ADELE SIMPSON - 1944-1950s
Adele Smithline was born in 1903 and married Wesley William Simpson in 1930. Through 1930, she had worked as a designer for Gershel’s, William Bass firm, and Mary Lee Fashions. This last company allowed her to put her label on her accessory designs of jewelry, perfume and lingerie. The Adele Simpson Company, a clothing and accessories company, was found in 1944. It produced unusual designs, chains, medallions, necklaces, broaches and earrings in sterling silver and gold plated metal using clear and color pave rhinestones, faceted crystals and faux pearls. Mark: Adele Simpson" in script. The jewelry line was limited in production and ceased operations in the 1950s. Jewelry pieces are rarely found today.
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ALFRED PHILIPPE one of the top designers for Trifari - See Also Trifari below
There is so much history to Trifari Jewellery. Trifari Jewellery was first known as Trifari and Trifari founded by Gustavo Trifari and his uncle in 1910. The company name changed to just Trifari after Gustavos uncle left. In 1917 Leo Krussman joined and then Carl Fishel in 1925. They renamed the Company Trifari, Krussman and Fishel which is where the hallmark KTF derived. Early 1930 Alfred Philippe joined as head designer, he is considered a top craftsman who worked in fine jewellery for Cartier and Van Cleef and Arples. His designs became very popular especially the well known designs known as fruit salad jewellery. The company was run 1910 to 1975 by the originating founders and sons of those founders. In 1975 Trifari was purchased by several other companies, there is so much rich history to Trifari that it is far too much information to put here, we will eventually dedicate a full page to give a lot more history. Early Trifari Jewellery is very collectable and some pieces are now very rare to find.
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ALEXANDRA KORDA
Korda designs were based on the movie 113 Thief of Bagdad.
The movie was released in 1940 and it has been remembered as the greatest fantasy film ever made.
The movie received Academy Awards for Art Direction, Color Cinematography and Special Effects.
The producer Alexander Korda biggest achievement in my opinion. The movie is about Arabian Nights adventures
and appeals to this date to all ages. Six famous directors worked on the film which encountered many obstacles.
The final result of this movie more that exceeded all expectation and it has become an instant classic to this day.
Korda the director of the film distributed limited pieces to promote the film.
All the pieces were limited reproduction of actual pieces used in the film.
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AVON OF BELLEVILLE - 1945 - 1971
Rare to find Avon of Belleville, not to be confused with Avon Cosmetics Corp., was formed by Abe Mazer (Mazer/Jomaz) in 1945, producing fine quality jewelry out of their plant in Belleville Ontario. Much of Avon of Belleville jewelry is designed by Marcel Boucher, and although bearing the Avon of Belleville mark, also is imprinted with Boucher's signature 4-digit design numbers.
Avon of Belleville ceased to exist in 1971 which coincides with the time that Avon cosmetics began producing costume jewelry.
RECOGNIZING AVON OF BELLEVILLE JEWELRY The first sign is the superior quality of the jewels. Avon of Belleville jewelry has heft and uses the finest quality rhinestones. There are also the magnificent designs of Marcel Boucher that instantly sets this jewelry apart from the other quality Avon Cosmetics jewels.
The jewelry was marked "Avon" in script and also in upper case block letters, along with Marcel Boucher's 4 digit design inventory numbers
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BEAU OR BEAUCRAFT: 1947 - September 2004
Beaucraft Inc. began operations and produced “Beau” and “Beaucraft” jewellery in Providence, RI from 1947. The company was one of the leading producers of beautiful and unique fine sterling silver jewellery ever made for over half a century. The jewellery designs had originality, versatility, and impeccable craftsmanship. Vintage Beaucraft jewellery pieces are now considered highly collectible and in the same class of jewellery as Coro. Their latest designs took on a new approach by contrasting brushed and high polished sterling silver finishes, creating a completely original look that combines classic style with modern fashion. The jewellery designs include fish and seahorses in sterling silver metal. Mark: “Beaucraft” (In Sterling), “Beau B Sterling”, “B” with “Ster” or “Sterling”, and “Beau Sterling”. Beaucraft also made 14k jewellery.
