VINTAGE MARVELLA CHAMAGNA FAUX PEARL 22" NECKLACE

VINTAGE MARVELLA CHAMAGNA FAUX PEARL 22" NECKLACE Late 50s/ Early 60s Marvella Hand Knotted Necklace This lustrous single strand of faux creamy champagna colored pearls is by Marvella. Each pearl is beautifully hand-knotted. The necklace measures approximately 22” and It is marked MARVELLA© on the back of the closure and is in excellent vintage condition and like new! Very tiny areas of were at end connectors. Marvella is the trademark of the Weinrich Brothers Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Marvella mark was first used in 1911. Beginning as Weinrich Bros., the company changed to Marvella Pearls, Inc. around 1950 and then to Marvella, Inc. around 1965. The company created costume jewelry, specializing in faux pearls. They also made jewelry for other companies. Various trademarks were used over the years, many of which included some form of the name Marvella (i.e. Marvella Couture, Marvelique, Marvellier, etc.). The company was bought by the Crystal Brands Jewelry group in 1982. It was then purchased by Liz Claiborne, Inc. in 2000.