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Crystal pitchers have never been reproduced to date. It is in excellent condition.

This plate depicts the lull, full of anticipation, before the family festivities- which in Denmark begin on Christmas eve- start.

The hustle and bustle of busy preparation is over. For the Children there is nothing left to do but wait. The little girl has thoughtfully put her teddy bear down where he can enjoy the Christmas trees, while she passes the time looking at a hare, that has come close to the house in search for food. In a few hours the many expectations, talked about for the endless weeks, will be fulfilled.

This box is in excellent condition. The lid fits securely.

For sale within the U.S. only and not for export.

It is illegal to import ivory into the United States, however any ivory inside this country may be legally bought or sold. We do not support the poaching of ivory, and we are very concerned about the survival of the elephant and would never do anything that we feel would endanger the species. It is a practical matter that people must sell ivory to settle estates, divorces, and financial difficulties.

Retail value is $190.00

This medium dark jade is highly polished and transparent

Retail price is $459.95

Retail price is $269.95

The Hollycraft Jewelry name

The Hollywood Jewelry Manufacturing Company started using the Hollycraft name in 1948, perhaps because of customer confusion between Hollywood Jewelry Manufacturing’s jewelry and jewelry produced by Joseph of Hollywood. Hanging tags with Hollycraft on one side and “Created by Hollywood Jewelry Mfg. New York” on the flip side originated during that same year.

Hollycraft costume jewelry of the 1950s

The heyday for many Hollycraft collectors is jewelry produced during the 1950s. For one thing, Hollywood Jewelry Manufacturing started marking dates on Hollycraft costume jewelry around 1950, making the jewelry easier to identify. In fact, because of the dating process, and the addition the © sign to Hollycraft costume jewelry after 1955, many collectors choose to collect Hollycraft vintage jewelry by the year.

The look of Hollycraft vintage jewelry

There are two interlocking Hollycraft jewelry signatures to look for. First, Hollycraft vintage jewelry is prized for its beautiful designs using rich, pastel-colored rhinestones. Some designs used a single color, while others used several sparkly colors.

The necklace is 16" long.Supposed retail value in the neighborhood of $1,500.00)

None of the moonstones are enhanced.

Sir Alexander Korda (1893-1956) was a Hungarian born movie producer, making a number of notable Hollywood films before to relocating to England and founding "London Films" in 1932; he returned to the U.S. during the Wartime years, producing "Thief of Bagdad" (1940) and "That Hamilton Woman" (1941) and supervising production of the "Jungle Book" (1942), directed by his brother Zoltan Korda. The brooch is in the form of a highly detailed elephant's head with its trunk curled up to "hold" a loop from which dangle turquoise glass beads. The beads are knobby, mottled art glass, most likely hand crafted. The pin is hallmarked "Alexander Korda". The pin is roughly 1 3/4" wide x 2 3/4" long A seldom seen piece!

These turtles are referenced in both Ann Pitman's book on several pages and in Katherine Musetti's book in the figural section in several places.

They aree 2 3/4" long by approximately 1 3/4" wide.