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1932 PATENT ART DECO HAND-CARVED TESTED BAKELITE BIG FLOWER PRIMROSE DRESS CLIP
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THIS BEAUTIFULLY CARVED CHOCOLATE BAKELITE "PRIMROSE" DESIGN DRESS/FUR CLIP HAS A PATENT NUMBER THAT IS DATED 1932. IT CERTAINLY HAS THAT LATE NOUVEAU/EARLY ART DECO FEEL TO THE STYLIZED DESIGN. IT'S BEEN BEAUTIFULLY DONE--BY HAND--YOU CAN SEE THE ARTIST'S TOOL MARKS IN THE BAKELITE.THIS PIECE MEASURES 2-1/2" LONG AND HAS TESTED POSITIVE WITH SIMICHROME. THE CLIP ON THE BACK IS DELICATELY ETCHED AND HAS AN ART-DECO DESIGN; IT CARRIES THE US PATENT NUMBER 1852188, DATED 1932.
IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION; I FIND NO FLAWS--IT'S WONDERFUL FOR ITS VENERABLE AGE. FROM AN ESTATE, VERY NICELY GIFT BOXED.