VINTAGE 1950s- 1960s MID-CENTURY

STARBURST RHINESTONE SCARF CLIP SLIDE

— TRICK RIDER PROVENANCE

Design & Artistry:

This exceptionally stylish mid-century novelty accessory is an outstanding example of 1960s structural costume outerwear hardware.

Modeled as a dimensional starburst rosette, it centers a highly polished, domed jet-black glass cabochon inset with a brilliant, sparkling clear prong-set rhinestone focal point. This central element is encircled by a dense halo of clear diamond-paste rhinestones set within a stylized serrated border. The frame expands into a multi-pointed starburst geometry, intricately detailed with recessed scrolling volutes filled with hand-painted black cold enamel. Each outer crest is completed by an independent clear rhinestone terminal, creating a brilliant radial light play.

Hallmarks & Provenance:

Unsigned, corresponding to the boutique commercial manufacturing lines of mid-century fashion houses (such as Coro, Anson, or Swank) that produced high-end scarf and tie restraint hardware. Sourced directly from the private estate of a 1960s-1970s western performance trick rider and horse trainer who toured the cowboy show circuits across the American West before retiring to Eastern Tennessee. This piece served a functional role as an authentic Western "wild rag" or formal show ascot slide, designed to tightly clamp the rider's neckwear during high-velocity performance routines.

Curatorial Handling & Archival Preservation:

To safeguard the hand-applied enamel work and prevent the vintage rhinestones from dimming or clouding over time, this artifact is preserved under strict museum-grade conditions. It is housed in a climate-controlled, static-free, and dust-free environment with tightly monitored relative humidity levels. The piece is handled exclusively using non-marring curatorial gloves and stays wrapped in premium acid-free archival storage tissue inside an inert containment box.

Fine Art Logistics & Shipping Protocol:

Our custom packaging is engineered to fully isolate the raised, dimensional rhinestone prongs from shifting pressure or friction. The artifact is first wrapped in multiple layers of soft, acid-free archival tissue paper, securely sealed within a shock-absorbent bubble-wrap cocoon, and placed into a secure inner containment box lined with custom packaging materials. This inner capsule is suspended within a rigid, heavy-duty corrugated outer shipping box to guarantee flawless delivery to your collection.

Condition Report:

• Overall Preservation: Excellent vintage presentation condition. The gold-tone cast metal base shows a warm, age-appropriate honey patina on the reverse with zero structural bending or structural fatigue.

• Stone & Enamel Status: Completely intact.

Every single prong-set rhinestone remains firmly seated with sharp light return and slight

"dead" or darkened elements.

The black cold enamel fill remains glossy and dark, with only minor natural surface crazing/hairline texture lines visible on the central glass insert under heavy macro magnification, confirming authentic era pedigree.

• Hardware Functionality: The reverse is fitted with its original, rigid integrated open-bale loop slider hook, which is completely solid, stable, and ready to attach to modern or vintage textiles.

• Dimensions: Approximately 11/2 inches in diameter.

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