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"JELLY BELLY" jewelry
Named for their clear transparent Lucite bellies, "Jelly
bellies" can be both beautiful and whimsical. Most were made in the 1940's,
although some continued to be fashioned into the early 1960's. Collector's
usually agree that in order to qualify as a true "jelly belly", the belly
portion must be made of Lucite, not glass, and must be clear, not colored.
The most coveted pieces are larger pieces with Lucite set in sterling vermeil (gold washed
sterling).
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GAZELLE
sterling vermeil Lucite jelly belly gazelle brooch, 4". It is pictured
in "Fun Jewelry" page 84 and on page 184 of Brunialti's "American
Costume Jewelry". Circa 1941.
View #Y26792 |
LUCITE jelly
belly hand holding pink enameled flower brooch with aqua enameled
forget-me-not decorated wrist, circa 1945, 4". Shown in
Brunialti's Tribute to America on page 139, in Carole Tanenbaum's
"Fabulous Fakes" on page 92, and in The Best of
Bakelite by Battle & Lesser on pages 157-8, and in
Brunialti's "American Costume Jewelry, Art &
Industry" on page 214.
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View #Y27220
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TRIFARI sterling
vermeil jelly belly frog pin with green cabochon eyes, marked
pat#135172 circa 1943, 2-3/4". Shown in Brunialti's "American
Costume Jewelry" on page 149. View
#T26076 |
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FISH silver and jelly belly 3-3/4" dolphin brooch, circa 1941.
Shown in Brunialti's "Tribute to America" on page 133.
View #Y26031 |
JELLY BELLY double
flower brooch with clear rhinestone accents, green enameled touches, 4-1/2",
circa 1942. Shown in Brunialti's "Tribute to America" on page 139.
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View #Y26065 |
FISH jelly belly fish
pin with clear rhinestone accents, 1-7/8".
View #Y24199 |
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TRIFARI stylized
Lucite bird's head "jelly belly" brooch with red cabochons.
View #T22506 |
JELLY
BELLY Lucite molded horse head jelly belly, 2-1/2". View
#Y24788 |
TRIFARI sterling vermeil
jelly belly poodle pin, marked "pat 131371", circa 1943, 2-1/3". Shown
in Brunialti's "American Costume Jewelry" on page 148.
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STERLING vermeil owl jelly
belly brooch with Lucite belly, red and clear rhinestones, 2-1/2".
View #Y35041 |
TRIFARI sterling vermeil
chick and egg jelly belly brooch with clear and red rhinestones, marked
"Trifari, Des. Pat. No.135176, sterling", 2".
View #T63383 |
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CORO fox jelly belly shown
in ad at right. Shown in Brunialti's "American Costume Jewelry" on page 173.
Patented 141,468 dated 1945. |
CORO 1945 ad
showing "jellly bellies". |
TRIFARI 2-1/4" sailboat brooch, a realistic boat with Lucite sail set in
sterling/gold vermeil. Signed "Trifari Sterling".
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NORMA
sterling vermeil jelly belly rabbit
pin, 2-1/4", circa 1945. View
#Y23081 |
JELLY sterling vermeil
jelly belly doxy 2".
View #Y23555 |
NORMA sterling
vermeil jelly belly duck pin, 2", circa 1945.
View #Y23052 |
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TRIFARI "Chanticleer"
rooster jelly belly brooch, an Alfred Philippe design circa 1944. Shown
in Brunialti's "American Costume Jewelry" on page 157. View
#T13924 |
TRIFARI "Moonshell" sea shell jelly
belly set in original box, 1944.
View View
1949 Ad
#T20815 |
TRIFARI heron
brooch with "jelly belly", 1943. Shown in Brunialti's "American
Costume Jewelry" on page 150.
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#T20912 |
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TRIFARI sterling vermeil, Lucite and rhinestone "curl" 1-1/3" fur clip circa 1949. Shown
in Brunialti's "American Costume Jewelry" on page 164.
View
#T10862 |
TRIFARI 1960's jelly belly rooster in
brushed gold tone setting.
View #T13924
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TRIFARI "jelly belly"
bird brooch in brushed gold tone with rhinestones. View
#T6116 |
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DAUSCHUND sterling vermeil
jelly belly doxy brooch, 2-1/2".
View #T27836 |
STARFISH sterling
vermeil jelly belly
brooch, 3-5/8".
View
View #Y27835 |
JELLY
BELLY sterling vermeil jelly belly fly pin, circa 1944, 2".
Shown in Brunialti's "American Costume Jewelry" on page 153. View
#Y24918 |
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TRIFARI jelly belly hour glass
brooch with clear rhinestones and artificial pearls, marked "Trifari, pat
pend", 1-3/4" pat 153,500, circa 1949.
View #T33643 |
CORO jelly belly enameled fish brooch, 2".
View
#C28007 |
TRIFARI jelly belly earrings,
7/8". View
#T12759 |
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TRIFARI jelly belly spider fur clip in gold plated sterling with Lucite
body and clear rhinestones and baguettes, circa 1943, 2". Marked on the
back "Trifari" with the crown, "sterling" and "pat. pend". This can be seen
in Brunialti's "American Costume Jewelry, N-Z" page 184,
where
they
say
it
originally
sold
for
$18.50,
expensive
for
that
time.
Inside the Lucite body are tiny lines, original to the piece and visible
only under close eamination.
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View #T62695 |
BIRD jelly
belly dove brooch set in silver with Lucite belly and green rhinestone eye,
circa 1945, 2-1/4".
View #Y62693 |
TRIFARI jelly belly fly brooch with Lucite body, clear rhinestone
accents with red eyes, all set in gold washed sterling, marked "pat 137,200", circa
1943, 1-5/8" wide. This can be seen in Brunialti's "American
Costume Jewelry, N-Z" page 184. View
View #T62694 |
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BIRD jelly
belly brooch with reverse carved slashes, set in gold tone, 2-5/8".
View #Y62692 |
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