VINTAGE MIRIAM HASKELL BROOCH PIN & EARRING SET AMAZING
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MIRIAM HASKELL Brooch & Earring Set History: On July 30, 1926, a business permit was issued to Miriam Haskell for a gift shop in the The McAlpin Hotel, 103 Sixteenth Street, New York City. This event launched decades of sales of the finest handmade fashion jewelry ever created. From that moment to the present, celebrities as well as ordinary people from all walks of life have sought this dazzling jewelry to treasure and wear. Shortly after the opening of the Miriam Haskell Gift Shop, Frank Hess, a young window dresser from Macy's, joined the business as the jewelry designer. The team proved to be a perfect combination of business skills and artistic taste. Throughout the ensuing years, the story of this woman with the great business sense and this man evolved, his art carrying out a clear vision of what this jewelry would be about and who would appreciate it. By the early 1930's, Miriam's career was well established with friends and clientele in the elite societies of New York, Hollywood and Europe. Throughout the years, public figures such as Joan Crawford, Lucille Ball, Gloria Vanderbilt and the Duchess of Windsor amassed large collections of her jewelry. Photographs of celebrities wearing her jewelry, design credits in movies and theater productions, newspaper ads and interviews attest to her status in these circles. Up for
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