Finely Detailed Cast Copper Bee (or Fly?) Pin Zanfirico bowl Super modern and both fun

Super modern and both fun and striking on the table

to be used as drinking cups

likely Northeast Coast as I found it in Maine

I believe) of Colorado pioneer William Chase Bradbury (1849-1925)

In the basement was the husband's woodshop

Finely Detailed Cast Copper Bee (or Fly?) Pin Zanfirico bowl Super modern and both funI don't wear pins especially frequently, but this is one I would wear all of the time on a lapel, a jacket pocket, a sweater, to secure a scarf, etc. etc. and never tire of. I have not found another quite like it but think it is likely Victorian era early 20th c., and really nicely made, with very fine details and the pin nicely soldered to the back. I am pretty certain it is copper, which is in excellent condition, with a wonderfully warm patina but