Lot 379:
Description
A collection of costume jewellery brooches and pins featuring a variety of figural, floral, and geometric designs. The assortment includes a gold-tone bar brooch with a safety chain in a black presentation case with the interior lid printed H. SAMUEL; a gold-tone brooch set with three red enamel roses in a brown box with the interior lid printed F. HINDS JEWELLERS SINCE 1856; and a gold-tone and rhinestone cat-shaped brooch in a burgundy box printed PAST TIMES. Other boxed items include a gold-tone fox head brooch in a green textured box, a blue and clear rhinestone oval cluster brooch in a cream-coloured box, and a gold-tone elephant with blue and red enamel accents in a black and white striped cardboard box.
The unboxed pieces comprise a large star-shaped brooch set with amber-coloured rhinestones, a layered floral design with purple and pink rhinestones, and a gold-tone sprig set with burgundy rhinestones. Animal and festive themes are further represented by a leopard head brooch set with clear and black rhinestones, a brushed gold-tone dragonfly pin, and a festive snowman brooch with colourful enamel and rhinestone accents. The group also includes an openwork brooch with green tumbled stone chips, a circular openwork gold-tone frame with a large central faux pearl, and several smaller enamel and rhinestone pins. Materials utilised across the collection include base metals, glass rhinestones, enamel, and imitation pearls.
Condition report:
The items appear to be in generally good vintage condition. One clear rhinestone appears to be missing from the cat\'s tail in the Past Times box (photo 2). The foam insert in the F. Hinds box shows some compression and wear (photo 2). The striped cardboard elephant box is torn and structurally damaged at the edges (photo 2). Minor surface wear and oxidation are visible on the reverse of the unboxed metal pieces (photo 3).
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