Vintage TORTOLANI Bracelet & Rabbit Earrings

Vintage designer silver tone nouveau rose bracelet is signed TORTOLANI Bracelet clasp is secure. Silver tone vintage bunny rabbit earrings are in good condition and do show a patina on the metal. Brand new backings have been added. Earrings are stamped MJ BRIEF HISTORY OF TORTOLANI JEWELRY Francisco “Frank” Tortolani founded a dynasty of jewelers. He came to America in 1923 after studying jewelry design with his father in Italy. In 1934, he opened the Mastercraft Jewelry Company in Providence, Rhode Island. After World War II, he moved to Los Angeles, California, and changed the company’s name to Tortolani Jewelry. All of Frank’s jewelry was hand cast in pewter, hand polished and finished in gold or silver plate. There are some pieces with enamel and/or rhinestones, but metal was his signature material. His jewelry was in demand by some of Hollywood’s largest stars, including Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin. 4011