Brooch, Figural Owl on Branch, Faux Turquoise Body & Coral Bead Eyes, Antique Gold Tone, Vintage 1960s hotel-souvenir Perfect filled with dried botanicals

Perfect filled with dried botanicals

rendered in sterling silver with a movable foot that actually thumps

Hotel Dinnerware

The backstamp reads "Theodore Haviland New York

Brooch, Figural Owl on Branch, Faux Turquoise Body & Coral Bead Eyes, Antique Gold Tone, Vintage 1960s hotel-souvenir Perfect filled with dried botanicalsAn owl perched on a branch, rendered in antique gold tone with a body covered in faux turquoise beads and two large faux coral bead eyes that give him a very knowing look. Heavy for his size, with extraordinary texture and depth the kind of piece that reads as both folk art and fine jewelry depending on what you put it with. Unsigned, but the quality and weight of the construction suggest a maker who knew what they were doing. A rare find in this