Vintage Hibiscus Flower Earrings

These pretty earrings are from the mid-twentieth century and their metals clips are marked "Western Germany."  They are made of plastic or celluloid with a pearl at the center of each flower.  The underside of one petal on each earring is marked "Ges.Gesch."  There were so many different ideas about this marking online, one even stating that Ges.Gisch was a German company who was known for making Nazi lapel pins.  But, in my further research, I found that the true meaning of Ges.Gisch on anything German really means "patent approved."  So, although the original information I found about the marking was interesting, it is simply not true.   

Feel free to contact me if you are interested in purchasing this piece.  Questions, comments, and additional information are always appreciated.  My online shop on http://www.ebay.com/ is coming soon.

Thank you to the following website(s) for the historical content of this blog post:

George's Vintage Pottery. Retrieved 1/29/2011 from http://www.computer-resource.com/ebay/plates/german/german.htm

Worthpoint. Retrieved 1/29/2011 from http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/retro-vintage-hawaiian-flower-earring-brooch-w