Composition: silver, natural garnet, freshwater pearls Production method: handmade Condition: very good Dimensions: 5.5 x 4.5 cm Color: silver, burgundy, white Marking: “835”, “HE”, “GR or GJ” Country: Germany Period: ~1920-1935 Jewelry style: Art Deco Market value: 130-200 EUR
The mark "HE" in an oval shape + 835 corresponds to the German marking system used around 1910-1940. The 835 fineness was widely used in Germany and Austria (less common than 800 or 925, but typical of the interwar period). Such products were often created in the jewelry centers of Hanau, Pforzheim, Schwäbisch Gmünd. The stylistic features move from late Jugend (Art Nouveau) to Art Deco, and some symbolic motifs (heart, lines) indicate early modernism. This brooch is an original work of the German interwar period (1915-1935). It has collector's value, especially in the field of German, Art Deco, Gothic-inspired jewelry.
