Miriam Haskell Frosted Crystal and Diamonte Earrings

Dramatic Miriam Haskell Large Faux Pearl and Crystal Earrings from the 1950's. Large faux baroque pearls set in Russian gilt floral filigree...

Miriam Haskell Crystal flower and leaf earrings of layered antique crystal elements mixed with pave crystal rhinestones. Clusters of flowers in ...

Miriam Haskell Chartreuse Crystal Clip Back Earrings from the 1940's. Unusual large focal pear shaped crystals in chartreuse are set in a filigree leaf settings. 1940's USA. 1.25" x ...

Miriam Haskell Ruby Cabochon and Crystal Earrings with clip back fittings from the 1940's. A large ruby oval paste cab is sewn with 4 floral filigrees with crystal rose monte rhinest...

Beginning in 1939, American Miriam Haskell asked her first designer since 1926 Frank Hess to sparingly use metal in their costume-jewelry collections during WWII while war materials were needed. So not unlike the Spring/Summer 2024 floral appliques designed by Balmain artistic director Olivier Rousteing, hand-crafted rose-motif plastic never looked more beautiful in the 20th Century than such eye-catching glossy creations as these ballet-pink clip earrings by Hess. In this reflective and sparkling pair of lightweight slightly asymmetrical climbers, shiny film-like rhodoid is hand-cut, layered in three dimensions for irregular shadows, and riveted with clear roses-montees to a thin silver metal frame, which replaced Hess' characteristic wired Russian-gilt brass frame while still resembling his earlier construction (see our other Haskell listing for an early double fur-clip chain lariat). The earring clips, with tiny holes that were used for unsigned Haskell...

A pair of modern rock crystal and diamond earrings by Maz, comprised of two fluted sections of rock crystal, flanking a central band of pavé set brilliant-cut diamonds, weighing an e...

Beautiful carved rock crystal is accented with brilliant cut diamonds. A classic wearable design. Approximately 1 inch in length. Diamonds equal 1.12 carats total weight.

Panetta is truly one of the best of the great pretenders. His costume pieces are finely made to give you the look of real at the price of costume. In these mid 20th century clip on earrings Panetta uses clear crystals to create a fake diamond drop dangle earring. He finishes them off by rhodium plating the base metal. Perfect for an evening on the town. Signed on back. They are signed Panetta on the back. Panetta History from Nasvete Benedetto Panetta, another Italian, wrote his name in the history of jewelry. Born in Italy, he moved to America in 1901. Being a jeweler, he first worked in small companies, but then there was a fateful meeting with a fellow countryman, and Benedetto became a designer at Trifari. In those days, Trifary was already a large and very prestigious manufactory. Having received invaluable experience, in 1945, Benedetto opens his own company “Panetta”. From the very beginning, Benedetto set a goal, to erase the line between precious jewelry and costume jewelry. According to Panetta, ornaments should look real. And I must say Benedetto succeeded in it. PANETTA jewelry...