These simple, but well-made earrings were produced by the Reinad Novelty Co, Inc. of New York City, somewhere between the early 1940s through the mid-1950s. I was immediately drawn to them because they look like pewter (one of my favorite jewelry materials!) but I am unsure what they are actually made of. Reinad jewelry is extremely rare, and was manufactured between 1922-1954. They produced few pieces under their own name (hence the rarity of signed Reinad designs!) and were, for the most part, a wholesale facility which produced jewelry for many high end companies such as Boucher, Carnegie, and Eisenberg.
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.ebay.com/ is coming soon.
Thank you to the following website(s) for the historical content of this blog post:
House of Francheska. Retrieved 3/1/2011 from http://www.house-of-francheska.co.uk/vintagereinad.htm
Illusion Jewels. Retrieved 3/1/2011 from
http://www.illusionjewels.com/costumejewelrymarksr.html
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