Sgd. Bond Boyd, Vintage Sterling Brooch & Earrings Set, C. 1950-60

This Zesty Vintage Sterling Silver Rhinestone Brooch & Earrings Set is signed BOND BOYD STERLING and was manufactured in Toronto, Canada about 1950-1960. The set is executed on Sterling Silver with a gold lemay or vermeil over top. The brooch contains five oval cut and prong set amber or champagne color crystal stones. The Brooch measures 2 3/4" Length and is accompanied with A Matching Pair of Earrings which measure 1 1/4" Length. The design work is all hand crafted and is a leaf design.

COMMENT: This Elegant And Very Sophisticated Sterling Silver And Cut Crystal  Brooch & Earrings Set Would Be Ideal To Wear On A Dark Jacket To The Office Meeting!

HISTORY OF BOND BOYD 

Many jewelry dealers who have researched jewelry have not arrived with much accurate information about Bond Boyd. Some jewelry researchers seem to say that the company was out of business around 1991. Such is not the case.  The real history of BOND BOYD is that it began in 1940 in Toronto, Ontario and is still presently in business. It was always a family run business that had hired out various designers and had perfected many smaller pieces of dainty jewelry that were designed and quality controlled with the corporate woman in mind. Most of the gems used were small semi precious stones that were usually round cut and were either bezel set or prong set. Many of their pieces were worked in a medium of sterling. Some of the sterling pieces had a gold wash applied over the sterling base which is known as gold lemay or vermeil. This, over the process of time and amount of usage, had a tendency to become dull or show the sterling bleeding through. However some of Bond Boyd’s pieces were actually 22Kt. or 24Kt. gold plated over a sterling base metal.

CONDITION: It is considered to be in excellent condition. The gold lemay has minor patina or wear which is normal and acceptable for such jewelry and is not considered as damage.