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1940'S Signed Trifari Pin |  |
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| Solid, well-made, and in perfect condition, this signed Trifari is as lovely today as it was 60 years ago. It is 2” in length. Trifari is very collectible. There is a lot of life to this pin, as the simulated, well-set pearls are raised on the crescent wave design. Most likely an Alfred Philippe design. | |||
• Era: 1940's • Condition: Excellent • Length: N/A |
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| The
Trifari jewelry
history was unique
in that it was a
out side designer
by the name of Alfred
Philippe that lead
it to greatness.
Trifari was first
known as "Trifari
and Trifari",
founded by Gustavo
Trifari and his
uncle in 1910. When
Gustavo's uncle
left a couple of
years later the
company was known
as just Trifari.
Leo Krussman joined
Trifari in 1917
and in 1925, Carl
Fishel joined the
company as head
of sales. They renamed
the company Trifari,
Krussman and Fishel
and their hallmark
became KTF. The
T in the stamp was
in the center as
was a custom at
the time for the
senior or more important
name. The company
remained stagnant
for lack of good
designers and the
crash of the stock
market in 1929.
In
early 1930 Afred
Philippe came
on board as head
designer for Trifari.
A premier designer
who worked in
fine jewelry for
such firms as
Cartier and Van
Cleef & Arples,
who during the
depression no
longer had the
freedom to create
the designs that
so inspired him
because of the
economical times.
Philippe almost
turned the company
180 degrees with
in a few short
years. His designs
in the Art Deco
period became
very popular and
his freedom to
work with the
less expensive
materials in costume
jewelry gave him
the inspiration
to create the
large flower pins
and the jewelry
now known as fruit
salad jewelry. |
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