BUUUUG! Bakelite & Brass Brooch, Antique Market Find 10 Euro ($10 + some change) | ||
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Posted 8 years ago
Efesgirl
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I bought this off a guy who has bought things from me...and usually comes sniffing around for a big discount. I spotted this brooch among the many things he had on the table. He thought it was a mosquito...yaaaaah...!!! Date wise, it is probably 1930s or 1940s.
Please reference davyd286's comment below.
I have now realized that it's Bakelite, not stone. That's even better.
Thanks for looking!
~Bonnie~
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Love it. You lucky girl, again!!
This is great Bonnie......the first thing that came to mind was" Bee on Honey"!!
I really, really love it!!!
This is just awesome Bonnie. Fantastic buy!
val - Bakelite? I didn't even think about it. I took another look and it sure does seem to be Bakelite. It feels warm.
Whaddaya know...changed my info!
Thanks!
Wow!!! You scored again!
It's French and quite uncommon. Several French makers mounted Bakelite on brass, you probably know Jean Painleve who made seahorses, other makers made lizards, dragons, frogs, and apparently, bees (seahorse jewelry is often signed by JHP, but other critters are not, so probably, not his). I think I remember one jewelry book categorizing them as Czech but most authors and sellers attribute the origin to France.
Amazing piece - colour is gorgeous.
davy - I've never seen a brooch like this one. I looked up Jean Painleve and was surprised to see how much my brooch resembles his jewelry. Thank you so much for the great information~!!
What a great brooch!
A big THANKS to everyone!!
Val, I associate this particular style of jewelry with a chunk of Bakelite mounted on flat brass with France, and Jacob Bengel - style jewelry with Bakelite beads brings to mind Germany. Have not seen many English pieces - do you have any examples (or links) to share?
Gorgeous treasure !~
I'd love to see it with the bee cleaned! That a lot of accumulated dust around him.
Not only is this brooch very neat and beautiful, this post is yet another great learning one for me. Thanks for sharing!