Cicada brooch

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Insect Jewelry Design, Art Gallery Museum, Bug Jewelry, Unique Gold Rings, Bijoux Art Nouveau, Silversmith Jewellery, Gallery Museum, Silver Jewelry Box, Green Jasper

For those of you who don't know me, I have a thing for cicadas. I am intrigued by insects whose life cycles take them through multiple transformations. Some cicadas spend 17 years incubating in the ground before they are hatched, eventually molting into beautiful flying creatures. Cicadas remind me of my childhood as well - collecting their molted shells and watching my brother create huge armies of cicada bodies. This brooch is one of two pieces recently completed that will be exhibited in…

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Vintage Art Deco Black Galalith Marcasite French Cicada Brooch Art Deco Bee, Art Deco Jewelry Earrings, Cicada Brooch, Art Deco Jewelry Rings, Art Deco Jewelry Vintage, Rings Inspiration, Bijoux Art Nouveau, Gothic Boho, Dress Clips

This stunning French art deco cicada figural brooch is hand carved from black galalith and and embellished with gold paint. The brooch is accented with sparkling marcasites set into the wings and the eyes. The cicada is in amazing condition with no signed of wear and measures 3 by 1 7/8". These pieces were French in origin but never signed. A true art deco treasure!

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