03-15-200503-15-2005
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2270Boston
March 15, 2005 11:00 AMCalender
532

Bakelite Heart and Key Brooch

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$1,058$900
Auction: Fine Jewelry - 2270Location: BostonDate / Time: March 15, 2005 11:00AM

Description:

Bakelite Heart and Key Brooch, in red, designed as a key suspending a heart with key hole, 4 in. high.Note: This brooch is pictured on p. 9 of "The Bakelite Jewelry Book". Note: Lots 421 to 543 come from the collection of Corinne "Corky" Davidov. Ms. Davidov co-authored "The Bakelite Jewelry Book" (1988) with Ginny Redington Dawes. Many lots in the collection are pictured in the book. Ms. Davidov also co-authored "The Victorian Jewelry Book" (1990) and is currently a writer for Lucire, a global fashion magazine. This collection was amassed over twenty years beginning with a few pieces owned by her mother.
Estimate $800-1,200

Keywords

Corinne "Corky" Davidov, fashion magazine, Ginny Redington Dawes, Lucire