Signed Brookraft vintage costume jewelry

Signed Brookraft vintage costume jewelry
Oriental dancer with fan sterling silver brooch pin. 1940s. Signed Brookraft vintage costume jewelry

Signed Brookraft vintage costume jewelry
The history of New York based jewelry company Brookraft Inc. covers no more than two decades. Founded in the late 1930s, the company ceased to exist in 1952. The company was well known in the post-war years of the United States. Thus, advertisements for brooches, bracelets and necklaces made by Brookraft appeared on the pages of the most popular magazines of the time. Among them, in particular, the September issue of Vogue magazine (1945) and the July issue of the monthly magazine “Woman’s Home Companion” (1948).
Most of the company’s products are real masterpieces of jewelry art, which are a vivid example of elegance and style.
Creating jewelry by hand, the company’s craftsmen produced high quality jewelry, with careful attention to detail, which allowed these products to be well preserved to this day. Traditionally, the company’s craftsmen used 925 sterling silver, 12 – 14 K pink and yellow gold, indicating the purity of the metal on the labeling of products. Other materials included art glass imitating natural stones, faux or cultured pearls, Austrian crystals and the highest quality rhinestones. The style of jewelry was very diverse – from the classics of that time to Art Deco and modernist designs. Extremely rare, Brookraft pieces are antiques, highly prized by collectors.

Art Deco sterling silver rhinestone brooch
Art Deco sterling silver rhinestone brooch
Signature Brookcraft, 1930-1952
Maker’s mark, 1930s -1952

Signed Brookraft vintage costume jewelry

Dagger sterling silver turquoise brooch
Dagger sterling silver turquoise brooch
Disc shaped sterling silver pin and earrings
Disc shaped sterling silver pin and earrings
Duckling sterling silver brooch
Duckling sterling silver brooch
EHW initials sterling silver brooch pin
EHW initials sterling silver brooch pin
Faux emerald gold tone bracelet
Faux emerald gold tone bracelet
Flower brooch. Gold tone sterling, brown rhinestone
Flower brooch. Gold tone sterling, brown rhinestone
Giraffe knotted neck sterling silver brooch. 1940s
Giraffe knotted neck sterling silver brooch. 1940s
Leaf flower design sterling silver rhinestone brooch. 10 cm
Leaf flower design sterling silver rhinestone brooch. 10 cm
Maker's mark
Maker’s mark
Modernist design brooch. 925 sterling silver
Modernist design brooch. 925 sterling silver
Mythological winged pegasus brooch of oval shape. Gold filled
Mythological winged pegasus brooch of oval shape. Gold filled
Purple rhinestone gold plated floral design brooch
Purple rhinestone gold plated floral design brooch
Rose gold sterling silver rhinestone brooch
Rose gold sterling silver rhinestone brooch
Silver tone choker necklace. 1950s
Silver tone choker necklace. 1950s
Skeleton Key sterling silver brooch
Skeleton Key sterling silver brooch
Swirl flower gold tone rhinestone brooch
Swirl flower gold tone rhinestone brooch
Turquoise beads faux pearl gold tone leaf flower brooch
Turquoise beads faux pearl gold tone leaf flower brooch
Maker's mark
Maker’s mark
Woman's Home Companion July 1948 magazine cover
Woman’s Home Companion July 1948 magazine cover

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