English vintage Hollywood costume jewelry
Double flower realistic design brooch. Gold tone metal alloy. 1960s. English vintage Hollywood costume jewelry
English vintage Hollywood costume jewelry
The history of British Company Hollywood began one hundred years ago, when in 1918 the Bloxidge brothers founded it in Birmingham. The company ceased to exist in 1972. Most of their jewelry came from Woolworths stores.
Traditionally, the jewelers of this company used colored enamels, marcasite, Austrian crystals, aurora borealis, and since 1950 – polishing. The main themes are flowers, leaves and animals, as well as the Scottish – Celtic theme and cameos. All decorations have “Hollywood” marking inside a rectangular.
Although the Hollywood brand name is consonant with the American brand Joseff of Hollywood, they are completely different companies.
There was also another company with a similar name – Hollywood Jewelry Products, which owned the Ricarde of Hollywood brand. However, this company did not exist for long, in the late 30s and 40s, and therefore its jewelry is extremely rare.
Crystal flower vintage brooch. Gold tone, pave rhinestones. 4 cm. 1950s
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English vintage Hollywood costume jewelry
Modernist design gold tone square brooch. 1960s
1950s Leaf brooch of silver tone. 5.5 cm
Aurora borealis crystal floral design brooch. 4 cm. 1960s
Autumn leaf wreath brooch. Faux jade, gold tone textured metal alloy. 3.2 cm. 1960s
Bow flower vintage brooch. Gold tone textured alloy, crystals. 4 cm. 1970s
Chestnut branch vintage brooch. Jewelry alloy of gold tone, crystals, enamel. 7 cm. 1970s
Faux amber gold tone brooch. 6.3 cm. 1960s
Feather brooch. Gold tone textured metal alloy. 8 cm. 1970s
Flower brooch. Gold and silver tone metal alloy, mother-of-pearl. 6 cm. 1960s
Gold and silver tone vintage brooch. 6.5 cm. 1950s
Gorgeous star flower brooch of gold tone, rhinestones. 5 cm. 1960s
Leaf branch vintage brooch. Gold tone alloy, glass beads, rhinestones. 6 cm. 1960s
Lily flower gold tone vintage brooch. 1950s
Oval shaped framed star brooch pendant of gold tone
Red glass cabochon gold tone textured metal brooch. 1970s
Silver tone lucite Aurora Borealis rhinestones vintage brooch. 3 cm 1950s
Turquoise flower vintage brooch. Marcasite, silver tone, art glass. 4.2 cm. 1970s
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