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Ekelund Brothers vintage costume jewelry

Crown brooch. 12 K gold filled metal alloy, Swarovski crystals. 4.5 cm. 1950s. Ekelund Brothers vintage costume jewelry

Ekelund Brothers vintage costume jewelry
The history of the American company for the production of costume jewelry Ekelund Brothers Inc. spans a fairly long period, from 1910 to 1989. Located at 233 Harris Ave., Providence, RI 02903, the company produced high quality Art Deco jewelry – brooches, pins, bracelets, necklaces and earrings. Traditionally, each piece is handcrafted with exquisite craftsmanship, with the use of gold, silver and natural stones.
References to the company’s activities in the period 1910-1940 are found in various sources. In particular, in the Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office (1922), and in the Bulletin of the National Bureau of Standards, published August 15, 1944, to name the few.
The company went through a success and a decline in production due to force majeure, for instance, period in the 1940s. Its president, Carl Richard Ekelund Jr. (1917–2013), a veteran of the United States Air Force, served during World War II. Born in Providence, he was the son of Carl R. and Florence I. (Bergman) Ekelund. Noteworthy, he had lived with his wife Mildred E. (Thatcher) Ekelund for 66 years! When Carl R. Ekelund retired in 1977, and sold his family business.
Registered in 1982, the renewed company Ekelund continued the tradition and created high quality costume jewelry. They also used quality materials such as gold, silver and natural stones – opal, pearls, jade, etc. However, in 1989 the company ceased to exist. Hard to find, these vintage pieces are now collectible.

Cameo 12 K gold filled lapel pin. 1940s

Cameo 12 K gold filled lapel pin. 1940s

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Ekelund Brothers vintage costume jewelry

Cameo 12 K gold filled pin

Cameo 12 K gold filled three circles pin. 1950s

Circle pin. 14 K gold filled, faux pearl

Circle pin. 14 K gold filled, faux pearl. 1960s

Floral design jade stone 12 K gold filled lapel pin

Floral design jade stone 12 K gold filled lapel pin

Gorgeous 14 K gold filled topaz brooch

Gorgeous 14 K gold filled topaz brooch

Heart design Bar brooch. 14 K gold filled, jade. 1940s

Heart design Bar brooch. 14 K gold filled, jade. 1940s

Jade 12 K gold filled pin. 1960s

Jade 12 K gold filled pin. 1950s

Lapis Lazuli 14 K gold filled cufflinks. 1960s

Lapis Lazuli 14 K gold filled cufflinks. 1960s

Leaf on steam 12k Gold filled brooch

Leaf on steam 12k Gold filled brooch

Miniature cameo inside rope circle vintage pin. 12k Gold filled

Miniature cameo inside rope circle vintage pin. 12k Gold filled

Rope circle vintage pin. 12k Gold filled, cultured pearl

Rope circle vintage pin. 12k Gold filled, cultured pearl

Shamrock 925 sterling silver brooch

Shamrock 925 sterling silver brooch

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Three leaves 12k Gold filled faux pearl brooch

Three leaves 12k Gold filled faux pearl brooch

Vintage sterling silver topaz earrings

Vintage sterling silver topaz earrings

Waterlily circle brooch. Sterling silver

Waterlily circle brooch. Sterling silver

Wishbone sterling silver cultured pearl pin

Wishbone sterling silver cultured pearl pin

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