This is a lovely never worn snakeskin bangle. Roman made jewelry to imitate fine jewelry. This is brown snakeskin with a 24K Gold design at the hinge. signed Made in Italy 24K gold and comes in original box.

Roman vintage costume jewelry (1953-1998)
First used in commerce in 1953, the official history of Roman jewelry trademark began in St Louis, MO, in 1973. The trademark owner was a designer of fashion jewelry Roman Co., based in St Louis, MO. Among other owners were St. Louis based company TSI Accessory Group, Inc., and Roman & Sunstone, LLC, based in Pine Brook, NJ.

The company craftsmen used high quality materials, including gold plating and art glass imitating precious gems. Also, genuine Austrian crystals, mother of pearl, multicolor enamel and rhinestones. The earliest marking on jewelry items included the word “roman” in small letters separated by a space. Since 1973 the marking consisted of the word “Roman” in capital letters.

This item is sold from a vintage boutique in San Antonio, Texas.