Herbarium No
140
Scientific Name
Fruit of a COTONEASTER
Common Name
Cotoneaster berry
Type
Brooch
Place
Vienna, Austria
Date
1950s – 60s
Collected by
L.K
Material
Coral, nephrite, 585/1000 gold 14 ct
Size
29,8 x 37,8 mm
Total Weight
5,1 grams
Condition
Good.
Price
Sold
This brooch features small, bright red berries, clustered along the plant stem. As these berries are made from precious coral, one could call this brooch “coral honeysuckle”, but that’s a different berry.
The depicted species is probably cotoneaster, a shrub native to China but commonly cultivated in temperate climates worldwide. The mid-20th-century Austrian brooch was made by a goldsmith with the initials L.K.