OLIVE COMMONS HANDPAINTED PORCELAIN FLORIDA PIN/BROOCH
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:641622 | Material: Porcelain |
| Jewelry Type: Brooch |
UP FOR AUCTION AN EXQUISITE MINIATURE HAND PAINTED ON PORCELAIN BAR PIN/BROOCH. THE SCENE DEPICTED IS OF PALM TREES, SPANISH MOSS AND A SAILBOAT FLOATING IN A BEAUTIFUL SALMON COLORED SUNSET. IT HAS A SILVERTONE BACKING WITH A C-CLASP. UDATE: I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A SIGNED PIECE. I SEE HER "OC" ON THE LOWER LEFT, IN THE WATER.
OLIVE COMMONS WAS A WELL KNOWN FLORIDA PORCELAIN ARTIST IN THE EARLY TO MID 1900'S. SHE CALLED HER PIECES "CAMEONAS". HER INSPIRATION CAME FROM THE SCENERY AN...D NATURE AROUND HER, FEATURING SUNSETS AND SUNRISES, OLD OAK TREES AND SPANISH MOSS, SEABIRDS ON WING AND THE PALMS AND PINES THAT MAKE UP SO MUCH OF THE LANDSCAPE OF FLORIDA. NO TWO SCENES ARE EXACTLY ALIKE! HER ART HAS BEEN FEATURED IN SEVERAL FLORIDA MUSEUM EXHIBITS. A LOVELY COLLECTABLE PIECE.MEASURE ~ THE PIN MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 2" WIDE BY 3/8" HIGHSHIPPED INSURED VIA USPS PRIORITY MAIL
OLIVE COMMONS WAS A WELL KNOWN FLORIDA PORCELAIN ARTIST IN THE EARLY TO MID 1900'S. SHE CALLED HER PIECES "CAMEONAS". HER INSPIRATION CAME FROM THE SCENERY AN...D NATURE AROUND HER, FEATURING SUNSETS AND SUNRISES, OLD OAK TREES AND SPANISH MOSS, SEABIRDS ON WING AND THE PALMS AND PINES THAT MAKE UP SO MUCH OF THE LANDSCAPE OF FLORIDA. NO TWO SCENES ARE EXACTLY ALIKE! HER ART HAS BEEN FEATURED IN SEVERAL FLORIDA MUSEUM EXHIBITS. A LOVELY COLLECTABLE PIECE.MEASURE ~ THE PIN MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 2" WIDE BY 3/8" HIGHSHIPPED INSURED VIA USPS PRIORITY MAIL
