Bidspirit auction | An Assortment of Vintage Costume


An Assortment of Vintage Costume Jewellery and Hair Accessories in a Wooden Cigar Box - This lot comprises an extensive collection of mid to late 20th-century costume jewellery and accessories presented in a vintage wooden cigar box. The interior lid of the box retains a paper label for Medallion Havana Tobaccos, featuring a central crown emblem and text identifying Fribourg and Treyer Ltd. Notable items within the collection include a chunky silver-tone chain necklace with a circular pendant containing a multi-coloured mosaic of glass or resin fragments. There is a large snowflake-form brooch or pendant finished in teal-coloured enamel and a hair barrette featuring a blue enamel ground with a pink and gold-tone floral design. The assortment further includes a bohemian-style necklace with large irregular green, yellow, and red resin beads, a long double-strand silver-tone chain with a hammered-effect teardrop pendant, and a graduated bead necklace with silver-tone textured and neutral-toned faceted beads. The lot also contains various multi-strand necklaces of red and multi-coloured seed beads, alongside a variety of tangled fine and costume-weight chains in gold and silver-tone base metals. Materials observed include base metals, enamel, glass, resin, and acrylic.