{"product_id":"articulated-purse-brooch-1980s","title":"JJ Jonette Articulated Purse Brooch, 1980s","description":"\u003cp\u003eA JJ purse brooch from the 1980s in matte gold-tone metal: a bow at the top and a handbag that hangs from it on a hinge loop and swings as you move. The back carries the JJ mark in an oval cartouche, with a pin stem and safety catch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonette Jewelry Company started in Providence, Rhode Island sometime between 1935 and 1943, went by Providence Jewelry Co. and then Lisker \u0026amp; Lisker before settling on JJ after the war, a name built from founder Abraham Lisker's parents, John and Etta. Under his son Gordon in the 1970s and 80s the company leaned hard into whimsy, purses and animals and tiny moving scenes among them, priced for anyone to pick up rather than aimed at the fashion houses. It closed in 2006 after roughly 20,000 designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e finish even front and back, no plating loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e about 2.5 in. long. Weight under an ounce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Anneteex collection, September 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anneteex","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49358482276587,"sku":"CN-2609-TBV-JW01","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0850\/0848\/2539\/files\/CN-2609-TBV-JW01_Primary.jpg?v=1789338500","url":"https:\/\/collectednorth.com\/products\/articulated-purse-brooch-1980s","provider":"Collected North","version":"1.0","type":"link"}