Jewelry of the Stars, 1930-40-50’s

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JEWEL CHAT
Costume Jewelry Magazine

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Courtesy of Bobye Syverson

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Magazine advertising from
years past is one of the most exciting reference sources for attributing and
dating vintage jewelry. These wonderful old ads illustrate how jewelry was worn, when it
was made, and how it coordinated with the styles of the time.


Click on each picture for a larger view.

This is Marion Hutton, a band singer and
the sister of Betty Hutton the actress. Notice her back ornament,
"1941" in rhinestones!

Myrna Loy 1941
She wears a turtle brooch.
Closer View

Gene Tierney 1941
Gold and silver color jewelry worn together, perhaps because that movie was in black and white. It was called
"Sundown".

Ella Raines 1947
Outfit and jewels designed by Pauline Trigere

Frances Langford 1940
This is an ad for Princess Pat
Liquid Lip Tone. Look
closely… she wears a red and clear Deco bracelet and also is wearing a matching ring.
The necklace is a fringe.

Jane Wyman 1947
Closer View

Betty Grable 1948

Ava Gardner 1948
This magazine is shown on the Hobe web site, and it shows the bow
necklace here.

Cyd Charisse 1948
Deco bracelets and a clear stone necklace.

Judy Garland 1947

Martha Vickers 1947
She wears a colorful rectangular brooch and matching buckle.

Ginger Rogers 1947

Diana Lynn 1948

DeROSA gold tone
large three-dimensional 4" wild rose fur clip with green rhinestone center
and faux pearl accents. This is very similar to the one worn as a
necklace in the picture at left.
View #d22076

Chen Yu lipstick.

Linda Darnell 1948
Publicity shot for the movie
"Forever Amber".

Gloria Graham 1947

Merle Oberon 1947 in an ad for shampoo.

This was her personal necklace, made in
1938 by Cartier. Emeralds and diamonds.

Greta Garbo 1937
Borrowed to be worn in a movie, this jewelry was given
to the Empress Marie Louise in 1811 by Napoleon according to the
description with the picture.

Claudette Colbert 1937 as a Russian Grand Duchess in "Tovaritch". Bobye
says, "My dad admired Claudette and had this framed picture on his
dresser. I have no memory what my mother thought of the idea!"

Ricarde of Hollywood ad for "Gone With the Wind"
jewelry with Vivian Leigh, 1939.

Esther Williams 1949 That is a Coro bird
from a duette pin
on her necklace.
Closer view
See the Duette pin>>>

CORO
"HEAVENLY SWALLOWS" Duette clips/pin, 2.5" wide and
absolutely charming! This one is in all the books, and was made in
1944. #C12089

Linda Darnell 1949 an ad for Woodbury cosmetics.

Lana Turner 1949

Barbara Stanwick 1949
Crystal color jewelry with a silver dress.

Revlon Ad 1949
She wears what looks like a double bird Duette style brooch.

Ava Gardner 1949

Betty Grable 1949

Ad for Camel cigarettes 1951
Patrice Munsel, an opera singer

Joan Crawford’s personal jewelry: Aquamarines and
diamonds.

Joan Crawford wore this set a great deal. It is often described as Topaz,
but is actually Citrine.

Joan Crawford 1949
Part of Joan’s personal collection of fine jewelry.

Ad for Palmolive soap, a 1949 drawing by artist
Jon Whitcomb.
Shown is a flower coil bracelet.

Shirley Temple 1949
The brooch sure looks like a Hobe figural brooch from that era.

Coro ad in a 1949 magazine

Debra Paget 1954 Shampoo ad

Ava Gardner 1955
I had a Hobe necklace similar to this one.

Debra Paget 1955 Real shoulder duster earrings!

Ginger Rogers 1941
Cornucopia dress clip and earrings

Joan Blondell 1942
Staring in "Lady for a Night"
ad for Jurgen’s Lotion
She is wearing an ornate set of tiara, necklace, earrings and bracelet.

Hedy Lamarr 1945
Rhinestone bouquet worn on a neck ribbon

Shirley Temple 1946
She is wearing a Hobe Oriental man figural brooch.

Gloria deHaven 1946
Notice the glittering bow in her hair as well as the necklace and
earrings.

Ann Miller 1946
This cluster of glitter and pearls is worn on a neck ribbon

Linda Darnell 1946
Promotion for "Forever Amber"
A necklace with two matching bracelets

Shampoo ad 1946
Her necklace is very intricate and detailed

Ad for Coro chatelaine jewelry, 1947
"Radiant Blossoms" chatelaine

Maureen O’Hara 1946, in an ad for Tuya
Perfume.
Her outfit was from "Sinbad the Sailor".

This appeared in the magazine as Esther William’s
jewelry. 1948

Ad for shampoo 1946

Ad for Glamour Jewelry 1947
"A tisket, a tasket, a pretty flower basket" chatelaine of sterling
vermeil and rhinestones

Judy Garland 1949
Closer View

Vivian Leigh 1951

Greer Garson 1951
Promotional ad for "The Law and the Lady"

Maggie Hayes, actress and jewelry designer

Design by Maggie Hayes

Coro ad 1946
Coro trio of sterling horse brooches.

Ann Blyth 1947
Her pendant looks very similar to the unsigned fur clip from the same era,
shown at right >>>

DRESS CLIP
View #Y19830

Joan Fontaine 1942

Joan Fontaine
favorite jewelry 1947

Castlecliff jewels 1942

Frances Langford 1946
Ad for Max Factor cosmetics
She wears a Boucher clear rhinestones flower brooch upside down!

Joan Crawford 1955
shampoo ad View

Lana Turner 1956

Anne Shirley 1943
View
She is wearing black motif face brooches.

Kreisler Jewelry ad 1945
Jacquis Kreisler View
and a Kreisler bracelet

Vivian Leigh 1944 What a necklace!

Rita Hayworth 1943

Jane Wyman 1943
A matching set of brooch, bracelet and ring.

Alice Faye 1943

Ava Gardner 1950

Constance Dowling 1944
View

Brenda Marshall 1942
The necklace she is wearing looks like a Hobe piece.

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Movie
Star
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Courtesy of Bobye Syverson

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