In September 2004, after 57 years in the business, Beaucraft Inc. retired from the jewellery business and the entire inventory was put on the auction block with Amsco Ltd. purchasing the bulk of its inventory that is being offered to the public at “well-below-discount prices“, “OVER THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF FINE BEAUCRAFT STERLING SILVER JEWELRY“. Check the internet: AmscoOnline.com, the Amsco on-line retail store for NEW discount jewellery of Beaucraft. Amsco Ltd., for more than twenty years, has been supplying quality jewellery to the wholesale jewellery and catalogue industry and are now able to offer this merchandise, as well as other discount merchandise, direct to the public at a fraction of the cost found elsewhere. Other jewellery for sale includes: Charter Club, One of a Kind (and Salesman’s Samples used to display merchandise to the buyers at Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales, and Saks Fifth Ave.), Religious, Nature, Awareness, Semi-Precious, Hearts, Angels, Holiday, and Patriotic.
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BERGERE: 1947 - 1979
Jewellery by Bergere was produced by L. Erbert & Pohls Inc. New York in 1947. We Have come across some really high quality pieces of jewellery from Bergere. They mainly concentrated on producing necklaces, bracelets, brooches and earrings. The materials they used within their jewellery was faux pearls, coloured stones, beads, crystals and rhinestones on gold plated, rhodium and brass metails.
They produced various collections dating from 1947 until the company ceased trading in 1979. The Bergere signature mark is bergere with a dash above the 2nd e of the name and Bergere in script.
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MARCEL BOUCHER
From Marcia Brown's book, "Signed Beauties of Costume Jewellery": Frenchman, Marcel Boucher, came to the United States as a young man in 1925. He became a jewellery designer for Cartier, one of the finest jewellery companies in New York City. He designed jewellery for Mazer Brothers in the early 1930's and established his own company, "Marcel Boucher and Cie Company," in 1937. Boucher jewellery is usually signed and carries an inventory number. Early marks are "Marboux" or "MB" in a cartouche. Later marks are "Marcel Boucher" and "Boucher." Marcel Boucher died in 1965 and his wife, Sandra Boucher, ran the company until 1972. Boucher created a line featuring six bird pins. But, oh what birds! They were birds of imagination with ornate coloured stones, bright enamels, very three-dimensional..."ready to soar!" Boucher jewellery is "high-end" and can be tough to tell from the "real thing." It is very collectible and highly desirable.
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BLACKAMOOR JEWELLERY
According to An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewellery by Newman, a Blackamoor is a figure of a young male or female black African depicted in jewelry in a head or bust. Morcic Croatian jewelry and figures have been a speciality of the artisans of Venice and Croatia for hundreds of years. Inspired by styles of the East, this type of jewellery was believed to have protective powers and was sometimes worn as an amulet to guard against evil. Sailors often wore a Morcic earring in their left ear. In the 19th century it became the expensive and sought-after jewellery to the rich. Still produced today in Venice by the iconic Nardi firm and conjuring up images of Carnivale and the exotic mysterious East.
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CARTIER
CARTIER, the very name denotes qualtiy and opulence.
Founded in 1847 in Paris, the firm became one of the world's greatest designers and manufacturers of jewely and objets d'art,
and a supplier to royalty, nobility, and the wealthy.
Once memorably hailed as the "Jeweler of Kings,
& the King of Jewelers" by King Edward VII
Cartier remains today,
one of the worlds' best known luxury brands and a byword for quality & style,
Until the end of the 19th century, Cartier was primarily a retailer of jewelry and objects produced by outside manufacturers. When Cartier's son Alfred took over in 1874, the firm gradually began repairing and improving jewelry, and then designing and manufacturing their own original pieces in the late 1800s. In 1899, the move to 13 Rue de la Paix situated the business in the heart of the important jewelry and couturier quarter of Paris.
Encouraged by King Edward VII, Cartier opened a branch in London in 1902 managed by Alfred's son Jacques. A royal commission was granted in 1904, followed quickly by commissions from Spain, Portugal, Russia, Siam, and Greece. These royal commissions helped to solidify Cartier's reputation among the wealthy and famous the world over.
To better deal with American millionaires, who from the beginning formed a large part of Cartier's clientele, a New York branch was opened in 1909 by Alfred's other son, Pierre. Until World War I, Cartier maintained close relations with clients in Russia, and the princes and maharajas of India sought Cartier to design and mount their jewels. Jewelry and accessories were also made as stock items for the stores or were commissioned by individuals.
Until the 1960s, the Paris, London, and New York branches were part of a single firm but operated independently, collaborating whenever necessary. In 1962, the New York branch was sold, followed by the Paris branch in 1965, thus ending the unity. The firm was reunited and reorganized in 1979 as Cartier Monde, and today shops and boutiques can be found in cities around the world.
