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MIRIAM
HASKELL

Some of the best and most collectible
Miriam Haskell jewelry was made in the first decades. when Frank Hess
was her head designer. Frank Hess was the head designer from about 1926
to 1960 and his talent is unrivaled. In the early days of Haskell put no identifying marks
on their jewelry at all. As a mater of fact it was not marked until
about 1947. Today the early unsigned pieces can be identified from vintage
art work and advertisements, and by their wonderful detail, hand
work and
design. Read more about HASKELL
EARLY UNSIGNED JEWELRY, see our article in JEWEL
CHAT and the feature on
HASKELL ART WORK & ADVERTISING.
For more Miriam Haskell Jewelry and advertising art work, see the pages
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UPDATE: Sadly there is a
lot of Haskell being reproduced and remade to fool the public into
thinking it is the real thing. Be careful and buy from a reputable dealer who knows Haskell well and
stands behind what she sells as the genuine thing!

HASKELL
Hess set of a bracelet, dress clip and the original hand painted Larry
Austin art work that illustrates them. Made with chartreuse, burnt sienna
and tan flattened glass beads and gold tone leaves, the
bracelet and dress clip are just gorgeous, and they are part of the
nasturtium line. The bracelet is adjustable, being strung on elastic thread, and
it is 7" around when relaxed. The dress clip with dangling beads is 3-1/2" long
by 2-1/3" wide. The design art work is 8" by 10" and her dress, hat and furs are
lovely images of that era. All pieces are in excellent vintage condition. Circa
late 1930s, this is an unsigned Frank Hess set designed for Miriam Haskell.
#H26051

HASKELL Larry Austin
original watercolor advertising illustration for Haskell flattened bead and
leaves bracelet and clip,
numbered "815" on back in pencil, 8" by 10". This is one
of my favorites because of the detail in her furs, the Fall colors and the
fashionable hat and dress that it shows. Such an elegant lady!
View #H26053

HASKELL early
unsigned Frank Hess design from the 1940’s. This 4" dress clip is made up of
chartreuse, coral and tan
flattened glass beads and gold tone nasturtium leaves. View
#H23939

HASKELL Hess tan, chartreuse glass beads and gold tone leaves fur
clip, 3-1/2". A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as
was typical of this era circa 1940.
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HASKELL Hess
tan, coral and chartreuse flattened glass beads dress clip with gold tone
nasturtium leaves, 2-3/4".

It combines fabulous colors with the same colored seed beads and the
accent of the gold tone leaves in a beautiful way, one of my favorites.
A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical of
this era circa 1940.

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HASKELL Hess dress clips with
chartreuse and melon flattened glass beads and water lily leaves. The price
includes the set of 2,
each 2-3/4".

A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical of
this era circa 1940. View
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A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is
unsigned as was typical for this era, circa 1940.
#H35772

MIRIAM HASKELL Hess yellow flattened glass bead coil bracelet and
brooch with green enamel and gold tone leaves and gold tone seed beads.
A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical
for this era, circa 1940. This style can be seen in "Miriam Haskell
Jewelry" by Gordon & Pamfiloff, page 116 and 254.
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HASKELL butter yellow earrings with glass beads and rhinestones set
in gold tone textured flowers, marked on the back in the horseshoe tag
"Miriam Haskell", 1" clip backs. #H38466

HASKELL Frank Hess early
unsigned multi-colored glass opaque beads and painted metal leaves bracelet,
circa 1935, 6-1/2". The painted leaves were used in the Fall of 1935.
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HASKELL fur
clip combining glass beads, gold tone findings and painted leaves, circa
1935, 3". (Seen in Christie Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry,
3rd Ed, page 195 and in Gordon & Pamfiloff’s "Miriam Haskell Jewelry"
page 28.) The painted leaves were used in the Fall of 1935
according to Larry Vrba. View
#H19523

HASKELL Hess designed coil bracelet with green enameled leaves and
orange glass beads on brown glass bead covered coil, 9-1/2" total length. An unsigned
Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell circa 1935.
View #H36422

HASKELL Hess flattened orange
and yellow glass beads and painted leaves clip, 3-1/4". A Frank Hess for
Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for this era, circa 1935.
The painted leaves were used in the Fall of 1935 according to Larry
Vrba. Seen in Christie Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 195 and
in Gordon & Pamfiloff’s "Miriam Haskell Jewelry" page 28. View #H34882

HASKELL Hess flattened orange
and yellow glass beads and painted leaves clip clips.

HASKELL Hess early
unsigned bar brooch of flattened glass yellow and orange beads and painted
metal leaves, circa 1935, 4". View
HASKELL #H33338

HASKELL Hess bracelet in yellow,
orange and brown, strung on elastic so has some size flexibility, relaxed
size 6-1/2" and front element 2-1/4".

A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is
unsigned as was typical for this era, circa 1940.
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HASKELL Hess glass flower brooch
with red, yellow, lavender and green flowers and black glass leaves with
yellow seed beads, 4". I have never seen this one before and it is just
beautiful as well as rare.

A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for this
era, circa 1940.

It is fragile but in excellent condition.
View #H36717

HASKELL Hess designed coil
bracelet with green enameled leaves and orange glass beads on gold tone
leaves, 7-1/2" total length.
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MIRIAM HASKELL fur clip designed by Frank Hess with painted leaves,
yellow and orange glass beads and green glass seed beads all set in gold
tone metal, 3" by 2", made in Fall of
1935.
This was seen in Christie Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 195 and in Gordon
& Pamfiloff’s "Miriam Haskell Jewelry" page 28, the painted leaves were used
in the Fall of 1935 according to later Haskell head designer Larry Vrba.

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MIRIAM HASKELL fur clip designed by Frank Hess and using painted leaves
in lovely green and caramel with the typical Hess flattened glass beads in
orange and yellow, and accented with gold tone metal flowers and seed beads.
A wonderful clip made in about the Fall of 1935,
it is 4" by 2-1/3".

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MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess fur clip in tan, orange and avocado green glass beads and gold tone lily
pads,
3-1/2" long. A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell and it is unsigned as was
typical of this era of the late 1930s.

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HASKELL
Hess clear rhinestone balls and gold tone leaves coil bracelet and dress clip,
coil 7-1/4" total length by 2" wide at the front cross-over, clip 3" long. A
Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical of this era
circa 1930s. See Gordon & Pamfiloff’s "Miriam Haskell Jewelry" page 153.
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HASKELL gold tone wrap coil bracelet with clear rhinestones set in gold
tone, circa 1940, designed by Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell. It is 9" total
length but it is worn overlapped, so about a normal 7" sized bracelet. The front
portion is made up of clear rhinestone and gold tone flowers, berries and
leaves. It is in excellent vintage condition and ready to wear.

