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Posted 2 years ago
carylyle
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I was hoping someone might recognize this silver tone prong set rhinestone strawberry brooch. It is unsigned, I was hoping someone might be able to attribute it to a particular maker. It measures approximately 1 3/4 inches from stem to tip of berry point.
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Hi, carylyle. :-)
This looked so familiar to me that I thought somebody had pulled it back to the front page of CW S&T with a love.
I can't find that similar posting right now, but Google Lens found a couple of twins (or near twins, anyway):
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Warner Strawberry Brooch Pin 1950s Retro Fruit Red Rhinestone
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https://www.etsy.com/JubilantJunknJetsam/listing/626767569/warner-strawberry-brooch-pin-1950s-retro
This one is apparently signed:
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Vintage Strawberry lapel pin / Signed warner brooch / mens lapel pin / rhinestone jewelry / red anniversary gift for her / costume jewelry
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https://www.etsy.com/listing/622074558/vintage-strawberry-lapel-pin-signed
Keramikos,
Thank you for much for the information. They look identical, down to the size and everything. It's funny I did google photo search and came up with nothing. You were much luckier than I.
Thanks again for pointing me in a direction!
carylyle, You're welcome. :-)
Dunno what to tell you about your unsuccessful search, other than that search engine, operating system --and time -- can all be factors.
I had a bit of success a few years back in finding something for another CW user who had already done due diligence, but found nothing.
The difference in that one was time. In between the time the other CW user had performed a search and when I did it, somebody else in a far corner of the Internet had posted a near twin with enough additional information about it to solve the mystery.
In the case of this post, I latterly noticed (d'oh!) that both of near twins I linked are signed.
Why yours isn't signed, we might never know, but it sure does look like the same pin otherwise.
Some history for Warner:
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Founded by Joseph Warner in 1953, the Warner company produced costume jewelry under his direction until 1971. Usually executed in gold-tone or japanned metal, and often embellished with polychromatic crystal rhinestones, its pieces are mostly of floral or insect design, although novelty subjects, notably umbrella pins, were also produced. The most sought-after, however, are the intricately crafted open-and-shut mechanicals. Comparatively rare, they have been steadily increasing.
Book: by Judith Miller [2010] . Costume Jewelry,, Octopus Publishing Group Ltd., London — Warner: [Page 211].
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https://exquisitevintagejewels.com/designers/warner-designers1-1.htm