Monet Designer Signed Gold Plated Brooch - Statement Pin 1980s to 1990s

If Statement  Brooches are your thing they don't come much better than this amazing curved jewel.  Here we have a piece of vintage designer signed costume jewellery from the famous Monet  company made in the 1980s or possibly early 1990s. This Stylish brooch is triple gold plated and of extremely high quality.  The gold finish is textured on the front and rear of the brooch and the quality and condition of this brooch is excellent. This vintage brooch has a 3D effect with three curved, pointed semi circular pieces - as a foodie I would say think croissants! What a stunning purchase this gorgeous gold designer-signed brooch would be!   This brooch is guaranteed to appeal to anyone who loves high quality jewellery.  It would naturally appeal to collectors of Money Jewelry too!  Monet have long been one of the pre-eminent costume jewelry manufacturers in the USA with a deserved reputation for quality and style.  This vintage  brooch has the famous signature 'MONET’ with the c copyright mark on its reverse and it fastens with a secure roll over type clasp over its back pin. The  brooch is a statement size as it measures 5.5cm by 4.5cm at its widest points. 
 

THE HISTORY OF THE MONET BRAND

Providence, Rhode Island USA was an area in which many costume jewellery businesses flourished in the early years of the twentieth Century.  Monet’s history starts here too.  In 1928 two brothers, Michael and Jay Chernow produced gold plated monograms for applying to handbags at their Monocraft Products Company. Around 1937 they started manufacturing jewellery under the brand name of Monet. 

Their range was produced in plated metals and also in the 1940s in Sterling Silver too.  The designs of the company are stylish and the products are durable with their plated items having triple coatings for a long lasting and luxurious effect. 

The Monocraft Products Company, that produced Monet jewellery, has had many parent companies over its almost 100 years of history. It was acquired by General Mills in 1968, Crystal Brands Jewellery Group from 1989 to 1994, 1994 to 2000 by Chase Capital Partners Lattice Holding, and in 2000 was taken over by Liz Claiborne Inc. the fashion brand.  At this time the production of the jewellery moved out of the USA. 

Monet’s designs are signed and some have copyright status as shown by the C copyright marking.  They are collected and easy to wear and keep up with current design trends.

JEWELLERY DETAILS

Designer or Brand: Monet

Country of Origin: USA

Condition: Excellent

Decade: 1980s - 1990s

Style: Modernist, Designer

Era: Vintage

Type: Brooch, Pin

Subject: Curves, Croissants

Colour: Gold

Material:  Gold Plated Metal