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Seaman Schepps 1970 Retro Necklace 14Kt Gold with 384.37 Ctw Rubies & Aquamarine

Name: Seaman Schepps 1970 Retro Necklace 14Kt Gold with 384.37 Ctw Rubies & Aquamarine
Brand: Seaman Schepps
Price: 34950 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Rare multi gemstones necklace designed by Seaman Schepps. Colorful vintage piece, created in New York city at the atelier of Seaman Schepps, back in the early 1970's. This beautiful one-of-a-kind necklace has been crafted with free forms patterns in solid yellow gold of 14 karats. It is suited with a push mechanical lock and is embellished with a great colorful selection of natural gemstones, described as follow; In four-prongs settings, with 8 oval cabochon cut (16 x 11 x 8 mm) of red rubies, 122.48 carats. In a bezel setting, with 1 oval cabochon cut (23 x 16 x 10 mm) of red ruby, 39.74carats. In four-prongs settings, with 7 freeform cabochon cut of Brazilian Aquamarines, 210 carats. In four-prongs settings, with 29 round cabochon cut (4-4.5 mm) of Burmese vivid red rubies, 12.15 carats. Has a total weight of 128.9 grams and a lenght of 15 Inches (38 Cm). Stamped, with the company maker's mark, the serial number, the gold assay hallmarks and signed, "SEAMAN SCHEPPS C PSV OF 14KT". Seaman Schepps was an American jeweler famous for his retro style, 1950's jewelry design. The company was established in the 1905 as an antique and retailer store. in the 1931 was founded officially as a jewelry designer in New York and the workshop store was located at 516 in Madison Avenue. in the 1933 the business was so successful that they moved to a larger showroom at the 399 in the same avenue. The firm was sold in the 1992. Note: Aquamarine gemstones are the birthstone of March. In ancient period, the Greeks and Romans thought of aquamarine as the sailor’s gem. They believed the blue gem would protect the travelers during storms while traveling across the seas. Ancient cultures also thought aquamarine was a token of love between dating and married couples. Now, it’s the official gemstone to celebrate a 19th marriage anniversary. It is in perfect condition with gorgeous bold look. INVENTORY REF: N0000ANNNM/3.098

Creator:

Seaman Schepps

Metal:

Gold,14k Gold,Yellow Gold

Stone:

Aquamarine,Ruby

Stone Cut:

Mixed Cut

Weight:

128.9 g

Dimensions:

Width: 2.02 in (51.31 mm)Length: 15.35 in (389.89 mm)

Style:

Retro

Place of Origin:

United States

Period:

1970-1979

Date of Manufacture:

1970

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. The overall condition of this necklace is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage to the gold. All the gemstones, are secured in the settings. This necklace has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity.

Seller Location:

Miami, FL

Reference Number:

Seller: N0000ANNNM/3.0981stDibs: LU2690215890662

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Seaman Schepps

A scrappy, self-made artist who transformed turbo shells into decadent earrings and crystal chessmen into bold bracelets, Seaman Schepps (1881–1972) tirelessly worked his way up from the tenements of New York’s Lower East Side to become “America’s Court Jeweler.”

Born to immigrant parents who named him for the Seamen’s Bank for Savings that his mother could see from the hospital — or so the legend goes — Schepps dropped out of school at the age of 14 and never had any formal jewelry training. He later moved to California, where he opened his first jewelry shop in 1904. In 1921, he returned to New York to build on the success he’d begun to enjoy as a jeweler on the West Coast, but it wasn’t long before his Manhattan house, which counted Broadway stars and theater patrons among its clientele, was hit hard by the stock market crash of 1929. Schepps used this disruption to rethink his approach to jewelry, debuting a new store in 1934 on Madison Avenue, where he would make his mark in playful custom adornments.

While many high-end jewelers of his era focused on the purest and most valuable gemstones, Schepps chose his materials for their color and shape, elevating flawed stones others disregarded in collage-like formations involving unconventional materials such as fine wood, coral, seashells and flea-market finds. Passersby of his New York City shop could find a frog-shaped brooch carved from rosewood, a vintage snuff bottle broken into links for a bracelet and loose-drilled pearls plugged with diamonds. Schepps’s whimsical pieces found fans in fashion icons who appreciated his unique statements, including Doris Duke, Andy Warhol and the Duchess of Windsor.

Following Schepps’s death in 1972, his daughter, jewelry designer Patricia S. Vaill, ran the jewelry house for two decades before it was taken over by Jay Bauer and Anthony Hopenhajm of Trianon jewelry. Following the closure of the company’s Park Avenue store in November 2020, sales for Seaman Schepps is now based in its boutique location out of Palm Beach, Florida, where the legendary brand carries forth its founder’s spirited designs.

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