VTG POSSIBLE MIRIAM HASKELL PIN~DANGLING CRACKLE GLASS BEADS GRAPE CLUSTER ~QQ

Beautiful and unique, this glass beads pin dates to the 1930's-40's era. I believe it to be an unsigned Miriam Haskell piece though I can not say absolutely that it is. But is does have several key elements which Haskell Jewelry is well known for. For starters it has crackle glass beads which are hand wired onto a linked chain. This type of chain and the way the beads have wire going through a hole at the top of them is very distinct and recognizable in many of her unsigned pieces. The glass beads are very closely wired next to each other making a long beautiful grape cluster design. There is a large brass bead at the top of the cluster, again, very typical of Haskell construction.So, the only point I am not positive on is the bar pin that this cluster dangles from. It is a brass bar pin, again, a distinct haskell metal and color, slender and elegant, yet substantial, giving a strong support for the weight of the glass beads dropping from it. I don't recall seeing this type of bar pin in Haskell jewelry so it is up to the buyer to ultimately decide if it is more probable than not. In my opinion this is an unsigned Haskell piece. The condition is very good to excellent vintage. The wire on the glass beads has a very dark patina on it now. To me this is excellent, a beautiful dark color, but to some this may considered too dark, so that's why I put very good in the condition description also. There is no ver di gris or rust on the wire, it's just dark. The crackle glass beads are beautiful, no damage on any of them. They look as if they are all there but it may have lost a few glass beads at the top though with so many beads it doesn't look like any are missing. And lastly, the pin back functions properly. This pin measures approx. 2~3/4" long. The cluster alone measures 2~1/4" long. The bar pin measures 1~5/8" across.

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