1945 COROCRAFT ROSE VERMEIL STERLING SITTING MONKEYS DUETTE DRESS CLIP AS IS

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View 1945 COROCRAFT ROSE VERMEIL STERLING SITTING MONKEYS DUETTE DRESS CLIP AS IS with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. THE BRUNIALTI'S NOTE IN THEIR BOOK THAT THERE WERE TWO KNOWN VARIATIONS OF THE DUETTE, ONE IN GREEN WHICH IS SHOWN IN THEIR BOOK, AND IN RED WHICH IS SHOWN HERE. THE MONKEYS ARE BOTH SIGNED STERLING ON THE CLIP AND ON THE INSIDE THEY ARE SIGNED STERLING, COROCRAFT, AND HAVE THE ICONIC WINGED PEGASUS SYMBOL. body, body > table > tbody > tr > td {margin: 0; padding: 0;} body > table {table-layout: fixed; width: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-spacing: 0;} /*first eBay table*/ #gs8-design {-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; padding: 0 0; font-family: '-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', 'Roboto', 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background: #000;} #gs8-design, #gs8-design *, #gs8-design *:before, #gs8-design *:after {-webkit-box-sizing: border-box; -moz-box-sizing: border-box; box-sizing: border-box;} #gs-designArea {padding: 30px 0 30px 0; min-height: 400px;} .gs-zoneB {margin-left: 4%; margin-right: 4%;} /* ::::::::::::::::::::: Title and Subtitle ::::::::::::::::::::: */ #gs-header,#gs-header2 {padding: 10px 4%; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; 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THE MONKEYS DO NOT HAVE THE DUETTE MECHANISM BUT CAN BE EASILY WORN SIDE BY SIDE FOR THE SAME EFFECT.  BOTH OF THE MONKEY ’ S CLIPS HOLD NICE AND TIGHT. THE MONKEYS ARE BOTH SIGNED STERLING ON THE CLIP AND ON THE INSIDE THEY ARE SIGNED STERLING, COROCRAFT, AND HAVE THE ICONIC WINGED PEGASUS SYMBOL. THE SET IS IN FAIR VINTAGE CONDITION AND IS BEING SOLD ASI IS, WITH THE STERLING LOOKING WONDERFUL WITH SOME WEAR ON THE MONKEYS HIGH POINTS,  AGING TO THE RHINESTONES WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN REPLACED OVER TIME, AND ONE LEFT EYE ON ONE OF THE MONKEYS IS MISSING.   MEASUREMENTS: EACH MONKEY IS 1 1/8 ”  WIDE AND 1.5 ”  TALL.  _gsrx_vers_1730 (GS 9.9.4 (1730)) Condition: Pre-owned - Good. Category: Jewelry & Watches › Vintage & Antique Jewelry › Brooches & Pins. Brand: CoroCraft.

Brand

CoroCraft

Type

Brooch

Country of Origin

United States