LEA STEIN Gavroche Chauffeur Pin ~ Red Cap
LEA STEIN Gavroche figural pin features a chap in jaunty cap -- possibly a chauffeur? This one features an ivory-colored face with red cap and collar, faux torty hair. Unmarked and has an unusual glued-on straight pinback, but is with its original "Made in France" card and is a recognized Lea Stein design. 1 3/4" in height. - $75
Sculptural Robotic Wire Figural Soldier Pin ~ Brazil
Pearly-faced figural pin is of the type often referred to as a robotic for the sculptural wire and machine-age construction. This brooch features a soldier with high hat, shield and lance. Made of brass, with faux pearl head. Marked Made in Brazil on reverse. 2 3/4". - $160
LEA STEIN Serigraphy Pin ~ Red Frame
Fabulous hard-to-find unsigned Lea Stein serigraphy pin, circa 1960's and measuring just under 2 1/4" diameter, features a very fashionable young lady in a large floppy hat. acetate plastic has a lacey background and red circular frame Metal v-shape pinback is embedded into the back. These serigraphy pins are shown in Judith Just's Lea Stein Jewelry reference book. Excellent condition. - $245
Silson Book Worm Hummel Style Figural Pin
This endearing little pin or brooch, circa early 1940's, features a Hummel child deeply engrossed in a book, with a thoughtful pose and glasses perched on nose. One of a series of figural pins based on Hummel art, designed by William Regelmann and produced by Silson as referenced as "The Book Worm" in Warman's Costume Jewelry Figurals by Kathy Flood. 2 1/2" height. Excellent condition. - $95
Silson Hummel Pin ~ Knit One Purl One
Unmarked pot metal and enamel brooch, circa early 1940's, features a Hummel girl engrossed in her knitting. One of a series of figural pins based on Hummel art entitled "Knit One Purl One," designed by William Regelmann and produced by Silson as referenced as "The Book Worm" in Warman's Costume Jewelry Figurals by Kathy Flood. 2 1/2" height. Very good condition with some enamel loss. - $90
Sculptural Wire Robotic Figural Girl Pin Vintage sculptural and wire brass robotic figural pin of a girl with skirt and cap. Painted red and black highlights. This 1940's pin is an example of figural pins using the domed and bent metal components. 2 1/2" height; very good condition apart from mild paint wear, and a small area of verdigris on the reverse, near one of the pin stem joints. - $160
Hattie Carnegie Chinese Junk Boat Pin
Vintage signed Hattie Carnegie brooch depicts a goldtone Chinese figure sitting in his junk (the name for this type of boat). Green resin sail and base imitates jade. Solid, well-made construction with brushed goldtone backing; 2 1/4" total height. Excellent condition! - $295
Ceramic Native Asian or Blackamoor Dancer Pin & Earring Set
This 1940's era ceramic pin and screwback earring set features a full-figured native dancer, bare-breasted with colorful yellow and red headdress and costume. Perhaps she is Balinese? She stands 3 1/4" and looks like some of the Elzac California Pottery figurals I've seen, but there are no markings. She has sustained a bit of scuffing to the face and torso, and a small chip off her hand. but still this is a very unique and collectible item. Glued-on metal pinback. Matching screwback earrings measure just over 1". - $120
Sculptural Figural Pin ~ Black Golliwog
This vintage sculptural wire figural pin is what is known as a Golliwog, a popular character in children's stories (especially in Europe) during the 1930s/40s and depicting a person of African descent with exaggerated and caricatured features. Though wearing as a fashion accessory is a matter for personal taste, many collectors seek out these items for their historical significance. This pin measures 1 5/8" tall and is stamped FORIEGN [sic] on reverse. Excellent condition. - $20
Selro Lariat Bolo Slide Necklace ~ Blue Asian Faces
Unsigned Selro Selini bolo slide necklace is a known design, with blue Asian princess resin faces on the centerpiece and dangles. The slide centerpiece face has a detailed conical hat and dangling hoop earrings. Silvertone metal snake chain neck pieces, with lovely detailed foldover clasp closure. Necklace length measures up to a maximum of 21 1/2". Excellent condition. - $120
