Vintage RARE Copper Brooch & Earrings- Matisse/Renoir
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Brooch is called a Cattail brooch with white enamel and pink dots, along with the matching earrings. All 3 pieces are signed Matisse and Renoir and of course the foil tag that came with it. Size's are as follows: Brooch is 4 1/2" T by 2" W, Earrings are 1 1/2" T by 3/4" W, Tag is 2 5/8" T by 5/8" W. Knotts Berry Farm Box is 3 5/8" square by 1 1/8" T. This is a very rare set signed by both Matisse and Renoir in the early 50's. As you can see, the earring protectors are still on these earrings and the whole set looks like it has never been worn. I bought it from an estate sale and it was in the old Knotts Berry Farm box, which I thought was interesting..because the city on the box says Ghost town, California. The original foiled tag that is very rare to see has not even been folded and is also excellent. Please because I have verified that these are the real deal and in mint condition. Thank you for stopping by and !! /designers/renoir.html A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ON THE CREATORS OF THIS BEAUTIFUL PIECE:One of the earliest non-native jewelry designers to use copper, in the 1930s, was Francisco Rebajes , who came to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic in 1922 and made modernist styles from solid copper. Although he started selling his pieces on the street, his jewelry eventually became so popular that he and his wife opened an
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