ww2 Sterling Pilots Sweetheart brooch. 2.75" x 2", 13.1 grams, marked and tested sterling.

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Vintage US Military lot, Army sweetheart brooch Navy Marines tie bar, etc.<br>Various ages from ww2 to Vietnam war era, selling the lot shown.

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Vintage Taylord Gold Filled Ginko leaf brooch. 1.5" wide 5.7 grams with no damage or detectable wear.

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Vintage Sterling silver brooch Collection Grady Alexander, Mexican, Chinese<br>Filigree 8 Selling all eight brooches shown with no issues. Largest is 2.75".<br>Nice fun collection from the third quarter of the 20th century. All sterling,<br>allmarked except for the more detailed chinese filigree flower which tested<br>sterling.

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Vintage Sterling silver brooch Collection Beau New Years Eve Clover, Salt spoon (6). Selling the collection of 6 all mid 20th century all sterling silver with no issues. Total weight 50 grams largest is 3 7/8" wide.

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Vintage Sterling Silver and Natural Baltic Amber Pinback Brooch. 1 3/8" tall x 1 7/8" wide. I couldn't find a mark but it tested sterling and authentic is amber.

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Vintage Sterling Floral and Leaf Brooches Signed GA. Selling both, high quality<br>with no issues. 20.5 grams total.

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Vintage Sterling Filigree Pendant/brooches. Selling the three all three test<br>sterling, butterfly marked 925. 2.25" wide flower is also a pendant. All three<br>vintage estate pieces from the first half of the 20th century. 23 grams total<br>weight.

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Vintage Sterling Dutch boys and girls brooch 6 grams no damage.

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Vintage Sterling Bird and pinecone brooch 2.25" wide 17 grams.

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Vintage Southwestern sterling fossil gemstone brooch. Extremely high quality Artisan signed, possibly Native American. Unsure of stones as time is short but they are nice, not glass or junk. 1 5/8" x 15 grams with no issues. anderas

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Vintage Siam Sterling Silver brooch. 2" tall with no damage. 10.5 grams.

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Vintage Polish Sterling and Baltic amber brooch, 1.75" wide x 1 3/8" tall with no damage, marked 925 on pin.

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Vintage Native American sterling and turquoise feather brooch. Very cool design,<br>genuine turquoise likely sleeping beauty. 3 3/8" wide 13.5 grams.

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Vintage Mexican Silver and Brass Mixed Metal Modernistic Brooch. Circa third quarter of 20th century with no issues. 2 5/8" wide x 1.5" tall.

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Vintage Mexican Saltillo Sterling Brooch and other. Selling the two large brooches, one doubling as a pendant. Both sterling, one with faded 925 mark, other marked under loop for pendant. Largest 2 3/8" wide 30.9 grams total.

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Vintage Large Sterling tiger brooch 22.2 grams 2 3/8" wide, no damage.

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Vintage Hand Painted Enamel brooch. Wonderful hand painted brooch on copper<br>enamel in silver (unknown content) frame. Pin on the back is steel. 1 5/8" tall<br>x 1 3/8" wide.

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Vintage Greek filigree, Danecraft sterling brooch lot. Selling the three broches shown, largest 2" wide, total weight 14.1 grams, I'm sure two are sterling, not completely sure about the greek filigree one.

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Vintage German Sterling Guilloche Marcasite Fish brooch. No damage 10.5 grams 1<br>5/8" wide.

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Vintage Georgiou gold tone Modernistic brooch. Minor wear on glass rhinestone upon close examination.

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Vintage Fatoya Yazzie Sterling/turquoise brooch and more. Selling the three brooches for one price, all sterling with no issues.

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Vintage Bell Trading post sterling roadrunner brooch. Established in the 1930s in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Bell Trading Post was primarily known for its manufactured southwestern style jewelry that was assembled and decorated by Native Americans. These souvenir jewelry pieces were sold to tourists at their store on Rt. 66 and other tourist shops across the Southwest. The company's name changed to Sunbell Corporation in 1969, and it ceased operations in the late 1980s.

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Vintage Beau Sterling rose brooch. No damage or significant wear.

