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Juliana Geometric Openwork Casting: Red & Gold

IIJJ#9835  •  ROSE-4058

The Design

This unusual DeLizza & Elster (Juliana) brooch is arranged as a square or diamond-shaped lattice of irregular textured gold-tone cast openwork. Geometric loops intersect around a domed red cabochon at the center. The sculptural metalwork, not faceted rhinestones, establishes the brooch's visual character.

Research and History

In Memoirs of a Fashion Jewelry Manufacturer, Frank DeLizza described the company's development of cast jewelry and its use of decorative cabochons during the late 1960s and around 1970. His account helps explain the broader design direction, but does not determine the exact manufacturing year of this piece.

The brooch is one of the cast designs studied for the November 10, 2026 The Juliana Collector article Juliana Beyond Rhinestones: Two Remarkable Casting Styles. The article examines variations in freeform cast metalwork, center cabochons, and jewelry types.

Measurements and Condition

Size: approximately 2.25 inches
Center: red domed cabochon
Condition: good vintage condition
Identification: IsItJulianaJewelry database, IIJJ#9835

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