This stunning vintage piece is part of a large single-owner collection we purchased in England. These are what you would call "Reverse hand-carved" brooches.
This blue Forget-me-knot flower pin is stunning in a sweet, round shape with a beveled back. This is a really nice example of reverse-carved Lucite jewelry. Dating from the 1940s it is possibly a sweetheart brooch due to the flowers depicted on it. So, this lovely brooch would have been hand-carved from the reverse in an intaglio style. It features pretty little blue flowers with lovely green stems and leaves. The colors on this brooch have held well. The flower heads are a gorgeous blue. This pin is a great collectible for anyone interested in the Bakelite era and early plastics. Lucite was Dupont's trade name for their acrylic plastic material, which they patented in the 1930s. It is usually the name given to brooches and pins of this type. The most common theme for these lucite brooches is floral, some abstract and Art Deco in design, and some are very detailed, so you can tell exactly which flower is being depicted! This is a nice 1.75" in diameter with a nice thickness to the brooch. It has a pin back with a hooked-type fastener, a little like those found on old tie pins. This lovely item of vintage costume jewelry is 'see through' so takes on a different look depending on the colour of your outfit, on a black dress it is dramatic, on a white frock it is fresh and pretty!
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