Marcel Boucher, a talented jewelry designer began his career in France where he worked for Cartier. He then created Marcel Boucher and Cie in New York City, NY. From 1937 to 1972 the company produced imaginative metalwork and rhinestone costume jewelry.
Marcel's wife, Sandra, was also a jewelry designer and had previously designed for Tiffany. She took over the company after Marcel's death in 1965. In 1972, the company was sold to Dovorn Industries.
Boucher marks included:MB - 1937 to 1949
Marboux 1938 to 1960's
Phrygian Cap - 1944 to 1949
Boucher - 1950 - 1955
Boucher "c" - after 1955.
Boucher Inventory Numbers:
Boucher jewelry started to bear inventory numbers starting in the 1940's.
This is a list of approximate dates that correspond to those numbers.
- 2300 - 2350 after 1945
- 2351 - 2450 after 1946
- 2450 - 2550 after 1947
- 2550 - 2750 after 1948
- 2750 - 3000 after 1949
- 3000 - 3500 after 1950
The copyright ©
symbol appeared after 1955.
The Marboux jewelry had it's own numbering system separate from other Boucher jewelry.
It is also said that in the late 60's or early 70's the Boucher numbering system started over after it hit 9999.
