Scarrab Brooch age needed

[Woodland Detectors]

We dug this strange scarrab brooch that seems to have a little age on it. Im thinking 1920's? Any Ideas? Thanks!

 

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[BuckleBoy]

I would say Egyptian Revival years are a great guess. Cool find.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Thanks BB....I'll green check it

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I would say Egyptian Revival years are a great guess. Cool find.

I found this online.

Egyptian Revival
The Egyptian Revival flourished during the period 1820-1850, and was used primarily for memorials, cemetaries, and prisons. The Egyptian Revival made a comeback during the 1920s with the Art Deco style and the fascination with the discovery of King Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922.

http://reviews.ebay.com/The-Egyptian-Revival_W0QQugidZ10000000002556140

Real scarab beetles were used in jewelry of the era, most pieces were set in gold. I have seen stickpins, brooches, bracelets, earrings,necklaces and a ring once featuring these preserved scarab beetles with their iridescent bodies.

 

[BuckleBoy]

BigCy has it right. The first Egyptian Revival was fostered in part by an unlikely source: Napoleon.

He dragged back obelisks and other Egyptian treasures from his conquests and explorations.

Second revival was because of the international press concerning King Tut's Tomb.


I believe this piece is of 20th c. manufacture.



Best Wishes,



Buckles