(9) Vintage Bakelite & Other Material Brooches

Lot description

(lot of 9) Vintage Bakelite with other material brooches, including: (1) forest green figure in pointed hat, (1) coral colored, having central bird among tropical foliage, in gilt metal frame, small split to Bakelite at bottom edge, (2) in coffee bean, with varied floral and foliate designs, (1) cherry red abstract leaf form, (1) central textured wood body, flanked by coral colored bands, (1) olive green with circular detail, (1) two opposing curves joined with rhinestone band, lacking some rhinestones, (1) modeled as two strawberries, in silver-tone metal frame, largest: approx 2.25"h, 3 1/8"w, 226 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.