Trifari 'Norman Bel Geddes' Two Colour Gold Jelly Belly Sailfish Fish Pin Clip
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Trifari 'Norman Bel Geddes' Two Colour Gold Jelly Belly Sailfish Fish Pin Clip
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Description: yellow and rose gold plated base metal, lucite, cabochon
Marked: Trifari with Crown (on clip), Des Pat No 129165
Reference: Patent (for a gold and pave version) is reproduced below (scroll down); designer Norman Bel Geddes, filed July, granted Aug 1941 - advertised for sale at Woodward & Lothrop, price $15, in the [Washington DC] Evening Star, 27 Sept 1941, p 6; click thumbnail above to view advertisement. Brunialti, American Costume Jewelry - Art and Industry (2008) Vol 2 p 174, the fish on the left; Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo's Collection (Milan, 2010) p 198 (see also p 201 for variants)
Condition: Excellent, apart from slight age crazing to lucite on the back near the tail, and some spots of plating wear
Size: 3.25" x 2.45"
Price: US$2450 ' - 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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