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HASKELL Hess gold tone leaf and
clear rhinestones dress clip, 2-1/3". This small clip is perfect for the
collar or lapel.
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This tidbit is from


Harper’s Bazaar April, 1933,

years ago when America was still reeling from the effects of
the Great Depression.


"It doesn’t do to look dreary, even if your heart is breaking. If you
can’t buy a new dress, or even if you can, go to Miriam Haskell in the
Heckscher Building. The most imaginative and smart costume jewelry
going is being sold there for next to nothing. She dotes on single clips
made like clusters of grapes. These are in all sorts of composition
stones, and there are very nice ones for a dollar. The ensemble is well
worked out, and each clip has a bracelet, some of them for two dollars,
some for more, and some of them have necklaces and woven collarettes as
well. White bead fruit clusters with dull metal leaves are exceedingly
quaint and European looking. We wore a set and were asked by all our
friends where in Paris we found them. Hawaiian coral is rather carrot
colored, very bright and very cheap. For sports wear you will lose your
mind over the deep brown cord bracelet which buttons closed, like a
cuff, over four or five huge yellow bead buttons. There are clips to go
with this. There are braided necklaces for evening and modern versions
of the dog collar and wonderful concoctions which get right away from
the conventional string-of-beads you’re all so sick of. A really
fascinating shop, this, and guaranteed to make a new woman out of you."

– (Courtesy of Pat Seal)

HASKELL Hess genuine sea shell
necklace and bracelet, necklace 15-1/2" by 1-1/8" bracelet 7" by 1". A
Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical of
this era circa 1930s. Another sea shell style can be seen
in "Miriam Haskell Jewelry" by Gordon & Pamfiloff page 151.

A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for
this era, circa 1940, in excellent condition.
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MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess dress clip of genuine sea shells, carved
wood flowers and gold metal leaves, 4" long. A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is
unsigned as was typical of this era circa 1940, and it is in excellent
vintage condition. The sea shells have lovely natural striation and
coloring and they are suspended on gold chains from the back. View

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HASKELL Hess mother of pearl
disks, artificial pearl and clear rhinestones silk cord necklace and
earrings, necklace 15-1/2" by 1-1/4" wide, earrings 1-1/8".
An unsigned Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell design circa 1940.
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HASKELL Hess
sea shells and carved wood brooch, 3-1/2" by 3-1/3". A Frank
Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for this
era, circa 1940. There is a similar brooch in Deanna Cera’s
wonderful book, "Jewels of Fantasy" on page 175, where she says these
were made from 1942-45.

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HASKELL Hess carved wooden flowers and sea shells brooch, 3".

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MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess genuine seashell and carved wooden flower
brooch with gold metal
leaves, 3-1/4" by 2-3/4". A Frank Hess design for
Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for this era, circa 1940, and
it is in
excellent vintage condition. The sea shells have the natural striation
and coloring that makes them so beautiful.

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Bracelet and clip set.

MIRIAM HASKELL Larry Austin original illustration for the Miriam Haskell
sea shell jewelry hand painted on illustration board. The jewelry itself is
highlighted with gold glitter, really lovely and this would be beautiful
framed. It is 8" by 9-3/4" and
is photographed here against a black background.

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MIRIAM HASKELL intricate earrings of clear rhinestone rose montee and
glass seed pearls, all hand made, 7/8" clip backs. These are signed with
the older horseshoe "Miriam Haskell" mark on the back of one earring. They are in excellent vintage condition, amazing for their age and
delicacy. This kind of intricate bead work is typical of the earlier
Haskell era

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HASKELL Hess cord bracelet with
sea shells, glass flowers in pink, green and yellow with a green glass
button closure all on a woven silk cord in soft faded green, 6-1/2" by
1-1/4". A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was
typical of this era circa 1930s. These same flowers are used in the yellow
clip on page 150 of Gordon & Pamfiloff’s "Miriam Haskell Jewelry" and other
Hess pieces. It is interesting to see how many ways Hess used an elements
like the flowers and sea shells in his jewelry. View
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HASKELL Hess sea shall necklace with
half pearly white shells and half green and cream shells all hand sewn to a
woven band, wearable length 16" and the shell width is about 1", this has a
sewn on tag saying "Made in France". This can be seen in "Miriam Haskell
Jewelry" by Gordon & Pamfiloff on page 151.
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HASKELL
artificial pearl coil bracelet and earrings, earrings 1-1/4". The pearls
in the earrings are a soft gray, darker than than the pearly color on the bracelet by a few shades, as
can be seen in the pictures, but the design is the same. A
Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical of
this era, circa 1940. View
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HASKELL
Hess sea shell dress clip with genuine shiny iridescent shells creatively designed, circa
1940, 3-5/8".
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HASKELL Haskell Hess coil bracelet with gold tone filigree and
flowers and artificial pearls, 8". Designed by Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell
it is unsigned as was typical circa 1940. View #H34720

MIRIAM HASKELL
necklace from France, abalone sea shells on woven cord necklace with
tiny orange seashell accents, 19-1/2" wearable length and the shells range
from 2-1/2" down to 1-5/8". I have had other necklaces similar in
style to this and some were marked "France" and other marked
"Haskell".
I assume Haskell got them from France, just as she sourced some of her
wonderful glass beads from places like Germany.
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MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess double sea shell brooch with carved wood flower, jade
green glass beads, stick coral and antiqued metal shell shapes. This
is not signed as was normal in the Hess era of the 1940s.

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HASKELL Hess coil bracelet with paper mache flowers and green
glass leaves, total length 8", each flower about 1-1/3" across. The flowers seem
to be hand manipulated fabric or paper that was finished with shellac and a
beaded stamen center.

A rare Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for this
era, circa 1940.

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HASKELL Hess
dress clip with carved wood flowers with stick coral and gold
tone leaves, 4-5/8". A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is
unsigned as was typical for this era, circa 1940, and it is in excellent
condition.

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MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess transparent blue glass beads and glass
pearls flower bouquet brooch, 5-1/8" by 2-3/4". Frank Hess was the head
designer at Miriam Haskell and his early pieces were not signed, like this one, circa
1940. The glass pearls on one blossom have a slightly rougher finish
than on the other and they are also slightly larger, but they are original.
It is a nice large size and fun to wear.

