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NANCY LEE
Providence Stock Company
Providence, RI

NAPIER
1922-1999

NATACHA BROOKS sterling

NEATHERLANDS (Dutch) Maker’s Marks

Other pieces by this maker can be seen in the Christie’s Elizabeth Taylor
Auction in December 2011. Mr. Cohen was based in Amsterdam, and
was born in 1941 and died in 1993. According to Ginger Moro’s wonderful
book, "European Designer Jewelry" on page 233, Cohen found vintage
molded glass elements in Paris and combined them with modern silver,
onyx, marcasites, and chrysoprase to fashion his Deco inspired jewelry.
According to Cohen, he was also inspired by the Amsterdam School designs
from earlier in the 20th Century.

This mark is Dutch (Netherlands): made by J.A. Cohen, between 1982 and 1993 in Amsterdam.
His small company made only this kind of work and lots of it. They usually
worked in 835 silver.

http://www.modernsilver.com/Dutchartsandcrafts.htm

House of Jorge Cohen Edelsmid
J.A. Cohen, between 1982 and 1993 in Amsterdam. When Jorge passed away his
sister Karin deBruin took over the company

JdB.
This mark is used by I.L.J. de Bruin from Amsterdam since 1993.
De Bruin is the owner of Jorge Cohen Edelsmederij (= goldsmith workshop)
and sister of the late Jorge Cohen.

EINAR MODAHL
NORWAY
c 1960s

DAVID-ANDERSEN
David Andersen
Oslo,
Norway
1940-present
(See "Morning Glory Collects Enamel on
Sterling Jewelry".)

FINN JENSEN
Oslo, Norway
Marked "925 S V"
(See "Morning Glory Collects Enamel
on Sterling Jewelry".)

NORWAY
Ivar T Holt (H in a circle mark)
circa 1940-50
(See "Morning Glory Collects Enamel on
Sterling Jewelry".)

AKSEL HOLMSEN
Sandefjord, Norway
pre-1970 mark
(See "Morning Glory Collects Enamel on
Sterling Jewelry".)

HROAR PRYDZ
Oslo, Norway
Marked with a circle within a sideways "V", circa 1960.
(See "Morning Glory Collects Enamel
on Sterling Jewelry".)

NEMO
1913-?
Milton A. Fischer
Brier Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island
The marks "L/N" and "L/N25" and "Nemo Gold Seal
Quality" also belonged to this company.

NORWAY
S HESTENES
(See "Morning Glory Collects Enamel on
Sterling Jewelry".)

NOLAN MILLER
contemporary

KVA Denmark
sterling jewelry

N E FROM

Niels Erik From
Denmark, maker of sterling jewelry

NYE
Mark- a shamrock with the letters "NYE" in the petals
Stuart Nye Silver Shop, N.C.
1933-present
known for silver and copper jewelry

OBSIDIAN
contemporary

OTAZU
contemporary

OTIS
1943-1970’s
Providence, Rhode Island

ORA
1921-present
Oreste Agnni & Ralph Singer
the company also made
fraternal jewelry
and used to have a web site for it.

PAM
Possibly a French designer named Pierre
Anton Masson, but no verified information.

PANDORA

PANETTA
1945-1995
Benedetto Panetta

PANTTI
Bruce & Vicki Pantti, California
contemporary bakelite

PARENTI
circa 1940’s

PARKLANE

PARISSTYLE
Mark also seen as "Paristyle N.Y.C."

PARISINA
Marcel Boucher
Mexico

PENNINO
1927-1961
Oreste, Frank & Jack Pennino (brothers)
New York, New York .

PERUZZI
Florence, Italy

PERUZZI

F.lli Peruzzi Italy, F.lli being an
abbreviation for "fratelli," or "brothers"

P.E.P.

