Riker Signed Red Enamel Dragon Griffin Brooch chrysoberyl are stately urns and flowers

are stately urns and flowers

18 carats of shine to the pair

typical of the period

Ethereal in pale blue hues

Riker Signed Red Enamel Dragon Griffin Brooch chrysoberyl are stately urns and flowersRiker Bros., one of Newark's former premier jewelry designers readily took up the gauntlet to meet the growing desire of the American public for items that featured figural themes. There had been an earlier surge of interest in 19th century Europe for Gothic and Renaissance motifs with mythical creatures such as dragons, gryphons (griffons), and gargoyles as well as the Mannerist style of grotesques and chimeras being popular. The Beaux Arts School