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Antique French LampworkCarvedGlass TuttiFrutti Brass Clip Earrings

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These antique early-20th-Century French carved lampwork glass bead earrings depict berries and leaves. On each earring, this fruit salad dangles on a single ring that drops from a round convex green "stem", which is attached to miniature brass clips. Such colorful jewelry by Parisian glass artisans beginning in the early 1920s inspired the "tutti-frutti" design trend of the Art-Deco period. Fine jewels in fruit-salad designs that also echoed Mughal Empire antiques were introduced by Cartier. Then tutti-frutti was internationally appropriated in costume jewelry with poured glass to mix with crystals and faux pearls--especially by Coco Chanel, Miriam Haskell, and Alfred Philippe at Trifari who had launched his design career at Cartier. This increased the fame of Parisian glass-workshops on which they relied, such as Louis Rousselet and Maison Gripoix.
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  • Dimensions:
    Height: 1.58 in (40 mm)Depth: 1.19 in (30 mm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1920s-1930s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Chicago, IL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3244219459002
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