DescriptionVENDOME rare brooch with rich rose, red and pink foiled and unfoiled rhinestones and clear and aurora borealis accents, all in a gold plated setting. The stones in this wonderful brooch are very unusual shapes and the creative way in which they are mounted, with some on different levels where light can get behind them, makes the most of their beauty. This is 3-dimensional with the rhinestone that are on stems at different levels, and it is a showy size at 3" by 2-1/2". It was advertised in November of 1962 and the ad is HERE in the last photo. I get a chuckle out of the fact that the ad shows the brooch upside-down! Coro, Cohen & Rosenberger began making jewelry in the early 1900’s in Providence, Rhode Island. As CORO they are familiar to all costume jewelry lovers. CORO made jewelry from about 1920 until the 1970’s, and probably did it under more different names than any other maker.
Vendome (1944-1979) , Corocraft (1935-1980), and Duette are just three of many examples. The Coro mark was on the more modestly priced jewelry and Corocraft, Vendome and Francois were the higher priced lines. Gene Verri was one of the best known of their designers, but there were others responsible for the wonderful style of Coro jewelry. View View View View Product #26793
All items in excellent vintage condition unless otherwise noted.
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