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Flower basket brooch

Alfred Philippe (French, 1900 – 1970)
For: Trifari, Krussman & Fishel (American, founded 1925)
American
1940

Medium/Technique Rhodium-plated metal, enamel, glass
Dimensions Height: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.4106
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Jewelry, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBrooches

DescriptionThis rhodium-plated metal brooch features a red enamel basket filled with blue and yellow rhinestone-encrusted flowers.
Marks TRIFARI [with a crown surmounting the "T"]
DES. PAT. NO. 119434
ProvenanceBetween about 1970s and 2018, acquired by Carole Tanenbaum, Toronto, Ontario [see note]; 2018, gift of Carole Tanenbaum to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 12, 2018)

NOTE: This is part of a large collection of costume jewelry given to the MFA in 2018, which had been built over about 40 years.