Jet black faceted bead BERGERE necklace / choker

Jet black faceted bead BERGERE necklace / choker. this is the 2nd item I bought for $1 at the estate sale, the 1st was the Miriam pearl necklace - this is more of a choker than necklace as it only measures 17-1/2" long. the centere bead and surrounding clusters really add depth to the beads, beautiful.

Founded in New York in 1940, L. Erbert & Pohls Inc produced Bergere jewelry from 1947 to 1979. Distinguished by high quality materials and exquisite design, costume jewelry has been very popular with women and jewelry lovers. Besides, products marked Bergere were quite famous, due to the fact that they often appeared on the pages of fashion magazines and advertising posters. Traditionally, jewelers made gorgeous necklaces, bracelets, pins, and earrings using artificial pearls, stones and gilding, rhodium, copper and other metals.

Bergere jewelery was sold at the Nordstrom, Lord & Taylor and Marshall Fields stores. Noteworthy, all the decorations of this American jewelery company had marks “Bergére”.
Having worked about forty years, in 1979, the company ceased operations. Accordingly, all products are vintage and desirable for collectors and lovers of costume jewelry. {{cited from: https://nasvete.com/bergere-vintage-costume-jewelry/}}