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SPECIALIZING IN UNIQUE & UNUSUAL HARD TO FIND JEWELRY IN EITHER PRISTINE OR NEW OLD STOCK CONDITION.CIRCA 1970. THIS BROOCH HAS 2 OBJECTIVES. 1 IS A BEAUTIFUL MUSEUM GRADE INVESTMENT QUALITY SIGNED JAMES AVERY BROOCH OF THE LION AND THE LAMB. THE 2ND OBJECTIVE IS THAT IT SYMBOLIZS THE DUAL NATURE OF JESUS CHRIST IN CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY. YOU CAN USE GOOGLE AI FOR IN DEPTH DESCRIPTION IF THIS MEANING AND IMPORTANCE. IT IS A RETIRED DESIGN. JAMES AVERY OF TEXAS, OPENED A FAMILY OWNED COMPANY MAKING HANDCRAFTED STERLING SILVER JEWELRY IN 1954 OUT HIS GARAGE. BY 1957, HE HAD CREATED 39 POPULAR PIECES. IN 1967, JAMES PURCHASED 20 ACRES IN THE SAME HOMETOWN IN KERRVILLE TEXAS FOR HIS 1ST STORE & MANUFACTURING FACILITY. HE DESIGNED A PIN FOR THE APOLLO X11 ASTRONAUTS TO WEAR FOR THEIR LUNAR MISSION. NASA COMMISSIONED HIM TWICE MORE IN 1989 & 1992. IN 1987, HE WAS COMMISSIONED TO CRAFT THE SILVER COMMUNION VESSELS USED BY THE POPE JOHN PAUL 11 AT MASS IN SAN ANTONIO. BY 2,00, THE COMPANY WAS OPERATING 30 RETAIL STORES AND HAD OVER 1,000 ASSOCIATES. HE PASSED AWAY IN 2018.PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SEE ALL CLOSE UP & ENLARGED PHOTO\'S FOR BEST OBSERVATION & INSPECTION.FOR SALE IS A SCARCE (ESPECIALLY IN THIS COND) SIGNED \"hallmarked\" SOLID STERLING SILVER JAMES AVERY BROOCH APPROPRIATELY CALLED \"THE LION & THE LAMB\". THIS PIECE IS EXTREMELY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. (NEW, NEVER USED PERFECT FLAWLESS COND). IT IS A MUSEUM GRADE INVESTMENT QUALITY BROOCH. (IN PART DUE TO IT BEING WEARABLE JEWELRY FOR IT\'S BEAUTY, AND THE THAT IT SYMBOLIZES JESUS CHRIST IN CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY. (BOTH RELIGIOUS AND OR A BEAUTIFUL BRROCH OF MUSEUM QUALITY. (measuring 1-3/8\" Long x 1\" high\") and WEIGHS 10.7 GRAMS. THIS HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER PIECE STILL HAS IT\'S IT\'S ORIGINAL FINISH, WHICH IIT HAS MANTAINED IT\'S HIGHLY POLISHED LUSTROUS, GLOSSY, MIRROR LIKE SURFACE. THE DETAILS OF THIS HANDMADE ARTISAN BROOCH IS FINELY DETAILED AND CREATED WITH MAGNIFICENT DEPTH. IT HAS A TRUE 3 DIMENSIONAL FIGURAL SHAPE. CHARACTERISTICS & APPEARANCE - THE BACK SIDE IS CLEARLY HALLMARKED WITH THE JAMES AVERY HALLMARK. IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY WELL CARED FOR/PRESERVED BY IT\'S LAST & LATE PROPRIETOR, BEING MOUNTED IN A SHADOWBOX TYPE GLASS ENCLOSED WALL UNIT ON DISPLAY IN MAGNIFICENT ESTATE ON THE JERSEY SHORE. IT WAS PART OF HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE JEWELRY & RARE COIN COLLECTION, WHICH i HAD PURCHASED FROM HIS NOW WIDOW. THE LATE OWNER HAD PURCHASED IT NEW FROM JAMES AVERY\"S SHOP IN TEXAS WHILE ON A BUSINESS TRIP, AND IMMEDIATELY ADDED IT HIS COLLCTION OF FINE SCARVE JEWELRY AND RARE COINS. HE HAD A SPECIAL CUSTOM MADE ENCLOSED SHADOW BOX WALL DISPLAY UNIT FOR THIS BROOCH WHEN IT WAS NEW IN ORIG PACKAGE BACK IN THE EARLY 70s.
DUE TO RECENT INCREASES IN SHIPPING COSTS, THE BUYER PAYS ONLY $2.OO SHIPPING AND I PAY THE MAJORITY BALANCE & I PAY THE INSURANCE ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATE.INTERNATIONAL PURCHASES GOES THROUGH \'S GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAMI SHIP OUT THE SAME DAY AS PAYMENT IS RECEIVED.MAKING LOTS OF NEW LISTINGS DAILY.REPEAT CUSTOMERS GET SPECIAL DISCOUNTED PRICES.