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HASKELL Hess
carved wood flower and aqua painted coral bracelet with gold tone
leaves, 3-1/3" by 2-1/4" front element and elastic so adjustable. A
Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical of
this era circa 1930s. See similar bracelet on page 151 of Gordon &
Pamfiloff’s "Miriam Haskell Jewelry" book. View
#H34556

HASKELL Hess
green and white genuine seashell necklace on cream colored cord, 14" by
1-1/4". A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was
typical of this era circa 1930s. A necklace like this one can be seen in
Gordon & Pamfiloff’s "Miriam Haskell Jewelry" book.
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HASKELL Hess carved wood
flower and aqua coral bracelet, gold tone leaves, 2-1/4" by 2" front
element. A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as
was typical of this era circa 1930s. See similar bracelet on page
151 of Gordon & Pamfiloff’s "Miriam Haskell Jewelry" book.
View #H34557

HASKELL by designer Frank Hess snail shells and
hand-carved wood
turtle brooch with green glass leaves and brown wooden beads, 4-1/2".
These are called "yellow banded land snail" shells and demonstrate
Miriam Haskell’s use of organic materials. The advertisement for this piece can be seen in the book "American Costume
Jewelry" by Brunialti on page 253 and it is dated there as 1942. A
similar piece can be seen in Deanna Cera’s book, "Jewels of Fantasy" on page
175, where she dates it to 1942-45 and says the leaves are Venetian pate de
verre. Another similar piece
can be seen in the book, "Bijoux" (Italian edition) by Deanna Cera on page
220. What a fun piece, and one of my favorites!
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MIRIAM HASKELL jewelry designed by Frank Hess and illustrated in this Larry
Austin art work advertisement illustrating a lady in a wooden beads necklace and
bracelet wearing a burgundy dress and turban, circa 1940. It is marked on the
back "#1113A", and done on an 8" by 10" illustration board. #H37725

SHELLS brooch with
bright yellow shells and pale aqua shell pieces mounted on a plastic back,
2-1/3". These are called "yellow banded land snail" shells. This pin
has the same shells as the Haskell clip to the left, but was made very
inexpensively as a tourist souvenir. View #Y29617

HASKELL by
Hess butterfly brooch with a dark teal circle, brick red glass beads, and
clear rhinestone florets all set in gold tone. It is 3-3/4" by 2-3/4". While
most of this brooch is original, it came to us missing the decorations on
the wings. After years of looking for the right elements, we have now
carefully restored this lovely old piece using only Hess glass pearls and
rhinestone elements. A Frank Hess
design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for this era,
circa 1940.
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HASKELL Hess
brooch with pink and yellow violet-like flowers and green leaves on a pierced WWII era
plastic backing, 3" by 3". A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is
unsigned as was typical for this
era circa 1940.
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HASKELL by
Hess butterfly brooch in gold tone with a jade-colored glass circle, brick
red glass beads, and clear rhinestone florets, 3-3/4" by 3". While most of
this brooch is original, it came to us missing the decorations on the wings.
After years of looking for the right elements, we have now restored
this lovely old piece using only Hess glass pearls and rhinestone elements. A Frank
Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for this era
circa 1940.
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#H35530

HASKELL Hess flowers and leaves brooch with maroon, green and yellow
beads and artificial pearl all set in textured gold tone, circa 1940, 3"
wide, pin back professionally repaired as can be seen in the picture.
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HASKELL Larry Austin original watercolor advertising illustration
for a Haskell violets bracelet and clip. It has a foil "Miriam Haskell"
sticker and it’s 8" by
10". On the back is written in pencil on "#972C". This would have
been displayed in
shops that sold Haskell jewelry circa 1930-1940 and it is an original ad
from that era. What a beautiful representation of that era’s clothing and
hat, too. #H23351

HASKELL Hess brooch with pink and yellow
violets and green glass leaves dress clip with yellow glass seed beads, 3-1/3". See similar bracelet
to this set on page 151 of Gordon & Pamfiloff’s wonderful "Miriam Haskell Jewelry"
book. A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was
typical for this era, circa 1940. View
#H35547

HASKELL Hess rose [ink
wood beads lariat with wood leaves, sea shells, coral and green glass petals.
A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, this is unsigned as was typical for
this era circa 1940. View
#H35432

MIRIAM HASKELL Larry Austin
original gouache art work showing Frank Hess designed bead clip and coil
bracelet with green glass leaves, 8" by 10". #H36592

A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is
unsigned as was typical for this era, circa 1940.
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HASKELL Hess wood dress clip
with flowers and beads, gold tone leaves, 5". A
Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for
this era, circa 1940.
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MIRIAM HASKELL Larry Austin
original gouache art work showing Frank Hess designed necklace and coil
bracelet of carved wooden flowers and beads, 8" by 10".
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HASKELL Hess carved wooden walnuts
dress clip with wood beads and antiqued gold tone leaves, 3-5/8". A
Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for this era, circa
1940.

A similar walnut and beads piece can be seen in the book "Miriam Haskell
Jewelry" by Gordon & Pamfiloff page 109 and in Cera’s book "Jewels of Miriam
Haskell" on page 75.
View #H36716

HASKELL Hess brooch and bracelet
of wood beads, wood flowers and enameled leaves and butterflies, circa 1930s,
said to have come for Miriam Haskell’s personal collection, 6-1/2" and adjustable, brooch 3".

Note the smooth metal back on the
pin. The bracelet motif is attached to pierced metal (which would have been
covered with a plate also). One and only bracelet I have ever seen with this
construction; typically, the motif is attached to metal spacer bars.

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MIRIAM HASKELL lariat necklace by Frank Hess with gold tone leaves and
carved wood flowers and beads, 27" total length with 2-1/2" by 1-7/8" clips.
Included with this is an original art work advertisement for this set. A Frank Hess
design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for this era, made
in the 1940s.

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MIRIAM HASKELL bracelet designed by Frank Hess, a wonderful carved wood
flower and butterfly combination with enameled butterflies and leaves on gold
tone metal and four rows of with elastic strung wooden beads, front element 3"
by 2". The layers in this unusual bracelet give it depth and even more
interest. A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was
typical for this era, made in the 1940s.

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HASKELL Hess coil bracelet with flowers and green glass leaves,
total length 8", each flower about 1-1/3" across. The flowers seem to be
hand manipulated fabric that was finished with shellac and a beaded
stamen center.

