Description: gold and rhodium plated base metal, rhinestones, enamelling
Marked: MB (phrygian cap), L (with serifs)
Reference: Advertised for sale at The Higbee Company, price $10, in the Cleveland [OH] Plain Dealer, 7 Feb 1941, p 13; click thumbnail above to view advertisement. C. Romero, Warman's Jewelry, p. 210, pictured with guide price. Carole Tanenbaum, Fabulous Fakes, p 68. This is part of the 1941 metallic enamel series, for which see Brunialti, American Costume Jewelry - Art and Industry (2008) Vol 1 pp. 44-56
Condition: Excellent - there is an old pinback replacement, and a spot of solder where the old pin hinge was removed
Size: 4.3" x 2.2"
Price: US$2750 ' - see our Sales Policies (link below) for any shipping charges
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