Bojar sterling silver vintage necklace & earrings

Bojar vintage necklace and earrings. Beautiful hard to find set marker sterling on the back. Necklace measures 15 inches and is set with silver and pearls. Earrings are twist on and measure 3/4 inch long and marked with Bojar and sterling in the back. Originally from Lithuania, Leo Bojar came to New York from Poland with his wife and his son William in 1914. While working in New York as a book keeper for five clients, he met Benjamin Novgrad, a sales representative, who convinced Bojar to start a jewelry business with him in Providence. The Bojars moved to Douglas Avenue, Providence, and on September 19, 1919 the partners’ business started at 24 Conduit street. Initially, they produced gold rings to be sold to wholesalers. The company ceased to exist in 1986. Traditionally, the company’s jewelers used 12 or 14 K gold, 925 sterling silver, cubic zirconia and a variety of semi-precious stones – jade, tiger’s Eye, bloodstone, carnelian, etc. The marking includes “Bojar”, and “sterling”, or “12K GF” (gold filled). Handcrafted with high craftsmanship and quality materials, Bojar-marked vintage jewelry is a collector’s item.