LUCIEN PICCARD
1947-?
New York, NY

POMERANTZ
Circa 1930-40’s, possibly longer
"Pomerantz Inc. NY" possibly 1930’s to 1940’s
New York, NY

POME

CATHERINE POPESCO
France

RAZZA
Luca Razza
This mark 1950s-1970s

PAULINE RADER

REBAJES
1932-1967 in USA

REBECCA COLLINS
contemporary
Dallas, Texas

R&G Co.
67 Mechanic St., Attleboro, Mass
c. 1930, succeeded by Ripley & Gowan Co.
Also made "NuWite"
bracelets per an ad in Ettinger’s "Popular Jewelry" page 125

REGENCY
circa 1950-1970
(see "Morning Glory Collects Regency".)
Made in New York City from about 1950 to 1970 by the Regina Novelty
Company, owner Polowitz

REGAL

REINAD
1922-mid 1950’s
Fifth Avenue, NY, NY
(also made jewelry for Carnegie, Boucher, Eisenberg and possibly Staret)

BEN REIG

REJA
1941-1953
New York, New York

RENOIR and SAUTEUR ©
RENOIR
1946-1964

RIFAS

RISA

FASHIONCRAFT Robert

FASHIONCRAFT
NY, NY 1942-1979, Robert Levy
There was a line of Fashioncraft jewelry made that looked similar to the
Hobe wire work pieces. Fashioncraft was made from about 1942-1979. The
name Fashioncraft was used first in the early 1940s and then, according
to Fred Rezazadeh’s book "Costume Jewelry", about 1960 the name
"Originals by Robert" began to be used.

Original by ROBERT
Fashioncraft Jewelry
Robert Levy, David Jaffe and Irving Landsman
1942-1979
(copyright symbol used after 1955)

ROMAR QUALITY mark.
Seen on 1930s filigree bracelets.

ROUSSEAU

No image

NETTIE ROSENSTEIN
circa 1935-1975
(see "Morning Glory Collects Rosenstein".)

Rodi & Weinenberger
German company, Pforzheim region
1920s Deco pieces
mark on a mesh purse, circa 1920, also seen on a dress
clip

RICE WEINER was a jewelry maker starting in about the
1930s to the 1950s (I think!), and some of their pieces were the
historic looking "Thief of Bagdad" line, Athennic Arts, McClelland
Barclay, Barclay, Etrusceana and others. Some of the marks can be seen
alphabetically on these marks pages, and some of the jewelry images are
in

Jewel Chat.

S & B.L. CO

S. & B. Lederer Co.
100 Stewart St., Providence, RI
(source: "Jewelry & Kindred Trades, 1915, page 45)

Hallmark of Samuel Jacobs,
Birmingham, England
circa 1897 View

mark on a chatelaine for eyeglasses

SCP sterling mark
unknown maker, thought to be an English mark, found on this unusual
brooch.

Example: BROOCH "SCP" England
sterling silver with "pastes" (clear rhinestones) flower pin,
articulated in 3 sections and has nice movement when worn, it has a
safety closure mechanism.
View View

S in a star
Seen on circa 1940s jewelry
I have now been told that this mark is for
the Fred Gray Corp, and
that he used to design for Coro before opening his own company. Many
thanks to Laura for this information!

S.P.S. & Co
unknown maker
with English sterling with hallmark for Birmingham

SANDOR
1938-1972
Sandor Goldberger
New York, NY
Sandor Goldberg also designed for Fred Block according to one of the
Brunialti books.
The copyright mark was added to the "SANDOR" signature starting in 1954.

PAUL SARGENT ORIGINALS
circa 1930s
Some think this was the same man as the Illinois Impressionist artist,
but his art collectors say he never did jewelry.

SCAASI
circa 1960s

SD Sterling
contemporary maker

SCHIAPARELLI
Elsa Schaiparelli
1931-1973
(see "Morning Glory Collects
Schiaparelli".)

SCHOFFEL
Austria

HOUSE of SCHRAGER
H.M. SCHRAGER & CO., NY, NY
(also maker of Jonne Jewelry)
circa 1925 to 1962 ?