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Vintage 800 silver Turquoise/Marcasite Art Deco Rooster Brooch. Great European piece from the mid 20th century, there are additional hallmarks but I can't find my loupe. 1 7/8" 14 grams, no issues.

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Victorian Sterling Cross pattern brooch. Great piece over 100 years old, not sure if these were intended to be crosses or not, great piece regardless. 1 5/8" x 1.25" 5.6 grams

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Sterling Stuart NYE Pinecones Brooch Handmade. Nice vintage piece in good condition. 1.5" square About Stuart Nye In the depths of the depression, Stuart Nye bought some second hand tools and a little silver. Without any experience in jewelry or metal work, but with good taste, an eye for beauty and faith in himself, he began to make a few simple bangle bracelets. Through trial and error he learned the nature of his materials and began to fashion silver into the leaves and flowers so characteristic of our jewelry today. From that day in 1933 when Mr. Nye began, our shop has changed in many ways. It has moved from an attic room through a series of additions to a garage to the rustic building built especially for our use in 1948 which we now call "The Shop".

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Sterling silver Save the Children brooch 1 9/16" wide and tall 8.7 grams.

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Sterling Silver Salt Spoon Brooch Pair. 2 old salt spoons about 100 years old made into brooches in the mid 20th century. No issues, similar patterns.

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Sterling Marcasite Pendant and brooch. Both from the same estate, no damage or<br>issues.

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Good looking piece measures 1 7/7" x 7/8"

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Russian Baltic Amber Grape Cluster Brooch. 2 1/8" long x 1 5/8" wide with no damage or wear from the third quarter of the 20th century with no damage or issues. Russian writin on reverse that I can't read.

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Vintage Sterling Marcasite Pendant/brooch with faux pearl. Marked sterling with<br>Judith Jack makers mark. No damage. 28 grams.<br><br>Judith and her husband Jack Rosenberg created the company Judith Jack in 1969<br>when they realized there was very little marcasite estate jewelry available.<br>They had been selling antique pieces, and they could not keep up with the demand<br>for this beautiful victorian-inspired jewelry from their buyers. Exquisite style<br>and quality made Judith Jack the leading marcasite fashion jewelry brand,<br>leading Judith to be named the queen of marcasite in the U.S.

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Retro EFS Sterling silver articulating Children brooch 1 7/8" tall and wide 10.6<br>grams with no issues.

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Retro Collection Mexican Sterling/Brass Mixed metals brooches. Selling the exact collection shown, hand polished. All of them are sterling silver with brass accents and marked 925 or sterling. Penny shown in second pic for scale. Widest is the Abstract tube Curtis Jere looking thing at 3.5" wide. Total weight 84.7 grams, different makers as shown. No damage. These are approximately 40 years old and possibly never worn.

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Retro Collection Mexican Sterling/Brass Mixed metals brooches. Selling the exact collection shown, hand polished. All of them are sterling silver with brass accents and marked 925 or sterling. Penny shown in second pic for scale. Tallest is the Erte style woman 2.5" tall. Total weight 63.9 grams, different makers as shown. No damage. These are approximately 40 years old and possibly never worn.

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Retro Collection Mexican Sterling/Brass Mixed metals brooches. Selling the exact collection shown, unpolished, will clean up beautifully with little effort if desired. All of them are sterling silver with brass accents and marked 925 or sterling. Penny shown in second pic for scale. Longest is 4.5" Total weight 169.4 grams, different makers as shown. No damage. These are approximately 40 years old and possibly never worn.

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Niels Erik From Sterling Denmark MCM Atomoic Brooch. 1 5/8" wide x 9/16" beautiful condition with no issues. Danish jeweller and silversmith Niels Erik From ( N.E. From) was born in 1908 and opened his first workshop in 1931 when he was still only twenty-three . Over the next forty years Niels Erik went on to become one one of the greats of Danish design, and created many works including floral-inspired designs often set with semi-precious gemstones. These pieces took inspiration from the Skønvirke style. This was a Scandinavian development that formed part of Denmark’s Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts movement . This movement ususally took inspiration from nature with designs incorporating flowers and floral motifs as well as featuring natural creatures such as fish. N.E. FROM JEWELLRY STYLES - EARLY FLORAL DESIGNS AND LATER ABSTRACT MODERNIST PIECES N.E. From’s output generally displays one of two distinct styles. In the early years of production he produced wiry, thin, foliage and floral pieces .However, beginning in the 1950's the work produced by From (which were often the designs of other designers) had a very different look. No longer does the jewellery feature romantic, detailed designs from nature. The later pieces have modernist, clean lines with geometric and abstract shapes. Occasionally the modern designs show nature as inspiration with abstract blossom and leaf and blossom shapes. In generally though, they follow the trend of the 1950s of , spare, minimalist design.production .

