Meant to catch the eye and feel good on the skin, this unmarked Depression Era bracelet demonstrates the bold design and careful manufacture available in moderately priced costume jewelry during the worst economic downturn in our history. Hollywood films fueled the market for impressive jewels with shiny art deco musical pageants and extravagant costumes. And many American women and men had a very understandable need for hedges against the drabness of daily life. This bracelet focuses all the attention on the chunky, prong set, subtly colored marquise stones, very likely of Czechoslovakian crystals. The once gold-plated finish to the pot metal body has been all but worn away with careful, constant use, the best material testament to the pleasure it brought its owner. Condition: Excellent, with loss to plating Dimensions: 7".