Big Fab pin....alas unmarked! Hattie anyone?

[wardbraun]

Just picked this up at the thrift store...the jewelry lady held it aside for me! My first thought was Hattie Carnegie but when I looked in my jewelry 101 book it appears she was more into animals and fish. The beads and rhinestones on the..um..sticky outy thingy needs replaced but I still think it will sell. It's pretty big at 3 1/2 x3. (There is no green on this as it appears in photo. I have a green shirt on!) I would love some thoughts about how best to get this in front of the right people. Keywords? Possible makers? Thanks folks! Lisa

[wardbraun]

Ok, I finally have a piece of jewelry that isn't a stone (lol) and no one comments?! I thought you gals would be happy! I really need help with this one. I hate to just put it up and hope that someone comes across it. It's really much nicer than other rhinestone pieces I have. Keyword help much appreciated!! Thanks Lisa

[the_jeweled_feline]

Pretty, but not a clue except I think it's a little older than HC from the hinge and general construction, but that's not one of my strong points

[1940fc]

I`m sure you`ve louped it good..is this just a blip mark? 

[flipping_treasures]

I saw that mark(?) too Sarah.  The first thing that came to mind when I saw it was could it be a Marcel Boucher Phrygian Cap.  But that is just a WAG.  It could be just a defect in the casting.

[wardbraun]

Wow, that really does look like a mark! But...it's not. (Insert sad face here!) I did another run over with the loupe to no avail. I was surprised looking at the "architecture" of this. It is really well made for a piece of costume jewelry. I have to look this up but the jewelry lady at the thrift shop pointed out the main stone/plastic, which I assumed was moonglow (?), but she said it looks like simulated star sapphire. The eye kind of follows you. Were such beads made? Please please please...I need keywords! Thanks as always, Lisa

[wardbraun]

Bumping for the Friday night crew. Any keywords or "similar in style to" that I can throw in the auction description to attract lookers? Thanks, Lisa

[old.crows.nest]

I might call this a Rhinestone Flower Corsage Brooch.

Not sure who made this. Also not sure if this is complete as it appears there is a petal or something danglely missing?

[freddycrocker]

My first thought was Coro. That moonglow cab is seen in lots of 1940-ish Coro jewelry.

[cleio]

its retro modern, pre or post WWII since it looks to be a pot metal.

[old.crows.nest]

The brooches on this page might help with putting a date to yours:

http://www.morninggloryantiques.com/collectFloral.html

[wardbraun]

Thanks for the help ladies! OCR, thanks for link. I checked it out again and I don't see a place for a "dangle". Where were you thinking it should be?

[old.crows.nest]

I was wondering because Coro did some flower brooches with cascading foxtail chain dangles and I thought I saw where a brace bar might have gone across the gap.