Product code: Vintage Reverse carved lucite hot & Bakelite Balalaika lute brooch by Lee Caplan
The arm of the Lute is made of black bakelite and the body is clear reverse carved lucite. It is all original down to the wire strings and it has an old "C" clasp closure. This pin is part of the pair called ”Banjo" and "Balalaika”. A design carved into material into glass or lucite is called Intaglio. This one is reverse carved probably by dental tools. It measures 4” long by hot 1¼” 1940 piece.
The arm of the Lute is made of black bakelite and the body is clear reverse carved lucite. It is all original down to the wire strings and it has an old "C" clasp closure. This pin is part of the pair called ”Banjo" and "Balalaika”. A design carved into material into glass or lucite is called Intaglio. This one is reverse carved probably by dental tools. It measures 4” long by hot 1¼” 1940 piece.