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Schreiner NY 1950s 22 ProngSet Crystals AB & PiecrustSetPaleYellow Clip Earrings
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In 1956 when Christian Dior's ultra-feminine New Look had dominated fashion for nearly a decade, Schreiner New York handcrafted these opulent unsigned earrings with 22 prong-set open-back crystals to accompany the eveningwear of an American high-end fashion designer. They may have been for client Pauline Trigere when her ready-to-wear collections with accessories including unmarked-Schreiner jewelry were sold by NYC's Bergdorf Goodman and worn by her clients including Grace Kelly, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Elizabeth Taylor. Comparatively, Schreiner jewelry produced in the 1950s for direct sale to high-end department stores, such as Neiman Marcus, Henri Bendel and Saks Fifth Avenue, were the only pieces to include a brand signature.
Using the best quality European crystals that were custom-made for him, the founder Henry Schreiner was among the world's leading glass-jewelry designers before he died in 1954, whereafter his daughter and her husband continued with their handcrafted production. The family shared this distinction with Western Germany-based Max Muller and Paris-based Roger Jean Pierre, who were commissioned to create haute-couture pieces for the world's leading fashion houses. Notably in 1949, Henry Schreiner was commissioned by Dior to create several exclusive pieces.
We know these earrings were not created earlier than 1956 because of the use of iridescent coating on some of the crystals that produces a rainbow effect. Known as aurora-borealis (AB) stones, Swarovski initially produced them exclusively for a haute-couture collection that year by Dior. Shortly thereafter, the Schreiner team had access to such colorful stones, and most certainly used them as soon as possible to enable their American fashion-designer clients to compete with the new Dior iridescent-colors trend.
At the bottom tips of the marquise-shaped pale yellow stones, notice the emergence of what became known as the Schreiner "piecrust" wavy setting. Also characteristic of many Schreiner pieces, the earring arrangement is highly varied in three dimensions for maximum sparkle and the clips have a circular void. Indicating that the crystals were exclusively made for Schreiner, most of them have a unique bi-color reflection of yellow and ecru.
As our photos show the earrings from multiple sides, when worn on the ear the smallest rose-cut stones are positioned at the bottoms.
Comparatively, they are priced higher than other post-1954 Schreiner earrings because they significantly date to the first year that AB stones were used in jewelry.
Otherwise, we price these extravagant earrings lower than pieces handcrafted by the founder Henry Schreiner, which are more rare. Please see our other listings for his early work and other rarities of his peers.
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- Dimensions:Height: 1.25 in (31.75 mm)Width: 1.25 in (31.75 mm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
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- Date of Manufacture:1956
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Chicago, IL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU3244220071382
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