Jewel of the day: Christian Dior 1964 rhinestone pin

This pin is BIG – four inches long. And intriguing. I don’t know if it was made for wear during Christmas, because those are certainly holiday colours. But the different mix of stones is fascinating to me – the top features rhinestone cabochons and clear rounds. The “tail” is set with opaque glass jade colourd stones, and fuchsia and clear rhinestones, all marquise shaped. At first I wondered if it was a marriage of two different pieces but the back shows no signs that after market soldering might have occurred. I think it was just the firm’s very creative use of stones and colour. Signed Chr. Dior 1964 Germany on the reverse. I believe that this was made for Dior by the German firm of Henkel and Grosse.

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