VTG “ORA” STUNNING RUNWAY PARURE LEAF CRYSTALS NECKLACE BRACELET CLIP EARRINGS

Description: LOVELY “ORA” PARURE, NECKLACE BRACELET AND EARRINGS. EXCELLENT PRE OWNED CONDITION, PARTY TIME!!! ORA vintage costume jewelleryFirst, it was a creative duo of designers Oreste Agnini and Ralph Singer (Italian Raffaele Cantaluppi) who used the name ORA for their jewellery. Originally, they made the jeweled buttons and brooches for the Eisenberg line of clothing. But later, when they ended with Eisenberg, in 1920-1930s, they began producing jewellery known as ORA. The name of their Chicago based company which employed 200 people, was “Agnini & Singer”. Noteworthy, their earlier products didn’t have any mark on them. However, already in late 1930s they began marking their jewellery pieces with the brand name “ORA”.According to some jewellery guides, the name ORA is a combination of the names Oreste and Ralph. But according to other sources, Ora in Italian means “hour”, and they advertised their jewellery as “Jewels of the Hour.” Agnini & Singer started out making shoe buckles and hair combs but eventually branched out to include various types of fashionable jewelry. Fraternal jewelry for the Masons, Shriners and other organizations was also added to their lines as time passed and became a large part of their business. They manufactured jewelry for the World’s Fair several times, beginning in 1939, and many tiaras for Mardi Gras queens crowned in New Orleans were created by this business as well. This company was also responsible for manufacturing many early brooches for Eisenberg & Sons, most of which are not marked. In the 1940s, they began using the Ora Creations marKPLEASE CHECK MY OTHER LISTINGS. PLEASE ENLARGE PHOTOS AND SCROLL THRU THEM ALL AS THEY ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. PLEASE READ RETURN POLICY

Price: 154.99 USD

Location: Chesterfield, Missouri

End Time: 2024-01-30T02:08:08.000Z

Shipping Cost: 9 USD