The scroll carved carnelian plaque with graduated round cut citrines (3.0mm - 5.8mm) bezel set to center and with an applied gold swirl accent, outer border with prong set round cut citrine (3mm) accents, with gold support and completed with a hinged double pin stem and trombone closure, signed and with maker's mark, stamped 750 and one etched engraved P6148 and the other stamped 6890. Included with lot is a copy of Seaman Schepps: A Century of New York Jewelry Design by Amanda Vaill and Janet Zapata (NY: The Vendome Press, 2004), 204 pages (11.5 x 11 3/8 in.).

2.25 x 1.25 in.

From the Collection of Mr. Stephen A. Stutts, Rome, Georgia

Seaman Schepps became known as America's Court Jeweler and was famous for his Retro and 1950s style jewelry. The son of East Side immigrants, Schepps traveled from New York to California around the turn of the century opening a store in Los Angeles that sold antiques, jewelry, and precious objects. Over the next thirty years, he began and ended multiple businesses, slowly gaining experience in the trade. In 1931, he started his most successful venture, a shop at 516 Madison Avenue in New York. His work was inspired by many of the jewelers of the time, including Verdura and Cartier. He was known for pleasing color combinations and unusually cut gemstones.


Good estate condition.

$3,000 - 5,000