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HASKELL Hess brooch and bracelet
of wood beads, wood flowers and enameled leaves and butterflies, circa 1930s,
said to have come for Miriam Haskell’s personal collection, 6-1/2" and adjustable, brooch 3".

Note the smooth metal back on the
pin. The bracelet motif is attached to pierced metal (which would have been
covered with a plate also). One and only bracelet I have ever seen with this
construction; typically, the motif is attached to metal spacer bars.

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HASKELL Hess designed gold tone leaves and
brown wood beads and flowers lariat necklace, 27" total length with 2-1/2" by 1-7/8"
clips along with the advertising art work.

A
Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for this
era, circa 1940. #H34134

HASKELL sea shell and wooden
beads and leaves coil bracelet with gold tone leaves and beads accents,
total length 9", front width about 1-1/2". An unsigned Frank Hess design for
Miriam Haskell circa 1940. View
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MIRIAM HASKELL jewelry by designer Frank Hess is illustrated in this
original and wonderful Larry Austin art work advertisement illustrating a wooden
beads necklace and bracelet on an elegant woman wearing a burgundy dress and turban.
It is marked on
the back #1113A and done on illustration board that is 8" by 10". #H37725

MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess lariat necklace with carved wood
leaves, gold painted walnuts and gold tone metal flowers with fur clip ends and gold tone chains.
The lariat is a total length of 27",
and each clip is 3". A Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was
typical for this era, circa 1940.

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HASKELL original advertisement illustrating a Frank Hess clip and
bracelet a woman wearing a brown suit and hat with a clip and bracelet made
of brass leaves with pale aqua beads, Miriam Haskell hand signed, matted in
salmon. The glossy size is 3" by 5" glossy and the matte size 5" by 7",
slight damage to glossy finish on the left side, visible only against the
light so hard to see. This is the
original 1940s ad and matte. Haskell used three types of these ads: the
original gouache art work by Larry Austin, the glossy copies of that art
work, and the parchment copies. This is a glossy.

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HASKELL Hess early unsigned gold
tone metallic nuts and carved wooden leaves clip with flowers and tiny seed
beads accents, circa 1940 4".
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On this clip, each wooden bead is hand sewn to the pierced backing, and each
strand of glass seed beads is hand strung.
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This kind of work was extremely labor intensive, and could only have been
done back in a time when labor was much less expensive.
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MIRIAM HASKELL fur clip in natural, peach and rose colored wood beads
with sunny yellow glass button centers, each of which has a flower design
impressed on the top, 2-3/4" by 2-1/2". A Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell, it
is unsigned as was typical for this era, circa 1940.

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MIRIAM HASKELL rare floral lariat necklace of colored and natural wood
and glass beads in red, blue, yellow and green. The centers of
the flowers are bright red and yellow glass buttons which each have a flower molded onto
the top. This has fur clip ends that are 3" each and the total length 26"
including the clips on each end. A Frank Hess design for
Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for this era, circa 1940. This
was seen in "Miriam Haskell Jewelry" by Gordon & Pamfiloff page 13.

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MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess rare beaded flowers brooch in red, blue,
green and yellow wood and glass beads, the primary colors right out of a
Crayon box! It is 4-1/2" by 2" and in excellent condition. This was
designed by Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell, unsigned as all her jewelry was
in circa 1940. The attention to detail here is amazing with little
flowers embossed on each button center, and it even includes
the matching thread colors weaving through the beads. You rarely see hand work like this these days!

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HASKELL Larry Austin original
watercolor advertising illustration for a Frank Hess designed bar brooch and
coil bracelet circa 1940, 9-3/4" by 7-5/8". #H36000

HASKELL Hess red, blue green
and natural wood beads dress clip, 3". This is in the very best
condition in this style of any piece I have ever had, brilliant colors,
lots of drops and a shiny finish as it should be. A Frank Hess design
for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for this era, circa
1940. View
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HASKELL Hess early unsigned wooden beads and green glass seed beads
dress clip, circa 1940, 4".
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HASKELL wood
faces necklace, bracelet and brooch, necklace
bracelet 7" by about 1-1/2", clip 3-1/2". Each face is different, as well as
each hat, and the tiny flowers are great accents, very charming.

The red button bead closure for the necklace
is worn, as seen in the pictures. A Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell, it is
unsigned as was typical for this era, circa 1940.

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HASKELL
wood red and natural beads mushrooms brooch, 3-7/8".

This is a nice example of the creative way
Frank Hess used differently shaped beads and elements. A Frank Hess for
Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for this era, circa 1940.
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HASKELL early
unsigned multi-colored wooden beads pin circa 1940, 2-1/3". A
Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for this era,
circa 1940.

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HASKELL Hess early unsigned
natural and colored wooden beads, stars and bells bracelet, circa 1940, 6-1/2"
relaxed size by about 2-1/3" at front and 1-1/4" at the back.

A Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell, it is
unsigned as was typical for this era, circa 1940.

#H31460

HASKELL Hess natural and colored
wood beads pin, circa 1940, 2-1/4".
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HASKELL Hess
natural and dyed wooden beads and florets pin in red, green and blue,
3". Lush nuts topped by woven
multi-colored bead caps and florets on the pin top, great combination. A
Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for this
era, circa 1940.

View #H26587

A Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell, it is
unsigned as was typical for this era, circa 1940.

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HASKELL wooden bead
bells and stars pin in blue, red, green and natural colors, 3". Clips and pins in this series came in various colors and
designs and this one is particularly lush and long.

A Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell, it is
unsigned as was typical for this era, circa 1940. This is the same
piece seen in Christie Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry", 3rd Ed, page 193.
View
#H19700

HASKELL Hess early
unsigned pinecone pin of wooden florets and beads with glass leaves, circa
1935, 2-7/8". View
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HASKELL
early unsigned wooden beads pinecones pin, 3-1/2". Each pinecone is
formed of graduated flat flower-shaped wood disks, capped by a black
glass seed bead.

A Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell, it is
unsigned as was typical for this era, circa 1940. This is the
same piece seen in Christie Romero’s book, "Warman’s Jewelry", 3rd Ed,
page 193.
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MIRIAM HASKELL Hess wood and glass
beads clip with green glass seed beads, circa 1940, 4-1/4" long. A
Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for this
era, circa 1930’s. View
#H37172

MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess jewelry advertising illustration shown here
in this Larry Austin original art work, about 8" by 10". This shows the red,
pink and tan wooden beads with a green bow coil bracelet and open oval
brooch with green glass seed beads, circa 1940. That last
photo shows the clip along with the art work, but the price here is for the
art work only.

