Trifari'Alfred Philippe' Red Enamel and Green Jade Ming Turtle Pin Clip

We are N&N Vintage Costume Jewelry. Trifari'Alfred Philippe' Red Enamel and Green Jade Ming Turtle Pin Clip Description : gold plated base metal, rhinestones, enamelling, faux jade Marked : Trifari with Crown, Pat Pend Reference : Brunialti, American Costume Jewelry - Art and Industry (2008) Vol 2 p 123, pearl belly version.

Patent is reproduced below (scroll down); designer A Philippe, filed Jan, granted March 1942 Condition : Excellent Size : 1.8" x 1.5". 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.

---