Posted 4 years ago
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My latest addition to my Trifari collection. The rose center piece is from a 1939 necklace but was placed on a later design which was patented in the late 1940s. Patent number: 151,707 ( Nov. 9, 1948). Original patent design: 116,575 (Sept. 12, 1939). The patent drawing shows a necklace encrusted with pave rhinestones. When actually manufactured, they limited the number of rhinestones as the setting of them was probably too expensive at that time. It is marked at the back of the necklace near the clasp. Last photo is quite washed out, but the plating is thankfully in good shape all over. You're always a bit nervous buying online as you can't see everything, but this piece turned out to be in excellent condition.
Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.
Eileen, Thank you for your comments and compliment. When I first started going to the thrifts regularly15 or so years ago, Trifari was everywhere. I bought it and sold it online without thinking the sources would dry up or change. The world caught onto the arbitrage and now the thrifts list online. Still you can find nice pieces every once in awhile. Wish I had some of the jewelry I sold so nonchalantly years ago.
Eileen, and Aura - thanks for the love.
It's gorgeous, and as Eileen says so detailed!
I think we have all sold things in the past we wish we hadn't. Oh well, time makes us wiser.
A timeless Trifari beauty, wonderful find
what are those marks/ symbols on the backside of the lower petal?
Tharless62, In my opinion the scratches are some type of initial from a previous owner or someone trying to test the metal. Trifari used stone setter's marks in the 1930s and early 1940s but pretty much gave it up by this time. They used numbers for the marks. Originally, given Philippe's history in the fine jewelry industry, the company assigned the stone setters marks, so they could check quality control. Also, stones were bead set so it wasn't like they were just glued in. Other companies used letters, but they are clear and not in script. I'll post one with a setter's mark.
Thanks to
GlamorouslyRefinedFun
dlpetersen
Ken
fortapache
Jenni
kwqd
racer4four (so true about living and learning)
AdeleC
Eileen and Aura(again)
for the love!