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Pink Peter Pan collar set
Similar style set in pink & lavender shown in  "Unsigned Beauties of Costume Jewelry", by Marcia Brown, pg 229.  [larger view]  Courtesy of Glittering Vintage Jewels

Coro aqua lariat necklace and a 1948 advertisement.  [larger view] [advertisement]  Courtesy of Emerald City.

 MYLU Christmas angel pin with poinsettia.  Featured on page 154 of Mary Morrison's "Christmas Jewelry" book, this angel sits face-forward under an oversized red poinsettia. She has green eyes. There are six more green stones in the center of the poinsettia.  She is 1.87".  [larger view]  Courtesy of The Junkyard Jeweler.

"Costume Jewelry", 2nd edition by Harrice Simons Miller.  3 of the 4 shown appear in the colored middle inserts (no page numbers).  Rare Vendome pins designed in the style of Georges Braque.  [larger view]  Courtesy of KayeJaye Costume Jewelry.

CoroCraft "Gentle Fawn" brooch.  This charming and detailed piece is so dimen-sional and less than 1½" wide!  Schiffer's, "Best of Costume Jewelry", page 91.  [larger view] [advertisement]  Courtesy of Emerald City.

Trifari thumbprint jelly belly swan shown on page 155-156 of "American Costume Jewel-ry", by Brunialti.  [larger view]  Courtesy of Garden Party Collection

"Squared Plaque Necklace".   Page 180 of Deanna Farneti Cera's, "Costume Jewellery",  which was released and re-titled "Amazing Gems" here in the USA. The book necklace has rust colored plaques, this has ivory.  It is said to have been designed by Lola Prusac, Paris, late 1950's.  Cera states that this necklace is silver-plated stamped metal and chain and glass paste.  The earrings are not shown in the book. The necklace in the book is not marked nor is this set.  Manufacturer is un-known.  [larger view]   Cour-tesy of Gwen Houston.  NFS

Glamorous 4 piece signed parure by Trifari.  Silver plated metal with sapphire blue and crystal rhinestones. The neck-lace and earrings are shown on page 177 "Signed Beauties of Costume Jewelry" by Marcia Brown and the necklace and earrings are valued at $98.  [larger view] [close up]  Cour-tesy of 3 Jacks Vintage Cos-tume Jewelry.

1930s enameled nosegay brooch.  Gold plated with lavender, yellow, pink, orange, blue and aqua flowers.  Simu-lated pearl buds.  Each enameled flower is set with a glued-in rhinestone coordin-ating with the flower's color.  Marked Coro.  2 1/4" wide x 3 3/8" long.  Page 144 of  "Collectible Costume Jewelry", Cherri Simonds.  [larger view]  Courtesy of The Junkyard Jeweler.

Signed B.J. Christmas tree pin.  Pale gold color, delicate and old-fashioned lookng with four single, colored, pastel rhinestone garlands.  Page 20 "Christmas Jewelry" by Mary Morrison (2002 ).  [larger viewCourtesy of Justa Buncha Wildflowers.

Coro camellia fur clip. It is found in Gabriella Mariotti's, "All My Baskets", pg. 52 and a similar piece is in Schiffer's,  "Fun Jewelry", pg. 55.  [larger view]  Courtesy of Emerald City.

Victorian crepe stone shown on page 67 of "Old Jewelry",  4th edition, by Jeanenne Bell.  [larger view]  Courtesy of Garden Party Collection
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