Herbarium Nr
76
Scientific Name
COSMOS SULPHUREUS ‘Cosmic’
Common Name
Cosmos
Type
Brooch
Place
Vienna, Austria
Date
1950’s-60’s
Collected by
Ferdinand Godina Söhne
Material
750/1000 Gold 18 K, dyed chalcedony, nephrite
Size
53,8 x 45,5 mm
Total Weight
12 grams
Condition
Good
Price
Sold
This brooch with a daisy-like flower in bright orange and another one in yellow might seem a jeweller’s fantasy. Bright instant happiness; almost to good to be true. The depicted annual is the variously coloured bright Cosmos ‘Cosmic’.
The firm F. Godina’s Söhne is one of the oldest goldsmith companies in Vienna. The family-owned firm, founded in 1838 by Ferdinand Godina, is now being run by the fourth generation.It is still situated at its original location, Papagenogasse 5 in Vienna’s 6th District.