This is a lovely 1960s brooch in a textured leaf shape by costume jewellery house Coro. Details about Coro are given below.
In textured gold tone metal it features curled and shaped leaf edges.
It has a pin to the back with a roll safety clasp.
In excellent condition.
Measurements (with clasp pin horizontal)
Height 1ins
Width 3ins
Coro, a partnership between Emanuel Cohn (the "Co") and Gerald Rosenberg (the "ro"), began producing jewellery in New York in 1901 and continued through the 1970s under the marks Coro, Coro Craft (later Corocraft), and Vendome, among others.
Although Vendome was the company's high-end line, some of the most sought-after pieces today are the Coro pieces.
The reason for much of Coro’s early success was Adolph Katz, who became the company’s design director in 1924, and Gene Verri, who designed for Coro from 1933 until 1963. Katz created Coro’s en tremblant floral brooches, which featured tiny metal springs that allowed elements of the pin to vibrate or tremble when its wearer moved.
