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Seaman Schepps 1940 Art Deco Necklace 14Kt Gold 40.54 Ctw Diamonds & Aquamarine

Name: Seaman Schepps 1940 Art Deco Necklace 14Kt Gold 40.54 Ctw Diamonds & Aquamarine
Brand: Seaman Schepps
Price: 15600 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Convertible necklace brooch designed by Seaman Schepps. Very rare and highly collectible piece, created at the Seaman Schepps atelier in New York city during the late art deco period, back in the 1938. This convertible necklace brooch has been crafted in solid white gold of 14Kt carats with high polished finish. Fitted with a retractable swivel bale to wear as a necklace and a hinged horizontal bar with a trombone lock to wear as a brooch. Diamonds: Mount into bezels and four-prongs settings with 11 round old rose cuts diamonds with a combined weight of 4.65 carats, white colorless F/G color, VS-2 clarity. Aquamarines: The five dangling parts are mounted with natural Brazilian Blue Aquamarines with a combined weight of 35.89 carats. The aquamarines gemstones are not treated of heated in any way. Weight: 19.85 Grams, (12,73 Dwt). Measurements: The chain lenght is 15.25 inches (38.73 Cm) and the drop part is 52 mm by 48 mm (2.04 x 1.89 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark, the gold assay mark and signed, "SEAMAN SCHEPPS 14KT". Seaman Schepps– SeamanSchepps 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. This legendary jewelry designer rose to the best prominence in the 1930s by creating designs that defied all previous ideas of what jewelry should look like and whose designs were worn by the Duchess of Windsor and Andy Warhol.The firm was sold in the 1992. Literature: SEAMAN SCHEPPS - A Century of New York Jewelry Design. The Vendome Press 2004. Amanda Valli & Janet Zapata. For similar pieces illustrated. Note: This piece was retailed back in the late 1930's at the 399 in Madison avenue salon. 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. Collateral: It is accompanied by a certificate descriptive appraisal by a Gia certified gemologist. Collateral: It is accompanied by a presentation jewelry box. Condition: The overall condition of this necklace is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage to the gold. All gemstones are secured in the settings. This piece has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity. INVENTORY REF: E090622REEM/.3721

Creator:

Seaman Schepps

Metal:

Gold,14k Gold,White Gold

Stone:

Aquamarine,Diamond

Stone Cut:

Pear Cut

Weight:

19.85 g

Dimensions:

Width: 1.89 in (48.01 mm)Depth: 0.35 in (8.89 mm)Diameter: 15.25 in (387.35 mm)Length: 2.04 in (51.82 mm)

Style:

Art Deco

Lab Report Available:

Gemologist

Place of Origin:

United States

Period:

1940-1949

Date of Manufacture:

1940

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 gemstones are secured in the settings. This piece has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity.

Seller Location:

Miami, FL

Reference Number:

Seller: E090622REEM/.37211stDibs: LU2690216935492

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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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