Jewelry experts - pyramid stud bracelet - art deco or later?

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debutanteclothing

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I was feeling pretty confident that this bracelet I picked up today was art deco/machine age era due to the clasp and the quality of the metal. But now I am second guessing myself. Jewelry experts? What say you?

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Sandra -

Please show a picture of the construction - from the back. While this could be Art Deco it could also be Modernist C. 1950's.

What is the metal? Any markings?
 
I cannot tell from the pictures if it's Period Art Deco - C. 1930's or Mid-Century Modern - C. 1950's. The clasp looks more '50's to me. It's really hard to tell from your photos - one looks "blue" on my monitor and the other has a brownish cast.

Do you have any idea what the metal is?
 
Sandra -

It is probably chrome - and would or could be chrome whether it's '30's or '50's! Please take a picture of it spread out flat front and back showing the whole clasp not just the top part. It still might be hard to decide when it's from but that might help. I'll look through some books once I've seen your new photos. I looked at a few of my bracelets and I don't have anything quite like this. It's a super bracelet whenever it was made.
 
I am not at all sure about dating it which is why I didn't post again yesterday. I cannot get a sense of the metal or the color of the metal from the pictures. I said chrome before I saw the latest photos which look like it has a golden brown tinge. In the first photo it looks blueish and shiny and in the others it looks dull. I have some '50's (and some '30's) bracelets that are nickel plated and are a more dull finish.

You said that it's large - what are the dimensions?

I am getting more of a '50's feeling about it but really don't know. I cannot find any examples of that clasp on earlier bracelets. Could you take a photo of it in natural light?

Thanks.
 
Sandra -

As long as you are taking a picture of the bracelet please get a shot of the entire piece - not just the metal and show it next to something like a quarter so we can get a sense of the scale. Also, please show the clasp in the position that you showed it in the first photo - with the etched or lined portion facing up.

TX.
 
This bracelet is right up my alley... Fabulous bracelet, and you will be uber cool wearing it. Probably on camera too! :)

Like Linn, I'm torn, 30s or 50s? I have a bracelet that reminds me of this one, and I am sure Linn knows which one it is. I had mine chromed a long time ago, so who knows anymore, but we reckoned it was 50s.
 
Thanks for weighing in on this, Carrie. I really do get a '50's Modernist feeling from Sandra's bracelet and am glad you remembered the other thread.

This one is not similar except perhaps in scale. The clasp is not lined and it's chrome, but I'm quite sure it's '50's:

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