Wear can include possible scratching on hardware, resizing, missing stones. Please note : Vintage pieces (over 20 years of age) may show very light wear that is consistent with their age, but that is not bothersome to the overall condition of the piece.Īn item in Very Good condition could show some light wear which can include: possible light scratches and / or oxidation on hardware.Īn item in Good condition shows some signs of wear which are noted in description of the pieces and / or in the photos. Please note that we consider a piece of jewelry in excellent condition even if it is missing it’s original box and/or designer stamp. Remember that all items proposed for sale are still pre-owned and by choosing a rare and unique piece from Re-SEE you are contributing positively to the environment.Īn item in Excellent condition shows no signs of wear. However some defaults (as listed below) may remain, please carefully view the photos and read description of each product. When necessary, items are professionally repaired.
See additional information and pictures of marks used on Miriam Haskell Jewelry at Researching Costume Jewelry - H.Ĭopyright 1997 to present - All Rights Reserved.Īll RCJ publications and pages were createdīy Dotty Stringfield with the assistance of research contributor Pat SealĪnd other valued members of the costume jewelry collecting community.At Re-SEE we are picky about the condition of our pieces. The few who remember him recall a great artist with an uncanny sense of color and design.Īutographed copies of Miriam Haskell Jewelry can be purchased from the authors at The Glitter Box. Unsigned copies are available from Schiffer Books or Amazon.
Even people who worked in the showroom had to have the Frank Hess stamp of approval for the way they dressed and presented themselves and Haskell jewelry. He maintained tight control over his work and the entire design process to the end of his career with the company. Yet, he was flamboyantly sophisticated, arriving at work every day in a top hat and carrying a silver-tipped cane. His private thoughts and personal affairs were seldom open to his business associates.
He preferred to work in the seclusion of his office and limited his employee contacts to a select few. Photographs of celebrities wearing her jewelry, design credits in movies and theater productions, newspaper ads and interviews attest to her status in these circles.įrank Hess was a private man with a complex personality. Throughout the years, public figures such as Joan Crawford, Lucille Ball, Gloria Vanderbilt and the Duchess of Windsor amassed large collections of her jewelry. 1st item: 3-strand faux pearl choker with seed pearl. She was born on July 1, 1899, in Tell City, Indiana, one of four children, from parents who were small-town merchants.By the early 1930's, her career was well established with friends and clientele in the elite societies of New York, Hollywood and Europe. 2 necklaces, 5 pair earrings, 1 ring, 1 bracelet, 3 brooches. Miriam Haskell was considered a handsome, intelligent, and elegantly dressed woman, who was a bit aloof. By the early 1930's the popularity of their jewelry proclaimed they were a dynamic team.
One of the questions most frequently asked today by collectors is, "Did Miriam Haskell ever design her jewelry?" No one alive can say for certain, but in interviews with former employees and owners, the belief is that she may have designed a few pieces in the early days of the company's history.However, those who inherited the stories of the early years remember her business skills and Hess's designing talents. Throughout the ensuing years, the story of this woman with the great business sense and this man evolved, his art carrying out a clear vision of what this jewelry would be about and who would appreciate it. Shortly after the opening of the Miriam Haskell Gift Shop, Frank Hess, a young window dresser from Macy's, joined the business as the jewelry designer. The team proved to be a perfect combination of business skills and artistic taste. Check out our vast selection of sterling necklaces. From that moment to the present, celebrities as well as ordinary people from all walks of life have sought this dazzling jewelry to treasure and wear. This vintage Miriam Haskell necklace and earring suite are composed of glazed ceramic and glass beads. This event launched decades of sales of the finest handmade fashion jewelry ever created. On July 30, 1926, a business permit was issued to Miriam Haskell for a gift shop in the The McAlpin Hotel, 103 Sixteenth Street, New York City.
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