Colors may vary between devices and computer screens. To me, the enamel colors are yellow and green. Please see video and all images are they are a major part of the description and will show fine details of the piece such as wear, approximate measurements, designer, metal purity (925), place of manufacture, and approximate measurements, etc.
This Albert Scharning brooch is amazing and would make a wonderful addition to your signed vintage jewelry collection or would even make a nice gift. If you have been looking for a special piece in pristine vintage condition - this is it! Signed Albert Scharning pieces are getting harder to find in this fine condition as the Modernist look is currently trending and folks are scooping up what they can find. I know you will be thrilled with it! I recently picked up several other Albert Scharning pieces so be sure to check out my other listings.
ALL of the pieces are in excellent vintage condition and show very little, if any wear. They look like they were just hiding in a jewelry box for 50 years or so. To me this piece is in excellent vintage condition! There is a gold wash over the sterling so the metal appears gold. The enamel is a textured and shiny.
The metal is sterling silver (925) and was made by Albert Scharning in Norway. The piece is shiny gold and all of the enamel looks great. I did lightly polish the brooch but I was not overly aggressive as I didn't want to damage the enamel at all because it is in excellent condition. Some folks will wear it as it is and some will do a little polishing of the metal to try to get it super shiny. I would wear it in its current state as I think it is really a great piece.
All in all, I think you will be absolutely thrilled with this piece. Thanks so much for looking! Please see all of the images as they are a major part of the description. You are getting the exact jewelry you see listed. Images may show wear/condition, details, maker mark and/or branding, approximate measurements and other details.
Some images may have been magnified to show you details. I use a penny as a prop to help you gauge the size. Unless mentioned in the written description, the colors on my screen are the colors of the piece as I see it. Vintage or preowned jewelry typically shows wear constant with its age.
That is why we love it so much. It is not new or professionally cleaned and I have no idea where it has been before I received it. Most of the time, I try not to disturb any vintage/preowned jewelry by cleaning and/or polishing it in order to keep it in its original patina leaving it to your discretion. T want to take a chance ruining something. Depending on your own taste, you can either clean or polish it or keep it in its original state.