Crown Trifari Gold-Tone Fuchsia Pink Rhinestone Starburst Brooch
United States · Gold Plate, Fuchsia Pink and Pavé Crystal Rhinestone
$949.95
- Maker
- Crown Trifari
- Origin
- United States
- Era
- Crown Trifari · Starburst · Book piece
- Materials
- Gold Plate, Fuchsia Pink and Pavé Crystal Rhinestone
- Condition
- Excellent vintage
- Provenance
- Signed with the Crown Trifari mark and a copyright on the reverse. The design is held in the permanent jewelry collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, one of only a handful of Trifari pieces so recognized. Also featured in Marcia Brown's 'Signed Beauties of Costume Jewelry,' page 186.
On this piece
An open-worked, dimensional starburst in Trifari's rich gold-plated finish, filled with a mosaic of fuchsia pink rhinestones cut in a variety of shapes and surrounded by pavé crystal. It reads clearly across a room and still rewards a close look, which is the mark of the house working at its best. This design was judged important enough, as fashion and as design, to be taken into the permanent jewelry collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York — a distinction only a handful of Trifari pieces hold. It is also a documented book piece, featured in Marcia Brown's Signed Beauties of Costume Jewelry on page 186. Signed with the Crown Trifari mark and a copyright on the reverse, and measuring 2.75 inches wide by 2.75 inches tall. Excellent vintage condition.