Materials and Features:

• Schreiner prong set white and gold marbled venetian art glass cabochon earrings

• Alternating gold aurum and topaz glass stones

• Principal Schreiner attributes; cupcake or pie crust crimped setting, dogtooth prongs, open-back rhinestones, doughnut hole clips, high quality specialty stones.

Type: Clip-on

Age/Origin: 1950’s

Marks: PAT PEND (Not all Schreiner pieces were signed)

The Story: Henry Schreiner (New York) got his start designing costume jewelry for Trigère, Norell, and Christian Dior in the late 1940s, but he’s best known for the necklaces, pins, and earrings produced by his own firm, founded in 1951. Schreiner’s signature was to invert the position of his kite-shaped rhinestones within the open-prong settings of his pieces. He was also famous for his ruffle brooches, which featured kite-shaped crystals overlapping and radiating from a central, signature gem.

Measurements:

• Weight: 20.2g

• Dimensions: Approx. 1.25” x 1.25”

Condition: Very good condition though showing some minor wear to foiled aurum stones and some verdigris to backside.