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'''Wellington Jewels''' was a [[Washington, D.C.]]-based jewellery store and direct mail chain, operating from the 1960s through the 1990s. The chain specialized in "artificial" and/or "counterfeit" diamond jewelry and sold high-quality gold and platinum settings containing imitation gems.<ref>{{cite web|title=DIAMONIQUE ACQUIRES WELLINGTON JEWELS|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/DIAMONIQUE+ACQUIRES+WELLINGTON+JEWELS-a011958516|work=The Free Library|publisher=[[PRNewswire]]|accessdate=4 November 2013}}</ref> |
'''Wellington Jewels''' was a [[Washington, D.C.]]-based jewellery store and direct mail chain, operating from the 1960s through the 1990s. The chain specialized in "artificial" and/or "counterfeit" diamond jewelry and sold high-quality gold and platinum settings containing imitation gems.<ref>{{cite web|title=DIAMONIQUE ACQUIRES WELLINGTON JEWELS|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/DIAMONIQUE+ACQUIRES+WELLINGTON+JEWELS-a011958516|work=The Free Library|publisher=[[PRNewswire]]|accessdate=4 November 2013}}</ref> Wellington Jewels was started after Ver Standig and her husband gave up their advertising agency in 1964.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1981/06/08/at-wellington-jewels-fake-diamonds-are-a-retailers-best-friend/8da89ea1-2134-4a43-8759-e815f05028d4/|title=At Wellington Jewels, Fake Diamonds Are a Retailer's Best Friend|date=1981-06-08|work=Washington Post|access-date=2017-11-18|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> |
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Wellington Jewels was a business venture of marketer, socialite and activist Helen Ver Standig(née Von Stondeg), aka "Madame Wellington," and her husband Moishe Belmont "Mac" Ver Standig. Mrs. Ver Standig was the subject of a caricature that [[New York Times|New York ''Times'']] cartoonist [[Al Hirschfeld]] drew of her at her husband's request, this caricature was extensively used in the chain's advertising.<ref name=phi /> In its heyday,{{When|date=June 2012}} Wellington Jewels had retail stores in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Tysons Corner, Toronto and Palm Beach, among others. |
Wellington Jewels was a business venture of marketer, socialite and activist Helen Ver Standig(née Von Stondeg), aka "Madame Wellington," and her husband Moishe Belmont "Mac" Ver Standig. Mrs. Ver Standig was the subject of a caricature that [[New York Times|New York ''Times'']] cartoonist [[Al Hirschfeld]] drew of her at her husband's request, this caricature was extensively used in the chain's advertising.<ref name=phi /> In its heyday,{{When|date=June 2012}} Wellington Jewels had retail stores in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Tysons Corner, Toronto and Palm Beach, among others. |
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Wellington Jewels was a Washington, D.C.-based jewellery store and direct mail chain, operating from the 1960s through the 1990s. The chain specialized in "artificial" and/or "counterfeit" diamond jewelry and sold high-quality gold and platinum settings containing imitation gems.[1] Wellington Jewels was started after Ver Standig and her husband gave up their advertising agency in 1964.[2]
Wellington Jewels was a business venture of marketer, socialite and activist Helen Ver Standig(née Von Stondeg), aka "Madame Wellington," and her husband Moishe Belmont "Mac" Ver Standig. Mrs. Ver Standig was the subject of a caricature that New York Times cartoonist Al Hirschfeld drew of her at her husband's request, this caricature was extensively used in the chain's advertising.[3] In its heyday,[when?] Wellington Jewels had retail stores in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Tysons Corner, Toronto and Palm Beach, among others.
In 1992, the M. Belmont Ver Standig group sold Wellington Jewels to QVC.[3]
References
- ^ "DIAMONIQUE ACQUIRES WELLINGTON JEWELS". The Free Library. PRNewswire. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ "At Wellington Jewels, Fake Diamonds Are a Retailer's Best Friend". Washington Post. 1981-06-08. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ^ a b Nhan, Tawn (20 March 1992). "Qvc Buys Wellington Jewel Firm". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
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