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Victorian revival Brooch
ALBERT WEISS & CO. INC. NY
signed WEISS
measures 7 cm
PROVENANCE
E. Aggelopoulou Collection
EXHIBITED
Frivolous Fashion, Fabulous Faux, A century of costume jewelry from the collection of E. Angelopoulou, 1880-1980, Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum, Athens, 15th Oct 2008-20th Jan 2009
LITERATURE
Frivolous Fashion, Fabulous Faux, A century of costume jewelry from the collection of E. Angelopoulou, 1880-1980, Athens 2008, page 233 (illustrated)
sold for 64.88 EUR |
Weiss Jewelry
Weiss Jewelry (1942-1971) Albert Weiss founded his company in 1942 in New York. Previously he gained experience in the costume jewelry business by working for CORO, Marvella, and Grad and Schrager. Weiss went on to become a hugely successful costume designer in the 1950s and 1960s to the extent he had to contract out work […]