Art deco brooch conversion

[RRfromR]

This baby needs a new thread which way looks better? Tia!

 

[dk168]

Portrait for me.

DK

 

[glitterata]

I like horizontal as long as it doesn't flip over.

 

[CMN]

Portrait.

 

[Ariadne_Theia]

I like horizontal.

But I doubt that you can go wrong either way.

 

[oncrutchesrightnow]

Horizontal. IMHO vertical looks bulky. Horizontal looks elegant. But tastes vary.

 

[LilAlex]

Gorgeous brooch -- deserves to be worn and seen!

I vote vertical but on a longer chain. Spouse has a similar brooch conversion that is narrower and a little (but not a lot) shorter and a jeweler kept the pin element intact and just (invisibly) added a tiny bale on one end.

If horizontal, I would mock it up with thread and use the uppermost vertices (for mouse ears) and not the furthest E and W points to keep it from flipping. It may look too severe -- hoping to avoid an "NFL goalpost" look with almost right angles where the chain meets the brooch.

Also: I don't entirely know what I'm talking about here -- just trying to mentally visualize it.

 

[Essiedub]

Maybe if you have 3 bales behind the piece, you can wear in either direction. Although I prefer North/South.