MB Boucher Gold Pave and Metallic Enamel Praying Mantis Pin
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MB Boucher Gold Pave and Metallic Enamel Praying Mantis Pin
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Description: goldwashed and rhodium plated base metal, rhinestones, enamelling
Marked: MB (phrygian cap), T (with serifs, partial stamp)
Reference: Advertised for sale at The Halle Bros Co, price $5, in The [Cleveland OH] Plain Dealer, 12 Apr 1941, p 2; click thumbnail above to view advertisement. Patent is reproduced below (scroll down); designer Marcel Boucher, filed March, granted April 1941. Luxe et fantaisie: Bijoux de la collection Barbara Berger (Paris, 2003) p 108; Bijoux: Los Anos Gloriosos - Colleccion Barbara Berger (Colima, Mexico, 2000), p 33. For the larger 1940 pave pin, see BOU2413 ••Reference Links - bou2413
Condition: Excellent
Size: 3.5" x 1.8"
Price: US$4750 ' - see our Sales Policies (link below) for any extra shipping charges - & why (Sept 2025) these items will still ship tariff-free, to and through the USA
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