Chanel (unsigned) after Trifari Pink Poured Glass, Enamel and Pearls Double Flower Pin Clip
Back to N&N's Home Page
Chanel (unsigned) after Trifari Pink Poured Glass, Enamel and Pearls Double Flower Pin Clip
Scroll down for more pictures
Scroll down for the original design patent(s)
Description: gold plated base metal, poured glass, enamelling, faux pearls
Marked: unsigned
Reference: Ball & Torem's Masterpieces of Costume Jewelry, p. 183, also unsigned. Construction and date of production suggest manufacture by the Reinad-Chanel Novelty Co, which regularly took without authorization not only the Chanel name, but also many designs, some patented, from other companies. (See Brunialti, American Costume Jewelry - Art and Industry (2008) Vol 1, 78-83, especially the copies of MB Boucher, Carnegie, and a Mazer mask (Ch5, Ch7, Re1, Re2).The Trifari patent is reproduced below (scroll down); designer Alfred Philippe, dated 1941
Condition: Excellent
Size: 3.5" x 3.25"
Price: US$385 ' (insured shipping included)
Please quote Item # sss683 in your email
125626
All materials on this site (including patent and vintage advert reproductions) are covered by the provisions of the Copyright Act, by other laws, policies, regulations, and by international agreements.
Such provisions prohibit reproduction of materials without written permission from N&N Vintage Costume Jewelry