Marcus & Co.
| Private | |
| Industry | Jewelers |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Founder | Marcus Herman |
Marcus & Co. was an American luxury jewelry retailer from 1892 to 1962 in New York City.
Pendant designed by Fernand Paillet for Marcus & Co., Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.
History
Marcus & Co. was co-founded in 1892 by Marcus Herman, a German-born former employee of Tiffany & Co., and his two sons, William and George Elder.[1][2] It was located at 17th Street and Broadway in Manhattan.[3]
The designers used gemstones such as zircons, chrysoberyls, tourmalines, opals, garnets, beryls, spinels, and peridots.[1] French miniature portraitist Fernand Paillet designed a pendant for them.
The company was sold to Gimbels in 1941.[1] It merged with Black, Starr, and Frost in 1962.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Marcus & Co., Macklowe Gallery
- ↑ Martha Gandy Fales, Jewelry in America, 1600-1900, Antique Collectors' Club, 1995, pp. 421-422
- ↑ The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review, Jewelers' Circular Publishing Company, 1899, Vol. 39, p. 9
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