A sterling silver 925S Italian-made prancing horse brooch, made in the 1970s. The left-facing, upward-leaping horse is considered auspicious in Europe since ancient times... a sign of improved luck. It's also familiar from the emblems of famous cars like Ferrari and Porsche. Size is 4x3cm, about 5mm thick (excluding the pin, about 10mm including the pin), and weighs 7g+. The prancing horse design is, of course, also for men! I personally use it attached to the ribbon of my hat. This is the remaining stock from several I bought as souvenirs during a business trip to Italy. How about a pair? The price of ¥15,000 is for one piece. Silver oxidizes and discolors, but this brooch has been coated with a clear acrylic resin spray, so it will not discolor for a long time until the acrylic resin wears away. Even if it discolors, the silver's luster can be restored at any time by immersing it in silver cleaning liquid for a few seconds. When this product was made, the price of sterling silver bullion was about ¥13/g, but now it's ¥208/g, a rise of about 16 times. This is because silver, which has good thermal conductivity, is a target for speculation due to increased demand for solar panels and other high-tech industrial products, and the resulting political instability. In Japan, the value of silver, a precious metal, has been excessively underestimated until now. The price increase is far higher than the approximately 10-fold increase in the price of pure gold, at about 16 times. The price of silver products will continue to rise in the future.