RARE VINTAGE 1952 CHRISTIAN DIOR MUSICAL BOX COSTUME BROOCH BY MITCHEL MAER V&A
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YOU ARE BIDDING ON A RARE CIRCA 1952 ICONIC CHRISTIAN DIOR COSTUME BROOCH MUSICAL BOX DESIGNED BY MITCHEL MAER. SIMILAR TO ONE WHICH CAN BE SEEN IN THE V&A DIOR EXHIBITION
THE SILVER & YELLOW GOLD PLATED AND STAR EMBOSSED METAL CASE IS 33mm BY 36mm BY 20 mm. THE REAR CONTAINS THE 'CHRISTIAN DIOR BY MITCHEL MAER ' LABEL AND THE MUSICAL BOX WINDER IS 'STAMPED REUGE STE-CROIX' THE RENOWNED MAKER.
THE FRONT OF BROOCH IS FITTED WITH A PLUM COLOURED ...CABOCHON STONE SURROUNDED BY FAUX PEARLS. THE BROOCH IS SUSPENDED FROM A PIN WITH TWO CHERUBS SUPPORTING A PEARL. THE MUSICAL BOX PLAYS THE TUNE 'LA VIE EN ROSE' A FAMOUS LOVE SONG BY EDITH PEAF.THE BROOCH IS IN SUPER CONDITION A VIDEO OF THE ACTUAL BROOCH CAN BE SEEN BELOW, PURCHASED FROM A MEMBER OF ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA'S FAMOUS JEWELLERY MANUFACTURER HENRY GRIFFITHS & SONS, WHO OWNED THE JEWELLERY FACTORY ON THE TACHBROOK ROAD UNTIL THE LATE 1970's.
ALSO A VIDEO FROM THE V&A OF THEIR BROOCH IN THE DIOR COLLECTION . GOOGLE WILL REVEAL A SIMILAR BROOCH FOR SALE AT £1600 ON Etsy.
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