1930s

This small Sterling Silver brooch was made in Germany in the 1930s or maybe even earlier.  The reason I like it so much is the delicate detail of the enamelling and the added marcasites which give this brooch its charm.  The coach part of the brooch is just 2.5 cm long and within this tiny…

These Scottie Dogs are a pair of dress clips, they were popular during the 1930s.  A way of jazzing up an outfit cheaply during the tough times of the Depression when buying a whole new outfit was not always an option.  What is unusual about these dress clips is that they are made of glass. …

Between 1907 and 1909 Dr Leo H. Baekeland was conducting experiments and he accidentally discovered Bakelite. During the 1920s and 1930s it was widely used by costume jewellery manufacturers as it was cheap, could be dyed, easily carved and incorporated with other materials like chrome. You can find bangles, earrings, cufflinks, necklaces and, of course,…

This brooch is large and is convex to represent the shape of the bottle. And as is often the case with brooches from the 1930s, there is no indication of who the designer or maker is. It was bought from an American online site and I’m guessing that this is its country of origin. I…