Description: Vintage 1940s Frog on a Lily Pad Brooch Joseff of Hollywood Signed on Oval Plaque, Gold and Silver Tone 3D Frog This is a classic piece dating to the 1940s when Joseff Hollywood pieces were being used in feature films & were being flaunted by movie stars. This realistic frog has a silver tone probably once had gold gilt, it seems ready to leap off the gold lily pad. 2 1/8" x 2" x 3/8" Good Vintage Condition. There is a lot of the enamel or gilt missing the Frog is mainly a Silver tone now but the Lily pad has most of the gold. It is signed Joseff Hollywood in block letters in a Oval plaque on the back of the piece. D15-1-19A4 Referenced in these location: Womens Wear Daily 13 June 1941 p 23, collections at the opening of the Los Angeles Joseff retail store, including bees, 'a frog on a lily pad, owls, bulldogs, lions and others, all... with... three pins ranging from very large to very small'. Brunialti, American Costume Jewelry - Art and Industry (2008) Vol 1 p 222 on the company. Joseff of Hollywood Jewelry made it’s reputation by providing the vast majority of jewelry used in Hollywood movies during the 1930’s, 1940’s and 1950’s (although he did not make jewelry from 1942-1944). Owner and designer Eugene Joseff created jewelry as glamorous as the era and place in which he worked. "Gone With The Wind" and "Around the World in Eighty Days" are just two of many movies enhanced by Joseff jewelry.
Price: 225 USD
Location: Tampa, Florida
End Time: 2024-09-19T22:27:29.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.5 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Lot: No
Brand: Joseff of Hollywood
Type: Brooch
Metal Purity: Unknown
Signed: Yes
Material: Mixed Materials
Metal: Unknown
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Jewelry Department: Fashion
Main Stone: No Stone
