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SALE LAUREL BURCH * BUTTERFLY PATTERN RHODONITE Antique Gold* Earrings CLIP ON 12//73 Some large earrings require commitment to style to wear; happily, these don’t! Amazingly lightweight on the ears for their size. An unusual design for Laurel Burch, they are really quite classic-looking and lovely. Make: Laurel Burch (signed) Circa: 1980s Measurements: 2 1/4” x 1 1/4” Materials: Brass with dark pink rhodonite gemstones I Combine Shipping * ABOUT THE ARTIST: Laurel Burch (1945 - 2007) was an artist first and it shows in her jewelry. In 1960 she launched the business which would eventually be called Laurel Burch Artworks. She started out by making paintings commissioned by restaurants, businesses, and private collectors. Eventually Laurel Burch began making jewelry and selling it on the streets of San Francisco from tackle boxes. Some local stores began stocking her creations, and a businessman, Shashi Singapuri, took samples of her work to China. She went to China in 1971 and discovered cloisonné, a kind of enamel work, with which she designed paintings and had the designs made into earrings. With Mr. Singapuri's financial backing manufacturing began. Burch went on to work on cast metals and wood, and to include spinoff products on paper, porcelain and fabric. In 1979, she split with Singapuri, and started Laurel Burch Inc. She was president and chief designer. In the 1990s she licensed her designs to a dozen or so companies that have distributed her creations worldwide.