1940's Enameled Flower Cart & Donkey Pin
A superb example of 1940's figural jewelry! Flower cart with driver and donkey in harness, enameled base-metal, set with tiny crystals. The wheels actually turn. Unmarked, but clearly a designer piece such as Coro. 2 3/4" across. Enameling is in excellent condition; there is some tiny crystals missing from the flowers but I had to look very closely to spot this. Mild plating wear on the reverse. - $125
Spain Pearly Face Sailor Boy Pin
1 3/4" pearly face pin marked SPAIN looks like a little sailor boy. Enamel over goldtone metal, with sculptural wire limbs. 1 3/4" height. Excellent condition. - $25
Spain Pearly Faced Graduate or Academic Scholar Pin
Marked SPAIN figural pin in the pearl face series is very academic in his mortarboard and black gown; he bears a slight resemblance to Harry Potter. Fun gift for the graduate, though he could also be a scholar or teacher. 1 1/4" height. - $25
Sculptural Robotic Enameled Pendant ~ Lady on Old Fashioned Telephone
One of a series of sculptural enameled robotic figural pieces, this necklace pendant depicts a three-dimensional lady talking on an old-fashioned stick telephone. A chain connects the earpiece to the phone, and there is a heart-shaped background with rhinestone. This could easily be converted to a brooch if wearer desired. 1 3/4". Excellent condition. - $135
1940's Enameled Pin ~ Native American Indian w/ Bow & Arrow
This incredible pin brooch, circa 1940's, is beautifully crafted with much attention to detail. It depicts an Indian brave or Chief (?) shooting is bow and arrow. He wears decorated moccasins, breech cloth and feathered headdress, has war paint on his face, and stands on a grassy base. Enameling on base metal, with green crystal accents in his headdress. Unmarked but clearly designer quality. 2 3/4" height; excellent condition. View back of this item
- $160
Vintage Male & Female Googly-Eyed Golliwog Pins
Vintage pins feature a male and female Black American "golliwog" with moveable googly eyes. The girl has a bright yellow hair bow, and the boy has a pink hat. Metal pinbacks are glued to the reverse. Each measures about 1 1/2" in height. Excellent condition. - $70
ELZAC Ceramic Spanish Boy and Girl Figural Pins Absolutely fantastic and VERY unusual full figural ceramic pins appear to be the work of Elzac, a California pottery firm famous for its often ethnic "Victim of Fashion" faces. Glazed ceramic with painted details and fabric costume touches, these pins appear to be a Spanish boy and girl. To find these two together (!) in such great shape and with such detail is just fantastic. The boy (3 1/8") has a shy look with upturned eyes and hands behind his back; he wears an embroidered fabric serape and a painted wood hat. The girl (3") has a similarly embroidered head shawl, fabric braid, and a painted wood basket on her head filled with colorful beads (representing fruit). Her eyes are closed or downcast, and her feet turned inward in a kind of shy posture. Both have plastic and metal c-clasp pinbacks glued onto the unglazed back. Excellent overall condition. - $400
LEA STEIN Serigraphy Pin ~ Lady in Picture Hat
LEA STEIN serigraphy pin is referenced in Judith Just's book Lea Stein Jewelry and shows a coy turn-of-the-century lady in an enormous feathered picture hat. Lacy background, moonglow brown frame. V-shaped pinback is heat-set into the plastic and has a mark sometimes seen with Lea Stein jewelry: "Western Germany." 2 1/4" diameter. Frame has a bit of scratching (reflected in price). - $160
LEA STEIN Gavroche Chauffeur Pin ~ Purple Cap
LEA STEIN Gavroche figural pin features a chap in jaunty cap -- possibly a chauffeur? This one features a pale peach face with a hint of pink blush, striated purple cap, dark brown/cream hair, striated gray collar. 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
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
Flying Colors Ceramic Figural Chef Pin on Card
Vintage 1980s/90s ceramic pin features a smiling woman in apron and chef's hat, holding a wooden spoon. 3" height; glued-on metal pinback. On original card (corner of card removed). This could make a great gift for the baker or chef! - $65
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
Ruby Z / Candace Loheed Ceramic Little Girl with Apron Pin
Vintage ceramic pin by Ruby Z features a smiling little girl with red dress and green polka-dot pinafore. This matches a necklace with children figures made by this artist. Measures just over 3". Maker's mark stamped on reverse; glued-on metal pinback. Excellent condition. - $35
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
