The brooch alone tells the whole story: aquamarine and clear rhinestones in mixed cuts — rounds, baguettes, marquise — arranged into a central flower with a ribbon loop on one side and two graceful dangles on the other. The screw-back earrings echo the center flower simply, deliberately not competing with the brooch. Together they read as a matched set by a maker who understood restraint.
Signed Scitarelli — a brand of M&S Mfg. Co. Inc. in Providence, Rhode Island, active from 1948 to the late 1960s. Their rhinestone pieces were almost exclusively gold filled, which gives this set its particular warmth and durability. Scitarelli is now considered by many collectors to sit at the boundary between vintage costume jewelry and antique — rare, signed, and increasingly hard to find as a complete set.
A meaningful gift for a collector of signed vintage jewelry, an aquamarine lover, or anyone who appreciates the particular beauty of mid-century American craftsmanship at its most refined.
Maker: Scitarelli / M&S Mfg. Co. Inc., Providence, RI; signed
Style: Brooch with dangle & screw-back earrings, demi parure
Stones: Aquamarine and clear rhinestones, mixed cuts, prong set
Materials: Gold filled
Size: Brooch: 1.75" long x 1.25" wide; Earrings: 0.625" wide
Closure: Safety clasp brooch; screw-back earrings
Era: Circa 1948–1950s
Condition: Very good vintage condition; no missing stones, no issues beyond normal age/wear. All sales final — please review all photos.
