 If you're in town then come and visit us at: The Antique Connection Mall 12815 Central NE Albuquerque New Mexico, 87123 USA See More | FLORENZA Owner Dan Kassoff 1950-1981 (copyright symbol used after 1955) New York City |
FLORENZA unsigned but with original tag 2-3/4″ brooch rich honey-colored cabochons, rhinestones and aurora. All done in a pewter-colored setting with both pin back and a pendant hook, this has an unusual smooth back finish. View View #L19312 | FLORENZA lavender, plum and purple art glass and rhinestone set, bracelet, brooch with pendant loop and chain for a necklace and earrings all in the beautiful Florenza antiqued textured gold tone settings, circa 1960, 2-1/2" brooch, 7" bracelet, 16" chain and 1-1/3" earrings. View View View View #L13715 | FLORENZA rose carved aurora borealis and rhinestones bracelet and earrings set in textured gold tone. ViewView View View View #F11392 |
FLORENZA honey golden and aurora borealis bracelet, brooch and earrings. View #F23732 | FLORENZA lavender painted paper and rhinestones brooch and earrings with green leaves. #F24656 | FLORENZA green, gold and gray rhinestones and cabochons bracelet and earrings set in antiqued gold tone. View View #F19307 |
FLORENZA green, blue and opalescent brooch and earrings. View #F24290 | FLORENZA purple rhinestones and aqua cabochons butterfly brooch with trembler wings. View #F20231 | FLORENZA blue-green aurora molded glass with rose and blue rhinestone accents earrings. View #F21683 |
FLORENZA silver tone Maltese cross brooch with pendant hook, 2-1/2". View #L26848
| FLORENZA purple unfoiled rhinestone with aurora accents set in gold tone earrings, 1-1/4". View #F26374 | FLORENZA pastels “crinkly” glass stones, rhinestone and aurora 2-1/2″ Maltese cross brooch. View #F24584
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FLORENZA cameo brooch and pendant with purple and pink rhinestones, 1-5/8″. View #F26141 | FLORENZA green-purple watermelon rhinestone earrings with brown and aurora accents, 1-1/4″. View #F23500 | FLORENZA cupid with pink rhinestone heart, clear rhinestone accents, 1-3/4″. View #L20933 |
FLORENZA gold tone and clear rhinestones necklace and earrings. View View #F19108 | FLORENZA gold tone brooch with burgundy enameled center and swirl design, 1-3/4". #F10748 | FLORENZA purple and blue cabochons and rhinestones cross pendant and earrings, all set in antiqued silver tone. View View View View View View #F19311 |
FLORENZA aqua, blue and pastel blue rhinestones set in textured antiqued silver tone 14-15" necklace and 7" by 7/8" bracelet. View #A27427 | FLORENZA pale pink pearlized enameled rose brooch with aurora center, 2-7/8". #A27497
| FLORENZA stick pin with orange and topaz colored rhinestones, 5-1/8". View View #L28360 |
FLORENZA rose, pink, purple, green and opalescent stylized bouquet brooch set in gold tone, 3-1/3". #X64878
| FLORENZA portrait brooch with easel back so it also stands like a picture frame as well as being a brooch, 2-1/3". The portrait is a print not hand painted, and the crown and eagle at the top give it a royal flair. Rosenstein also did portrait brooches in this style and with similar settings. View #X21469 | FLORENZA necklace with aurora borealis, green rhinestones and artificial pearls set in gold tone, wearable length 16-1/2" longest and about 7/8" at the widest. View #X37458 |
FLORENZA shell cameo earrings with deep red rhinestone accents, 1-1/8". #L28361 | FLORENZA printed portrait set in ornate gold tone brooch, 1-7/8". View #L28558 | FLORENZA gold tone dangles 2-3/4" brooch with red rhinestones and artificial pearls and matching 1" earrings. View #X29672 |
FLORENZA scatter pins, set of 8 in fleur-de-lis, paisley and basket designs. View View View View #X31159 | FLORENZA magnifying reader, comedy face in gold tone, 3-3/4". View #X51081 | FLORENZA pink box with pink and lavender rhinestones, 2". View #X60170 |
FLORENZA molded glass tulips earrings in aqua, blue and green aurora borealis set in antiqued and textured silver tone. They are 1-1/3", circa 1960 and in excellent vintage condition. View #X40158 | FLORENZA brooch with molded glass leaves, green, glass pearl, aqua and aurora borealis rhinestones all set in textured silver tone, 2-1/4".
