Vintage Signed Henry Bogoff Teal Aqua Clear Rhinestone Screwback 1950s Earrings

Excellent vintage condition. Hard to capture the sparkle and color in the photos. Very pretty pieces. I believe this is plated Rhodium...such white silver. Bogoff did high quality jewelry. About .75 inches long Downsizing and clearing decades of jewelry boxes. FYI: Henry Bogoff was born in Poland in 1908 in a rural area not far from Warsaw. Slim his entire life, he liked to tell the story of how, as a youth, his older brothers fitted him with a vest with multiple pockets to smuggle vodka. Like many Eastern European Jews, he emigrated to the US to escape persecution and advance economically, arriving at Ellis Island at the age of 16 with only a few dollars to his name. He spent the next years in New York City where he married a recent Russian emigrant, Yvette Glazerman. In the late 1920's Henry and Yvette moved to Chicago where they started Spear Novelty Company which manufactured belt trimmings, buttons, and other fashion accessories made with rhinestones. Spear Novelty was very successful, and their experience naturally lead them to the costume jewelry business. Jewels by Bogoff was founded in 1940 and eventually became one of the country's leading designers and manufacturers of costume jewelry. Henry was responsible for the designs and styling. In addition to original creations, Henry's exceptional memory enabled him to visit upscale jewelers, particularly in New York City, and then return to Chicago and translate their diamond and precious stone designs into his own rh