1941 Coro Blue Cockatoo Duette Convertible Brooch/Fur Clip - Antique Jewelry

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52771986536_7a15cd03f0_o.jpg Vintage Coro Duette Brooch/ Fur Clips Calopsita Birds 1941 Rhinestone Book Piece This piece has a wonderful quality but is still a pre-owned item with signs of age. Please refrain from comparing it to new items or applying high standards. 🙏🏻 ⚜️ Circa 1941 ⚜️ Marked: coro ⚜️ Patent No.: PAT.NO.1798867 ⚜️ Bird back marking: PAT.NO. 116490 ⚜️ Approx. 5*9.2cm ⚜️ Rhodium plating, enamel, rhinestones ⚜️ The enamel shows some fading, and a few rhinestones have slight yellowing (all original stones). Considering its age, it is in good condition. Please examine the photos carefully. 👀 Please note that measurements are taken with a tape measure, so slight discrepancies are normal. As jewelry pieces are not perfectly symmetrical, the listed dimensions represent the longest and widest points. 🖤 This listing is for one brooch only; other items shown in photos are not included. **Please Note Before Purchasing:** 💚 If you have any questions, please send us a message before buying. 💚 For jewelry from the 1940s-1980s, it's almost inevitable that there will be some degree of fading, discoloration, or minor rust spots and imperfections. Please be aware of this. 💚 We strive to present the items clearly through photos on the page. We kindly ask you to inspect the images and descriptions carefully. 💚 Antique jewelry is inherently an item of age, and will bear traces of use after the passage of time. 💚 The jewelry in our shop will not be modified in style, such as converting clip-on earrings to post earrings. 💚 For those new to "Vintage Jewelry," we encourage you to consider carefully before purchasing. 💚 If an item arrives damaged and unwearable, a refund can be issued. However, returns or refunds will not be accepted for reasons such as the item not meeting expectations, size discrepancies, color differences, or damage not incurred during shipping. **About the Brand:** Initially, American jewelers Emanuel Cohn and Carl Rosenberger established the "Coro" company in New York in the 19th century. However, the first branded jewelry was not "CORO" but "CR," as the name incorporated the first two letters from each partner's name. Sadly, Emanuel Cohn passed away in 1910, but the name remained Cohn & Rosenberger (CR). By the mid-1920s, "Coro" had become the largest jewelry producer on the continent. In 1937, the company began marking its higher-end "Coro Craft" products. Notably, Coro had several subsidiary companies. Francois, in particular, was established for marketing purposes, promoting a better and more expensive jewelry line. This brand produced jewelry between 1944 and 1960. Another "daughter" company, "Vendome," produced fine jewelry from 1944 to 1979. After World War II, trademarks included "Corocraft," "Coro Pegasus," and "Coro Originals." Ultimately, "Coro" ceased jewelry production in 1979. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52772424270_4a198b0068_b.jpg This is a bright and beautiful vintage Coro Duette brooch from 1941. Coro Duettes were designed with a metal frame to which two individual fur clips were fastened. The frame had a pin attached that enabled the assembly to be worn as a brooch. The pins could also be detached from the frame and worn individually as fur clips. This particular Duette is a double bird clip called Calopsita birds. It was designed by Gene Verrecchio who was probably Coro’s most famous designer. This lovely pin is done in fiery tropical shades of orange, hot pink, purple, and blue. The setting is silver tone with rhodium plating. The pin is marked Coro Duette and Pat. No 1798867. It was patented in 1941. **Assembly/Disassembly Reference:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la9_Lsp5eh4