BUCKLE?

[Swamp digger]

Found this buckle today and can't find any info on the web. Anybody have a clue what it is or how old? It has the brand name "Golden Grow". Thanks for the help.

 

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[taz42o]

Not sure about golden grow but hickok made similar monogram buckles in the 30s-40s.

 

[creskol]

Check the stamping again .. it looks like it says Golden Glow .. or something other than Golden Crow.

 

[Swamp digger]

Check the stamping again .. it looks like it says Golden Glow .. or something other than Golden Crow.

you are correct. it is golden glow.

 

[Swamp digger]

thanks taz. I've searched the internet and can't find golden glow buckles anywhere.

 

[creskol]

thanks taz. I've searched the internet and can't find golden glow buckles anywhere.

The only thing I could find that might or might not be of any value is this write-up:

Matisse/Renoir

1946 - 1964 - Renoir was founded in Los Angeles, CA in 1946 by Jerry Fells [along with a partner and his brother- in- law] a native of Brooklyn NY, USA. At first the name of the company was Renoir of Hollywood. After a fire in 1948 that destroyed the building they were working in, the name was changed to Renoir of California. The jewelry created here was inspired by the early 20[SUP]th[/SUP] century Arts and Crafts movement copper designs. Jerry Fells trained at the Arts Students League and at the National Academy of Design in New York. Fells freelanced as an Art Director for departments stores before taking a permanent job at Gertz department store. Jerry Fells joined the Air Force where he was a fighter pilot during WWII. During the Korean War copper was scarce. The company began making some jewelry using copper and aluminum. This jewelry was not very popular. In 1952, Fells opened another company, Matisse LTD. Here the designs were copper with colorful enameling. The jewelry produced here had a "Modernist" look and was inspired by abstract and expressionists art. Matisse pieces were more expensive to create because of the use of enamel as you might suspect. During the 1950s a line of sterling silver was introduced that was more conservative then either of their copper lines. This jewelry bore the makers mark "Sauteur and Sterling". In the 1960s yet another line was introduced, this time with a brushed gold plated finish. I have a piece marked "Sauteur" with this finish, however the mark changed to "Golden Glow" during this time. Materials and techniques included: Copper and enamel. Geometric and abstract forms. African inspired, flat and coiled wire work. The cuff bracelets and the fringed necklaces command the highest prices in the vintage collectable market. Sterling and gold plated designs made for a limited time during the 1950s and the 1960s.

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[Swamp digger]

Thanks creskol! Sounds like this may be it as the piece appears to be copper.