Vintage Art Deco machine age chrome stylised moth or butterfly bug brooch, 1930s chunky These are quite hard to

These are quite hard to spot

each mounted on an oval panel

traditionally serving the role of a basic utility knife for the Nepali-speaking Gurkhas and consequently is a characteristic weapon of the Nepali Army

I thought I had seen them all

particularly those produced by Trifari in the 1940s

Vintage Art Deco machine age chrome stylised moth or butterfly bug brooch, 1930s chunky These are quite hard toLarge vintage Art Deco brooch in shiny silver tone chrome, depicting a moth or butterfly. The design uses different shapes and textures of space age shiny chrome beautifully, with smooth curves next to pierced metal cross hatching, next to corrugated surfaces. I love the way the soft lines of a moth or beetle have been given classic Art Deco angular aerodynamics in this design. The brooch is in very good vintage condition. I would absolutely love to