This unusual beetle brooch is by one of the doyens of costume jewellery design – Hattie Carnegie. I have a number of Hattie Carnegie brooches in my collection, their quirkiness and originality appeal to me. This beetle is from the 1940s and I bought it from my friend Jacqueline Rehmann author of ‘Classic American Costume…
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