Jewelry of the Stars, 1930-40-50's - Morning Glory Jewelry & Antiques

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JEWEL CHAT
Costume Jewelry Magazine

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Movie
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Courtesy of Bobye Syverson

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Magazine advertising from
years past is one of the most exciting reference sources for attributing and
dating vintage jewelry. These wonderful old ads illustrate how jewelry was worn, when it
was made, and how it coordinated with the styles of the time.

Click on each picture for a larger view.

Bette Davis and Errol Flynn in "Elizabeth and Essex" 1939

Sonia Heinie 1943
Those are probably real diamonds.

Hedy Lamarr 1943

Faye Emerson 1943
The caption reads "gold, red, and lilac spray necklace"

This is Signe Hasso. There is a whole article about
jewelry, and I have included the whole thing. This is the basic dress, it
says it is green. 1944

Signe Hasso
Locket, silver with ruby and moonstones 1944

Jeweled silver locket with matching earrings, worn at the top of her
ears

First part of article about the jewelry Sigrid is
wearing.
"The spark that ignites a simple dress is jewelry" 1944

Signe Hasso
Ring, pin, and bracelet. Antique Hob� in
silver with moonstones.

Ceramic pin in brown and yellow

2nd part of article

jeweled compact with jade, aquamarine, and
tourmaline. Matching earrings.

HOBE plaque, 5-1/2" by 3", with hooks on back.
This too might have been
for a purse. Back

Matching bag, ring, and bracelet. Two tone gold, with
peridot, topaz, and olivine stones. This sure looks like Hobe!

HOBE
bracelet circa 1948
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HOBE carved
ivory elephant brooch, circa 1940.
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#O16249

The caption reads "antique chessmen" but they look more like Netsuke to
me. They are in jeweled settings, and similar to the Hobe brooch
shown at left.

VRBA
contemporary faux netsuke brooch set with pink and clear rhinestones
and done in the 1940’s Hobe style.
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Betty Grable 1946
Ad for Lux soap

Grace McDonald 1944

Collar and bracelet copies of Hindustan art

Diana Lewis 1942

Ad for Vitality shoes 1939, bouquet looks a bit
like an early Miriam Haskell.

Ad for a permanent wave company 1942

Paulette Goddard 1946
Her only jewelry was the ring, but I couldn’t resist the
hat!

Closer view.

Claudette Colbert 1942

Ad for Campana Balm hand lotion 1946

Ad for Drene Shampoo 1946

Ad for Ponds Cosmetics 1946 Notice the earrings.

Ruth Roman 1951

Judy Garland 1951

Esther Williams 1954

Maiden Form ad. Jewelry by Capri

Maiden Form ad Capri jewelry

1954 Ad for MaidenForm Bras.
All jewelry by Capri

Dale Evans 1946 Jeweled flowers in her hair also.

Carmen Miranda 1946 According to the
caption on the picture, she was the highest paid woman in the U.S. in
1945. Info courtesy of the IRS

Jane Russell 1946

Lana Turner 1953

Ann Blyth 1953

Corrine Calvert 1950
Dress is "purple velvet with matching jewelry"

June Havoc 1951 Magazine Cover
Courtesy of Ginger Moro

PEACOCK blue
peacock glass beads and faux pearls set on gold tone designed
florets in this 15" necklace. It looks very similar to June Havoc’s necklace
shown at left.
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Ethel Barrymore 1932
Picture from "Rasputin and the Empress". The only movie in which
all three of the acting Barrymores (Ethel, John, and Lionel)
appeared together.

And the best "Star" of them all… the lovely lady who
scanned all these ads for us to share… this is a photo of BOBYE SYVERSON
and her husband in 1949 at University Prom.

Mae West 1933