With each of the branches headed by a Cartier brother, the first four decades of the 20th century were a time of originality in design and technique in which a distinctive Cartier aesthetic emerged. Most of the pieces in this exhibition date to this period and reflect in part the range of materials and decorative techniques employed by Cartier.
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CADORO or HOLLYWOOD STARS – 1945-1980s
CADORO – FAMOUS JEWELLERY TO THE RICH AND FAMOUS
Cadoro is very high quality jewellery and was founded by Actor Steve Brody and Dan Staneskieu in 1945. At the time their jewellery was very fashionable and custom designed. Each piece was hand crafted using the materials brush gold tone and silver tone metals with some pieces consisting of rhinestones, glass crystals, seed pearls, coloured stones, apparently they chose only the highest quality resources. Their signature mark is CADORO and CADORO with a copyright symbol. The company suffered the loss of Dan Staneskieu who died in the 1960s and the company ceased trading in 1970. Their jewellery is now very collectable and rare to find.
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CHANEL - GABRIELLE "COCO" CHANEL - also read REINAD JEWELLERY AND ROBERT GOOSSEN
One of the most visible personalities of her era, Gabrielle Chanel invented a style that was synonymous with
modernity and chic. What is perhaps less well known is that the grande dame of twentieth-century fashion used platinum
and diamonds to create an exceptional collection of the finest jewelry. This daring experiment is currently a new source
of inspiration for Chanel, which through its fine jewellery department in the Place Vendome in Paris, is once again
demonstrating the art of creating and wearing exceptional jewellery. The adventure is both classic and contemporary and
perpetuates one of the greatest names of the century.
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CLAUDETTE: 1945 - Mid-1950s
Claudette Colbert 1941
Claudette Jewellery was produced by Premier Jewellery Co. Inc. NY in 1945, they ceased trading Circ 1950s. Claudette jewellery was mainly coloured Lucite Coloured Stones. The signature mark is Claudette and C Claudette with a copyright symbol.
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CORO, COROCRAFT, FRANCOIS, VENDOME: 1900s - Present
Designers Emanuel Cohn and Gerard Rosenberg started their own shop in New York founded earyly 1900s selling costume jewellery and accessories, they later became known as Coro as you can see the name Coro incorporates the first two letters of their surname Cohan and Rosenberg. They became very successful and very well known for their high quality, designs and volume of jewellery at affordable prices.
Coro made jewellery from 1920 until the 1970s, they apparently produced jewellery under different company names for example Vendome, Corocraft and Duette. The signature marks are some signed Corocraft, some signed Francois this mark was used for the higher end of the market and attracted the wealthier clients. The signature mark Vendome the jewellery line which started in 1944 was also attracting the higher end of the market, best know for dynamic glass beads and they used cabochon and rhinestones. Corocraft often used sterling vermeil, rhinestones and enamel and produced some stunning designs.
The mark Coro Craft since 1937 was used for higher end pieces, Corocraft was used after WWII, and the Pegasus mark was used after WWII these are few from a long Coro markings. Coro ceased trading circ 1979. Coro Inc. in Canada is still in operation today.
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CHRISTIAN DIOR 1905 – 1957
Many notable jewellery designers and manufacturers were commissioned to produce jewellery for the House of Dior including Mitchell Maer, Kramer, Henkel & Grosse, Josette Gripoix, and Robert Goossens. Chanel has hand poured ‘pate de verre’ jewels created for her by the craftspeople of Gripoix, Rousselet and Goossens Christian Dior jewelry usually incorporates elegant style and superb quality of manufacture. The designers used the highest quality crystal stones prong set into hand soldered settings.
Christian Dior 1905-1957 was an influential French fashion designer. In the 1950's, Dior jewellery was produced by Kramer in the 1950's, Henkel & Grosse from 1955 and Mitchel Maer from 1952-1956. In 1955, Swarovski and Christian Dior developed the iridescent aurora borealis stone Licensed Dior jewelry continues to be produced.
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ESHER RANDEL - c1940s
Randel worked in Germany creating jewellery master pieces, pre-WW11 German Deco Style.
It is rare to find jewellery made by Randel, his designs reflect the Art Deco period and
he used the highest quality MOP and Rhinestone. You will see Randel parures priced from $175-300 range.
Very rare to find his designs today. Signature mark shows a Half circle with ESHA inside, name RANDEL in Caps next to it
you can also find WEST GERMANY is marked on some pieces along with the signature.
EMMONS: 1948 – 1981
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