This 1980's museum reproduction of a brooch of antiquity and pendant are really unique and beautiful. It is antique brass metal, beautifully cast and signed ALVA Museum Reproduction. There is a good locking safety clasp on the back. The brooch measures 2 7/8th inches by 2 1/2 inches . It is a nice solid piece but not as heavy as it looks, and in lovely condition. The pendant is signed but the brooch is not.

New York based jewelry company Alva Studios manufactured unusual costume decorations, different from what we are used to. In particular, replicas of jewelry items of pre-Columbian cultures of the ancient Indians. Traditionally, the Aztecs, Mayans and Incas, were great specialists in the manufacture of gold products.
Founded in 1948 in Long Island, New York, Alva Studios existed until the 90s. Its founder, Alfred Wolkenberg (born in Vienna in 1911) immigrated to the United States in 1939. He had many artists and designers, whom he ordered to produce reproductions of ancient jewelry and sculptures stored in various museums around the world. For example, in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History, as well as other museum collections.

This item is sold from a vintage boutique in San Antonio, Texas.