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Bakelite 1940s CoroCraft GoldGilt & Black Beads "Hugs&Kisses" TwoStrand Necklace

$790
£595.66
€686.42
CA$1,095.94
A$1,228
CHF 639.22
MX$15,022.68
NOK 8,113.72
SEK 7,663.31
DKK 5,124.26
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About the Item

This mid-century like-new Bakelite and yellow-gold-gilt beaded double-strand necklace still sports the CoroCraft pegasus 1940s retail foil-tag as if never worn. As an elegant take on "Xs-and-Os" representing hugs-and-kisses, the necklace for Coro's high-end line features golden rondelles in a textural stylized double-X pattern flanked by tiny golden round spacers between two rounded shapes of matte black beads. Echoing the "XOs" imagery and bead shapes, the golden metal tongue-fastening box clasp is ornately cast along with textured oval shapes. In the 1940s, CoroCraft was the finest line of American company Coro, which adopted Coro Jewelry as its corporate name in 1943, since its founding in New York in 1900 by Emmanuel Cohen and Carl Rosenberger. The foil tag of the necklace includes a pegasus to the left of a rectangle with "Corocraft" as one word entirely in script at an upward angle, as well as the corporate name "Div. of Coro Jewelry". This means that it dates as early as post-war 1943 after the company-name change. The necklace was made within that decade as its price tag has a registered trademark, while it lacks a mid-50s U.S.-copyright symbol.
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    Width: 1.25 in (31.75 mm)Depth: 0.75 in (19.05 mm)Diameter: 5 in (127 mm)Length: 18 in (457.2 mm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1940s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Original string-tied paper tag "pegasus Corocraft" remains attached to necklace.
  • Seller Location:
    Chicago, IL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3244218428832

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