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MORNING GLORY owns and sells at THE ANTIQUE CONNECTION MALL on Historic Route 66 at 12815 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, as well as on our web site, Facebook and occasionally Instagram. We are just off Interstate-40 at the foot of the beautiful Sandia Mountains. We have about 50 friendly and knowledgeable dealers in a 10,000 square foot clean and well-lit mall building. In addition, we offer maps to the other local shops, places to sit and relax a bit while shopping, soft drinks and even sparkling clean bathrooms. It is a really fun and interesting place to shop with a wide variety of antiques and collectibles.

DEROSA JEWELRY 1934-1970s

Let me begin by confessing that I am just wild about DeRosa jewelry! It's been one of my top favorites for years, so let me know if you have any for sale. I will always pay really fair prices for pieces that I like.

Ralph DeRosa jewelry is known for its three-dimensional layered designs, high quality components, and translucent enameling. DeRosa jewelry designs include floral, figural, retro motifs, and designs inspired by the precious jewelry of the era. DeRosa jewelry is not easy to find because they didn't make many of each style, but is certainly more than worth the search. After years of collecting and selling this wonderful brand, I have found that the majority of their pieces were signed, so beware unsigned attributions where there is no reference material to substantiate it. This New York City firm was at 404 Fourth Street in New York City and made jewelry from the mid-1930's until the 1970's. Like many jewelry makers, their 1940-50's jewelry is the best in my opinion. DeRosa is one of my very favorite makers and I collect it myself.

If you are also a serious collector, one of the best things about this maker is that not many pieces seem to have been made. Many of the pieces shown below are the only ones I have seen in all the years I've been handling vintage jewelry, and that's a long time. One exception is the cupid riding on a pearlized cloud pin, which I see very often. An example is shown here on this page. To me, it much less interesting than most other DeRosa pieces.

Hand painted illustrations from the De Rosa Jewelry Company seems to have been the first step in the design process. These miniature works of art are from a collection of over 300 similar illustrations that I am happy to own and use as a reference. Several are dated in the 1940's, and many have hand written notes about how each piece should be produced. They seem to have been done by several different artists, as the painting styles and designs vary. Many jewelry designers never worked on paper first, but for those who did, these illustrations are illuminating as to the thought processes and design sense that went into creating this amazing jewelry.

DEROSA jewelry that's for sale can be found HERE.

Our DeRosa gallery can be enjoyed HERE.

NEW ADDITIONS

Morning Glory adds recent acquisitions weekly and you can always see them here:

http://www.morninggloryjewelry.com/