View #X66208 | FLORENZA lavender, plum and purple art glass and rhinestone brooch in an antiqued textured gold tone setting, 2-1/2", circa 1955. On the back is a hook so that this can be worn on a chain, too. It is in excellent condition except that there are some little black dots in the center stone, as can be seen in the photo. It is my favorite brooch of any Florenza ever made.
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FLORENZA lavender, plum and blue rhinestones set in antiqued silver tone bracelet, 7-1/2" by 1-1/8". View View View #Y32348 | FLORENZA square lipstick holder, 2-1/2" by 1-1/8" high. #X60171 | HOLLYCRAFT earrings dated 1957 with blue rhinestones set in gold tone, 1-1/3". View #F60969 |
FLORENZA cameo brooch with artificial pearls set in gold tone, real shell cameo, circa 1960, 1-5/8". View #L61742 | FLORENZA cameo brooch in gold tone with foxtail dangles, real shell cameo, pendant loop for a chain on the back, circa 1960, 2". View #L61743 | FLORENZA earrings with aurora borealis and white beads set with clear rhinestones all amidst gold tone leaves, 1-1/4". #O61338 |
FLORENZA box with hand painted yellow roses on the top, signed "Florenza" in the inside bottom, and an illegible artist’s name under the lid. It is 1-3/4" by 1-1/3" and 1" high including the feet. The sides of the box are decorated with flowers and leaves. View
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View #X40138 | FLORENZA bracelet, brooch and earrings with orange, green and brown rhinestones set in textured gold tone. The bracelet is 7-1/3" by 5/8", the brooch is 2-1/4", and the clip back earrings are 1". The woven design is such a nice classic look. #Y66407 | FLORENZA charming nodding poodle pin cushion with red velvet cushion, 3-7/8" long and 1-1/3" high. Both the head and the tail nod, and the entire piece is in excellent vintage condition. View #X66639 |
HOLLYCRAFT HOLLYWOOD Jewelers 1936-1978 Joseph Chorbajian 1936-1978 Jack Hazard 1938-9 to 1958 Archie Chorbajian 1938-9 to 1958 Remained Hollywood Jewelry Trade mark under HOLLYCRAFT 1948-58 ( ? ) (information courtesy of Joyce Chorbajian) |
HOLLYCRAFT aurora borealis brooch and necklace. View View View #L10886 | HOLLYCRAFT aurora borealis studded double-hinged bangle dated 1952. #L11694
| HOLLYCRAFT topaz-colored rhinestones set in gold tone bracelet and brooch dated 1952, bracelet 7" and brooch 2". View View View #L2032 |
HOLLYCRAFT deep blue aurora earrings dated 1956, 1-1/4". View #L28362 | HOLLYCRAFT red cabochons set in gold tone brooch, 2-1/2″. View #L27549 | HOLLYCRAFT 1954 antiqued silver tone earrings with pink, purple and green rhinestones, 1-1/4″. View #L26426 |
HOLLYCRAFT Christmas tree brooch with white rhinestone candles and multi-colored rhinestones set in gold tone, 2-1/3". View #L50691 | GOLDEN Hollycraft style unsigned gold tone double hinged bangle with honey rhinestone and aurora borealis, 7/8" wide with 1-3/4" dangles earrings. View View #Y28968 | View View |
HOLLYCRAFT 1950 pastel rhinestones dangle brooch with pink, lavender, aqua, purple and green rhinestones set in gold tone, 2-5/8". #X65257
| HOLLYCRAFT earrings with baby blue baguette and round rhinestones set in silver tone metal, 1-5/8".
