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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lizjewel, post: 3800678, member: 13874&quot;]The pin closure looks European to me. U.S. jewelry seldom has that type pin closure. I&#039;d say French. It probably had a bunch of <i>siblings</i> in other accessory styles, colors. Like handbags, gloves, hats, etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>Would be used as socalled <i>scatter pins</i> on the front of a sweater or cardigan. That fashion was first popular in the 1940s into the 1950s and has since seen revival attempts. </p><p><br /></p><p>If well made, it could have been a designer line to relaunch the <i>scatter pin</i> fashion. Jewelry designers often made smaller lines to round out their main styles. It could even have been designed as jewelry for dolls if very small. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d expect it&#039;s well made because this type of pin back closure is not wasted on cheap jewelry, they&#039;d just have a basic C-hook. Handcrafted artisan jewelry also have mostly C-hooks. Artisans hardly ever spent money on the type of better pin closure seen on this brooch.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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