Vintage BUTTERFLY BROOCH Large-size Gold Tone Enamel 1970s Stain Glass Look

Liz Claiborne Plique-a-Jour Butterfly Brooch. This beauty is a very large size and has been done to mimic a stained glass effect but with enamel. this is called Plique-à-jour. Gold tone metal. Chains hang from the base. Appears to be missing a large glass bead. Plique-à-jour (French for "letting in daylight") is a vitreous enamelling technique where the enamel is applied in cells, similar to cloisonné, but with no backing in the final product, so light can shine through the transparent or translucent enamel. It is in effect a miniature version of stained glass See the photos for condition and size