Stunning MCM Matisse Renoir Brooch from Jerry Fels. The pin features a branch sprig of Ivy leaves. Piece is fashioned from copper and then enameled. The brooch measures 2” W x 1-1/2” H. It is stamped with the maker's mark “MATISSE RENOIR” on the back. It is in immaculate condition.
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Jerry Fels founded the costume jewelry firm called Renoir of California in Los Angeles in 1946. Renoir produced copper jewelry from the mid 1940s until 1964. From the firm's Santa Monica, California workshop, the Renoir firm specialized in costume jewelry pieces with strong geometric, modernist, and abstract forms in copper. Fels took jewelry design in a new direction by integrating enamel designs into its existing lines. The Matisse line of costume jewelry has some recognizable marks: the Renoir copyright mark in cursive script, the Matisse mark on the back of each piece, and printed cardboard earring cards and boxes. These identifying marks are important determining factors when trying to pinpoint whether you have hotsell an authentic piece.
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Product code: 1950s MATISSE RENOIR hotsell Enameled Copper Laurel Leaf Brooch ~ Book Piece