Art Deco Marcasite Bracelet - Who is CW? Real or Repro?

[pivii]

Beautiful marcasite sterling art deco (in design at least) bracelet signed CW. I couldn't find this signature in the database. There were a lot of marcasite deco repros in the 80s... this one may or may not be a 30s piece.

There was a lead to a very similar make, a brooch with such stones, archived on W---opedia (can I say that here?). The seller seemed to be of the impression that it was a Charles Winston, but was also of the impression that it was vintage. Doesn't jive. From what I've seen online, Winston is of the tennis bracelet and cubic zirconia ilk. I've seen one image of his signature, a sweeping, somewhat airy italicized CW, with the lower part of the C scripting into the W.

So who is the maker of this bracelet? It does appear to be quite well made, the stones are beautiful, alternate between round and square pyramid cuts.

Including 5 images: full front, side showing the setting, back showing the links, closeup on hallmark, closeup on stones. (Though not necessarily in that order)

Thank you in advance.

full front


closeup of hallmark


side of bracelet showing setting


closeup of alternating round & square stones


back of bracelet, links

[silverly]

I'm guessing that this is the USPTO's information on your mark; read there description of the mark:

Word Mark M
Goods and Services IC 014. US 028. G & S: JEWELRY MADE FROM PRECIOUS METAL(S), NAMELY; EARRINGS, PENDANTS, NECKLACES, BRACELETS, FINGER RINGS, AND PINS. FIRST USE: 19870728. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19870728
Mark Drawing Code (5) WORDS, LETTERS, AND/OR NUMBERS IN STYLIZED FORM
Serial Number 73678489
Filing Date August 14, 1987
Current Filing Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1A
Published for Opposition March 29, 1988
Registration Number 1493038
Registration Date June 21, 1988
Owner (REGISTRANT) MARSALA MANUFACTURING CO. CORPORATION OHIO 1144 GOODALE BOULEVARD COLUMBUS OHIO 43212
(LAST LISTED OWNER) MARFO COMPANY, THE CORPORATION ASSIGNEE OF OHIO 799 NORTH HAGUE AVENUE COLUMBUS OHIO 43204
Assignment Recorded ASSIGNMENT RECORDED
Attorney of Record KAREN HAMMOND
Description of Mark THE MARK CONSISTS OF A DEPICTION OF THE LETTER "M" WITH A SWIRL DESIGN (THE CURLY LINE DOES NOT REPRESENT ANY LETTER).
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Affidavit Text SECT 15. SECT 8 (6-YR). SECTION 8(10-YR) 20080610.
Renewal 1ST RENEWAL 20080610
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

Good luck with your research!

[Ryaan2000]

Beautiful marcasite sterling art deco (in design at least) bracelet signed CW. I couldn't find this signature in the database. There were a lot of marcasite deco repros in the 80s... this one may or may not be a 30s piece.

I have seen the CW mark *many* times, mostly on newer jewelry and bracelets. I'll have to go through my stuff and see if I have another piece with this mark for reference. That's as much info that I can give you about it, sadly, I've always been under the impression that CW was a commercial maker of some sort. I've never figured out who it is, but I guess silverly's USPTO info will help us with that.

There was a lead to a very similar make, a brooch with such stones, archived on W---opedia (can I say that here?). The seller seemed to be of the impression that it was a Charles Winston, but was also of the impression that it was vintage. Doesn't jive. From what I've seen online, Winston is of the tennis bracelet and cubic zirconia ilk. I've seen one image of his signature, a sweeping, somewhat airy italicized CW, with the lower part of the C scripting into the W.

I can't vouch for the stylized CW mark, but as far as I know Charles Winston's mark is "CWE" (which stands for Charles Winston Enterprises). I once had a CZ necklace of his with that mark, although it may be a newer hallmark or just a variant of what he usually uses.

[JLDoggett]

This appears to be a fairly modern piece. As you can see in the posted images, most of the square stones are crooked in their setting (I suspect they are glued in) and at least one is smaller than the other square ones. An origional Art Deco piece would have been made with more respect for the outcome.

[silverly]

I have to say that for my eye this is definitely a Marsala piece. I kind of "back peddled" the answer in my first reply in order to give the poster a chance to come to his or her own decision. Either way I don't mind being wrong if it means a better answer can be found.

Here's an earlier post concerning this manufacturer that has a good tinypic image of the mark: http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic ... ala#p48543" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;