The back stamp indicates the designer "Catherine Popesco" and the word "France" .... research shows she's a designer from France (of a variety of jewelry). Unique as it is....we're guessing that it's 20-30 years old. GD
A young woman born in Paris of Romanian descent, Catherine Popesco has dual French and American nationality. As a teenager, she carried out research in Inca relics and developed a passion for Mexican art. It was a little later that she founded her first company in America to sell Mexican inspired jewelry. Never one to rest on her laurels, this artist is always on the move and travels the world to sample different cultures, capturing the essence of these far off lands for her own creativity. She defines herself as a visionary, and apart from jewelry, her artisitic taste has taken her into many fields. Whether she is writing plots for films, producing theatrical plays or designing perfumes, all of these activities are outlets for her extra-ordinary need to design.