View #H37316

HASKELL
Hess wood red and brown beads with green glass seed bead tips and green wood
and seed bead bow top dress clip, circa 1930s, 2".
View
#w27310

HASKELL Hess jewelry
illustrated in Larry Austin original art work, this one shows the
silvery leaves and blue glass bead coil bracelet, hair clip and dress
clip on a lady wearing a white dress, circa 1940.
View #H37316

MIRIAM HASKELL
by
Hess wood beads dress clip with green glass seed bead finials and green wooden
leaves, circa 1930’s, wonderful colors, 2-1/8".
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HASKELL Hess blue wood beads and
glass leaves and seed beads dress clip, 2-1/3".
View #H34840

HASKELL natural,
chartreuse and peach wooden and white glass seed beads wreath pin, circa 1945,
2-1/3". See Gordon & Pamfiloff’s "Miriam Haskell Jewelry" page
144. View
View #H30080

HASKELL Hess wooden bells clip in green, red, blue and yellow
with glass bead accents all on a fabric twist dress clip, circa 1940,
3-1/2". View
#H33873

HASKELL Hess
black cord and multi-colored balls pin, 2-1/2". The genius is on
the detail as with so many of Frank Hess’ pieces. The seed bead capped
rows of little mini glass buttons match the dangling beads. A Frank
Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical of this era
circa 1930s.
View #H34893

HASKELL acorn pin with brown glass beads and seed beads
and green cord, 2-1/2". View
#H33737

HASKELL original art gouache for
Frank Hess design pastel blue beads and cord twist clip and bracelet, has the
foil label and a pencil mark "#125" on the back, 8" by 10". The ads in this
style are so different and there is some thought that Miriam Haskell herself may have done them, but there is
absolutely no proof at all that I know.
View #H35516

HASKELL Frank
Hess early unsigned flower dangles pin with multi-colored glass
flowers and blue cord, circa 1940, 3-1/4".
View #H33739

HASKELL early unsigned Hess red and black
lampshade brooch, circa 1940, 3-5/8".
View #H29105

HASKELL early unsigned
blue glass beads dress clip with clear rhinestone leaves, 3-1/2".
View #H26799

HASKELL early unsigned cobalt blue glass petal and clear
faceted beads bracelet and fur clip. The 2-1/2" clip and expansion bracelet with a 2-1/4" front
are in excellent condition. A Frank Hess for
Miriam Haskell design, it is unsigned as was typical for this era, circa
1940.
View #H23352

HASKELL Hess early
unsigned red and clear glass bracelet and brooch, bracelet elastic and
adjustable with a 2-1/3" front flower, brooch 1-1/2" by 3".
A Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell design, it is unsigned as was typical for
this era, circa 1940.
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HASKELL Hess rare violets
flower bar brooch with painted blue, purple and milk, glass flowers and
green transparent seed glass beads, 2-1/2".
A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell,
it is unsigned as was typical for this era, circa 1940.
More
pieces of this set with the glass flowers can be seen in Cera’s book
"Jewels of Miriam Haskell" on page 69.
View #H36808

HASKELL very rare beaded
flowers bracelet and
earrings with glass beaded flowers and leaves, earrings signed and unsigned hinged bangle 7"
by about 1-1/2", clip back earrings with Miriam Haskell horseshoe mark, 2".
Fabulous colors and detail.
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HASKELL Hess rare flower bar
brooch with red, yellow and brown painted white glass flowers and green
transparent glass beads on a gold tone back, 2-1/2" by 1-1/8". A
Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for
this era, circa 1940.
More pieces of this set
with the glass flowers can be seen in Cera’s book "Jewels of Miriam
Haskell" on page 69. View
#H36035

HASKELL fabulous green
glass beads collar with clear rhinestone and silver tone roundelles set in a
symmetrical design that lays flatteringly on the neck, a fabulous collar
with the "Miriam Haskell" tag soldered on the back of the clasp..
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HASKELL early unsigned 5″ green
transparent beaded dress clip.
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HASKELL Hess green glass bead coil
bracelet with gold tone flowers set with beads, total length 6-1/2" by
about 1/2" wide. The beads are hand sewn onto a green cord-covered
metal coil.

A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is
unsigned as was typical for this era, circa 1940. View
#H36032

HASKELL early unsigned 4-1/2" dress clip with green glass beads
and rhinestone accents. View
#H20064

MIRIAM
HASKELL
Hess painted milk glass violets and green glass leaves and beads lariat necklace,
brooch and earrings. The necklace is 26" in length including the two end clips.
Each of those dress clip is about 3" by 2-1/2", the brooch is
2-1/3" and the screw back earrings are 7/8"
across. A
Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, these are not signed as was typical for
this era, circa 1940.

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MIRIAM HASKELL Hess brooch with red carved pods, possibly celluloid, and gold tone pods,
beads and leaves,
2-1/2" by 2-1/8". A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, this set is
unsigned as was typical for this era, circa 1940. It is in excellent
condition in every way, and an unusual style.

View #H39431

HASKELL signed Hess pearlized "waffle"
center elements (imported from Japan for Haskell) with artificial seed
pearls and rose montees all set in gold tone leaf and stems earrings,
. See a set with similar elements on pages 119 and 137 of Cera’s "Jewels of
Miriam Haskell". View
#H28618

MIRIAM HASKELL rare and fabulous 1930s necklace, a very ornate and unusual
delight of pearlized flowers, glass pearls and seed pearls mounted on gold tone filigree backings
and held together with chains. Designed by the
then-head designer, Frank Hess, this is a joy to see! It is the only
piece like this that I have seen so far and it’s an amazing example of early
Haskell. The wearable
length is 17-1/2" and it is about 1-5/8" at the widest. The flowers are
pearlized glass and they are in very very good vintage condition,
amazing for it’s age. There is though slight finish loss on some of the
tiny pearls. Larry Vrba, the 1970s head designer at Miriam Haskell,
confirms that this is a lovely old Frank Hess example, designed for
Miriam Haskell. It is certainly
an unusual piece with amazing hand work and interesting elements. What a
genuine treat to own and wear.
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HASKELL early unsigned faux pearls and clear rhinestone leaves clip,
2-7/8". View #H22407

HASKELL bakelite acorn pin of
marbled dark green and black acorns with black enameled filigree tops and
gold tone metal beads top bar, all suspended from a pierced metal back,
4-1/4". A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as
was typical of this era circa 1940. View #H34414

