Beautiful Vtg Pearl Earrings Signed BDA 10K Gold Flower Budlong Screw Back.
The BDA brand was officially launched in Providence, Rhode Island, at the dawn of World War II in 1943. The foundation of the company rests on the shoulders of the trio: Frank Rhodes Budlong, Edgar Milton Docherty and George A. Armstrong.
Vintage BDA Signed 10K Solid Gold Red Garnet Stones Earrings Screw back Budlong.
Originally known as William C. Greene Co., this firm declared itself as the first jewelry workshop in Providence (founded by William C. Greene in 1849). The renaming to Budlong, Docherty & Armstrong, Inc. occurred only half a century later, in 1905.
Vintage 10K Yellow Gold with Rose Gold Accents with Onyx clear stones Screw back.
BDA was famous for its exclusive and collectible accessories: brooches with carnelian or shell cameos, pendants and rings. The brand’s craftsmen used noble materials – 10-carat gold, silver, tin, cultured pearls in combination with natural gems: sapphires, opals and emeralds.