EARLY 20TH CENTURY DIAMOND BOW BROOCH, SHREVE & CO.
Old-cut diamonds, circa 1910, 7.8 cm, signed Shreve & Co.
EARLY 20TH CENTURY DIAMOND BOW BROOCH, SHREVE & CO.
Old-cut diamonds, circa 1910, 7.8 cm, signed Shreve & Co.
Founded in San Francisco during the 1850s by George and Samuel Shreve, Shreve & Co, as it became known, built up a reputation as one of the most prestigious jewellery and silverware firms outside of New York, and was especially popular amongst American society during the early part of the 20th Century.