On May 16, Pook & Pook, Inc. of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, will hold its first annual estate jewelry auction. The 360 lot sale will commence at noon on Friday, after a week of preview hours from May 12 to May 16.

The sale encompasses several large estate groupings including the collection of the heiress Anne Brossman Sweigart of Ephrata, Pennsylvania, and Anna Ellen Edge Weisbrod of Unionville, Pennsylvania.

The sale starts with seventeen lots of Bakelite, Lucite, and celluloid jewelry. Similar examples can be found throughout the sale. Some of the highlights include a red Bakelite bangle and matching pendant with rhinestone decoration, rare bug brooches, many bangles including laminated examples, a celluloid cat bracelet, and black celluloid bow pin and earrings with rhinestones.

Many vintage and costume jewelry pieces will be offered, including items by Weiss, Boucher, Sandor, Hobe, Trifari, Kramer, Carnegie, Coro, Haskell, Rosenstein, Wiesner, etc., including sets.

Auction info www.pookandpook.com

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Posted: 05|14|08 at 10:13 am. Filed under: US Auction News.