“Marcel Boucher” gold-plated brooch

Composition: gold-plated metal, imitation pearls
Condition: very good
Dimensions: 2 x 6.5 cm
Color: gold, white
Marking: "© BOUCHER 8307P", "Lily of the valley"
Country: USA
Period: 1950-1960
Market value: 150-250 EUR

This brooch is an authentic Marcel Boucher piece, a very valuable and sought-after piece of jewelry. Marcel Boucher, one of the most famous costume jewelry designers of the mid-20th century. “© BOUCHER 8370P” is a numbered model, which means that it belongs to the cataloged Boucher collection. This gold-plated brooch is set with artificial pearls, depicting a composition of flowers or blossoms. The gold-plated metal with a combination of matte and shiny surfaces is typical of high-quality Boucher jewelry. In Boucher pieces, the model numbers allow us to determine the period: numbers from 8000 to 9000 were mainly used around 1955-1965. The model “8370P” falls into this interval, so this brooch was most likely made around 1958-1961.

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