Michaela Frey Austrian Modernist Hand Painted Enamel Folk Art Floral Bouquet Oval Pin Brooch


Michaela Frey Austrian Modernist Hand Painted Enamel Folk Art Floral Bouquet Oval Pin Brooch
Materials and Features:
Authentic Viennese fire enamel composition showcasing an intricate, multi-color Matyo-style folk art bouquet featuring symmetric traditional roses, folk hearts, and fine leaf flourishes
Specialized high-complexity early series format incorporating a multi-tier structural geometric outer rim frame hand-painted with deep burgundy saw-tooth and dot border accents
Domed vitreous enamel technique fired over a lightweight metal core, achieving a glossy glaze lens that seals the miniature hand-painted detailing against ambient surface wear
Reverse composition finished with a rich midnight blue counter-enamel glaze coat engineered to stabilize material tension during the high-temperature firing process
Hand-engraved signature bar plate mounted directly to the reverse center to protect the hallmark script and reinforce the pin mechanism anchor joints
Type: Standard roll-over safety catch
Age/Origin: c. 1960's – 1970's / Vienna, Austria
Marks: Michaela Frey (hand-engraved in elegant cursive script across a custom raised gold-tone rectangular cartouche bar plate on the reverse center)
Measurements:
Weight: 6g
Dimensions: Approx. 1.375" wide x 1" in height
Condition: Fair vintage condition. The enamel plaque shows a small crack and appears to have been repaired; price is heavily discounted to reflect this structural restoration while celebrating the intense scarcity of this early high-complexity folk-art border run.