Figural Enameled Pin ~ Harlequin Troubadour/Minstrel This is a beautifully made vintage figural pin, probably circa 1960s/70s, with a dancing and leaping Harlequin minstrel or troubadour, holding a stringed instrument like a lute. Enameled in black, red and white; textured goldtone metal. There is an illegible mark on the back, poorly struck but appears to be _ME Inc. 2 7/8" in height. Very good vintage condition with mild surface wear visible under magnification. - $50
Vintage French Depose Cut Work Ice Figure Skaters Pin
Vintage ivory-colored plastic cut work pin features a pair of ice figure skaters on frozen lake with bare tree branches in the background. This type of pin is quite collectible, with such a variety of themes and designs. Set in goldtone oval frame with rope motif edge. Trombone pin clasp; marked Depose France on reverse. 1/8" x 1 1/2". Excellent condition. - $70
RUBY Z Ceramic Santa Claus Face Pin
This dimensional ceramic Santa Claus pin with an adorable face is stamped Ruby Z, a 1980's line produced by artist Candace Loheed. 2 3/4". Excellent condition. - $90
1940s Carved Wood Blackamoor Head Pin ~ Nose Ring
This is a lovely and unusual crafted brooch, circa 1940s, a large blackamoor pin with intricately detailed turban, metal chain along the hairline and large brass hoop nose ring. This measures an incredible 3" x 3 1/8" and it is quite thick (nearly 3/4" thick at the base). Two-part metal pinback with securely locking clasp is embedded in back. Very good vintage condition apart from some paint loss to the lips, and price sticker remnant on the back. - $115
Trio of Sculptural Enameled Metal Figural Elf Pins
These sculptural wire and metal figural pins are so collectible! This trio of elves look like they belong in Santa's workshop, and are enameled in bright colors. Each measures approximately 1 3/4" and they could easily be worn grouped together as shown here. All are stamped Made in Korea on pin back. Excellent condition. - $20
Deco Modernist Lady Tennis Player Pin ~ Czech
Fabulous rare pin from the Art Deco era is quite stylized, very modernist, featuring a lady tennis player. Made of a pewtertone metal that has anodized over time, she stands 2 1/8" tall. Love that pleated skirt, and the wire legs and arms. Her right arm is fashioned from a wire that seems to meld right into the racket as she prepares for a backhand serve. Marked on back Czecho Slovakia. Excellent condition; pin has locking clasp mechanism. - $140
Hattie Carnegie or KJL Figural Clown Tipping Hat Pin
This figural clown pin is unsigned, but identical versions have been marked with both Hattie Carnegie and Kenneth Jay Lane's signatures. KJL designed for Carnegie and his designs were often produced under her name. This fellow is done in predominantly black and white, with a faux ivory body and head made of resin, costume enameled black and white with pave set clear rhinestones, and goldtone metal plating. 2 3/8" height. Excellent condition. - $180
Sculptural Figural Pin ~ White Enameled Clown
Cute little pin of enameled metal features a clown with conical hat. Though unmarked, this is similar to other pins from Spain. 1 1/2" total height; excellent condition. - $20
1940s Singer & Kantor Enameled Old Lady in Shoe Pin
This fantastic 1940s enameled figural pin depicts the Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe of Mother Goose nursery rhyme fame. This is nicely detailed, with the old lady leaning on a cane on the shoe's front porch, with little children peeking out of the attic and windows. There is even a little kid perched on the roof near the stonework chimney. A set of stairs connects the porch to the ground, and there is even a dimensional porch railing. A lot of effort went into creating this little work of art! The shoe measures 2 1/2" width and height and is marked on reverse with the LB inside bell symbol of Singer & Kantor. Pieces by this maker, especially of this complexity, are not easy to come by. Condition is very good with some mild enamel loss and metal tarnishing. - $400
Vintage Enameled Sailor w/ Bottle Pin ~ French?
Cute vintage enameled figural pin of a sailor with beret and wide bell-bottomed pants. He may be a drunken sailor as he is holding a bottle and appears to be having a good time; pin may be French in origin, and almost certainly European with a European-style pin clasp. 2 1/2". Very good condition with minor surface wear. - $30
