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Morning Glory Antiques & Jewelry. These items were photographed from private
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Jewelry that is available for sale can be
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"JELLY BELLY" jewelry
Named for their clear transparent Lucite bellies, "Jelly
bellies" can be both beautiful and whimsical. Most were made in the 1940's,
although some continued to be fashioned into the early 1960's. Collector's
usually agree that in order to qualify as a true "jelly belly", the belly
portion must be made of Lucite, not glass, and must be clear, not colored.
The most coveted pieces are larger pieces with Lucite set in sterling vermeil (gold washed
sterling).
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GAZELLE
sterling vermeil Lucite jelly belly gazelle brooch, 4". It is pictured
in "Fun Jewelry" page 84 and on page 184 of Brunialti's "American
Costume Jewelry". Circa 1941.
View #Y26792 |
LUCITE jelly
belly hand holding pink enameled flower brooch with aqua enameled
forget-me-not decorated wrist, circa 1945, 4". Shown in
Brunialti's Tribute to America on page 139, in Carole Tanenbaum's
"Fabulous Fakes" on page 92, and in The Best of
Bakelite by Battle & Lesser on pages 157-8.
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View #Y27220 |
TRIFARI sterling
vermeil jelly belly frog pin with green cabochon eyes, marked
pat#135172 circa 1943, 2-3/4". Shown in Brunialti's "American
Costume Jewelry" on page 149. View
#T26076 |
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FISH silver and jelly belly 3-3/4" dolphin brooch, circa 1941.
Shown in Brunialti's "Tribute to America" on page 133.
View #Y26031 |
JELLY BELLY double
flower brooch with clear rhinestone accents, green enameled touches, 4-1/2",
circa 1942. Shown in Brunialti's "Tribute to America" on page 139.
View
View #Y26065 |
FISH jelly belly fish
pin with clear rhinestone accents, 1-7/8".
View #Y24199 |
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TRIFARI stylized
Lucite bird's head "jelly belly" brooch with red cabochons.
View #T22506 |
JELLY
BELLY Lucite molded horse head jelly belly, 2-1/2". View
#Y24788 |
TRIFARI sterling vermeil
jelly belly poodle pin, marked "pat 131371", circa 1943, 2-1/3". Shown
in Brunialti's "American Costume Jewelry" on page 148.
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CORO fox jelly belly shown
in ad at right. Shown in Brunialti's "American Costume Jewelry" on page 173.
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CORO 1945 ad
showing "jellly bellies". |
TRIFARI 2-1/4" sailboat brooch, a realistic boat with Lucite sail set in
sterling/gold vermeil. Signed "Trifari Sterling".
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NORMA
sterling vermeil jelly belly rabbit
pin, 2-1/4", circa 1945. View
#Y23081 |
JELLY sterling vermeil
jelly belly doxy 2".
View #Y23555 |
NORMA sterling
vermeil jelly belly duck pin, 2", circa 1945.
View #Y23052 |
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TRIFARI "Chanticleer"
rooster jelly belly brooch, an Alfred Philippe design circa 1944. Shown
in Brunialti's "American Costume Jewelry" on page 157. View
#T13924 |
TRIFARI "Moonshell" sea shell jelly
belly set in original box, 1944.
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1949 Ad
#T20815 |
TRIFARI heron
brooch with "jelly belly", 1943. Shown in Brunialti's "American
Costume Jewelry" on page 150.
View View
#T20912 |
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TRIFARI sterling vermeil, Lucite and rhinestone "curl" 1-1/3" fur clip circa 1949. Shown
in Brunialti's "American Costume Jewelry" on page 164.
View
#T10862 |
TRIFARI 1960's jelly belly rooster in
brushed gold tone setting.
View #T13924
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TRIFARI "jelly belly"
bird brooch in brushed gold tone with rhinestones. View
#T6116 |
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DAUSCHUND sterling vermeil
jelly belly doxy brooch, 2-1/2".
View #T27836 |
STARFISH sterling
vermeil jelly belly
brooch, 3-5/8".
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View #Y27835 |
JELLY
BELLY sterling vermeil jelly belly fly pin, circa 1944, 2".
Shown in Brunialti's "American Costume Jewelry" on page 153. View
#Y24918 |
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CORO jelly belly enameled fish brooch, 2".
View
#C28007 |
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I am always interested in buying pieces like this, so please
e-mail me if you'd like to sell!
Note: You are on a reference page of Morning
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