SCHREINER of NEW YORK
circa 1939-1977
(see "Morning Glory Collects Schreiner".)

SELRO
probably 1950-1960’s
(copyright symbol used after 1955)
Paul Selinger
New York City

SILSON
1937-1941 or longer
New York City

SHAKIRA CAINE
London, England
Contemporary

SHERMAN
Canada
1940s to 1980s

SIMPSON, ADELE
1946-?

SIMMONS
Robert Fitz Simmons, Attleboro, MA
1875 to 1952
"Betsy Ross" is just one of Simmon’s marks.
Source: Rainwater "American Jewelry
Manufacturer’s"

SPERRY
SPERRY MFG CO, Providence, Rhode Island
1947- ?
Made Tara Jewelry

SPHINX
England
1950s to present
Also made jewelry for other jewelry firms

STARET
322 South Franklin,
Chicago, Illinois
circa 1940-1947
(see Staret Jewelry in Morning Glory Collects)

STEINER, ERNEST

ST. JOHN
(sometimes viewed upside down and confused with CS)
Contemporary clothing and jewelry

STRONGWATER STUDIO

JAY STRONGWATER
contemporary

STYLE METAL
SPEC NY

The SWAROVSKI Edelweiss mark is
one of their earliest marks. I have also seen the word "Edelweiss"
spelled out on an earring back, along with the "SAL" mark

SWAROVSKI "SAL" mark
1977-1988
Said to have stood for "Swarovski American Limited"

SWAROVSKI swan logo with copyright symbol.
They have used the swan mark from 1988 to the present, and pieces from
the Swarovski Jeweler’s Collection came with this mark.

"SAVVY" was another line made by Swarovski in the 1990s, but as far as I
recall, it was on the tags of this simpler less expensive line. The
SAVVY jewelry itself was marked with the swan logo.

D.S.CO. trademark
by
Swarovski America Limited in Cranston,
RI.. A U.S. federal trademark registration was filed
on Monday, August 05, 1985,
and the USPTO has
given the
D.S.CO. trademark serial number of
73551567.
The current federal status of this trademark filing is

ABANDONED. The
D.S.CO.
trademark is filed in the category of
Jewelry Products .

"DS" Daniel Swarovski Sterling mark including the swan logo and
"925". The
marks are "925" for sterling
and the initials "DS" for Daniel Swarovski, and this
particular mark is circa 2000. So far as I know, this mark was used
mainly on
jewelry pieces that included faceted crystal elements rather than
rhinestones only.

DANIEL SWAROVSKI in an oval mark. This has been seen on jewelry that has
large unusual prong-set rhinestones.

NOTE: We are currently researching these Daniel Swarovski marks and hope to
have more information on them soon.

SWEET ROMANCE

designer Shelley Cooper
Los Angeles, California

SWOBODA
1955- present
Edward Swoboda original owner, 1955-1978, Los Angeles, California
Nate Waxman worked there 1957-1978 and then started his own Swoboda-like
line, still making them today.
Originally sold at better department stores
More Swoboda Jewelry

TAMMEY JEWELS

TARA Craftsmen Jewelry
Sperry Mfg. Co, Providence, RI
early 1960’s

TARA
thought to have been
made for Fred Lubwold of 5th Avenue
by
DE LIZZA and ELSTER, New York
early 1960’s
(See "JULIANA JEWELRY" in Jewel Chat.)

TARA CENTURION

THELMA DEUTSCH

THOMAS L MOTT
(TLM in an artist’s palette)
England
circa 1930, known best for his butterfly wing & hand painted jewelry

TKF and KTF (early Trifari)
circa 1935
(see Trifari Jewelry in Morning Glory Collects)
(see Trifari Jewelry in Jewel Chat)

TRIFARI crown and copyright mark
(copyright symbol used after 1955)

DIANE LOVE for TRIFARI hang tag.