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Niels Erik From Sterling Denmark MCM Atomoic Brooch. 1 5/8" wide 6.5 grams, no issues.Danish jeweller and silversmith Niels Erik From ( N.E. From) was born in 1908 and opened his first workshop in 1931 when he was still only twenty-three .Over the next forty years Niels Erik went on to become one one of the greats of Danish design, and created many works including floral-inspired designs often set with semi-precious gemstones. These pieces took inspiration from the Skønvirke style. This was a Scandinavian development that formed part of Denmark’s Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts movement . This movement ususally took inspiration from nature with designs incorporating flowers and floral motifs as well as featuring natural creatures such as fish.N.E. FROM JEWELLRY STYLES - EARLY FLORAL DESIGNS AND LATER ABSTRACT MODERNIST PIECES N.E. From’s output generally displays one of two distinct styles. In the early years of production he produced wiry, thin, foliage and floral pieces .However, beginning in the 1950's the work produced by From (which were often the designs of other designers) had a very different look. No longer does the jewellery feature romantic, detailed designs from nature. The later pieces have modernist, clean lines with geometric and abstract shapes. Occasionally the modern designs show nature as inspiration with abstract blossom and leaf and blossom shapes. In generally though, they follow the trend of the 1950s of , spare, minimalist design.production .

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Navajo Sterling Kingman Tuquoise Brooch by F Burnside. Nice old piece circa mid 20th century. 2.25" x 1.25" x 19 grams with no issues.

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Mid Century Sterling Cat and Owl Brooch Signed. Selling both, they are both<br>signed, both great with no significant issues. I'm not sure who made either. Owl<br>is 1.75" tall and cat is 1.75" wide.

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Mid Century sterling and amber brooch. Nice pin with sterling and natural amber<br>about 50-60 years old. 12.2 grams 2 1/8" wide.

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Limoges France Porcelain Portrait Brooch Pair c1950's. Great pair from the mid 20th century. 2" tall x 1 5/8" wide, selling both.

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Large Vintage Navajo Brooch/Convertible bolo tie silver and Malachite. This a really cool clip that can be switched out with other pins. The brooch is nice also, the stampings kind of match the pattern on the Malachite.

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Large Vintage AIS Sterling/Turquoise Asian style pendant/brooch. Turquoise frog and bottom section, really cool marked and tested sterling. 4.75" long 84 grams.

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Large Sterling Jasperware Porcelain brooch. Marked sterling, porcelain unmarked. 2 3/8" wide. My guess is it's from the first half of the 20th century. No damage or issues.

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Large Mid Century Copper enamel seahorse brooch. 2" wide great vintage handmade piece with no detectable markings or damage.

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Large Antique 14k Hardstone Cameo Onyx pendant/brooch 43mm tall without the<br>swiveling pendant ring x 35mm wide x 21.6 grams. No detectable markings, tested<br>(in multiple spots) and guaranteed solid 14k gold. Circa 1870's entirely hand<br>carved Onyx cameo.

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Kordes & Lichtenfels 835 Silver Mid Century Modern brooch. Great 1960's well made piece 1.5" wide, no issues.

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Jez Jezlaine Sterling Silver Cat and Mouse Brooch . 1" x 1 5/16" good vintage condition.

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Huge Mid Century Mexican Sterling Silver Brooch with turquoise. Marked silver, tests sterling. 54.8 grams, 4 7/8" wide in good condition with the slightest wear on tips.

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Huge Art Nouveau Sterling Tulip brooch with rhinestones. Nice large brooch from<br>the first half of the 20th century. 20 grams, 3 3/8" tall x 2.5" wide

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Heavy Vintage Sterling Flower brooch 2 3/8" 31.3 grams.

