Vintage 40s Rice-Weiner Asian Water Carrier Brooch 3.5 Inches – Book Piece 70s Castlecliff Jewelry It measures approximately 3 inches

It measures approximately 3 inches in length

and square wooden button closure in back

along with the maker’s mark of the letter “E” within a scalloped cartouche

It also has grosgrain shoulder straps

Vintage 40s Rice-Weiner Asian Water Carrier Brooch 3.5 Inches – Book Piece 70s Castlecliff Jewelry It measures approximately 3 inchesSuch a rare treat is this large sized and elusive brooch of The Water Carrier a. k. a. Chinese Water Boy designed by Louis C. Mark for the Rice Weiner jewelry company, featuring an Asian figure with carrying pole, and patented in 1941 as shown. The unsigned vintage figural is a book piece, appearing in Brunialtis American Costume Jewelry, and is the earliest version of this design consisting of gilt metal, a conical hat, shirt, sandals, and shorts