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This magnificent necklace was designed by the famous Hollywood jewelry designer Eugene Joseff. Joseff pioneered the idea of renting jewelry to the studios in order to recoup the cost of making each piece. He would often reuse the entire piece, or sometimes disassemble parts of a piece to get a different look. In the 30s and 40s, it is estimated that about 90 percent of jewelry in Hollywood films was from Joseff.   This necklace was worn many times over the years, with various pieces of it added and removed as needed.   In 1941, it was worn by Alice Faye as Baroness Cecilia Duarte in 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑵𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝑹𝒊𝒐.   In 1945, it was worn by Tallulah Bankhead as Catherine the Great in 𝑨 𝑹𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒍 𝑺𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒍. Some of the pieces seem to have been turned into earrings!   See what other films have featured this necklace, and learn how much it sold for when it went up for auction! Bit.ly/Acces099

This sparkling necklace is interesting because, unlike many jewelry pieces in Hollywood that are attributed to Eugene Joseff (Joseff of Hollywood), Paramount was the only studio to have their own jewelry department. Because all of the films it has been spotted in over the years are attributed to Paramount studios, while it’s possible this is a Joseff of Hollywood piece, it likely came from the studio’s own jewelry collection.   The piece was worn by scream queen Evelyn Ankers as Isabel Lewis in the 1943 film 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒅 𝑮𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍.   In 1945, the necklace was seen again, worn by Martha O’Driscoll as Katie Wells the following year in 𝑼𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝑾𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝑺𝒌𝒊𝒆𝒔.   Find out where else this necklace has been used at Bit.ly/Access188  

This lovely necklace, designed by Eugene Joseff (known as Joseff of Hollywood), was first worn by Helen Parrish as Kay Craig in the 1939 film 𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝑺𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝑮𝒊𝒓𝒍𝒔 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒘 𝑼𝒑.   It was spotted again in the 1947 film 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑫𝒐𝒍𝒑𝒉𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒕, worn by Donna Reed as Marguerite Patourel.   Explore more creations by Eugene Joseff on our website: Bit.ly/Acces182