HASKELL Hess red glass leaves and
beads bar brooch, a long and lovely 4". A Frank Hess for Miriam
Haskell, it is unsigned as it typical for this era, circa1940. View
#H34385

HASKELL
bakelite acorn pin with red acorns, black enameled filigree tops and
gold tone metal beads top bar, all suspended from a pierced metal back,
3-1/2". A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was
typical of this era circa 1940.
View #H34502

HASKELL Both

HASKELL
Frank Hess early unsigned red woven fabric and red glass bead bracelet and two
sets of dress clips, circa 1935. The fabric portion has faded over the years to
this lovely soft rose color. The bracelet uses the
bead balls as fasteners which slip through the cord loops just like buttons. The
bracelet is 6"-6-1/4" around the inside when fastened, 3-1/2" across the front and
1-1/4" wide band; dangling clips 2-3/4"; small clips 1-1/4".
A Larry Austin ad art work showing a similar line can be seen
in "Miriam Haskell Jewelry" by Gordon & Pamfiloff, page 103. To read more about
Haskell, see these features:
Haskell Hess Unsigned Jewelry,
Miriam Haskell
Jewelry, our article in

Jewel Chat and the feature on
Haskell Art Work & Ads.

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#H19820

HASKELL Hess coil bracelet and
dress clip with red plastic flowers and glass leaves in a lovely bouquet. A
Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for this era,
circa 1940. The coil bracelet total length is 7-1/2" by 2" at the cross-over
front, fur clip 2-1/3".
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#H35957

HASKELL Hess stick coral and
gold tone butterfly dress clip, circa 1940, 3".
View #H34194

HASKELL Hess early unsigned
orange glass beads wreath shaped dress clip with gold tone florets center
with clear rhinestones and orange seed beads, circa 1940, 2".
View #H28115

HASKELL early unsigned Hess
orange glass bead and gold tone leaves and flowers pin, 3".
View #H28486

HASKELL Hess stick coral and
gold tone leaves coil bracelet, circa 1940 and unsigned, 8". See
similar bracelets on page 152 of Gordon & Pamfiloff’s "Miriam Haskell
Jewelry" book.
View #H34330

HASKELL Hess stick coral coil
bracelet, adjustable total length 6-3/4" and about 3/4" wide. A Frank
Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical of this
era circa 1940. View
#H34642

HASKELL Hess coil bracelet of
stick coral and gold tone leaves, 1-3/8" wide at the front and
adjustable in size from about 6-3/4" to 7" around the wrist. A
similar piece can be seen in the book by Gordon & Pamfiloff, "Haskell
Jewelry" on page 152. A
Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for
that era, circa 1940, and it is in very good
vintage condition.
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HASKELL Hess
aqua and pearl lariat with gold tone leaves, 27" total length and each
clip is 2-1/4" wide. Circa 1940, this is an unsigned Frank Hess design.
View
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HASKELL

aqua glass beads and artificial pearls parure with gold tone leaves and
LARRY AUSTIN ORIGINAL art work that illustrates it .
HASKELL Hess aqua and pearl
LARIAT necklace with gold tone leaves, 27" total length and each clip is 2-1/4" wide;
a coil BRACELET of aqua
glass bead and artificial pearls on fabric covered metal, 1/2" thick
each, side motif 2-1/2"; a set of two dress
CLIPS in aqua
glass bead and artificial pearls with gold tone leaves wired over metal
balls that support the bead work; and a
BROOCH bar pin of aqua glass beads and pearls mounted on gilt metal flowers,
4" by 1-5/8".
In the early days of Haskell jewelry, when
Frank Hess was the head designer, Haskell put no identifying marks on
their jewelry. As a mater of fact, it was not marked at all until about
1947. Today the early unsigned pieces are recognized from the vintage
art work and advertisements and by their wonderful detailing, hand work
and design. This group is circa 1940. See parts of this group in "Miriam
Haskell Jewelry" by Gordon & Pamfiloff, pages 97 and 160.
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#H34228

HASKELL aqua
glass bead and artificial pearls on fabric covered metal coil bracelet,
1/2" thick each, side motif 2-1/2". Fabric covered memory wire bracelets
were made in the 30s and early 40s.
View #H26809

HASKELL bar pin of aqua glass beads and pearls mounted on gilt metal flowers, 1930s
unsigned, 4" by 1-5/8". See Gordon & Pamfiloff’s "Miriam Haskell
Jewelry" page 97 for the Larry Austin art work showing this brooch. View
#H34420

HASKELL aqua
glass bead and artificial pearl dress clips with gold tone leaves, set of 2
circa 1935. The aqua glass beads and artificial pearls are wired over metal
balls that support the bead work. View
#Y23940

HASKELL bar brooch and set
of clips.

HASKELL Hess aqua glass bead
clips x 2, 2-1/4". The combination of larger and smaller beads and seed
beads is so well done here. The matching brooch can be seen in "Haskell
Jewelry" by Gordon & Pamfiloff page 133.
View #H35921

HASKELL Hess blue and white
flowers fur clip with green glass leaves, missing one tiny yellow bead which
is very hard to notice, 2-1/2". This is a Frank Hess design for Miriam
Haskell, unsigned as was typical for that era circa 1940.
View #H36862

HASKELL Hess
early unsigned aqua glass bead necklace, each bead ornamented with gold
tone seed beads circa 1940, 15-1/2". According to Larry Vrba,
head designer for Haskell from 1970-78, these irregularly shaped glass
beads were imported from China and used by the thousands. They were
still there during his time at Haskell.
View #H28673

HASKELL Hess
aqua glass beads bracelet, 7" by 2".
View #H35583

HASKELL early
unsigned clip of aqua glass beads and lovely gold tone findings, 4".
According to Larry Vrba, head designer for Haskell form 1970-78, these
irregularly shaped glass beads were imported from China and used by the
thousands. They were still there during his time at Haskell. View #H19736

HASKELL Hess five-piece jewelry parure with the original
advertising art work illustrating it and done by Larry Austin. The set was
created with aqua swirl glass bead clusters set in gold tone caps and chains.
The necklace is 16" long with a 3-1/4" front drop; the bracelet is 7" long with
2" drops or charms; the fur clip is about 4" long; the wide brooch is 3-1/4"
wide; and the two smaller clips are about 2-1/3" each.

In these early days of Miriam Haskell jewelry, when Frank Hess was the head
designer, Haskell put no identifying marks on their jewelry. As a mater of fact,
it was not signed at all until about 1947. Today the early unsigned pieces are
recognized from the vintage art work and advertisements and by their wonderful
design, hand work and detail. This group is circa 1940. Pieces of this group can
be seen in the book "Miriam Haskell Jewelry" by Gordon & Pamfiloff, pages 97 and
160.

