Corocraft Sterling Gold Pave Enamel and Ruby Heartsick Knight with Rapier and Sword Piercing a Heart Chatelaine Pins
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Corocraft Sterling Gold Pave Enamel and Ruby Heartsick Knight with Rapier and Sword Piercing a Heart Chatelaine Pins
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Description: gold plated sterling, rhinestones, enamelling
Marked: Sterling Corocraft with Pegasus (on heart)
Reference: Advertised as a chatelaine in Harper's Bazaar, Nov 1945, p 42a; click thumbnail above to view advertisement. The Knight pin on its own was advertised for sale at $25 plus tax, in the St Louis [MO] Globe Democrat, 13 Nov 1945, p 3; the Sword and Heart alone was advertised at $17.50 plus tax, in the Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec 1945, p 5. Patents, designer Adolph Katz, for the Sword (without heart), filed Jan, granted March; and for the knight, filed July, granted Dec 1945, are reproduced below (scroll down). Schiffer, Fun Jewelry, p. 121; Ball and Torem, Masterpieces of Costume Jewelry, p. 71. Brunialti, American Costume Jewelry - Art and Industry (2008) Vol 1, p 144.
Condition: Excellent
Size: Knight 2.5" x 2"; sword and heart 3.45" x 0.85"; length of triple chain 6.5"
Price: US$1975 ' - see our Sales Policies (link below) for any shipping charges
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