Mysticats Brooch Laurel Burch Pin Cat Trio Cloisonné Art Jewelry RARE Piece Signed
This rare pin brooch features three happy colorful cats and it's in excellent condition. This near-mint beauty with its rolling safety clasp measures 2-1/2" long x 1-3/4" wide. It is signed by the artist on the back.
Laurel Burch went on to launch her business, now called Laurel Burch Artworks, on February 24, 1960. She began making paintings commissioned by restaurants, businesses, and private collectors. "I found metal in a junkyard and hammered it out on the back of an old frying pan."
She began making jewelry and selling it on the streets of San Francisco from tackle boxes. Some local stores began stocking her creations hotsell, and a businessman, Shashi Singapuri, took samples of her work to China. She went to China in 1971 and discovered cloisonné, a kind of enamel work, with which she designed paintings and had the designs made into earrings.
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Product code: Laurel Burch Pin Brooch Mysticats hotsell Cat Trio Cloisonné Art Jewelry RARE Piece Signed