Gorgeous Dress Clip Ruth Kamke Eisenberg Original Style

2.75 inches by 2.25 inches

Fabulous Large Dress clip in the style of Ruth Kamke for Eisenberg circa 1940.
This dress clip features a cluster of large emerald cut faceted stones, with flowing navettes and is surrounded by smaller chatons. The finish on this piece is excellent, as you can see there is some loss of foil on some of the stones.

Photos are part of the description as well, please look carefully. This dress clip is in Very Good Vintage Condition, having a very good finish and some darkening stones, however condition is consistent with age. Selling as found, I think most stones are original to the piece. This piece is so amazing, many times I have worn this as a centerpiece on a V neck top or on an omega chain, always loads of compliments!

I believe this is possibly unsigned Eisenberg, but have been unable to document the attribution. In any case an Unsigned Beauty!


All items are shipped USPS priority mail signature required, fully insured upon completion of financial transaction.

follow me on Instagram @Maimiesmini

All product photos are of the actual item. Colors may differ slightly from actual product appearance due to differences in products and lighting conditions.
Please contact me if you have specific additional photo requests as photos are part of the description.

Read about Vintage Bakelite and ME in the Pioneer Woman Magazine, Spring/summer Issue here:

https://photos.imageevent.com/kimlovesvintage/pioneerwomanbakelitearticle/ArticlePDF.pdf



In case you are interested...

History of Eisenberg according to Dr. Lori:

Founded in 1914, Eisenberg & Sons started a business selling women's clothing and later turned to costume jewelry design, manufacturing, marketing, and sales in the 1930s. Why did the Eisenberg firm change course? The costume jewelry that was used on store displays to market their clothing lines kept getting stolen.

Eisenberg jewelry

As a result of this change of course, Eisenberg & Sons produced some of the 20th Century's most sought after pieces of costume jewelry like other costume jewelry makers such as Miriam Haskell, Matisse, and others. the firm that Jonas Eisenberg and his sons ran was known for attention to detail, new designs, and quality materials in costume jewelry.

Designs

Many Eisenberg pieces were designed by Ruth Kamke of Fallon and Kappel of New York once the two firms had a mutually exclusive agreement from the 1940s to the 1970s. Kamke designed Eisenberg pieces for nearly decades; specifically she designed all of the Eisenberg Original pieces made after 1939 and much of the Eisenberg Ice line of jewelry thru 1972. Many Eisenberg brooches and pins were designed in the form of figures like mermaids, dancers, animals or insects. Some pieces featured geometric Art Deco or organic Art Moderne forms in attractive color combinations featuring pinks and purples, complimentary color pairs, and light and dark colored faceted or cabochon stones from the same color family.

Stones and Metals

Eisenberg jewelry was known for its use of Swarovski crystals set in sterling silver and pot metal using innovative designs. Other materials used were jade, dyed onyx, calcite, enamel, rhinestones, faux pearls, glass beads, etc. Most costume jewelry pieces made by Eisenberg were individually set and many rhinestone pins were comprised of large or very large stones. All product photos are of the actual item. Colors may differ slightly from actual product appearance due to differences in products and lighting conditions. Please contact me if you have specific additional photo requests as photos are part of the description.