Materials and Features:

• High end Canadian LeC Le Couturier Boucher crystal gold plated slightly domed oval clamper bracelet

• Topaz and clear crystal pave rhinestones adorn the front and both sides of the bracelet

• Saw-toothed gold edges along the top and bottom

• Design inventory numbered piece 9683

Type: Hinged clamper

Age/Origin: 1960’s

Marks: LeC (classic logo on oval) , CANADA 9683 (impressed)

The Story: Marcel Boucher designed jewelry for Mazer Bros. in the early 1930s. He established his own company, Marcel Boucher and Cie Company, in 1937. The company became a subsidiary of Dovorn Industries, a watch manufacterer, in 1972. Marcel Boucher died in 1965. Sandra Boucher, his wife, ran the company until 1972. Boucher jewelry is usually signed and carries an inventory number. Early marks are "Marboux" or "MB" in a cartouche. Later marks are "Marcel Boucher" and "Boucher".

LeC is more rare and the higher end of the Canadian line produced. Marcel Boucher jewelry overall is "high-end" which is why it is desired amongst collectors. Numbers on Boucher pieces are inventory/style numbers. Though the numbers are a clue to age, the style may have been designed, numbered, and yet not actually produced until much later. Additionally, some styles had more than one production run. Overall construction should also be taken into account when dating pieces.

Signatures:

MB Sterling - 1942 to 1944

Phrygian Cap - registered in 1944 used till 1949

Boucher - 1950 to 1955

Boucher © - 1955 to 1971

Approximate dates for Boucher Inventory Numbers:

2300 - 2350 from 1945

2351 - 2450 from 1946

2450 - 2550 from 1947

2550 - 2750 from 1948

2750 - c.3000 from1949

3000 - c.3500 from 1950

marks with the copyright symbol are after 1955

Measurements:

• Dimensions: Approx. 8.75” outer circumference, 1” at widest point, inner oval diameter from side to side 2.375”, inner diameter up and down 2”

Condition: Excellent condition, no missing or yellowing stones, snap-back clamping tension is excellent