Bond Boyd Canadian Vintage Sterling Silver Brooch

This Exotic & Unique “Grape & Leaves” Vintage Sterling Silver Brooch is hand crafted with a gold wash referred to as gold lemay or vermeil. The brooch is stamped BOND BOYD STERLING and dates approximately 1950. It measures 1 1/2" Diameter. It consists of three outer rings upon which the grape and leaf design rests.

COMMENT: Such An Elaborate Design Is Indicative Of Bond Boyd’s Unique & Stylized Designs In Jewelry! Such A Sterling Silver Brooch Would Be An Appropriate Adornment To Wear At A Wine Tasting Event!

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 pieces were actually 22Kt. or 24Kt. gold plated over a sterling base metal.

CONDITION: Excellent except for very minor wear of the gold vermeil which is considered patina considering the age of the piece. This is normal wear for most vermeil  jewelry and is not considered as damage.