(7) Vintage Carved Bakelite & Other Material Brooches

Lot description

(lot of 7) Vintage Bakelite with other material brooches, including: (1) toffee floriform mounted with carved wood, (1) flanked triangular shapes with channeling and mounted gilt metal trim, (1) butterscotch tapering form with bezel-set painted stone, (1) black cylinder with carved floral motifs centering segment of wood, (1) laminated cherry and butterscotch comprised of geometric forms, (1) black conjoined foliated rings, (1) cherry tubular shape with central metal bead, largest: approx 3.5"h, 2"w, 93.8 grams total Provenance: From the estate of Dorothy Jean McPhaul, whose small East Austin antique shop, Johnnie’s Antiques, has survived for generations despite rapid city expansion. McPhaul, a true lover of all things antique and a retired educator with a 40-year tenure at the LaGrange Public School system, personally collected African American memorabilia, jewelry, glassware, pottery, amongst other rare and fine antiques. Established by McPhaul’s grandfather, Simon Sidle, in 1918, Johnnie’s Antiques is among the last vintage properties on East 6th Street, and notable as one of the first black-owned businesses in Austin. After assuming proprietorship in 1999, Dorothy followed in the family tradition as a fixture of the Texas antique sale circuit.