ATTLEBORO ARTS MUSEUM – Auction: 26th Annual Benefit Art Auction Oct. 12,2017 10:00 AM - Nov. 1, 2017 5:00 PM
Auction Ends: Nov 1, 2017 05:00 PM EDT

Jewelry

Vintage Rhinestone Brooch & Box with Celluloid Lid (Mary Nash)

Item Number
176
Estimated Value
35 USD
Leading Bid
20 USD
Number of Bids
2  -  Bid History

Live Event Item

After the online close, this item went to a Live Event for further bidding. Absentee Bidding offered.

Item Description

Vintage stones & setting

Brooch 2" x 1.25" x 1"

Box 3" x 5" x 2"

Mary Nash is an internationally exhibited artist, who has a B.A. from George Washington University and an M.F.A. from Washington State University. Nash's art has been shown in over 100 exhibitions including 60 art museum exhibits. Nash is the recipient of numerous awards including a MacDowell Colony Fellowship, Purchase Awards, Public Art Commissions, Gubernatorial Citations as well as many others. 

From the personal collection of Mary Nash, is a pink, glass rhinestone brooch, which is believed to be from the 1950's era, and would normally be worn either as a clasp for the neckline or on a lapel.  With the brooch is a vintage pink, polymer box, which has a celluloid lid, that is decorated with a stylized lily motif.  Celluloid was invented by John Wesley Hyatt, who patented it in 1869, and then founded the Celluloid Manufacturing Company in 1872. 

Item Special Note

A note on bidding: Any high bid that does not follow the listed bidding increments will be nullified and voided.

The Bidding Increments are as follows:

   $1-99, the bidding increment is $5

   $100-199, the bidding increment is $10

   $200-499, the bidding increment is $20

   $500-999, the bidding increment is $50

   $1000 and up, the bidding increment is $100

This item can be shipped or picked up at the Attleboro Arts Museum from November 7-11, 2017. The Museum is open Tuesday - Saturday from 10am-5pm. The winning bidder is responsible for all shipping and handling costs. The artist retains all reproduction and copyrights.

Donated By:

Mary Nash