Coro Fur Clip Blue Moonstone Grape Cluster With Ribbon Tie

NWS 15-1147

~ This is quintessential 1930's style: the bigger, the better! And why not participate in a little bit of costume extravagance? Don't forget, America was in the midst of a devastating depression in the 1930's. This fur clip is testimony to the American spirit: we may be down, ... but we're not out

~ This fur clip is a luscious cluster of grapes, except that grapes are faux moonstones, with a luminosity you won't believe! They're pale blue, crystal cabochons, in 3 different sizes, and they positively glow with a light that seems to come from deep inside

~ The moonstones have been prong set in rhodium plated metal, and are surrounded with tiny, silver beads, like dew in the morning sun - simply spectacular!

~ At the top of the clip is a large, metal ribbon that has been "tied" in a bow, with pale blue enamel and pavé-set, faceted rhinestones, set in the same silver metal

~ The clip measures 1.75" wide and just under 2.75" high

~ Signed "Coro" in upright script on the reverse, this is their earliest signature

~ Clip mechanism retains perfect snap and holds well

c. 1930, in excellent vintage condition, all stones are original and perfect

Research: This fabulous moonstone clip is quite famous and appears in several books. One reference is Vintage Jewelry 1920's - 1940's, by Leigh Leshner, p. 32

Price = $165.00

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