VINTAGE RHINESTONE PEARL NOUVEAU BUTTERFLY PIN - HUGH!! UNSIGNED ROBERT ORIGINALS - BOOK PIECE - STUNNING!! Start Price USD 200.00 Current Price USD 200.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, September 25, 2008 End Time Monday, November 24, 2008 Location brigantine, NJ See more about 'VINTAGE RHINESTONE PEARL NOUVEAU BUTTERFLY PIN - HUGH!!' Description THIS IS NOT YOUR ORDINARY RHINESTONE BUTTERFLY PIN!!! THIS BEAUTIFUL  BUTTERFLY BROOCH WAS PROBABLY MADE IN THE 1950S , POSSIBLY THE 60S.  IT HAS A BRASS BASE WITH GOLDTONE. THE DETAILS IN THIS PIECE ARE TRULY AMAZING. THERE ARE RAISED BEADS OUTLING THE RHINESTONES, RAISED GOLDTONE DESIGNS IN A VERY ART NOUVEAU STYLE STRETCH OVER THE WINGS. ALL THE PEARLS AND RHINESTONES ARE HAND SET. THE TURQUOISE CABACHONS ARE BEZEL SET, ALL OTHERS ARE PRONG SET. I BELIEVE THIS BUTTERFLY BROOCH IS AN UNSIGNED PIECE BY ROBERT ORIGINALS ( ROBERT LEVY). AN ALMOST IDENTICAL BUTTERFLY APPEARS ON PAGE 143 OF MASTERPIECES OF COSTUME JEWELRY BY JOANNE BALL THAT WAS PUBLISHED BY SCHIFFER PUBLISHING IN 1996. THE VALUE IN THIS BOOK IS STATED AT $ 600. THE VALUE OF QUALITY PIECES HAS CONTINUED TO APPRECIATE OVER THE YEARS. THIS IS A BIG PIECE, MEASURING 3 3/4 INCHES WIDE AT THE WIDEST PART OF THE WING SPAN AND 2 5/8 INCHES HIGH. THE PINK GLASS CABACHONS AT THE TOP EDGES OF THE WINGS HAVE LIGHTER PINK SWIRLS. THE PEARLS GRADUATE IN SIZE - SMALLER AT THE BODY AND LARGER OUT TO THE WINGS EDGE. THE BODY HAS A LIGHTER GREEN OVAL STONE AND A LONGER MARQUIS SHAPPED DARKER GREEN STONE FINISHES OFF THE BODY. EVEN THE BACK IS WELL DONE ON THIS PIECE. THE HINGE, PIN STEM AND SAFETY CATCH ARE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THE PICTURES. THIS IS JUST TOO FABULOUS TO PASS UP.   SHIPPING IS BY USPO 1ST CLASS MAIL AND THAT  IS THE SHIPPING CHARGE LISTED ON THE AUCTION. IF THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WANTS TO SHIP ANOTHER WAY, LET ME KNOW AND I WILL TRY TO ACCOMODATE. I ONLY SHIP  TO CONFIRMED ADDRESSES  . THE PRICE FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING WILL BE DIFFERENT THAN THE STATED  COST.  EMAIL ME FOR INTERNATIONAL COST. INSURANCE IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED.   NOTE: NONE OF THE JEWELRY I OFFER FOR AUCTION IS NEW. THESE ARE MY OWN PERSONAL ITEMS, SOME A FEW YEARS OLD, MOST, DEPENDING ON THE ERA AND STYLE I WAS COLLECTING, 20 YEARS TO 150 YEARS OLD. MY ITEMS ARE IN EXCELLENT PRE-OWNED, VINTAGE OR ANTIQUE CONDITION. SOME WILL SHOW ACCEPTABLE  WEAR FOR AGE. IF YOU EXPECT A VINTAGE OR ANTIQUE ITEM TO BE " NEW" PLEASE DON'T BID ON MY AUCTIONS.  IF I WOULDN'T WEAR IT, I WON'T SELL IT. ALSO, ALL WEIGHTS OF GOLD OR SILVER ARE FROM MY POSTAL SCALE WHICH HAS A +/- 1/2 GRAM VARIATION. PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO ACCOUNT WHEN BIDDING ON MY ITEMS.   I AM CLEANING OUT JEWELRY BOXES, CLOSETS AND THE ATTIC. I AM OFFERING SOME WONDERFUL JEWELRY, ANTIQUE SILVER AND KNICK KNACKS ALL AT NO RESERVE AUCTIONS. HAVE FUN LOOKING.   Place a Bid!