May 2013 Auction Ends Tuesday, May 21st, 5pm Pacific
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/21/2013
Captain Kangaroo 50-piece jewelry lot. Great assortment of costume jewelry comprises a multitude of accessories: necklaces, earrings, brooches and bracelets used to adorn the show's performers over the years. In detail, enormous collection includes: (1) Necklaces, mostly for women with some unisex, including 11 strands of faux pearls in a wide array of lengths, a beaded necklace in patriotic colors, beaded design in shades of red, pendant style featuring faux ruby and hammered metal focal, openwork vesica piscis-shaped metal pendant, disco ball mardi gras beads, a selection of chains in various lengths and gauges and more; (2) Earrings, 9 pairs in a variety of colors and styles such as orange rosettes, marbled red half-globes, blue daisies and more. Clip-on style, with older vintage pieces featuring screw-on closure; (3) Bracelets, a set of skinny metal bangles totaling 17 in all and one metal chain bracelet; (4) Brooches, 6 pieces, including a large brooch of glimmering rhinestones in pink, green and periwinkle and a trio of cameos with one in classic cameo color; (5) Pair of white hair elastics with hot pink velvet and white metal decoration; (6) Pair of cream color ladies' gloves; (7) Odds and ends including four pieces resembling gold coins with holes drilled in each and a handful of mateless earrings; (8) Separate baggie labeled ''Saralee / Carolyn / September 1983 / Pearl Necklace and small pearl earrings'' containing clip-on pearl earrings and three strands of pearls in different lengths; (9) Envelope of 8 spare buttons for the Captain's iconic red jacket. Lot is organized tidily in two compartmentalized cases with a few items of overflow. In very good to near fine condition overall, with missing stones to a small metal brooch, detached decoration to an earring and broken string to faux hematite beaded necklace. The vast majority of the more than 50 pieces are near fine.
Captain Kangaroo Jewelry Lot -- Excellent Collection of Sparkling Costume Jewelry From Production -- With Spare Buttons For His Iconic Red Jacket & Faux Pearls Assigned to Carolyn Mignini
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