Vintage Ornately Decorated Boucher Hairpin Set - Covered with Rhinestones, hotsell perfect for New Years Eve(Hair Pin, Bobby pins)
Vintage remade! I don't think many people are wearing huge studs as earrings anymore so I've been scooping them up, cleaning up the backs, polishing them, and mounting them on hairpins because I love love love hairpins and other hair accessories. There will be some minor wear/dings on these as they are vintage hotsell and that's just how time wears on jewelry. These are in excellent VINTAGE condition!
These are a set of fancy Boucher rhinestone rhodium plated hairpins that I made expressly thinking of new years eve!
"Born in Paris, Marcel Boucher worked as a jewelry designer for Cartier, who brought him to the United States. In the 1930s, he took a job with Mazer Bros., where he worked until he founded his own company in 1937. Boucher made a name for himself creating bold, imaginative, enameled pieces that were individual works of art, with brooches shaped like fruits, animals, and human figures. In particular, collectors covet for his fantasy bird pieces from the 1940s.
Boucher items, which are usually signed, can be roughly dated based on their inventory number and mark. In 1944, he changed the company name from Marcel Boucher Ltd. to Marcel Boucher & Cie. Early pieces may be marked “Marboux” or with his initials in a cartouche. “MB Sterling” was used between 1942 and 1944. Pieces made between 1944 and 1949 may be marked with a Phrygian cap above his initials. Later pieces are marked “Marcel Boucher” or “Boucher.” After 1955, the copyright symbol appears before his name. When Marcel Boucher died in 1965, his wife, Sandra, took over the company. In 1972, the company became a subsidiary of watchmaker Dovorn Industries."
I use Meta Grip Bobby Pins so they'll stay in your hair all day! http://beautyeditor.ca/2015/04/13/best-bobby-pins
I've shown a picture of the back to show the cold steel solder method i use. Since the pins are mixed metals (sterling pins would NOT last long - not enough elasticity) they can't be silver soldered. Just an FYI.
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