Julius Cohen Carved Shell Tourmaline and Gold Earrings

Julius Cohen Jeweler Inc., established in 1956 is among America's most celebrated award-winning jewelry design firms of the 20th century. Our jewelry resides in the private collections of a select group of discerning and culturally sophisticated customers in the United States. The company has been traditionally focused on selling directly to individual customers, serving them privately in their own homes and offices or in our studio in New York. The company is totally dedicated to the designing, manufacturing and selling of its own jewelry, creating a very special and close relationship with each customer, on a personal basis. Our jewelry is characterized by excellence in design, individual attention to craftsmanship and the use of most magnificent metals and gemstones. Julius Cohen began his jewelry career in 1929, at age 16, working for the prestigious company of Oscar Heyman & Bros., owned by his uncles. There he learned the rudiments of the trade and the craftsman skills of the European apprenticeship system. He also began traveling extensively in the United States, meeting new customers and understanding the emotional involvement a jeweler can have both with his creations and with the families of customers that acquire those creations. Later, he joined the firm of Harry Winston in New York, another very illustrious jeweler, where he was responsible for developing new markets, particularly in Texas. In 1956, with his extensive training