Henry Schreiner vintage costume jewelry

Henry Schreiner vintage costume jewelry
German born jewelry designer Henry Schreiner opened his own jewelry manufacturing company in 1951, after having worked at the Dior fashion house with Norman Norrell and Pauline Trieger.
Henry’s daughter Terry and her husband Albert Ambros joined the business in 1953. Henry died in 1954, and Terry and Albert continued his work.
In the 1950s and 1970s, many stars shone in Schreiner jewelry. Among them – Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Bette Davis, and other celebrities.
The value and exclusivity of Schreiner Jewelry is undoubted and, accordingly, increases their collectibility.
Firstly, Schreiner craftsmen made high-quality jewelry with unusual designs and in small quantities. Second, handmade. Thirdly, they used stones of special shapes and unusual colors, made by skilled Czechoslovak craftsmen and in the best workshops in Austria. These stones and crystals are unique and no longer produced. And fourthly, a combination of incongruous, and no restrictions in mixing colors and shapes.
Noteworthy, Henry Schreiner was the first to use a blackened metal. Thus, he wanted to emphasize the brightness and beauty of the crystals.
In addition, very often Schreiner created jewelry for fashion shows, so they were large and eye-catching.

A blacksmith in Bavaria, Henry Schreiner emigrated to the United States in 1923. There he began working at Better Buckle Company, which produced metal buckles, buttons and fasteners. For Henry work in this company became a good school. Soon he began to invent and make jewelry for Adele Simpson, Norman Norell and Christian Dior.
The marking includes “Schreiner”, or “Schreiner Jewelry N.Y.C.”, or “Schreiner Jewelry”.

The company also developed the design of jewelry for Elizabeth Arden. The company ceased to exist in 1973.

Henry Schreiner vintage costume jewelry