Vintage Sphinx Red Rhinestones & Enamel Christmas Tree Brooch - Book Piece

Vintage Sphinx Red Rhinestones & Enamel Christmas Tree Brooch - Book Piece

Gorgeous classic vintage Sphinx rhinestones, enamel and gold tone Christmas tree pin from the 1960’s. It is adorned with a poinsettia motive all set with sparkling clear pave rhinestones and green enamel leaves and accented with red chaton rhinestone ornaments. 

It is a book piece, featured in Trowbridge’s Christmas tree pins book on page 133. This fabulous design is also found in Judith Miller’s book “Costume jewelry” on page 174.

It is marked on the back “A1266” which is the design number used to identify Sphinx pieces. It is in excellent vintage condition.

A collector’s favorite and a timeless beautiful piece that you can wear to celebrate the Holiday season! 

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Dimensions:  2 1/2" x 1 1/2" 

.All jewelry comes gift packaged in organza bags. 

Founded in 1948 in the UK, Sphinx became known as a manufacturer of high quality costume jewelry.  In 1950-60 s Sphinx produced jewelry for such brands as Ciner, Jomaz, and Boucher. The company borrowed the most interesting designs of these brands and surpassed the artistic beauty of the original. 

Their beautifully designed ornaments looked like real jewels, and the company began to produce jewelry exclusively for best brands and stores like Kenneth Jay Lane, Butler & Wilson, Saks 5th Ave., Neiman Marcus, and Bloomingdale’s.

Marked and numbered, Sphinx products appeared only in the 1960s. The company ceased operations in the late 1990s. Today, Sphinx pieces are highly collectible.