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Silver and Marcasite Cat Brooch

JohnnyR — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:42:00 +0000

Do you have an aunt that simply loves cats? Or maybe a dear friend that has one of these lovely animals in her lap all the time? Do you, yourself, love these superb creatures and would like to have something to remind you of your real pet while you’re away from home?

Then what better way to show your appreciation for these beloved animals then this really sweet cat brooch made out of marcasite on a silver setting?

It shows two cats from behind, which appear to be lovers (by the way they are “holding tails” too I like to think that the black one is the guy, and the silver kitty with the marcasite necklace is the female.

But I digress – they’re just nice and cuddly and they would make the perfect gift for any cat lover out there.

And, as always, just in case, I want to point you to our marcasite jewellery page, where you will find a wide variety of brooches and what not.

Johnny

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Marcasite and Mother of Pearl Dragonfly Brooch

JohnnyR — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:28:00 +0000

Brooches seem to be pretty popular amongst our customers as of late. It looks like, out of all our Marcasite Jewellery Products, brooches are appreciated most. Which is why I’m presenting you one of the latest addition to our online inventory, the Dragonfly Marcasite and Mother of Pearl Brooch.

I for one have seen my fair share of dragonfly brooches, and let me say that most of the ones I’ve seen are just not good enough. They’re big and loud and really don’t cut it. This one piece of jewellery however, has such a great manufacture you expect the dragonfly to just come to life and fly away at any moment

So, if there is a really special, refined lady in your life, this might just make the perfect gift for her!

For the rest of our marcasite jewellery line, please click here.

Johnny

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New Silver and Marcasite Brooches

martin — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:30:24 +0000

Silver brooches always go down well as gifts and we at Milton Gems have a nice range. Here are a couple of new marcasite brooches that caught our eye so much so that we put on our site.

What do you think of the image to the left? The two cats cuddling – one with mainly marcasite and a silver collar, the other is silver with a marcasite collar. This would be a perfect gift for either a marcasite brooch lover or a cat lover.

Below we have a nice silver and marcasite dragonfly brooch – dragonfly jewellery has long been a favourite on Milton Gems and we have a range.

All in all, a nice couple of pieces - feel free to take a look.

Martin

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Marcasite and Mother of Pearl Butterfly Brooch

martin — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:41:02 +0000

This pretty silver butterfly brooch isn’t done justice by the picture but it’s a fine example of a marcasite and mother of pearl brooch set in sterling silver. The centres of the wings are mother of pearl (often lighter in colour than the picture shows but as it’s a natural material the colour can vary slightly). The wings are edged with marcasite stones which catch the light extremely well. The body is silver and is hallmarked to prove that.

The butterfly weighs in at approx 13 1/2 grams and the size is 37mm from head to bottom of wing and 53mm approx from left to right.

The back of the butterfly brooch has a fairly substantial pin so will be extremely hard to get it lost.

See more of the marcasite and mother of pearl butterfly brooch here or go straight to our marcasite brooches.

Because of their popularity, we have another butterfly brooch here.

Martin

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Marcasite Feather Brooch

martin — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:11:10 +0000

It must be said that I like marcasite brooches. I made a post in november about our most popular brooch (the dragonfly brooch) and it’s still selling well. Another brooch I really like is our marcasite feather brooch (picture to the left) and we have just received a new batch.

Shaped like a curved, dark feather the brooch is made of multiple cone shaped pieces of marcasite set in sterling silver. It is approx 82mm from point to point and about 36mm wide so it’s a fair size. It weighs in at 15 1/2 grams so all in all it’s a fairly substantial size and large enough to not be hidden if worn on a coat.

When moved, the dark grey marcasite stones catch the light and glisten impressively. All in all, a very nice piece and the picture, unfortunately, doesn’t do it justice. You can see more marcasite / vintage style jewellery in its category.

Martin.

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Marcasite Dragonfly Brooch

martin — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:56:01 +0000

This marcasite brooch is so attractive, we decided to put it in the logo of Milton Gems. One of the more attractive pieces of marcasite jewellery, the dragonfly wings are white mother of pearl and set in sterling silver.

Brooches are becoming more and more popular so take another look at our marcasite brooches category.

I realised I haven’t put the marcasite dragonfly measurements in – it’s approx 57mm from wing tip to wing tip, 48mm tip to tail and weight approx 13g

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Marcasite Flower Brooch

martin — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 18:04:02 +0000

As I recently threatened, I am starting to write a little bit of information about items we have sold in the day. I actually get the piece out, look at it and describe it as much as I can.

This marcasite brooch is, as you can see, shaped like a flower. Set in silver, the marcasite is complemented by grey shell in the leaves which gives it a completely different texture. One thing I did notice is that when I took it out into natural light, it had the effect of bringing on different colours – very effective.

The size is 45mm at its widest point i.e. from the top of one leaf to the bottom of another. The weight is 15.5grams (approx).

You can, of course, see more of our marcasite jewellery here including some extremely nice marcasite pendants.

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