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Sweet Antique Dutch Boy Enamel Pin

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$75 USD
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This old pin is so sweet!

It's a little Dutch boy dressed in traditional Netherlands clothing--a fez-like cap, shirt with waistband and wide pants--and, of course, wooden shoes!

He is beautifully depicted in wonderfully vibrant colours done in kiln-fired, basse-taille vitreous glass enamel. The lovely colours include baby blue, purple, yellow, green white, black, and flesh-tone.

I'm not sure what the metal is--looks like base metal that was covered in a silver finish at one time. The silver has just about worn off, leaving behind a brassy-bronze colour.

Measures 1&1/2" tall by 5/8" across at its widest point.

Pin at the back is very old, looks like a different type of "C" catch.

Condition is excellent. There is very little enamel loss, and a little discoloration to the top of the boy's hat. But I would say the pin is in overall remarkable condition for 100+ years.

Item ID: 1415