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This vibrant brooch is wreathed with garlands of Canadian maple leaves in warm tones of amber, yellow and green. A champlevé enamelling technique was used for the leaves, against a white reflective guilloche enamelled background... just stunning! This brooch itself is slightly curved adding to the graceful beauty. Signed 'STERLING' and an entwined 'HC' - for Hemming & Co. Hemming Manufacturing Company was in operation in Montreal, Canada, from 1909-1916.
All vitreous enamelling requires considerable mastery to obtain a pleasing result, and this brooch displays great skill.