We are N&N Vintage Costume Jewelry. Trifari'Alfred Philippe' Pave and Baguettes'Big Bird' of Paradise Pin Description : rhodium plated base metal, rhinestones, baguettes Marked : Trifari with Crown, Des Pat No 125167 Reference : Cera, Amazing Gems, p. Brunialti, American Costume Jewelry - Art and Industry (2008) Vol 2 p 97, and Cera, Jewels of Fantasy p.
124 for the fruit salad version, whose patent is reproduced below (scroll down); designer A Philippe, filed Jan, granted Feb 1941. (The advert was reported in Women's Wear Daily, 23 Dec 1941 p 22). Condition : Excellent - there is uniform age darkening to the baguettes Size : 3.75" x 3.5".
See the Vintage Advert for this item below Scroll down for the original Design Patent(s) for this vintage item. N&N specializes in the classic period from the 1920s to the 1970s, when great designers - some trained in the fine jewelry houses of Paris - created the most magnificent costume jewelry ever seen - when jewels of glass and base metal rivalled artistically those made with precious stones. With thousands of items for sale, you can always find gorgeous additions to your collection. The item "Trifari'Alfred Philippe' Pave and Baguettes'Big Bird' of Paradise Pin" is in sale since Wednesday, April 7, 2021. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Vintage & Antique Jewelry\Costume\Designer, Signed\Pins, Brooches". The seller is "n_and_n_jewelry" and is located in Toronto, Ontario. This item can be shipped worldwide.