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Newtimes's items27 of 306Crown Trifari earrings and necklace 'G' patternParure in cornu/horn from the thirties
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    Posted 8 years ago

    Newtimes
    (306 items)

    I posted my first ciccada brooch almost 3 years ago here on cw!
    Such a long time ago! I know I love these fellows and I wanted to start a small collection of them, but lots of things happened and I must admit I never activly looked for any of them since...
    But a few days ago this lovely fellow crossed my path, and I m sure he s very happy to meet his cousins at my jewelry cabinet! ;-)
    So again, plastic, made in the sixties, probably French.
    The small one is probably also French but a bit newer, like seventies.
    The silver one is Victorian. I posted them all here on Cw, but now with the new addition.
    Hope you like them!

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    1. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 8 years ago
      What's the story behind ciccada brooches? when was it popular and how did it come about? Is the ciccada a symbol for something somewhere? I have no relation to them so I'm qurious.
    2. Efesgirl Efesgirl, 8 years ago
      Those bugs are great!
    3. Newtimes Newtimes, 8 years ago
      The ciccada is a good luck charm in France. I have an aunt in Marseille, and when I visit her and the surrounding Provence, you find everywhere the image of ciccada: on walls, on pottery, and even jewelry as you can see. In the Provence, everywhere you walk, you can hear ciccada make their "chirping" sound, sothats why they became the symbol of Provence/ France as a country.
    4. kyratango kyratango, 8 years ago
      Ksss kss kssss... Provence summer memories...
      Love them, of course ;-))
    5. Newtimes Newtimes, 8 years ago
      Yesss lots of happy memories! Think we will be back this summer ;-)
      http://www.antiques-atlas.com/antique/art_deco_celluloid_locust_cicada_bug_brooch_pin/as144a847

      Here they say art de o, but I dont believe it...the closure looks newer, more like sixties
    6. Newtimes Newtimes, 8 years ago
      Art deco that is...

      Thanks for the love everyone!
    7. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 8 years ago
      Thanks for the information on these little creatures. Interesting :)
    8. jscott0363 jscott0363, 8 years ago
      Your Ciccadas are really very cool! A little different, but very cool!
    9. Agram.m Agram.m, 8 years ago
      Love them, you own already a nest by now. But as luck symbol you can not have enough of these days.

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