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Guglielmo Cini(1903-1979) Sterling Gemstone bee brooch. Great looking brooch with no issues, didn't test the stone but since it's in sterling I believe it is a Swarovski Crystal in a desirable retired color. Measures 1" x 7/8" with no issues.

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Guglielmo Cini(1903-1979) Sterling Gemstone bee brooch. Great looking brooch<br>with no issues, didn't test the stone but since it's in sterling I believe it is<br>a Swarovski Crystal in a desirable retired color. Measures 1" x 7/8" with no<br>issues.

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Fred Davis Abraham Paz Sterling Silver Angel Bird Brooch with Turquoise 3/4 x 1<br>1/8 inches in size. Marked on back "925 Echo en Mexico" and with artist's logo -<br>might be Abraham Paz who was a silversmith & designer for Fred Davis. Also has<br>the old eagle mark with number 22 inside. Pin can be worn sideways (as a bird)<br>or up/down (as an angel).Good conditio, with no significant issues.

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Danecraft Sterling leaf brooch 13.5 grams, no issues.

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c1940 Symmetalic Sterling & 14K Brooch. 2 5/8" long gold plated silver. First used in 1936, Symmetalic is the registered trademark of W.E. Richards Company of North Attleboro, Massachusetts. Symmetalic pieces were typically made of sterling silver, sometimes with gold vermeil, cultured pearls, and/or top quality rhinestones. Edwardian and Art Deco design influences are often seen. The quality of this jewelry is extremely high and it is not commonly seen. These factors are responsible for the extreme desirability of these pieces.

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c1900 R Blackington American Art Nouveau Sterling brooch 2.25" wide 4.5 grams<br>with no issues.<br><br>R. BLACKINTON & CO - North Attleboro, MA<br>Founded in 1862 by Walter Balou, Thomas S. Mann and Roswell Blackinton. Sold in<br>1967 to Wells Inc. Managed and owned for many years by members of Ballou and<br>Blackington families. Manufacturer of sterling silver and gold novelties. In the<br>1930s the company was in some way linked to H.R. Morss & Co., Inc. operating at<br>the same address, 244 Broad, Attleboro, and with the same management.

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c1900 10k gold Reticulated mounted Pink Conch shell cameo brooch. Marked and<br>tested 10k gold. 1.25" x 1 1/8" with .75" x 9/16" cameo. No damage or issues.

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c1880 Antique Miniature Hand Painted porcelain plaque brooch 1 7/8" tall x 2.25" wide, plaque in good condition with minor wear to plaque.

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Atique Skonvirke 830 Silver Arts and crafts coral brooch. First quarter of 20th century Scandinavian Arts and Crafts silver brooch 3" x 2 1/8 x 9.4 grams with no issues.

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Art Deco Sterling Carnelian/Marcasite Brooch and earrings. Brooch Marked Germany and Sterling with a numerical hallmark on the opposite side I don't have time to puzzle over unfortunately, earrings marked 925. Brooch likely from the 1920's or so, earrlngs later but I'm not sure how much later. Both excellent quality from the same estate. Brooch 1 7/8" wide, earrings 1.75" tall x 7/8" wide, no missing stones or apparent damage. Earrings missing backs. 17.9 grams total.

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Antique Shell cameo Pendants brooch signed A.C.C. on mount. NIce sized cameo with no damage or issues. Unsure of metal content but it looks like silver over copper. Measure 1 5/8" x 1 5/16"

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Antique Scottish Sterling Moss agate kilt pin/brooch 1.25" wide. No issues.

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Antique Scottish Dirk Form Agate sterling silver Kilt pin/brooch 2 1/8" wide with no issues.