TORTOLANI
1950-1976
back in business 2002
I am told that Tortolani is still in business as of about 2002 and
is again producing the cactus set, roses set, and Zodiac. The only way
to tell is that the newer sets have a small triangle near the signature.

TRUART
1930-50s

The owner of the Truart trademark was the Hingco Co.
on Aleppo St., Providence, Rhode Island

UNICORN
1946-?
New York, NY

UNCAS Mfg. Co.
company 1911-present
made jewelry under many other names

VVV ??
unidentified mark

VARGAS
1945-present
Providence, Rhode Island

VENDOME
Coro Company
1944-1979
(See "Morning Glory Collects Vendome".)

Stephen VAUBEL
1970’s-1990’s

VEGA MADDUX
California, c 1970’s-1997
Used semi-precious gem stone beads, ivory and enameling in large scaled
jewelry.
This mark, which is a hand engraved signature, is faint and hard to
photograph.
(See "Morning Glory Collects Vega)

VB Volmer Bahner
Denmark 1962-1988

This Danish company made jewelry from 1962-1988 and was known
for the beautiful enamel on sterling work.

VIGNERI
Frank and Anne Vigneri
Makers of Lucite (Plexiglass) "art to wear" jewelry circa 1982-1994

VOGUE
circa
1935-1975
New York, New York

VOLUPTE
maker of compacts

LARRY VRBA
1990’s-present
(See "Morning Glory Collects Vrba".)

WARNER

W.B. Mfg Co
Weidlich Brothers Mfg. Co., "Pompeian Gold"
Connecticut & Florence Aves., Bridgeport, Conn.
Makers of turn-of-the-century jewelry caskets, seen
HERE.
(Source: Jewelry & Kindred Trades, 1914, page 147.)

W&H
in a heart mark

Wightman and Hough, Providence, RI
According to Rainwater’s, Wightman & Hough made jewelry from
about 1856-1922.
W&H
Co "Holiday Suggestions",
lockets advertisement

W.L.
unknown maker
with English Hallmark for Chester 1885

JJ WHITE, 1933
Patent # 1,933,576
158 Pine St., Providence, RI
E. L Weed, designer; Mark is a "W" in a triangle
circa 1930s, often seen on filigree
bangles
Source: 1931 Keystone, page 515

W&SB
W & S Blackinton & Company

WEINBERG NY
New York

WMF (Wurttembergische Metal Fabrik) ostrich mark
("OX" is oxidized)
Germany circa 1880-present
Silver plated ware
More information

WEISS
1942-1971
Albert Weiss
(See "Morning Glory Collects Weiss".)

WIESNER
New York

GORHAM
Made in Canada

WHITING DAVIS
Mesh bags and purses, jewelry

WMCA
White Metal Caster’s Association
1930- ?

William Comyns
Popular Victorian English silversmith
Circa 1890s

William B. Kerr & Co.
Newark, New Jersey
1880s-1927
bought out by Gorham

WEBSTER CO.
North Attleboro, Mass.
1894-present

MOE
Jackie Weeks, contemporary bakelite jewelry

W.E. Richards
Company (AB Group)
1900-present.
William E. Richards
In 1907, Richards sold his shares to Raymond Horton and C.A. Howard.
May 2003- The AB Group, parent company of Legere, has announced the
acquisition of the
W.E. Richards Company (AB Group) 40 John Williams St, Attleboro,
Massachusetts.
Also listed in the 1915 Keystone and Rainwater.

WIESNER
New York

HENRYK WINOGRAD
After being born in Russia, Henryx
Winograd studied in Poland and came to the US in 1973 and produced
wonderful repoussé jewelry in sterling silver.

WMCA
White Metal Caster’s Association
1930- ?

YOSCA
Contemporary

ZENTALL
possibly 1950’s

ZENTALL
(In one example, a paper and foil hang tag on a very simple pewter
bracelet reads: "Robert Zentall, American Pewter. This jewelry is made
of the finest quality, lead free American Pewter. It’s hand finished
patina will be accentuated by wear.")

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