Henry Schreiner 1939?- 1970s New York City
Schreiner vintage costume jewelry is so pretty to look at. The interesting combinations of stones, the brilliant colors and the quality of the pieces make them a treat for the eye.
The set shown here is fabulous if I do say so myself. The blue is the richest I have seen in some time.
If you have Julia Carroll’s book Collecting Costume Jewelry 101, you can see a similar pin on page 248.
In 1923 Henry Schreiner came to the USA from Germany. He was a blacksmith by trade. Henry arrived in New York and found a job at a buckle company making shoe buckles. He learned a lot about the fashion industry on the job and this training served him well.
Designed costume jewelry for others such as Norelle and Dior. Models wore his costume jewelry on the catwalks. He had many private clients!
Schreiner jewelry is not all signed. The jewelry he made for retail was, however the jewelry created for his other clientele was not. The company never mass produced jewelry.
His daughter joined the company in the early fifties and after Henry died she continued the fine design work until the firm closed in the 1970s.
The ruffled brooch is in great demand.
Signature Design Techniques: Paste stones, German and Czechoslovakian stones, inverted stones, unusual rhinestone combinations, keystone cut rhinestones, hook and eye construction, unusual settings, triangular prongs and extravagant designs.
The inverted stones are set with the point of the rhinestone facing up and the flat table facing down. This was said to pick up the color of the garment it was placed against and to produce extra sparkle.
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