Kay Denning vintage costume jewelry
Mid-century set earrings brooch, bracelet, and necklace of silver tone, blue enamel. Kay Denning vintage costume jewelry
Kay Denning vintage costume jewelry
American artist, enameller and jewelry designer Kay Denning began creating jewelry at Brower Art Enamel Studios in 1952 (renamed Bovano Industries, Inc. in 1954). The art studio, located in Cheshire, Connecticut, specialized in metal and glass sculptures. Kay had worked for the company for nearly three decades until her retirement before 1980.
Traditionally, she created jewelry with modernist designs in copper, multicolored hot enamel and fused glass. Noteworthy, along with glass inserts, the designer used a special enamel with the effect of a smooth vitreous coating. She hand-signed her unique jewelry “K Denning” with enamel. Made by hand in the middle of the last century, today these rare items are highly collectible.
Blue green choker necklace. Enamel on copper. 1960s
Maker’s mark
Dark red and red rectangular link enamel on copper bracelet
Floral abstract design link bracelet. Copper, enamel
Red pink accent enamel copper bracelet and earrings
Mid century red enamel copper bracelet
Modernist design triangle link copper enamel bracelet
Modernist red enamel copper necklace and bracelet
Moss green accent teal ornament decorated necklace and wide bracelet, enamel on copper
Orange enamel screw back earrings. 1970s
Pastel pink white green enamel copper bracelet
Set of blue link bracelet and earrings
Square shape earclips. Copper, pink glass, white enamel
Triangular link blue enamel copper necklace
White enamel on copper bracelet. 1950s
Maker’s mark
