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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RachelW, post: 9427207, member: 15376&quot;]<p style="text-align: center">I put my research skills to the test this weekend after finding six vintage costume brooches at the local vide grenier. Rather than asking a bunch of questions as per usual, I&#039;m wondering if I could get any feedback and corrections on my conclusions!</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">First up, these two AB brooches. I bought them thinking AB dated earlier (30s/40s), but after research I see that&#039;s not the case.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Wheat stalk/corn flower/hyacinth brooch</p> <p style="text-align: center">6.5cm long, 4.5cm wide. AB and Smokey quartz rhinestones. Really nicely made but no marks to speak of. The trombone clasp dates this in the early period of AB popularity, 1955-1960.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]434471[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]434473[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]434474[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]434476[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Geometric lapel brooch</p> <p style="text-align: center">5.5cm long. AB rhinestones. Purchased under the impression its again 30s/40s. This one is harder to date for me. The clasp is saying pre-1955 but the stones can&#039;t be. The stones look very good but the back is in bad shape. I&#039;m leaning towards early 60s for this one, but I&#039;m really not sure.</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]434478[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]434477[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]434479[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Umbrella Brooch</p> <p style="text-align: center">5.5 cm long. Brass open parasol with red rhinestone and trombone clasp. I want to say Edwardian/1910s, but this doesn&#039;t really match the style of that era. I see some Middle Eastern/Orient influences in the color combo and detailing, so perhaps actually dates to 20s/30s? I can&#039;t find a single example of anything like mine, so that&#039;s interesting. I could see this being dated anywhere from 1910-1940.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]434464[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]434462[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]434463[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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