Vintage 60s Gorgeous Iconic Boucher Christmas Tree Brooch, Gold Tone with Teeny Tiny Multicolor Rhinestones hotsell

Iconic Boucher Christmas Tree Brooch, Vintage 60s Gorgeous, Gold Tone with Teeny Tiny Multicolor Rhinestones


Vintage from the 1960s
Length: 2 Inches; Width: 1 Inches
Materials: Colored rhinestones, Gold base metal, brushed finish
Found: From the estate of a socialite in Paradise Valley, AZ.

Super pretty, multicolored rhinestone brooch with scalloped detail. Teeny tiny rhinestones in red, green, turquoise, yellow and clear. Nice and sparkly. This piece is signed Boucher on the back.

This tree is featured on Page 21 of Nancy Trowbridge's "Collecting Christmas Jewelry" Book.

Why its kind of a big deal:

Marcel Boucher was one of the most talented designers and manufacturers of American costume jewelry in the 20th century. His jewelry was notable from the very beginning due to the excellent design and high-quality materials. It was commonly mistaken for precious jewelry.

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 hotsell be marked with a Phrygian cap above his initials. Later pieces are marked “Marcel Boucher” or “Boucher.”