Brooches & Dress Clips

This collection of vintage McClelland Barclay Art Deco brooches and dress clips features a variety of glamorous gold-plated Art Moderne designs with colourful rhinestones (shown). In  sterling silver or sterling vermeil, find flora and fauna and sea creature motifs. Also find rhodium plated metal, or in more rare silvertone metal. 

How to wear vintage brooches and dress clips: Some brooches have bales which allow them to be worn on a chain or cord as a pendant necklace. And you can be creative in how you wear dress clips be pinned to a collar, sweater, scarf, or hat. Many of these designs are also available as bracelets or necklaces.

Rare finds & discoveries: McClelland Barclay costume jewellery is rare because it was made only between 1938 - 1943.  Find much more in my book, or read my blog about the jewellery maker new revelations about Rice-Weiner & Co..

McClelland Barclay sterling silver double orchid brooch made in the 1930s
  • Very rare McClelland Barclay vintage Americana sterling sliver charm bracelet
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A very rare sterling silver bracelet:

Iconic American motifs and puffy hearts dangle from this sterling silver Americana charm bracelet

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New revelations about McClelland Barclay jewellery

Patricia Gostick reveals intriguing new discoveries about the maker of McClelland Barclay costume jewellery while researching her biography of the artist. A must-read for collectors of vintage Art Deco and Art Moderne jewellery.

"Those who collect jewelry, in particular, will find this book compelling." - Barbara Schwartz, "Jewelry Sleuth" and costume jewellery historian.

"You will have to read the book to find out the back story." - Elyse Zorn Karlin, editor, Association for the Study of Jewelry and Related Arts (ASJRA).

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