Vintage Gold Tone Large Hat Brooch with Bow and Rhinestone, Tona Marked

Vintage Gold Tone Large Hat Brooch with Bow and Rhinestone, Tona Marked Chic gold hat brooch featuring a bow with rhinestone center. Perfect for adding a touch of elegance! Vintage 1980s/1990s Brand: Tona (marked) This is a lovely piece in excellent condition! xoxoxo Val About Tona vintage costume jewelry Located at 182 Butler Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island jewelry company Tona Inc. was registered in April 1980. The company ceased to exist February 2015, according to official records. Its owner and president, Anthony E. Angeli (born 1939), has already had rich experience in jewelry design and business long before the founding of Tona. Anthony began his jewelry career in 1956. First, he worked as an assistant of Helen Marian, the head designer of Vendome jewelry line, creating costume jewelry for Coro Inc. In addition, he studied the art of jewelry making at Rhode Island School of Design and model making courses. After training, he left Vendome, although he maintained a close relationship with Helen Marian until her death. Tona marked jewelry is highly collectible and rare. Traditionally, the craftsmen of this company used alloys of metals of gold and silver tone, crystals, enamel and rhinestones. Decorations vary in design, from floral and fantasy motifs (curls and curved lines) to modernist and seasonal motifs, such as Thanksgiving and Halloween.