Handmade Designer Necklaces - Over the Top !!! Miriam Haskell

In Los Angeles I came upon this fabulous display of Miriam Haskell necklaces.  I am an admirer of her jewelry.She was one of the few women designers who developed a growing and profitable business in the  1920's. She opened her store in 1926 in the McAlpin Hotel in New York City.  Soon after, the very creative designer Frank Hess joined her and they worked together for many years until she had to leave the business because of illness. After that,  Frank Hess carried on under the Miriam Haskell name.
Until the late 1940's the jewelry was unsigned.  Today, her necklaces are collectible and the early unsigned ones most desirable. To see some early unsigned pieces go to  the website http://imageevent.com/bluboi/haskellunsignedpieces.