SPIRAL, LEAF & HOLLOW STEM, Alphonse La Paglia brooch

SPIRAL TENDRIL, HOLLOW STEM & LEAF brooch
Alphonse La Paglia, designer

Sterling Silver, American, International Silver Company
Circa 1950's

ALPHONSE LA PAGLIA design # 230, for International Sterling
Based on the design by Alphonse LaPaglia, granted to the International Silver, Meriden Ct in 1952
Marks : “La Paglia Designed / INTERNATIONAL / STERLING / 230”
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American (Meriden, Ct), circa 1950's

Alphonse La Paglia(1925 - 1953), the most famous Georg Jensen U.S.A. Designer. After the war, he sold his designs to the International Silver Company, who produced this pin with designer marks and design number.
His design career was cut short when he died tragically young in an accident.

Height : 1"; Length : 1-7/8"
Weight : .196 troy ounce
Provenance : a local lifetime collector
# 4014 F (LP 230)..................................SOLD