VTG WALTER LAMPL Signed Clear MARQUISE RHINESTONE STERLING SILVER NECKLACE

Description: VTG WALTER LAMPL Signed Clear MARQUISE RHINESTONE STERLING SILVER NECKLACE. Signed “STERLING and WL”. 1930s MEASURES: 15” L. Stones - 10 x 5mm In EXCELLENT condition. Maybe a hint of clouding/yellowing of stones. About the Maker WALTER LAMPL Creators of the Unusual, As Usual, was the motto of Walter Lampl, a jeweler who produced both fine quality and costume jewelry during an all-too-brief career. Humble Beginnings Born into poverty in New York City in 1895, Walter Lampl was determined to rise above his station in life. At a young age, he sold newspapers on the streets. When he reached his teens, he bought lengths of chain and added findings to create watch chains, which he then sold at a profit. A Store of His Own In 1921, at the age of 26, Walter was able to open his eponymous wholesale jewelry company. The business included offices and a showroom and was located on 47th Street in New York. Lampl hired many women to draft his jewelry designs. His creations were fashioned in sterling silver or gold-filled settings and often included semi-precious gemstones such as garnet, pearl, amethyst, blue topaz, aquamarine, and citrine. The style could best be described as eclectic. Not wanting to be tied to any particular genre, Lampl mastered Art Deco themes, embraced Asian motifs, employed enamelists, offered classic pieces that incorporated large gemstones, and created jeweled Swiss timepieces for the wrist or lapel. The firm also produced several vanity items, including cigarette cases and mirrored make-up compacts, for which he held patents. One of the reasons Lampl was beloved is he gave the same level of attention to all of the products he created, whether they were fashioned with platinum and diamonds or sterling silver and rhinestones. He respected his clientele, no matter what their financial means. The Jeweler with the Big Heart Charismatic, enthusiastic, and generous in all things, Walter Lampl disproved the theory that "good guys finish last." During the Great Depression, Lampl hired the spouses of his female employees who were out of work. Later, Lampl took on his son-in-law as a salesman for the business and gave him his own sales route. Before Nazi occupation in the 1930s, he helped members of his wife's family escape to the United States. And he never forgot his own impoverished roots -- Lampl was known to buy all the papers from young newsboys on frigid New York days so they could go home to warm up.

Price: 206 USD

Location: Dallas, Texas

End Time: 2024-12-09T17:04:59.000Z

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