I’m 90% certain this beautiful brooch and matching earrings are Hollycraft.

Why oh why oh why did jewelry makers not sign every dang piece they made????? Of course, that would take the fun out of research, but criminy.


So here we have a rich-looking goldtone brooch and earrings set with milk glass rhinestones and accented with black enamel.

hollycraft_set


Flowers with black enameled lacy (sort of filigree) petals and milk glass rhinestone centers. The three leaves on the brooch have life-like detail and light texturing. It all comes together in a very appealing look.

Okay, so why do I say Hollycraft?

A few years ago, a friend had this same set except hers was signed. My research has shown that Hollycraft didn’t always sign their pieces. In fact, there’s probably quite a bit of Hollycraft floating around unsigned and unattributed.

So this demi will be listed in my JewelryObsessed shop, probably around the end of the week.


I’ll be listing this trembler brooch, with its bright, colorful, cheery rhinestone and enameled flowers and butterfly, at the same time:

butterfly_trembler

It has an interesting combination of plain and textured backs on the components.

trembler_back


Why wait til the end of the week? There are some Valentine pieces to be photo’d and listed first. I may post some of them here tomorrow.

I’ve really gotta step up the pace, or I’ll still be purging three years from now…