According to Larry Vrba, head designer for Haskell from 1970-78, these
wonderful irregularly shaped glass beads were imported from China and Haskell
used them by the thousands, great favorites of their time.
This original Larry Austin design art work included with this set illustrates an early unsigned
Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell two piece set of necklace and dress clip in lovely
aqua glass beads with gold tone leaves and findings. Note too her stylist dress,
lovely hat and star studded veil, and the fur wrap she carries.

The art work would have been sent to boutiques and shops that sold Miriam
Haskell Jewelry to advertise a new collection. It is numbered on the back
"#1203A" (although no one is certain just what the numbers indicate) and it is
8" by 10" in size.

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HASKELL Hess aqua glass beads
cluster necklace with lovely glass beads, 16" with 3-1/4" front drop.
View #H34993

HASKELL Hess aqua glass beads
and fan-shaped gold tone leaves clip, 4". This clip demonstrates the detailed
work typical of Hess’ style. Each large bead is tipped with a glass seed bead
and around the top of each larger bead is a finishing collar of gilt metal
beads. These beads were made in China and were used extensively by Frank Hess as
they were great favorites of the Miriam Haskell customers.
View #H34262

HASKELL Hess aqua glass bead bar brooch with gold tone leaves,
3-1/4". Designed by Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell it is unsigned as was typical
circa 1940. View #H34740

A Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell, it is
unsigned as was typical for this era, circa 1940. Pieces to
this set can be seen in "Miriam Haskell Jewelry" by Gordon & Pamfiloff, page 160.
View #H35702

HASKELL Hess early unsigned blue
and aqua glass petals bar pin with white glass bead centers on a gold tone
pin back, circa
1940, 4-1/4" by 1-1/3". View
#H28055

HASKELL Hess aqua lariat necklace with pressed gold tone leaves, aqua glass
beads, total length 27", four strands, clips 3" by 2-1/3".
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HASKELL Larry Austin original
watercolor advertising illustration for Haskell aqua glass bead and
rhinestone pave leaf cluster wrap necklace #H23378, foil "Miriam Haskell"
sticker, 8" by 10", written in pencil on the back #554.
#H23631

HASKELL early unsigned aqua
glass beads four-strand wrap necklace with rhinestone pave leaves, 21" long
with 2" clips on each end. Circa 1940. In the
early days of Haskell jewelry, when Frank Hess was the head designer,
Haskell put no identifying marks on their jewelry. As a mater of fact, it
was not marked at all until about 1947. Today the early unsigned pieces are
recognized from old advertisements and by their wonderful detailing, hand
work and design. This necklace is similar to one seen in the Larry
Austin ad art work shown HERE.
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HASKELL Hess aqua glass beads and
gold tone filigree flowers coil bracelet, 7" total length, 2-1/3" front 1/2"
band.

A Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell, it is
unsigned as was typical for this era, circa 1940.
View #H35242

HASKELL aqua glass beads and
gold tone leaves lariat necklace, 27" total length with 2-1/2" each
clips. View
View #H35582

HASKELL three flowers bar brooch
with aqua glass bead centers and golden petals, 3" by 1-1/4". A
Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, this is unsigned as was typical for
this era circa 1940.
View #H35448

A Frank Hess design for
Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for this era, circa 1940.
View #H36401

HASKELL
Hess bouquet fur clip of aqua glass beads, artificial pearls, gold tone
and green enameled leaves and gold tone mesh bow a lovely combination, 3-1/4". A
Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical of
this era circa 1930s.

This was seen in "Miriam Haskell Jewelry" by
Gordon & Pamfiloff page 13.

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#H34519

HASKELL Hess
flower and leaf earrings of clear rhinestones and green enameled leaves
set in gold tone petals, horseshoe mark on the back, 1". View
#H34413

HASKELL early
unsigned dress clip with gold tone filigree backing, aqua glass beads and
green enameled leaves. The green enameled leaves were used on several
different designs (see Gordon & Pamfiloff "Miriam Haskell Jewelry" page
12 for one example). View
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#H19521

HASKELL Larry Austin original
gouache for a circa 1940s advertisement with foil "Miriam Haskell" sticker.
"Austin" and the number "1269" written in pencil on the back. According to
Larry Vrba, head designer for Haskell from 1970-78, these irregularly shaped
glass beads were imported from China and used by the thousands. They were
still there during his time at Haskell. Like many of these pieces, the
detail is lovely and shows not only the jewelry but her furs, typical era
hairdo and cocktail dress. THIS
is the line of jewelry shown in the illustration, and
HERE is a clip in the same line.
#H29965

HASKELL early
Hess unsigned aqua glass beads wreath-shaped dress clip with gold tone
leaves, circa 1940, 2".
View #H28116

HASKELL AD illustrating red
grapes motif clip and bracelet, paper 5" by
7-1/3", hand signed and matted in aqua. #H27334

HASKELL early unsigned aqua glass beads and seed beads
2-7/8" dress clip. One bead is chipped on the back where it does not
show.
View #H22149

HASKELL early unsigned
aqua glass beads and gold tone leaves dress clip, 2-1/2". A
Larry Austin ad art work showing a similar line can be seen in "Miriam
Haskell Jewelry" by Gordon & Pamfiloff, page 104.
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#H26096

HASKELL Hess early unsigned
aqua glass beads and florets and gold tone caplets dress clip, circa
1935, 4". View #H18627

HASKELL early unsigned
aqua glass beads and rhinestone leaves coil bracelet, 1-3/4" front.
Larry Vrba says he believes that this is line not Haskell. (Seen in Christie Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 190.)
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#H22610

HASKELL original gouache art
work, probably by Larry Austin. Advertising a Miriam Haskell stick coral
coil bracelet and clip, numbered #1067 on the back, 8" by 10".
#H31940

HASKELL Hess early
unsigned maroon glass beads, gold tone flowers and disk spacers dress
clip, circa 1940, 2-7/8" long.
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#H19943

HASKELL original gouache art
work, probably by Larry Austin. Advertising Miriam Haskell jewelry, a
bracelet and dress clip with heart-shaped glass beads and pressed glass
leaves, numbered "#82" in pen on the back, 8" by 10". #H31845

HASKELL
early unsigned Frank Hess design from the 1940’s. This dress clip of green
glass beads is 3" long.
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#H19699

MIRIAM HASKELL bakelite maroon
disks dress clip with glass beads center, unsigned and designed by Frank
Hess circa 1940, 3-1/4". View
#H36325

MIRIAM HASKELL by Hess lariat necklace with yellow, caramel and
transparent yellow glass beads and silver tone leaves, 27" total length
including the two 2-1/4" dress clips ends. This is a Frank Hess design for
Miriam Haskell circa 1940, and it is in excellent condition.

