1947 Coro Craft Sterling Rhinestone Carnegie Hall Violin Figural Pin brooch

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Up for your consideration is this stunning and rare 1947 Coro Craft " Carnagie Hall " sterling and rhinestone figural violin brooch / pin. This exceptional piece measures approx. 3 3/16" x 1 1/16" and features beautiful red, blue, and green rhinestones accented by clear rhinestones in a gold washed sterling setting. This beautiful piece has a 3 dimensional sculptural look and feel and is truly a piece of American art.This piece is in excellent vintage condition and can be seen in an ad in the Brunialti book " American Costume Jewelry " on page 12. The ad is from the March 1947 edition of Mademoiselle magazine. This violin is in exceptional condition, the stamping is easily read and there are only microscopic scratches, the one i am featuring is in far better shape then the others currently available, condition is exceptional and always makes a difference there are a few tarnish spots, but these can be removed with a light silver cream, i have removed most tarnish spots already with light polishing Please use the pictures and the ad as part of the description I have provided to you pictures from every angle, and yet the pictures still do not do this piece justice, stunning in person I do not see where any stones are missing, please view the pictures in case i have missed something Stamped: coro craft sterling, with the Pegasus horse logo I was fortunate enough to find this piece and i am delighted to offer this for your opportunity to add this to your collection Also included is a vintage Weisfield's jewelers green velvet box. I will combine shipping for all purchases Thank you here is a bit of coro history, if interested: The firm of Cohn and Rosenberger was established in 1901 by Emanuel Cohn and Carl Rosenberger, Later incorporated in 1943, they shortened the name to Coro, Inc., combining the first two letters of the two rounders last names. Founded as an accessories boutique in New York City, Cohn and Rosenberger were businessmen who focused on business operations and growth, but they nevertheless had a good eye for the arts, hiring very talented professional jewelry designers who were allowed to develop their own creative visions at Coro. Even manufacturing was outsourced until they finally purchased their own facility in Providence, Rhode Island in 1929. This facility grew to be the largest costume jewelry manufacuting operation in the world, using advanced production line technology and employing up to 3500 workers at the peak of operations. The company also expanded overseas, establishing the Corocraft brand in England in 1933 and moving into Canada soon thereafter, and they soon had design stores in most major American cities. Coro made a great deal of patriotic jewelry during the years of World War II including the Emblem of Americas brooch that is quite rare and avidly sought by collectors. They also made jelly belly jewelry with lucite and multi-colored glass cabochons for which they become quite well known, but a style which was pioneered by Trifari. Coro was not above exploiting the design innovations of others, and especially Trifari and Monet, but they also created some unique styles of their own such as the Coro Duette from their own roster of designers. Like their designs, Coro also contracted out some of their manufacturing to others including Hedison Company in Providence, RI and to foreign manufacturers who labeled their Coro work with a hanging tag reading Coro on one side and the country of the manufacturer on the other. Richton International Corporation of New York purchased Coro in 1957 and continued production at the Providence factory into the 1970s. They were not well positioned in their manufacturing capabilities to produce the bead styles worn in the 1960s or the simpler goldtone jewelry produced in the 1970s by companies such as Monet and Asian manufacturers. Coro ceased ongoing operations in the U. S. in 1979 and continued producing jewelry in Canada until the mid 1990s. Posted with eBay Mobile Posted with... read more

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