Preliminary identification
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Overview
An exquisite mid-century costume brooch featuring open-backed rhodium-plated metal set with vibrant aquamarine, sapphire blue, and peridot green glass rhinestones. Designed with a crown-like spray of navette cut stones above fluid, dangling rhinestone cup-chain cascades, it exemplifies mid-century glamorous evening wear.
Story
Post-war 1950s America experienced a boom in sparkling costume jewelry designed for cocktail parties and gala evenings. Unsigned pieces like this were crafted alongside signed lines in Providence, Rhode Island, and New York workshops. Its peacock-inspired palette brought instant Hollywood glamour to everyday postwar fashion.
Maker / Origin
While unsigned, the pin exhibits high-end manufacturing traits common to major 1950s Rhode Island makers such as Kramer, Weiss, or Delizza & Elster (Juliana). These workshops frequently produced unmarked lines for department stores and boutique jewelry shops, using premium imported Austrian glass stones and hand-soldered, multi-tiered cup-chain settings.
Condition & Value
The brooch is in very good vintage condition with bright, clear stones and intact prongs. The silver-tone plating on the reverse shows light, normal age-appropriate patina but no major corrosion or wear-through. Excellent stone clarity strongly supports market value.
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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.