Marcus & Co.
| Private | |
| Industry | Jewelers |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Founder | William Marcus |
Marcus & Co. was an American luxury jewelry retailer from 1892 to 1962 in New York City.
Pendant designed by Fernand Paillet for Marcus & Co., Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.
History
Marcus & Company, founded by William Elder Marcus and later joined by George Marcus and their father, Herman, a German-born former employee of Tiffany & Co., began as a partnership with George B. Jacques as Jacques & Marcus. The business changed its name to Marcus & Co. with the retirement of Jacques in 1892.[1]
It was located at 17th Street and Broadway in Manhattan.[2]
The designers used gemstones such as zircons, chrysoberyls, tourmalines, opals, garnets, beryls, spinels, and peridots.[3] French miniature portraitist Fernand Paillet designed a pendant for them.
The company was sold to Gimbels in 1941.[3] It merged with Black, Starr & Frost in 1962.[3]
References
- ↑ "Artistic Luxury Faberge Tiffany and Lalique" Harrison, Ducamp, Falino 2008
- ↑ The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review, Jewelers' Circular Publishing Company, 1899, Vol. 39, p. 9
- 1 2 3 Marcus & Co., Macklowe Gallery
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