DEROSA fur clip with a red and clear rhinestone flower and green enameled leaves in a gold washed sterling setting

DEROSA fur clip with a red and clear rhinestone flower and green enameled leaves in a gold washed sterling setting.  It is very close to matching one of my DeRosa company design art works, from the 1940s, and it is signed on the clip back “DeRosa sterling”, 2-3/4″ by 1-1/2″.  The tiny tip of the … Continue reading “DEROSA fur clip with a red and clear rhinestone flower and green enameled leaves in a gold washed sterling setting”

TRIFARI jelly belly fly set of a Lucite body brooch and clip back earrings with clear rhinestone accents and red rhinestone eyes

TRIFARI jelly belly fly set of a Lucite body brooch and clip back earrings with clear rhinestone accents and red rhinestone eyes. Marked on the back of both brooch and earrings “Trifari sterling pat 137200″. The brooch is 1-7/8″ by 1-3/4″, and the clip back earrings are 1-1/8″ by 1”. Made in the 1940s these … Continue reading “TRIFARI jelly belly fly set of a Lucite body brooch and clip back earrings with clear rhinestone accents and red rhinestone eyes”

STARBURST brooch in red and blue rhinestones, a large dazzling brooch in a japanned setting, circa 1950

STARBURST brooch in red and blue rhinestones, a large dazzling brooch in a japanned setting, circa 1950,  3-1/2″ by 3-1/2″.  It has no signature, but it is put together with hook-and-eye back construction somewhat in the style of a Schreiner.  However, a piece of jewelry cannot be attributed to a maker by construction alone, as … Continue reading “STARBURST brooch in red and blue rhinestones, a large dazzling brooch in a japanned setting, circa 1950”

GOLDSTEIN-POLAND bird brooch of sterling set with clear rhinestones, a bird on the wing brooch

GOLDSTEIN-POLAND bird brooch of sterling set with clear rhinestones, a bird on the wing brooch which is engraved “May Scott” on the back, 3-1/4″ by 2-5/8″ and from the 1940’s.  There is a photo showing this brooch in the Costume Jewelry Museum in Rhode Island and it shows the brooch and the molds from which … Continue reading “GOLDSTEIN-POLAND bird brooch of sterling set with clear rhinestones, a bird on the wing brooch”