High prices are paid for genuine Hattie Carnegie costume jewelry because it is beautiful, vintage and limited. Many big costume jewelry names like Trifari, Monet, Eisenburg and Miriam Haskell are still being made but not Hattie Carnegie. The Hattie Carnegie lines just seemed to vanish around 1980.
Hattie Carnegie jewelry although high quality never had a defining "look" and this is why it is difficult to identify. Designer Daniel Kasoff and his son Larry designed for Yes, you guessed it - Hattie Carnegie, Weiss, Kramer, Coro, Capri and Revlon. The clients would tell the Kasoffs what they wanted and the items would be designed, manufactured and stamped with their own individual company stamp or logo.
The Carnegie company copied much of their jewelry from expensive genuine pieces such as Van Cleif, Cartier, and Tiffany & Co.. Hattie would buy the "real" pieces and have them copied in her factory by the East River at 59th and the bridge.
The Carnegie name is coveted by serious collectors or those in the Hollywood fashion world, not the general public. Marilyn Monroe owned a Hattie Carnegie rhinestone bracelet.
Many Hattie Carnegie sets matched large colored glass bead necklaces and earrings.
Your pin has a simple art deco look to it with the silver and the clear rhinestones. The signature appears to be genuine Hattie Carnegie. There were many Hattie Carnegie signatures throughout the years. It may be worth more than you think:-)
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