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TRABERT & HOEFFER MAUBOUSSIN
CONVERTIBLE SET: BOW BROOCH, PAIR OF CLIP-ON EARRINGS AND BRACELET
CONVERTIBLE SET: BOW BROOCH, PAIR OF CLIP-ON EARRINGS AND BRACELET
Centre clip: large rectangular aquamarine, calibrated rubies, round brilliant-cut and emerald-cut
diamonds Double clips: calibrated rubies, round brilliant-cut
diamonds 14k yellow and rose gold (585), 18k (750) and platinum (850)
Signed Trabert & Hoeffer MAUBOUSSIN on the ‘bow’
brooch New York, circa 1945
A later tubular gas chain is also included, allowing the pieces to be worn as a necklace.
Dimensions of central motif: approx. 9 x 3.5 cm.
Dimensions of bow brooch: approx. 10 x 8 cm.
Length of necklace: approx. 41 cm.
Weight: 194.9 g
A set of aquamarine, ruby, diamond, gold and platinum, by Trabert & Hoeffer MAUBOUSSIN
In the early 1920s, the United States was experiencing a period of great prosperity and economic dynamism, which opened up new opportunities for Georges Mauboussin. In 1924, at the French Exhibition in New York, Mauboussin won a major prize. Buoyed by this accolade, he decided to open his first American boutique on Park Avenue.
Building on his success across the Atlantic, Mauboussin merged with Trabert & Hoeffer, a highly renowned American jeweller and designer favoured by silver-screen stars, in 1936. This partnership quickly proved successful, capitalising on the jewellery trends of the time. The trend for convertible jewellery helped fuel the creative energy of Trabert & Hoeffer Mauboussin, which had a reputation for offering innovative designs. With a single piece of jewellery, customers had a myriad of choices for wearing their sets in different ways to suit their outfits.