Alice Caviness-12K Gold Filled-Natural Stone Scarab Cabochon Love Bird Brooch

Are close love birds whispering love to each other? This vintage brooch has a simple design but is expressive and cute.

The cabochon on the stomach is a tiger eye scarab. Scarab means gold bug, and since ancient times, jewelry has been made by carving feather-like patterns on natural stone cabochons to resemble gold bugs. I often see bracelets with different stones, circles/brooches, and insects, but I have never seen accessories with bird motifs. This is a rare item.

The back is filled with 12K gold (gold filling: it is more than 100 times thicker than normal coatings, is extremely durable and does not peel off, and is as good as solid gold, so it is often used in Western jewelry. ) and the initials A.C., indicating it was made by Alice Caviness, an American vintage costume jewelry brand.

Alice Caviness was founded in 1945 and continued until 1997. A.C. is the mark used for her jewelry line in gold-filled and sterling silver.