A slinky vintage 1930s 40s reverse hand-carved and painted googly-eyed lucite Alley Cat design brooch. Whimsical and wonderful design! He's thin and scrappy, ready for a fight for the attentions of his lady love or his next meal! Google eyes, and hand painted whiskers mouth and tongue on his face, and painted black 'claws' on his feet! One of the cutest of the lucite brooches from the period in my opinion. Measures 3" tall by 1.75" wide. Unmarked. Inset pinback as expected with genuine lucite jewelry of the period. Excellent vintage condition.

A slinky handmade carved & painted lucite googly-eyed Alley Cat brooch circa 1930s 40s.

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A stunning vintage 1930s handmade bakelite and chromed metal geometric Art Deco moderne brooch. Before there was modern, there was moderne, the French word from the period for what we now call Art Deco. Plastics were a popular component of jewelry from the 1930s because they were less expensive than the comparable natural materials ie gemstones etc. Bakelite was the first fully man-made synthetic plastic material. It was produced in many glorious colors, and varied from completely opaque to fully transparent, with marbling or without, and there was even a variety with metallic inclusions called 'stardust'! Some Bakelite jewelry was made with metal decoration, like the example above, and many of those were unabashedly modernist in tone even if modernist hadn't been invented yet! Coming soon, but available now via message here, or visit my Ruby Lane shop to inquire.

Bakelite and chromed metal handmade brooch circa 1930s.

Coming soon, but available now via message here, or visit my Ruby Lane shop to inquire...

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