Description: Vintage Blue Rhinestones Brooch Signed CONTINENTAL This is a beautiful mid-century brooch with sparkling light blue rhinestones in prong settings. The Brooch is concave shaped which makes it so unusual and vividly charming for its look. On the back is stamped Continental. It is in very good condition. Measurement: Width and length are slightly over 1 ½ inch; Because it is concave, the measured height is a ½ inch from the depressed bottom. (Concave means curving in or hollowed inward, as opposed to convex) Continental Jewelry Company In 1943, Sam Baker and Sol Mayoff became partners and set up shop They sold costume jewelry, various accessories and religious articles.In 1947 already well known as Continental Jewellery, the small firm began to manufacture rhinestone articles which were all the rage at the time. In 1951, Continental Jewellery became the largest, manufacturer of mid-priced rhinestone jewelry in the country. To protect its market share, the firm hired a European designer to create a major line of fashion jewelry, making Continental one of the most important fashion sources for the Canadian market.Continental’s clients included large chains like The Bay, Eatons, Simpsons, Birks, People’s as well as a majority of independent jewelers. Continental jewelry continued to expand the company up until 1997 when the company was sold to an interest in the Far East.
Price: 45 USD
Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota
End Time: 2024-12-11T18:16:24.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Metal: Mixed Metals
Material: metal
Main Stone: Rhinestone
Jewelry Department: Fashion
Brand: Continental
Signed: Yes
Metal Purity: Unknown
Type: Brooch
