1.0ACC Art Books UShttps://www.accartbooks.com/usACC Art Books UShttps://www.accartbooks.com/usrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="pVE3IKAW3Z"><a href="https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/marcus-co/">Marcus & Co.</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/marcus-co/embed/#?secret=pVE3IKAW3Z" width="600" height="338" title="“Marcus & Co.” — ACC Art Books US" data-secret="pVE3IKAW3Z" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.accartbooks.com/us/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.accartbooks.com/app/uploads/books/9783897907171-04-2.jpg11011400The New York jewelry firm of Marcus & Co. created exceptional examples of Art Nouveau and Art Deco jewelry. This volume chronicles their story, from the founder’s apprenticeship to the firm’s premises on Fifth Avenue neighboring Tiffany and Cartier.Foreword 7 Acknowledgments 9 Notes to the Reader 11 PART I: BIRTH OF A FAMILY BUSINESS 13 Early Days in Germany, 1828–1850 16 Arrival in New York: Tiffany & Co. and Ball, Black & Co., 1850–1863 23 Foundation and Dissolution of Starr & Marcus, 1864–1877 47 Return to Tiffany & Co. and Establishing Jaques & Marcus, 1878–1892 67 Transition to Marcus & Co., 1892 75 PART II: MARCUS & CO., THE SECOND GENERATION 77 Early Days of Marcus & Co., and the Arts and Crafts Exhibitions, 1892–1899 86 Design Drawings: The Emergence of Signature Styles 112 Early Jewels in Their Signature Styles, 1899–1906 151 Success and Stability: The Third Generation Joins the Firm, 1906–1917 159 The Evolution of Their Signature Styles, 1906–1917 197 Transition to Third Generation Leadership, 1917–1925 211 PART III: BUILDING A MODERN BUSINESS 213 William E. Marcus Jr., New President and Innovator, 1925–1929 240 Navigating the Great Depression, 1931–1935 254 The Final Flowering: The Jonker Diamond, the International Flower Style, and the New York World’s Fair, 1937–1939 283 The End Game and Transition to Gimbels 285 Family Developments and William’s Golden Years, 1942–1970 295 APPENDICES 296 APPENDIX I Selected Marks & Signatures 298 APPENDIX II The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, Exhibitions 1897 and 1899 300 Selected Bibliography 303 Index