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| HOLLYCRAFT textured gold tone brooch with pastel "lava" stones, possibly a stylized fish or bird, 2-1/3". View #O35030 |
BROOCH sterling vermeil Austro-Hungarian retro style 2-1/8" by 3-1/4" brooch with aqua glass and red, green and clear rhinestones with artificial pearl accents and enameling, circa 1946. This brooch is by John H. Hazard for Hollywood Jewelry (later Hollycraft), patent number 144.711. View #Y24896 | CHATELAINE brooch and clip with aqua marbled oval cabochons, green and red rhinestones, artificial pearls and enameling set in gold tone. This is probably an old unsigned Hollywood/Hollycraft, chatelaine 10" total width with 1-3/4" end and 2-3/4" dangle end, 1" earrings. View View #Y34800 | HOLLYCRAFT marcasite-looking gray rhinestone pinwheel flower brooch set in silver tone, 2". View #L61751 |
HOLLYCRAFT Joyce Chorbajian was kind enough to give me some information about Hollycraft and how it worked. I asked her about signed and unsigned pieces, and she did confirm that not all Hollycraft was signed. In addition, she said this: "Hollycraft jobbed for houses like Weiss and Kramer, among others, and if those houses discontinued operating, Hollycraft might produce the better selling items but not put their logo on the design to maintain the original agreement with the jobbed manufacturer/distributor. Of course today this can cause problems here and there, but it does explain why pieces will show up that have all the markings of a Hollycraft piece but not their logo. "Another thing about an unsigned piece is that Hollycraft might continue to sell, post the jobber no longer in business, after making some alteration in the piece. Once again, that simple change would protect both the jobber and Hollycraft from any infringement to an original agreement. "Most copies usually have some sort of a logo, so those are really more of a problem then something like a piece that is without a logo." She also mentioned that Hollycraft never made jewelry for the Art company, even though some Art pieces look like Hollycraft items. |
HOLLYCRAFT 1958 pastel yellow and tan rhinestones bracelet, brooch and ring, bracelet 7" by 3/4", brooch 2-1/3", ring 1" along the finger. View View View #O34334 | HOLLYCRAFT clear teardrop, baguettes and chatons set on silver tone earrings, 1-3/4". #O61929 | HOLLYCRAFT 1955 pastel rhinestone butterfly brooch in pink, yellow, aqua, lavender, blue and yellow, 1-5/8". View #L28967 |
HOLLYCRAFT 1957 blue rhinestones earrings set in gold tone, 1-1/2". #X65254 | HOLLYCRAFT 1957 pink and deep blue rhinestone earrings set in gold tone, 1-1/2". #X65255 | HOLLYCRAFT 1953 pastel rhinestones round earrings set in gold tone, 1". #X65256 |
HOLLYCRAFT 1957 pastel rhinestone earrings set in gold tone, clip back earrings, 1" long. View #X63977 | HOLLYCRAFT 1953 bracelet with topaz-colored rhinestones and glass seed pearls set in gold tone, marked "Hollycraft 1953" on the back, 7" by 1/2".
View #X37615 | HOLLYCRAFT unsigned pastel rhinestone earrings with pink, aqua, green and lavender rhinestones set in gold tone, circa 1950, 1". View #L34854 |
HOLLYCRAFT brooch with pastel rhinestones set in gold tone, dated 1953, 2-1/2".
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| HOLLYCRAFT pendant with pastel rhinestones set in gold tone, dated 1953, 15-1/2" with a 2-1/3" pendant.
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HOLLYCRAFT Christmas tree brooch with white rhinestone candles and multi-colored rhinestones set in gold tone, 2-1/3". View #L50691 | HOLLYCRAFT Christmas tree brooch in red, clear and blue rhinestones set in gold tone, 1-7/8". View #X65897 | HOLLYCRAFT Christmas tree brooch with 8 clear candles, red, blue, yellow and green rhinestone ornaments all set in gold tone, 2-1/4". #X65209 |
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