Elizabeth Montgomery's Vintage Bakelite White Elephant Brooch-Bewitched Props

Description

This wonderful vintage Bakelite elephant looks like its been carved with its fine realistic details. It is as beautiful today as it was when owned and worn by Elizabeth Montgomery when she portrayed Samantha Stephen's and Cousin Serena on America's first paranormal sitcom Bewitched. The ears, eyes, tail, legs, ears and wrinkles on the body have a carved look. The brooch retains it silver plated clasp on the back.
Our client, the current owner, bought this at the yard sale of Elizabeth Montgomery after her death in 1995 and it has remained in her collection of movie star ephemera and Film & TV Show props until consigning her ginormous collection with our firm to sell on her behalf.
The brooch measures 2" wide by 1" wide and is unmarked but retains its original well working silver plated pin on the back.
According to Elizabeth Montgomery, (who was interviewed many years before her death) "This white elephant brooch dates back to WWII when American jewelry designers couldn't get the metals to make costume jewelry, so they turned to Bakelite and designed all kinfd of jewelry to support the war effort and satisfy the buyers in the united States. Bakelite is very collectible and valuable." She also told the author:
"Samantha and I were very lucky since we had similar taste in clothing and jewelry and we could share items" I've always loved collecting animal figural jewelry and wore the pieces on Bewitched as well as in my personal life.
" - - Elizabeth Montgomery (one of several quotes that will appear in the new book) when the author of the two books currently being written interviewed the star she was wearing this brooch, and when he commented on it, she told him it was one of her favorite pieces and was given to her by co-star Agnes Moorehead as a Christmas present in the first season of Bewitched.
During the interview which took place at her Beverly Hills home, she showed him many of the jewelry props she still owned from the long running series.
After her untimely death, this piece and others like it were sold to our client at the yard sale held on her estate in June of 1999. It was found inside a Bewitched prop purse along with other prop jewelry.  Our client knew the star personally since she lived in the neighborhood and actually worked on Bewitched in props and wardrobe and remembered seeing Elizabeth wearing it. All these years later, she has kept the piece in her prestigious collection, having loaned it to several Hollywood themed museums, including one owned by Debbie Reynolds.
And now it can be part of your collection, too.
Our professional appraiser suggests its country of original from The United States, its vintage to the 1940s and current value 9.00 complete with our "Free Bonus" certificate of authenticity which will accompany this piece.
It will include the name, city and state of the winner plus the amount they've paid which becomes its current value.
Be sure to check out our other listings for more props used on Bewitched and other hit TV shows and films.
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