Miriam Haskell Glass Bead Clip Earrings

These summer inspired clip earrings were made by Miriam Haskell in the 1950s.  They each feature a large white glass bead (most likely imported from France or Italy) set in a unique goldtone pronged setting accented with green glass seed beads.  Like these earrings featured today, Miriam Haskell jewelry was known for its detailing, electroplated gold-finish, and handmade careful wiring. 

In the mid to late 1920s, Miriam Haskell opened a gift shop in New York City which would lead to the creation and sale of some the best costume jewelry ever made.  Frank Hess soon joined Miriam as her lead artistic designer.  He was a master in the latest and most complex jewelry production techniques at that time.  Over the years, Miriam and Frank proved to be a dynamic team, Miriam known for her business skills and Frank known as the actual designer. 

Feel free to contact me if you are interested in purchasing this piece.  Questions, comments, and additional information are always appreciated.  My online shop on http://www.rubylane.com/ is coming soon.

Thank you to the following website(s) for the historical content of this blog post:

Collectics. Retrieved 3/27/2011 from http://www.collectics.com/education_haskell.html

Illusion Jewels. Retrieved 3/27/2011 from http://www.illusionjewels.com/MiriamHaskelljewelry.html