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Antique Norwegian 830 silver mirrors wedding brooch. Late 19th to early 20th century. 3" tall, 15.6 grams with no issues. Really nice pin. Catches the light as you move around.Traditional wedding pin Norway. Great coat lapel or hat pin here.From the Web: The Power of Silver In rural Norway in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, women, men and children wore some kind of silver jewelry every day. Often that silver was in the form of a brooch or slje. Some styles of slje were specific to a region, others were used across the country. Simple pins were worn daily as the only fastener on a shirt or blouse. On special occasions, Norwegians wore more silver with their bunader, festive folk costumes, such as large brooches, buttons and shoe buckles, and finger rings.Silver showed the wealth and prosperity of a family, and Norwegians also believed it cured sickness in humans and animals, improved crops, and protected against storms and evil spirits. Huldrefolk were perhaps thep rimary reason for wearing silver jewelry. Also known as underworld creatures, huldrefolk tried to strengthen their gene pool by marrying humans and stealing children. Rural Norwegians never knew when or where they would encounter a huldrefolk, so they felt it was important to wear silver jewelry daily. The metal itself was strong, and dangling ornaments added protection by reflecting evil away from the wearer. Each time jewelry was worn in churc hor was handed down to the next generation, it became even more powerful.Rites of passage, especially baptism and marriage, were common times of huldrefolk attack, because humans were vulnerable as they changed status. The time between birth and baptism was particularly dangerous for infants because they were in constant danger of being swapped with huldrefolk babies. Parents often pinned a tiny slje on the baby's clothes until baptism provided more permanent protection. Girls might get their first full-sized slje to protec tthem at confirmation.At the precise moment a woman went from being single to married, she risked being taken to the mountain by huldrefolk. Brides wore the most and the finest jewelry, including several large broches, finger rings and bridal necklaces. Women throughout Norway wore special headdresses. Brides in central Norway wore headdresses decorated with beads and dangles. In western and northern Norway, brides wore metal crowns with hanging decorations shaped ike circles, crosses, leaves and birds. the few crowns that existed in a church parish were often available for rent from the owner, usually a minister or wealthy farmer.The Norwegian immigrants often took their bunader with them to their new homes but rarely used them. The did, however, continue to use their sljer.Norwegian women quickly adopted American clothing but proudly wore a slje at the neck to show their Norwegian heritage. Sljer are no longer used for protection; in fact, most wearers today are not even aware of that function which was so important in the past. Silver is still powerful as a symbol of ethnic ancestry. anderas

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Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Silver Dragon Belt Buckle later converted to Brooch. You can see the three repair spots on the back where the buckle was removed to be later converted into a brooch probably in the mid 20th century. Nice large quality piece 3.25" x 2.5"

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Antique Chinese Filigree Silver Enamel Turquoise and Coral Fingernail Brooch. 3 3/8" long x 5/8" wide with no damage.

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Antique Blue Topaz Sterling silver pendant/brooch. Great piece from the 19th century, unmarked tested 97% silver, stone tests as a topaz and it's gorgeous. Pendant approx 2" wide, stone approx 22mm wide, 25.9 grams. Unmarked.

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Antique Art Nouveau Sterling and Coral pendant/brooch. 2 3/8" x 1 7/8" x 17.1 grams with no issues. Hallmarked as shown, very high quality piece.

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Antique Art Nouveau Baltic Amber Brooch in Sterling Mount Signed. Large early 20th century pendant signed in two places, looks like MS in one place. 1 5/8" wide x 1.25" tall.

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5 Vintage Sterling Mexican Silver Brooch Lot. The flower is mid 20th century, the others are closer to 1980's. Largest is 2" heart that is also a pendant. No issues, 65.2 grams total, selling the lot.

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40's-50's Zuni Multi-stone Channel inlay brooch 2 1/8" tall x 1 1/8" wide 12.1 grams.Channel inlay is a distinctive jewelry technique closely associated with Native American people of the Southwest, particularly jewelers of Zuni Pueblo. When creating channel inlay jewelry, artists set precisely cut gemstones into pre-formed silver channels. The technique allows artists to use colorful combinations of gemstones in complex and creative patterns. Channel inlay requires masterful silversmithing and lapidary skills and is utilized by Native American jewelers to create magnificent jewelry pieces recognized for their craftsmanship and beauty as art.

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Estate collection Vintage Sterling Pendants. Largest 3.5" total weight 25.6 grams. Two native American and one mid century American with Rhinestones.

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3 1940's sterling silver brooches. 2 Mexican silver from the 40's, one Jewel Art, likely 1950's American made. Largest 2 5/8" x 2.5" 48.8 grams total weight.

