Beautiful 1950s Mauve Beaded Necklace by Deauville

This is a triple-strand necklace of frosted faux pearl beads in mauve flanked by textured gold-tone and pink faceted crystal beads. Although the Deauville mark has been attributed to J. R. WOOD & SONS CO, we are suggesting that it possibly was a line produced by David Grad. Co. The company known to have produced the “Donna” line of jewelry. In an 1956 editorial, the Deauville line was summarized with the following heading, “Mauve Tints for Costume Coordination, Crystals, Frosty Pastel Beads Important.” “Crystals and pastel beads with special emphasis on mauve tones are important in resort jewelry … Frosty crystal beads are featured in the ‘Deauville’ group of resort jewelry at David Grad. Co.”