Thoughts on Heraldic design on enamel pendant/ brooch

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  1. Eils14

    Eils14 Well-Known Member

    Hi everyone,

    I have this brooch which also has a loop to make it into a pendant, however I am unsure of what the enamel Heraldic design on it represents, any thoughts? I think I saw somewhere else on here that some 1960's pieces were just generic heraldic designs as they were popular, is this what this?

    TIA

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  2. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    The face on it has more of a cartoonish type effect....so you may be right.....wait for others to check in with their opinions......I enlarged it a bit, that's all.... heraldry-gigapixel-scale-2_00x-XX.jpg
     
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  3. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    I believe it is meant to be the helmet from a suit of armor. Looks like Pegasus up top, or at least a winged horse.
     
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  4. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    I totally understand what you're saying @Bronwen, but I'M just not seeing a 'serious' helmet.....
     
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  5. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Once you had said the thing about the face, I couldn't help seeing the Pillsbury Dough Boy.
     
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  6. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    KINDA close............................!!
     
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  7. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    This is a serious helmet,Parade armor Augsburg, 1594-1599

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  8. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    This looks like a souvenir to me, so maybe the arms of a place.
     
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  9. Eils14

    Eils14 Well-Known Member

    That is indeed a serious helmet and mine kind of looks a bit smiley when I look at it again, although a souvenir may well be a good shout too. Thanks everyone.
     
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  10. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    A happy helmet.:)

    And I agree, probably a souvenir.
     
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  11. reader

    reader Well-Known Member

    Did you want to sell it on the internet? If so, I wouldn’t put anymore time into it as I agree it’s a commercial piece and would just list it as
    Vintage Heraldic Enamel Pin Pendant Chevrons Pegasus Horse Multicolor Goldtone
    That’ll give you plenty of keywords.
     
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  12. Eils14

    Eils14 Well-Known Member

    Thank you reader; yes, I bought it in a large job lot and I am keeping the pieces I want from it and this isn't really something that I would wear so I was planning to pass this piece on to a new home who would appreciate it better! :happy:
     
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