From 1955
© VENDOME
Capital-letter rectangular plaque on the filigree back; distinct from the mixed-case hook signature.
stamped · costume-jewelry metal · United States
Designer marks
Vendome jewelry mark
Vendome jewelry marks include a stamped “© VENDOME” signature on a metal costume-jewelry example dated 1955 from the United States.
- Active years
- c. 1944–1979
- Country
- United States
- Products
- costume jewelry, glass-bead necklaces, earrings, rhinestone brooches, bracelets, rings
- Marks
- 5
Vendome name in use from 1944; higher-priced Coro line through the 1970s. A catalogue gives 1970 for the unqualified signature, while Morning Glory gives 1979 for the line.
What to look for
- Inspect necklace hooks and tags, earring clips and the backs of brooches. The name can appear in mixed-case letters or block capitals; an added copyright symbol distinguishes a later signature group.
- On clip earrings, read PAT. PEND. separately from the Vendome name. This refers to a patent application and does not supply a manufacture year.
- Compare bead colours, cabochons and the metal framework with a complete matching set. Glass-bead jewelry and rhinestone brooches both occur in the line.
Marks & lettering
5 marks
Undated
H-A / Vendome / ©
H-A and a heart-shaped tag distinguish it from the plain oblong name tag.
stamped · costume-jewelry metal · United States
Undated
Vendôme / PAT. PEND.
The round clip plate carries PAT. PEND. below the name.
stamped · costume-jewelry metal · United States
Undated
Vendôme
Oblong tag without a visible copyright symbol; differs from the heart tag and the copyright-bearing stamps.
stamped · costume-jewelry metal · United States
About Vendome
Vendome was a higher-priced costume-jewelry line of Coro, the American manufacturer founded by Emanuel Cohn and Carl Rosenberger. The name was in use from 1944 and evoked the fashionable Place Vendôme in Paris. Coro operated a factory in Providence, Rhode Island, with offices in New York. Vendome pieces carried their own name, although they belonged to the larger Coro business.
The line became particularly associated with elaborate glass-bead necklaces and matching earrings. Faceted crystals, simulated pearls, coloured glass cabochons and rhinestones supplied much of its colour and sparkle. It also offered substantial brooches, bracelets and rings, often combining several stone shapes or raising flowers and leaves above an open metal framework. Helen Marion headed the Vendome line with Anthony Angeli as her assistant.
Advertisements from the 1950s and 1960s show Vendome sold through department stores including Saks. Its jewelry used both mixed-case lettering and block-capital signatures, applied to clasps, earring clips, plaques and small tags. Copyright-bearing examples belong to the later signature group. Vendome continued into the 1970s; Coro’s American businesses were bankrupt by 1979.
Also known as: Vendôme · Vendome by Coro · Vendome, a Coro jewelry line
Look-alikes & how to tell them apart
Coro and Corocraft
These are related brands, but CORO and COROCRAFT lettering identifies their own lines. Vendome pieces use the Vendome name; a Coro Pegasus alone is not a Vendome signature.
Jean Vendome
The French artist jeweler is separate from Coro’s American costume-jewelry line. His signed precious-metal work and French marks should be compared with the Coro name stamps and costume-jewelry construction.