1968 Crown Trifari "L'Orient" Turquoise & Sapphire Cabochon Maltese Cross Brooch
United States · Gold Tone, Cream Enamel, Faux Turquoise and Sapphire Glass Cabochon
$1,349.95
- Maker
- Crown Trifari
- Origin
- United States
- Era
- Crown Trifari · L'Orient · 1968
- Materials
- Gold Tone, Cream Enamel, Faux Turquoise and Sapphire Glass Cabochon
- Condition
- Excellent vintage, slight bend to pin
- Provenance
- Signed with the Crown Trifari mark and a copyright on the reverse. An example from the L'Orient collection appears in Julia Carroll's 'Collecting Costume Jewelry 202,' page 234.
On this piece
A stylized Maltese cross from Trifari's 1968 L'Orient collection, set in a gold-tone finish with cream enamel worked in a snakeskin pattern, rarely seen faux turquoise glass cabochons, and blue sapphire glass cabochons for accent. L'Orient was one of Trifari's most successful collections and its pieces are becoming exceptionally hard to find, which one look tends to explain. An example appears in Julia Carroll's Collecting Costume Jewelry 202 on page 234. It is signed with the Crown Trifari mark and a copyright on the reverse, and measures 2.75 inches wide by 2.75 inches tall. Excellent vintage condition, the enamel still bright and the color in the cabochons strong; there is a slight bend to the pin from a previous owner's wear.