Lace Dolphin Heart Brooch

A leaping bottlenose dolphin is centered within a highly textured, lace-like heart in this brooch design. The photo-etched brass creates an openwork filigree backdrop behind the animal, highlighting the muscular flukes these marine mammals use to launch themselves above the surface. I appreciate the addition of small articulated dangles along the bottom rim, which introduce a bit of physical movement to either the gold or rhodium-finished versions.

• Subject: Dolphins
• Category: Single Species Portraits
• Form: Brooch
• Finish: Gold Plated, Rhodium Plated
• Rarity: scarce
• Tags: Full-Body, Landscape, Stylized, Species Ambiguous, Beading, Dangles or Articulation, Hallmark Photo
• Reference: DLP-10

Lace Dolphin Heart Brooch is a vintage Wild Bryde brooch featuring dolphins. This entry in the Wild Bryde Unofficial Collectors Guide documents the piece with photographs and collector notes for identification.