Wheat ears gold plated circle brooch. 1930s. Signed Murat vintage costume jewelry
Signed Murat vintage costume jewelry
One of the oldest Parisian jewelry firms, “Bijoux Murat” began its history at 62 rue des Archives in Paris in 1847. Its founder was jewelry designer Charles Bertrand Murat (1 April 1818, Toulouse – 9 August 1897, Paris). A self-taught jeweler, Murat began studying jewelry making and improving his skills by working in jewelry workshops at the age of 16.
His eldest son Jacques Louis Georges Murat (1851 – 1918) successfully continued the family business and received many awards at jewelry exhibitions. As Jacques Louis Georges was childless, he passed on his business to his nephews.
According to the 1925 catalog, the company produced not only jewelry, chains, buttons, crosses, but also cigarette cases, manicure sets, fountain pens, pocket knives and award badges and medals.
Antique gold plated seed pearls bar brooch. 1920sMaker’s markTrademark1925 catalog, broochesBrooches, 1925 catalogPendants, 1925Romantic Peynet gold plated heart pendant. 1960s18 K gold plated cufflinksAmethyst gold plated pendant. 1950sArt Deco gold plated cufflinksCherub gold plated bar brooch. 1920sCrown gold plated clipsDouble leaf gold plated broochDouble swirl gold plated broochFeather design gold plated brooch. 5 cm. 1960sFlower gold plated brooch. 5 cmGeometric design gold plated cufflinksLeaf and swirls openwork gold plated broochLimoges porcelain hand painted romantic motif oval shape, filigree frame gold plated frameMother and child gold plated pendantMother-of-pearl gold plated cufflinksOrange stone gold plated pendantPearl gold plated pendantRound mother of pearl cufflinksSaint Louis glass set in gold-plated rectangular frames cufflinks. 1975Swans gold plated pendantVictorian gold plated citrine brooch. 4 cmMaker’s markMaison Bijoux Murat 1925
