Catalog: Estate Jewelry: Costume (310)

The Hollycraft Jewelry name

The Hollywood Jewelry Manufacturing Company started using the Hollycraft name in 1948, perhaps because of customer confusion between Hollywood Jewelry Manufacturing’s jewelry and jewelry produced by Joseph of Hollywood. Hanging tags with Hollycraft on one side and “Created by Hollywood Jewelry Mfg. New York” on the flip side originated during that same year.

Hollycraft costume jewelry of the 1950s

The heyday for many Hollycraft collectors is jewelry produced during the 1950s. For one thing, Hollywood Jewelry Manufacturing started marking dates on Hollycraft costume jewelry around 1950, making the jewelry easier to identify. In fact, because of the dating process, and the addition the © sign to Hollycraft costume jewelry after 1955, many collectors choose to collect Hollycraft vintage jewelry by the year.

The look of Hollycraft vintage jewelry

There are two interlocking Hollycraft jewelry signatures to look for. First, Hollycraft vintage jewelry is prized for its beautiful designs using rich, pastel-colored rhinestones. Some designs used a single color, while others used several sparkly colors.

Dimensions: 7 1/4" long x 2 1/2" wide

Condition: Magnificent!! Hallmark: Hollycraft, 1957

Hallmark: Jomaz with copyright

Condition: Excellent

Dimensions: 1 7/8" x 1"

Reference: Costume Jewelry 202

This Jomaz rhinestome pin has a 3 dimensional rhodium plated design with 14 horizontal rows of clear rhinestone baguettes that appear to fold around a thick ribbon of dozens of small clear rhinestones.

The detailed modeling is in the Russian gold finish they made famous for its photographic effect. The crab sits on a scallop shell and holds a large and lustrous simulated pearl. It is hallmarked Joseff signature on an applied plaque. It is 2" x 2 1/4".

Joseff was the jeweler for the Hollywood movie moguls form 1930-1948.

Reference: Jewelry of the Stars by Ball, Joannne Dubbs, p. 144

Costume Jewelry, Identification and Price Guide by Harrice S. MIller, p. 182

Reference: Juliana Jewelry Reference Identification & Value Guide, Ann Pitman, Collector Books, 2010 page 232.

This bracelet is circa 1966-1968

Reference: Juliana Jewelry Reference Identification & Value Guide, Ann Pitman, Collector Books, 2010 page 42.

Circa 1966

The pin is 3 1/4" long by 1 3/8" by 1". The clip on earrings are 1 1/4" long.

They are in excellent condition.

Reference : Juliana Jewelry Reference by Ann Pitman p. 148.

dimensions: 7 1/4" x 1 7/16" Condition: Excellent