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2 Vintage Mexican Sterling Whimsical Brooches, Cow and Kids. Cow is 1 7/8" wide<br>23.2 grams total weight. Selling both with no issues, both sterling.

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1960's Scandinavian Flora Danica Brooch by Eggert. Very fine piece of sculptural jewelry. No damage or issues. 2.25" wide.

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1960's Orb Mid Century Modern Brooch Otto Robert Bade 3" wide with no bends or<br>dents.<br><br>Otto R. Bade<br>A self taught silversmith, whose roots originate from a farm in Nebraska. Otto,<br>who had visited his grandfather to visit the 1940 World's Fair, realized that he<br>did not want to pursue the life of a farmer so, in 1941, he went to New York to<br>discover his future. He answered just one employment ad and showed up for the<br>interview. Frank (Francisco) Rebajes explained that he was looking for someone<br>to take his studio art pieces and increase production capability. He said to<br>Otto "See what you can do" and handed Otto one of his favorite pieces, the<br>"Ubangi Face". At the end of the day Frank was amazed. Otto had created some<br>jigs and a process to mass produce Franks art. Otto made in just one day, one<br>hundred perfect Ubangi Face sculptured pins. Frank knew then that his dream to<br>provide wearable art to the masses would now be realized.<br><br>Frank Rebajes was considered the first master in the art of copper jewelry and<br>crafts and Otto was the Foreman that insured the designs were artfully and<br>masterfully produced. More importantly Frank and Otto enjoyed a friendship that<br>would last a lifetime.<br><br>Rebajes Wearable Art was one of the top Jewelry producers in the 1940s and 50s<br>with hundreds of top stores accross the nation carrying the line. Otto, now with<br>decades of silversmithing skills left the company and started his own business<br>"Orb Originals" in 1958 with much success. Frank sold the Rebajes name and<br>business to Otto in 1960 and moved to Spain where he returned to small studio<br>work and his scientific research of the "Mobius".<br><br>With Otto's business growing, he had added the workshop, machinery, and catalog<br>designs from Rebajes. Business kept on growing and going quite well, until in<br>1981, when Otto was held up and severely pistol whipped leaving him in critical<br>condition. After a long recovery from the injuries, Otto and his wife Dae moved<br>to New Hope, PA.<br><br>Orb Silvermiths remains a staple to the community of New Hope, PA to this day.<br>Otto, now well into his nineties, is still instrumental in ensuring that the<br>Rebajes hallmark carries on with the traditions and craftsmanship that made the<br>Rebajes name so famous and sought after for over eighty years.

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1960's JoAnn Dalsheim Huge Starfish Brooch 3.5" wide with no damage or<br>significant wear. I believe it's silverplated, to me it looks great just like<br>this with it's natural patina.

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Vintage Beau Sterling Horses Brooch Bracelet Screw Back Earrings Set. Earrings<br>are 13/16", bracelet 7" brooch 2.25". All from same estate.

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1950's Los Castillo Sterling Silver Modernistic Turquoise and Malachite Brooch. 2 3/8" wide x 1.75" tall. Good vintage condition with no significant issues.

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1940s Art deco Guilloche enamel Rose Brooch 1 1/8" with no detectable wear or<br>damage.