The bracelet to this set can be seen in

Gordon & Pamfiloff’s "Miriam Haskell Jewelry"
on page 134.

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MIRIAM HASKELL lariat and clip set. View

HASKELL Hess yellow and amber swirl glass flattened beads and
dangles fur clip with silver tone leaves and flowers, 4". A Frank Hess
for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for this era, circa
1940. The bracelet to this set can be seen in

Gordon & Pamfiloff’s "Miriam Haskell Jewelry"
on page 134. View

#H34673

HASKELL Hess yellow glass flowers
and beads clip with lovely elements in the pulled glass flowers and
leaves, 3-1/2". A Frank
Hess for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for this era,
circa 1940.
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HASKELL banana yellow glass dress clips with long green and
yellow glass petals and real seed pod
tops, each 3", set of 2. About half the pods are open and half
closed and they are fragile. A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is
unsigned as was typical for this era, circa 1940. This is the only set like
this I have seen in over 20 years in the business.

View #H37317

HASKELL Hess gilt and green
enamel leaves clip, 1-3/4" each, set of 2, circa 1940. View
#H32360

Bracelet of
red opaque glass beads with clear rhinestone petals. This is the
same piece seen in Christie
Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry", 3rd Ed, page 190.
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#H19184

HASKELL unsigned early 1940’s
Hess silver patinated 8" coil bracelet with matching contemporary
1-1/3" earrings made by Haskell Jewelry, both with metallic and glass beads.
The coil bracelet looks best on a 7" wrist. The bracelet was purchased directly from
the archives of Haskell Jewelry Company.
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#H19582

Bracelet of black
opaque glass beads and clear rhinestones.
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#H19185

HASKELL Hess unsigned gold tone
leaves bar pin with clusters of little white glass beads, circa 1940, 3".
View #H31998

HASKELL
Larry Austin original watercolor advertising illustration for Haskell white
beads bracelet and clip, "right" penciled on back, 8" x 10".
#H27269

HASKELL artificial pearl
necklace and earrings with rose montee ornament and matching earrings, all
with a leaf design, necklace 15", earrings 1-1/2". This set is early and
uses round graduated artificial pearls. Both the necklace and the earrings
are signed "Miriam Haskell" on the back. The set is in very good
vintage condition.
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#H33799

BUTTON CLOSURES
The jewelry below with the button closures is a particular favorite of
mine. Buttons, beads, sea shells, glass flowers and leaves and wooden
pieces are sewn onto a band or two of woven fabric, and then the fabric is
doubled at one end to fashion a button hole. Light weight, easy to fasten and often whimsical, these are pieces
for which I am always on the look-out.

Many of these are attributed to Frank
Hess, Miriam Haskell’s head designer in the early days. But I have also
had them with sewn-in fabric labels saying just "France" and also
with a stapled
attached metal tag with the name "Leo Glass". The ones with
the wooden faces look very Czech, as do others of the wooden Hess
pieces. As you can see in some of
the photos below, there were sometimes matching clips to go with this
style as well. I suspect that some were made in France, imported and
tagged with a maker’s name.

HASKELL lavender woven
band and glass seed bead flowers Frank Hess bracelet, 7-1/2" total length
but &’ wearable length and about 1-1/2" wide. An unsigned Frank Hess
for Miriam Haskell design circa 1940.
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HASKELL Hess
unsigned necklace of pink glass beads and green pressed glass leaves, clear
button-shaped beads closure, circa 1940, 18" length 1-3/4" front drop.
View
View #H33783

Button closure.

HASKELL Hess
sea shell necklace and bracelet, necklace 15-1/2" by 1-1/8" bracelet 7"
by 1". A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was
typical of this era circa 1930s. Another sea shell style can be
seen in "Miriam Haskell Jewelry" by
Gordon & Pamfiloff page 151.

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LEO GLASS glass flowers and leaves necklace and bracelet with the
button style closure. This set is like both Haskell and French ones I have
had. Red fabric-woven mesh holds wired-on glass flowers and leaves and a
loop and glass button forms the closure on both necklace and earrings. The
necklace is a wearable length of 16-1/2" and the bracelet is 8". It is
interesting that I have seen necklaces in this style, with the button
closure, marked "France", "Leo Glass" and as unsigned Hess Haskell. Whoever
made them, I find them charming and fun to wear since they are usually light
weight and easy to fasten.

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HASKELL Hess mother of pearl
disks, artificial pearl and clear rhinestones silk cord necklace and
earrings, necklace 15-1/2" by 1-1/4" wide, earrings 1-1/8".
An unsigned Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell design circa 1940.
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HASKELL Hess sea shall necklace with
half pearly white shells and half green and cream shells all hand sewn to a
woven band, wearable length 16" and the shell width is about 1", this has a
sewn on tag saying "Made in France". This can be seen in "Miriam Haskell
Jewelry" by Gordon & Pamfiloff on page 151.
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HASKELL aqua glass bead balls
and clear rhinestone leaves necklace, strung on cord, circa 1940, 15" long
and about 1-1/2" wide.
These
are made with turquoise glass beads, some wired into balls, roses montees,
and rhinestone-studded leaves and flowers. Note the seed bead attachments and the roses montees inset into the balls.
Pieces of this set can be seen in "Miriam
Haskell Jewelry" by Gordon & Pamfiloff, pages 8, 131 and 139.

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HASKELL Hess
green and white genuine seashell necklace on cream colored cord, 14" by
1-1/4". A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was
typical of this era circa 1930s.
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HASKELL wood
faces necklace, bracelet and brooch, necklace
bracelet 7" by about 1-1/2", clip 3-1/2". Each face is different, as well as
each hat, and the tiny flowers are great accents, very charming.

The red button bead closure for the necklace
is worn, as seen in the pictures. A Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell, it is
unsigned as was typical for this era, circa 1940.

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HASKELL pink glass petals
bracelet with pink and white glass flowers on woven cord with button closure, 8"
by 1-3/4". There are two shallow hard-to-see chips on two shells, but I couldn’t
get the camera to show them they are so small. Otherwise the bracelet is in
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HASKELL JEWELRY

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