FLORENZA Ornate Pearl Embossed Shell Cameo Brooch/Pendant / American Antique Jewelry

This piece has a wonderful quality, but it is a pre-owned item. Please refrain from comparing it to new items or applying high standards. 🙏🏻 ⚜️ Circa 1950s-1960s ⚜️ Shows normal signs of wear, with some metal fading and lighter coloration. Please examine photos carefully. ⚜️ Materials: Costume alloy, shell ⚜️ Signature: FLORENZA ⚜️ Approximate measurements: 3.5 * 4.1 cm 👀 Please be aware that measurements are taken with a soft tape measure, so slight variations are normal. Since jewelry is not always perfectly symmetrical, the dimensions provided represent the longest and widest points. 🖤 This listing is for one brooch only; other items shown in photos are not included. **Important Notes Before Purchasing:** 💚 Please send us a message to communicate if you have any questions before buying. 💚 For jewelry from the 1940s-1980s, it's almost impossible to find pieces without some degree of fading, discoloration, or minor rust spots and imperfections. We ask for your understanding on this matter. 💚 We strive to present the items clearly through photos on the listing page. We kindly ask you to inspect the images and descriptions with care. 💚 Vintage jewelry inherently carries the marks of its age and has been touched by time, so signs of wear are to be expected. 💚 The styles of jewelry in this shop will not be altered (e.g., clip-on earrings will not be converted to post earrings). 💚 If you are new to "Vintage Jewelry," we strongly advise you to consider carefully before making a purchase. 💚 If an item arrives damaged and is unwearable, a refund can be issued. However, returns or refunds will not be accepted for reasons such as the item not meeting expectations, size discrepancies, color differences, or damage not caused during shipping. ____________________________________ **About the Brand:** Florenza, a jewelry manufacturing company that was a significant player in New York from 1948 to 1981, was managed by Larry Kasoff, son of founder Dan Kasoff. It operated under the name Dan Kasoff, Inc. as a manufacturer until it began marking its own produced jewelry as Florenza around 1949-1950. Dan Kasoff created stunningly beautiful decorative pieces. He founded Dan Kasoff Inc. in New York in the early 1940s. In 1945, he launched branded jewelry, naming it after his mother, Florenza. The magnificent Florenza jewelry, largely crafted in Victorian styles, is eye-catching and possesses a genuine, mysterious beauty. Every Florenza piece is an absolutely precious collectible. Florenza consistently used only the finest quality gemstones from Germany, Austria, and the East to create many Victorian revival masterpieces, many of which were custom-made for the brand. Hand-carved shells from Italy, Wedgwood Mocha, and in all of its jewelry, only 24kt gold or its patented plating alloys were used, often with whimsical names like "Florenza Gold," "French Gold," and "French Rose."