Sterling silver brooch and earrings - Mexican?

Jonathan

Jonathan

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These came in an estate donation a few years back. I always assumed that firstly, they were worn together, although they don't actually match, and that they are also probably Mexican, but there is no mark on the reverse... and... 1950s?
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Metro Retro Vintage said:
The brooch reminds me of Norseland style jewelry, with some of it manufactured in Mexico. What does the back of the brooch look like?
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The brooch also looks like Danecraft which despite the name was located in Rhode Island. I would date the pieces C. 1940s. The earrings may not be by the same maker.

Jonathan, please take photos of the backs of earrings and brooches, etc. Frequently the backs - including screw back earrings have as many or more clues to dating than the fronts! (Even with no marks.)
 
Just a comment. A year or so s ago I looked into whether or not there were any Jensen pieces made that were not signed. I had a sterling piece that was an exact Jensen but no signature. An acknowledged authority told me the answer is "no" and that my piece was a knock off. I mean it was exactly the same in every way as the Jensen piece. When I listed it on Ebay as "Jensen like", the auction was pulled by Ebay. Haarumph! I think the guy complained to Ebay when he saw it for sale.
 
In the process of photographing this I found a partially obscured mark I thought was just a scratch -- I could make out 'Viking' and 'Sterl...', so it turns out to be from Viking Craft, a line created by the Albert Horwig Company in New York. Albert Horwig was born in South Carolina in 1896. The Viking Craft mark was registered in November 1938. I haven't found an end date for the company but he died in 1980. I assume these brooches are probably 1940s/50s?
 
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