HASKELL original Larry Austin design & jewelry

MIRIAM HASKELL circa 1940 necklace and dress clip set with original design art work. The lovely jewelry was created with irregularly shaped aqua swirl glass beads mounted in clusters and set in gold tone, and the necklace is 16" long with a 3-1/4" front drop, the fur clip 4" long.  The original Larry Austin design art work illustrates this early unsigned Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell jewelry. It is in pencil, water color and gouache on illustration board, 8" by 10". The art work would have been sent to boutiques and shops that sold Miriam Haskell Jewelry to advertise a new collection. It is numbered on the back "", although no one is sure what the numbers indicate. Some of the best and most collectible Miriam Haskell jewelry was made in the first decades when Frank Hess was her head designer. Frank Hess was the head designer from about 1926 to 1960 and his talent is unrivaled. 
In the early days of Miriam Haskell jewelry Haskell put no identifying marks on their jewelry. As a mater of fact, it was not signed at all until about 1947. Today the early unsigned pieces are recognized from the vintage art work and advertisements and by their wonderful design, hand work and detail. This group is circa 1940. Parts of this group can be seen in the book "Miriam Haskell Jewelry" by Gordon & Pamfiloff, pages 97 and 160. According to Larry Vrba, head designer for Haskell from 1970-78, these irregularly shaped glass beads were imported from China and used by the thousands, great favorites of their time.                      

 

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$25.00 - UPS or FedEx (insured, OVERNIGHT)

World Wide Shipping Options:
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Minimum order of $200 applies to all International orders

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