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1940's Matl Sterling Repousse earrings/brooch. Selling the set shown, earrings were originally screw back and later converted to pierced. All three pieces guaranteed 900 silver or higher content. Brooch 1 5/8" wide, earrings .75" wide, 24.5 grams total weight.MAT-MATILDE POULAT & RICARDO SALAS JEWELRY Matl is the mark that appears on some of the most beautiful and unique jewelry in Mexico. Matilde Eugenia Poulat introduced MATL in 1934 and, since her death in 1960, her designs and techniques have been carried on by her nephew, Ricardo Salas. For sr. Salas, who can recite poetry in the language of the Aztecs, the mark matl, has greater meaning in its reference to the Nahuatl or Aztec word for water, atl.As a young woman, Matilde Poulat studied painting at the prestigious San Carlos academy of fine arts in Mexico city, she went on to teach painting classes at an art school until her interest turned exclusively to silver. Matilde Poulat´s designs for jewelry and figures were part of the new cultural vision among Mexico’s intellectuals after the revolution in 1920s, artists were searching for Mexican aesthetic, rejection European subjects in favor of the art of the pre-conquest Indians and of the Mexican pueblos. Sra. Poulat found inspiration in the mextec gold jewelry discovered in 1932 at Monte Alban. Her choice of motifs the dove, flowers, and tiny bells are reminiscent of the whimsical subjects of contemporary Mexican folk art.Matilde Poulat received international recognition for her jewelry when she was asked in 1941 to participate in an exhibit of Latin American silver at the pan American union in Washington, D.C. as a result of increasing demand for matl silver during world war ii , the number of silversmiths in the taller increased to thirty-three. In 1950, Srta. Poulat and her nephew opened a showroom on the first floor of her home, where she also had the workshop. Ricardo Salas recalls that they made three thousand types of silver jewelry and one hundred different pieces.Ricardo Salas worked closely with his aunt from the time he was eleven years of age. He says she recognized his artistic talent when she saw him do a play with puppets he had made himself. Sr. Salas was sent to the San Carlos academy, where he received the premio Diego Rivera. As a youth, he learned the techniques of the silversmith and perfected the carving of "Off White", coral, turquoise, and other stones used in the jewelry and figurines. From sr. Salas perspective, he and his aunt collaborated so closely as designers, that there really cannot be a comparison of their work.In 1955, William Spratling wrote of Matilde Poulat: “she has continued to produce some of the most charming native jewelry in Mexico, intensely her own. Her jewelry has the same charm and delightful surface and colorful quality of the old lacquer work of Uruapan. Spratling`s admiration for matl silver reflects his recognition of their shared appreciation for Mexican native art. This mutual inspiration led each of the two artists in different directions within the same medium. The exuberance of matl silver resembles the interiors of the churches in Puebla, like the chapel of Santa Maria Tonantzintla, where Indians covered the interior of the dome with polychromed and gilded angels. In matl silver, the introduction of color is accomplished with bits of coral, turquoise, and amethyst quartz. The surfaces are decorated with applied wire and elaborated with embossing and repousse of astounding complexity (pl.XXIII-1, XXIII-10). Matilde Poulat and Ricardo Salas have been successful in incorporating the artistic language of the Mixtecs into jewelry and silver figures with imagination, drama, and with a style that is completely personal.

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1940's Hobe Sterling Modernist brooch with flowers 1 13/16" wide with no damage<br>13.9 grams.<br><br>Hobé Cie was founded in 1887 by goldsmith Jacques Hobé, but when costume-jewelry<br>collectors think of Hobé, they picture the tasselled and beaded necklaces made<br>by Jacques’ son, William, who established an American offshoot of the company in<br>1927. That put Hobé at the beginning of the American costume-jewelry boom<br>between the two world wars.<br><br>In fact, some scholars believe that Hobé actually had a hand in the phrase<br>“costume jewelry” itself. After the younger Hobé landed in New York, but before<br>he started his company, one of the his first assignments was to make costumes<br>and jewelry for the "Ziegfeld Follies." According to some historians, Florenz<br>Ziegfeld described the jewelry that accompanied Hobé’s costumes as costume<br>jewelry.<br><br>Hobé’s showbiz origins served the company well. By the 1940s and ’50s, Hollywood<br>stars such as Bette Davis and Ava Gardner were wearing Hobé. Especially prized<br>today are the floral pins of that era, which featured tight clusters of vermeil<br>petals. Earlier Hobé pieces that remain popular with collectors include<br>filigreed bracelets and pins, some of which featured Victorian-style portraits<br>or Japanese netsuke-like figures as focal points.

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Unsigned but distinctive Elzac pin measures approx 1 7/8" x 2.75" inches. This unique 1940s ethnic mask brooch has a green ceramic face and stylized green lucite turban. It reflects the history of the time in that rhinestones and metals were scarce during WWII, so many jewelry designers became more creative with their use of plastics and other non-traditional materials. Elzac was one of the more innovative designers of the 1940s. Clasp holds well and works smoothly. Very good condition.

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