My wife's mother passed about twenty years ago and we've had a couple boxes of her jewelry since then. She lived in New York City and then Long Island as a young woman (1940s into the 1970s). and I expect most of her jewelry was purchased during this time period. This necklace and jewelry set in kind of interesting, but there's no mark or signature on it. It appears to be sterling silver. Does anyone have any suggestions on dating or on possible maker?
Not a bad guess, though. She was Catholic but lived in NYC and Long Island for years. I'm sure there were plenty Jewish silversmiths and jewelers in NYC.
It looks Turkish or perhaps Mediterranean to me...North African perhaps? Also, during the war costume jewelry was made from sterling silver as other metals were needed for the war effort. Does it have any markings, numbers, etc on any of the pieces?
