This brooch would be called a duette because is can be a pin or disassemble into dress clips but it also has earrings in it too. When it arrived I found out it was sterling and signed! Made by Ciro in the 1920s.
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For anyone wondering what I mean by earrings and dress clips. The bigger pieces on the sides unhook from the brooch section as dress clips and the smaller pieces above and below the center stone come off and are a pair of VERY uncomfortable clip earrings. I bought it not knowing about the earrings, I discoverd them fumbling around with it later.
NRS World turquoise ring; Kendra Scott Cassie in turquoise; We Dream In Color golden chain bracelet; Lilly Pulitzer Elsa in "pool" (I think)...
^^ ^what a find! I love those old convertible pieces. I have a passion for vintage rhinestone brooches. You've inspired me to search for a convertible piece for myself. Question: could you use the dress clips as shoe clips? I know you might not want to because there's a big risk of them falling off, but could you?
^that ring is FABULOUS!
Not on this particular piece as the under side of the clips have three rather sharp points, I suppose as extra security so they didn't fall off during a Charleston lol, but they would leave dents if not holes in shoes. I haven't worn them as clips for fear of damaging clothing. But I have another duette that could, if I wanted, work on shoes as the under side is smooth. I have worn its clips on a couple dresses. The earrings are so tight they would work on shoes but they are fairly small.
Try searching Coro duettes if you want one. My deco one is by Ciro, a London company, but Coro sort of invented the term duette and was a US company so there are a bunch of them around.
Pulling some things from my collection that I haven't worn in a long time....Tri color diamonds (natural yellow, champagne, & white) set in Tri color gold (yellow, rose, & white) earrings & pendant. I put the pendant on a rose gold chain. Picture don't do this set justice.
@frick&frack and @cdtracing: Silpada has a similar ring called "Tumbled Turquoise." Several sellers have them on eBay [emoji4]
I had a YG day today to celebrate the arrival of my new earrings from Rachel Jackson. I just love them!
I also wore my YG Maya Brenner necklace with my son's initial;
I also wore my YG Maya Brenner necklace with my son's initial;