enamel gives the skirt a softly marbled glow, while layered wings move from olive to forest green beneath raised gold scrollwork. Small green and aurora-borealis-style clear rhinestones sparkle across the skirt, wings, and wing tips; sculpted hair and elongated limbs complete the animated silhouette.WORTH NOTINGThe reverse has a textured gold-tone finish and a long straight pin with a simple open C-style catch rather than a locking rollover clasp. No maker's mark is visible in the supplied photographs. Metal, enamel, and rhinestone descriptions are based on appearance only; precious-metal or gemstone content is not claimed.MEASUREMENTSApproximately 3 1/4 in high by 2 1/4 in wide, estimated from the tape photographs; scale placement and camera angle may affect the reading. The photographed digital scale reads 17.08 g, consistent with the source's rounded 17.1 g.CONDITIONPre-owned with light surface wear and fine marks visible on the enamel and gold-tone finish. The rhinestones shown appear present, and no large enamel loss is apparent. The pin stem appears straight and seated in its catch in one photograph, but fastening security has not been independently tested; the exposed point and open catch should be handled with care.STYLE NOTESPin her to a velvet lapel, the shoulder of a dark cardigan, or a forest-green evening bag where the red enamel can glow. She also makes a fanciful focal point in a framed brooch grouping or a thoughtful gift for a dancer, gardener, or collector of storybook jewelry.FROM THE HOUSEThere is such joy in this tiny figure—one foot in the air, wings unfurled, dressed as though every day deserves a little ceremony. May she bring a glimmer of mischief wherever she alights. ~ Genevieve