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Late Summer 2023 Fine Art & Estate Auction

Bakelite Plastic Jewelry - Eight Piece Lot

This auction ended on September 10, 2023.

Start price: $25

Estimated price: $50 - $75

Buyer's Premium: 25%

Description

Item/Description: Colorful Autumn hues eight piece jewelry lot. Seven pieces of bakelite and one of resin. Included are two bangles, one bar pin, one jabot stickpin and four bubble rings. All confirmed as bakelite (tested with simechrome) except for the mottled brown bubble ring which is resin /plastic. Carved brown bangle; corn yellow wide bangle; carved brown bar bin; black, brown, mottled green and mottled brown bubble rings, two toned jabot stick pin.

Material: Bakelite, resin

Dimensions: Yellow bangle: Inner Width: 2 1/4"; Band Width: 1 1/8". Dimensions: Brown bangle: Inner Width: 2 1/4"; Band Width: 1/2"; Bar Pin: Length: 1 3/4"; Width: 2/3"; Rings: all size 6.

Condition: Good. Free of cracks, damage. Surface use and age wear includes scratches, oxidation and bend to brooch pin; thread loss to the stickpin so the darker orange block does not stay on firmly.

Age: Mid-Century

Provenance: Private Estate

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