Barrette hair clip help please..TIA.

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by Calico, Feb 15, 2017.

  1. Calico

    Calico Well-Known Member

    Barrettes and hair clips aren't something I normally have but this one caught my eye.
    Very large at 5" in length x 3+1/4" wide.
    Glass rhinestones are prongset and the dangle chains make me think 'vintage'.
    Marked 'Made in France' but I am pretty sure that just applies to the clip mechanism.
    So...thought on age ? Disco 70's...blingy 80's...newer ?
    Thanks All ! :)

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  2. wenna

    wenna Well-Known Member

    This sort of unusual with those cylinder pieces and the dangles...all I can think of is the tangle potential though!
     
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  3. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

    I can't say that I've ever seen anything like this. Maybe irrelevant, but I used to buy (then new) fancy hairclips in the 80's, plastic and loaded with rhinestones, etc. They had a bit of a "1940's revival" feel to them, and the best ones were marked "France" in the back. But don't recall seeing any with the dangles.
     
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  4. Mansons2005

    Mansons2005 Nasty by Nature, Curmudgeon by Choice

    The dangling style recalls the 1920s, but this is obviously newer........sorry I can't be of any real assistance!
     
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  5. Calico

    Calico Well-Known Member

    I'm leaning towards 1980's but I may be way off base.
    Thanks for the help All !
     
  6. GaleriaGila

    GaleriaGila Hola, y'all!

    That thing would be a nightmare as far as catching and pulling hairs.
    Of course, what price beauty?

    Any chance it could have clipped on to ANYTHING other than hair????
     
  7. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    I still have a few around. Definitely 80s. The dangly bits may explain why this one survived so well; it tangled one time too many and was shelved in favor of less painful clips.
     
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  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    80s is my idea too. I probably would have worn it in the 80s.
     
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  9. Calico

    Calico Well-Known Member

    Thank you Everyone, I appreciate the help !
     
  10. GaleriaGila

    GaleriaGila Hola, y'all!

    This was purported to be 20s Deco... made me think of what Manson said about recalling the 20s. ae4771d773cfbd43ebf6e65dc919aa2c.jpg
     
  11. artsfarm

    artsfarm Active Member

    I think it's great, and would probably convert it into a pin. There was a strong Art Deco 'revival' in the mid-late 80s; I still wear these sterling & onyx brooches from back then, bought around 1987/88. VPIN-MARCONYXDIAMOND1.jpg VPIN-MARCONYXLG1.jpg
     
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