Bijoux Cascio Chunky Enamel Rhinestone Station Choker Necklace 17" Gold Tone VTG

Beautiful Bijoux Cascio Enameled Rhinestone Station Chunky Choker Necklace in excellent condition. The history of the legendary Italian jewelry brand “Cascio” spans over half a century when a hereditary jeweler and perfumer Gaetano Cascio started his family business in Florence in 1948. The company grew rapidly, having begun to make jewelry for prestigious Italian fashion houses, along with other well-known jewelry brands. Thanks to Giovanni Battista Giorgini, who organized the first fashion show in Florence on February 12, 1951, Bijoux Cascio decorations shone at the second show in July 1951. The company, in which Riccardo, the son of the company’s founder, had worked since the 1960s, went through a change of ownership and renovation in 1970 and 1988. However, the business continued to expand with 21 new boutiques in Italy and 4 abroad (in 1970). The range of products expanded, and along with bracelets, brooches, cufflinks, necklaces, and earrings, they produced key rings, lighter cases, eyeglass chains, money clips and other accessories.