Details
- Styles
- Mid-Century Modern
- Earring Closure
- Clip-on
- Brand
- Trifari
- Period
- 1960s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Glass
- Metal
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Blue
- Authenticity Mark
- Captured in
- Condition Notes
- Excellent condition. Excellent condition. less
- Description
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Rhodium plated oval faux-sapphire with smaller round lighter blue sapphire accents clip earrings. Marked crown "TRIFARI©" on the clips. Measure: …
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Rhodium plated oval faux-sapphire with smaller round lighter blue sapphire accents clip earrings. Marked crown "TRIFARI©" on the clips. Measure: 1 1/4 inches long by 3/4 inches wide. Excellent condition. From Trifari's 1963 Cavalcade line. Earrings like these except with clear rhinestones were featured in a 1963 advertisement.
Trifari is an American jewelry company founded in 1925 which sold costume jewelry to the middle to high end market. In 1930, Alfred Philippe, an immigrant from France, joined the company and became its lead designer. Philippe in his previous position in Paris had collaborated with Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, which influenced his designs for Trifari. In the 1930s, Trifari's jewelry was frequently used in Broadway productions. Their designs were also popular in Europe, owned by the Countess of Polignac as well as madame Lanvin's daughter and the director of Lanvin. Trifari also designed two sets of faux-pearl jewelry for Mamie Eisenhower. In 1955, Trifari won a landmark lawsuit protecting its copyrighted designs which were being copied by other costume jewelry companies. Early jewelry, jewelry featured in advertisements, or by well-known designers like Diane Love, Kunio Matsumoto and Alfred Philippe are all highly sought after. less
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