EISENBERG JEWELRY
1935-Present

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By Bobye Syverson, 
long time collector, dealer and historian of Eisenberg jewelry

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EISENBERG FIGURALS
 

 
Note from Jane: This "mermaid" brooch was made in real gold with opals, pearls and diamonds by the Verdure Company, who called it a "Naiad Clip". When it was new in the 1940's, it sold for $2,500! The advertisement for it can be seen in the wonderful book, "American Costume Jewelry" by Brunialti.

Bobye: Some of the older Eisenberg advertisements are fun to read: 

"Eisenberg Ice to melt her heart....to enthrall her....to enslave her.... reduce her resistance completely!  On Valentine's Day, crystal or colored stones, big and bright as a Sultan's treasure."

"Glowing enchantment....imported original stones, each with a fiery blaze of splendor frozen at its heart."

"The lavish look...richly designed, brilliant with icy fire, crafted and hand-set like precious gems....to fulfill your love of luxury."

"Sun-sparkled brilliance that sings of flowers----"

"Beautiful, blinding blaze of splendor gem-set like the world's greatest jewels in a new model of rippling glitter."

"Matchless magnificence, startlingly opulent---"

"Clusters of icy brilliance, shimmering like frozen fire."

EISENBERG HORSE brooch

EISENBERG man brooch

EISENBERG BIRD brooch.  

 
There is a little mystery about the bird brooch on the right above.  It is sterling and not very big. On ebay, I once spotted one just like it but the whole thing was reversed with the bird facing the other way.  I wrote the seller to ask if the picture was reversed and she assured me that it was not.  Maybe made as a pair to be worn together?  I know that there are a pair of the fighting cocks pins (I have only one of them.)  The Eisenberg Company also made some pairs that they called "Twin Pins". 

EISENBERG larger eagle brooch. 

   Maidenform ad from December 1951 showing the model wearing red, white and blue with the Eisenberg eagle brooch at her waist.

  EISENBERG Original small eagle brooch, about 2 1/4" across. 

   EISENBERG ORIGINAL STERLING 1940's signed clip,  2" high, 3.75 " wide.
Courtesy of Frances Cavaricci at Franca's Collection

  EISENBERG ORIGINAL  fur clip, 2-7/8". Ruth Kamke says the cupid was made with two different wing versions, to see which looked best. She also said that she had enameled some of them so they would look like porcelain.    View   #E20932

     EISENBERG Original gray faux pearl and red rhinestones fur clip with gold tone leaves and tendrils, 3".  View   #E21536

    EISENBERG unsigned 4" butterfly double clip which pivots in the middle.

   EISENBERG ORIGINAL sterling fish brooch. It measures 2-1/2" by 3/4".
Courtesy of Barbara Wood. 

   EISENBERG dancer brooch, 3-1/4" by 2-1/2".  It is sterling and circa 1944. 
Courtesy of Barbara Wood. 

    EISENBERG ORIGINAL fish brooch.

    EISENBERG butterfly brooch.

   EISENBERG ORIGINAL sterling cornucopia set. 

  BIRD   This brooch belongs to Barbara Wood, who says, "I assume this is Eisenberg but am not really sure. It is in perfect condition as thought it was never worn. It is 4-1/2" long.  The stone hanging from the mouth dangles."

   EISENBERG ORIGINAL "This is so heavy it could be hard to wear. I know it is sterling but it is not marked.  I have never seen this one.  It is a 4 x 2-1/2" pin."
Courtesy of Barbara Wood. 

 
EISENBERG STERLING 1943-48
 

     EISENBERG STERLING brooch. Pink and purple stones together were something that the Eisenberg Company really liked to do. 

EISENBERG "Topaz Quartz" 1943
Vogue Magazine
Showing the bow pin at right >>>

   EISENBERG STERLING bow pin. The single center stone was called a "topaz quartz" by the company.  These bows are numbered.

   
Only once did the Eisenberg Company work in 14kt gold.  In 1944, there was an ad for earrings and a ring in 14kt, set with Citrines (aka Topaz Quartz).  The bow pin that went with them is gold washed sterling, shown above.

 

    EISENBERG Original sterling brooch.  This looks delicate, but is sterling and heavy.

  EISENBERG STERLING flowers brooch. I have seen this design on ebay with green stones.

  EISENBERG Original sterling brooch. Love the way the big stone is set!

   EISENBERG STERLING 3" pin with shimmering clear rhinestones, circa 1945.   

   EISENBERG STERLING 2 5/8" clip with unfoiled larger and foiled smaller rhinestones.... a lovely ’40’s beauty with a pewter-like patina. 

 EISENBERG STERLING brooch.

 EISENBERG STERLING brooch.

EISENBERG STERLING brooch.

EISENBERG STERLING brooch.

   EISENBERG ORIGINAL sterling set with clear rhinestones and artificial pearls brooch and screw back earrings.   View

EISENBERG sterling swirl clear rhinestones brooch, circa 1945, a large 3-1/4" across.   View   #E61657

EISENBERG STERLING brooch.

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