fancy birds: for your eyes only

This is Betsy Johnson on eBay.

This is also on eBay.

This is from my collection.

Also eBay.

 

Ever since I was old enough to go to the zoo, I remember trying to find peacock feathers. Finding one was like finding a jewel. So it's only natural that peacocks should inspire jewels galore. Here is another one, this time a broach, inspired by the Meiji Period in Japan (1868-1912):