What's it Worth?

Your fur clip dates from the late 1940s or early ’50s, a golden age for rhinestone jewelry. The bubbling fish theme was used by many manufacturers in the decade following World War II. After checking listings in over a dozen costume and rhinestone jewelry books, I was unable to identify the maker. Still, I doubt your piece was made by Boucher; most of his work is signed and has an inventory number — and it’s never marked with an A. Without a second example of the clip or the same design on a manufacturer’s sales card, it’s nearly impossible to identify the manufacturer. Attribution is more often based on speculation than many collectors admit! Your clip is probably worth around $75.