Preliminary identification
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Overview
This is a festive vintage holiday brooch crafted in cast gold-tone metal with ornate scrollwork, fan motifs, and rope-textured borders. It is lavishly set with prong-mounted ruby-red and emerald-green glass rhinestones, accented by articulated hanging red rhinestone drops suspended from the top bow.
Story
Postwar America sparked an obsession with novelty holiday jewelry worn on coat lapels to seasonal parties. These glittering wreath pins brought Hollywood-style glamour directly into family living rooms across the nation.
Maker / Origin
During the mid-20th century, costume jewelry manufacturing boomed in hubs like Providence, Rhode Island, led by makers such as Weiss, Eisenberg, Coro, and Regency. Many unsigned pieces utilized the same high-grade Austrian foil-backed crystals and heavy cast metalwork as designer-signed lines.
Condition & Value
All red and green rhinestones appear intact, vibrant, and well-seated with no obvious dark 'dead' stones or clouding. The gold plating shows minimal visible wear or tarnish. Excellent condition preserves full collectible appeal.
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Comparable demand stays strongest where maker, originality, and venue confidence line up. Broader examples still trade, but the range tightens quickly when provenance, condition, or selling lane fit is missing.
Best Venue
Specialty auction or a focused dealer with buyers already in this lane.
Signed example with light edge wear and original frame.
Comparable format with stronger provenance and cleaner surface.
Smaller related piece with visible craquelure and trimmed margins.
Period match with softer condition and weaker subject matter.
Close market lane comp with similar material and presentation.