Signed M & S vintage costume jewelry

Signed M & S vintage costume jewelry
The history of the M & S jewelry brand began in the mid-1940s at East Providence 14, Rhode Island and lasted a little over two decades. M. & S. Jewelry Mfg. Co., Inc. also launched such trademarks as Phyllis, Phyllis Original in 1946 and Scitarelli in 1948.
Basically, the designers of this company adhered to the art deco style, creating sophisticated, almost filigree jewelry using 10-12 carat gold and an abundance of stones and complex-cut crystals. Jewelry from these brands went out of production in the early 1960s and is today antique and highly collectible.
Jewelry markings include M&S 1/20-12 K GF on a round cartouche.
Noteworthy, there are several “M & S” jewelry brands founded by different companies at different times and in different countries. The oldest of these, in particular, is the Austrian brand “M & S” founded by Markowitsch & Scheid in 1862, and later renamed Markowitsch & Son, which ceased to exist in 1898.
In the 1980s, there was also French fashion jewelry made of “crumpled gold” alloy marked “M & S” (in cursive).

Also, New York-based M. & S. Jewelry Mfg. Co., Inc. produced costume jewelry labeled “M & S” from 1985 to 2002.
However, the most famous jewelry brand M & S belongs to the English company for the production of clothing, shoes and accessories Marks & Spencer. Founded in 1884 in the UK by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer, Marks & Spencer plc launched the “M&S” brand of costume jewelry only 100 years later.

Signed M & S vintage costume jewelry