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Vintage Costume Jewelry Brooches Inc Sarah Coventry - This collection of vintage costume jewelry features a variety of novelty brooches in fruit and confectionery motifs. The group includes a gold-tone pear-shaped brooch accented with clear pavé-set rhinestones, identified as a Hattie Carnegie design. Also included is a textured gold-tone double cherry brooch marked SARAH COV on the reverse for Sarah Coventry. The assortment further contains an enameled lemon wedge, a red enameled apple with a green leaf, a polished gold-tone wrapped candy, and a stylized gold-tone apple with a spiral center and textured finish. The pieces are constructed from base metals with gold-tone finishes, enamel, and synthetic stones. Lemon wedge: 1.5 inches wide Red apple: 1.25 inches high Pear: 1.75 inches high Cherries: 1.75 inches high Candy: 1.75 inches wide Stylized apple: 1.25 inches high The collection is in good vintage condition. There are minor surface scratches and light finish wear consistent with age and use. The enamel on the fruit motifs appears largely intact. All pavé-set rhinestones on the pear brooch appear present. Pin mechanisms are in functional condition.