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VINTAGE JEWELRY DESIGNERS - G Garcia, Miguel: Became a designer of jewelry with a background in silversmithing. Related to Pedro Perez, owner of Rancho Alegre, and designed jewelry which was manufactured there. Also designed jewelry for Emma Melendez. His jewelry displays stylized pre-Hispanic motifs. Signed Miguel or GVE. Collectible and priced accordingly. Garne: Garne Jewelry was in business from circa 1940s to the 1960s. Average quality with traditional designs. Signed pieces are marked Garne Jewelry. Gerry's: The trademark "Gerry's" was used by several manufacturers. Average quality jewelry, primarily figural pins. Relatively common. Signed Gerry's with a copyright symbol. Givenchy: The House of Givenchy, opened in Paris in 1952, made jewelry which featured classic designs on a large scale using gold plating, Lucite and other plastics. Glass, Leo: Founded by Leo Glass in New York, circa 1928. Leo Glass had previously worked for Lisner for ten years. Produced very high quality jewelry until the mid to late 1940s. In 1941 he announced he was entering the popular price jewelry market. By the mid 1940s the quality of Leo Glass jewelry was quite low. Went bankrupt in 1957. Signatures are Leo Glass in script in a polygonal plate and Leo Glass Sterling on an oval plate. Goldette: Goldette is the trademark of the Ben Gartner/Circle Jewelry Products. Founded in New York City circa 1958. Jewelry shows Victorian and Oriental influences. Average quality. Marked Goldette on an applied oval plaque. Goodspeed, Bernice: Moved to Mexico in 1930 to study cultural anthropology at the University of Mexico. Married Carl Pappe in 1935 and relocated to Taxco. Opened studio in the late 1930s where pre-Columbian arts and artifacts were sold. Began designing and manufacturing silver jewelry in studio workshop. Her jewelry displays strong pre-Hispanic as well as religious/cultural influences. Relatively rare on the market and priced accordingly. Marked with a B in a circle. Gorham & Co: Founded in 1813. Largest 19th-centural silversmith company in the US. Chief designer was William Codman. Silver jewelry was a very small part of the firm's production. Acquired by the Textron Corporation in 1967. Signed with a variety of marks including three shields - a line, anchor and insignia; an anchor with a lion superimposed, or an anchor within a shield. Granit: Erik Granit began manufacturing silver jewelry in Helsinki, Finland in the 1950s. Most of his jewelry is of abstract design. High quality. Marked EG or E.Granit. Green, Sadie: Small company in Southbridge, MA who specializes in antique glass from the 1900 to 1940 period and vintage Austrian crystal. They use brass findings issued from the original dies in Victorian, Art Nouveau and Art Deco period designs. Still in business. I love Sadie Green jewelry and think their pieces will continue to rise in price as more buyers discover them. |
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