Moorish Idols

Enclosing the Moorish idol within a smooth, open frame protects its most fragile anatomical feature: the long, trailing dorsal filament that extends past its tail. I like how the photo-etching process translates the fish's bold vertical banding into crisp cutouts, rendering this recognizable reef species in either a gold-tone or silver-rhodium finish.

• Subject: Fish
• Category: Single Species Portraits
• Form: Earrings
• Finish: Gold Plated, Rhodium Plated
• Rarity: occasional
• Tags: Full-Body, Framed, Pairs or Families, Hallmark Photo, Species Photo
• Reference: FSH-02

Moorish Idols is a vintage Wild Bryde earrings featuring fish. This entry in the Wild Bryde Unofficial Collectors Guide documents the piece with photographs and collector notes for identification.