April 16, 2024
50's Vintage Signed Joseph Mazer JOMAZ Demi Parure Set
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This is a dazzling, vintage set of moonstone, light sapphire and AB crystal in rhodium plated white metal. The bracelet is marked "Joseph Mazer". The clip-on earrings and brooch are marked "Jomaz". I believe the patent date is 1952. (See Simonds COLLECTIBLE COSTUME JEWELRY INDENTIFICATION & VALUES, p63). Each piece is in excellent condition and ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. The pieces have been in my family for many years. Bracelet is 7" x 3/4". Brooch is 2" x 1 3/4". Earrings are 1" x 1 1/4" "Mazer - Also see Jomaz . Mazer Brothers was founded by Joseph Mazer and his brother Louis about 1927 in New York. One of the Mazer Bros. best known designers was the talented Marcel Boucher who left to open his own company in the mid 1930s. In 1946 Joseph Mazer left Mazer Bros. to form Joseph J. Mazer and Co. (better known as JOMAZ), while Louis Mazer stayed with Mazer Bros. until 1951, the year of his last jewelry collection. Mazer Bros. was known for its innovative stance, exploring new design and production methods and continually experimenting with different techniques for creating metal alloys or for use in the refinishing processes. The stones used in their jewelry were frequently made to order by Swarovski in Austria. ( 7 ) p. 216. The company went out of business in the late 1970s. Mazer manufactured high quality jewelry which sold at middle
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