TRIFARI - "If It Isn't Signed, It Isn't Trifari" Gold-plated necklace from the 1960s - £35 Trifari jewellery is probably one of my most popular vintage jewellery brands that I sell in my Etsy shop "Vintage Jewellery Fun" The reason for its popularity is plain to see - gorgeously elegant designs in plain matt, brushed … Continue reading TRIFARI
TIFFANY & CO – Is it Fake Or Genuine ?
TIFFANY & CO - Is it Fake Or Genuine ? Here's something to contemplate, all you Tiffany jewellery lovers out there... I have just listed this beautiful Tiffany & Co necklace in my Etsy shop - as shown in this pic above - but before I listed it, I decided to see whether I could … Continue reading TIFFANY & CO – Is it Fake Or Genuine ?
CORO – A HISTORY
CORO - COROCRAFT AND JEWELCRAFT POSSIBLY THE MOST POPULAR JEWELLERY BRAND OF THE 1950s & 60s When we think of vintage jewellery dating from the 1950s and 60s, the picture that will probably come to mind is a short necklace of enamel-painted leaves interspersed with tiny AB diamanté stones, or perhaps with some tiny faux … Continue reading CORO – A HISTORY
CORO & TRIFARI PATENTED NECKLACES FROM THE PRE-1955 ERA
JEWELLERY PATENTS Recently I have been finding an increasing number of the most beautiful jewellery pieces that date from the pre-copyright era, and these pieces usually have something like 'Pat. Pend.' stamped on the back or 'Patent Applied for' or something like that. Sometimes they have an actual patent number, but usually they have been … Continue reading CORO & TRIFARI PATENTED NECKLACES FROM THE PRE-1955 ERA
2 x MYSTERY BROOCHES FROM PARIS !!
MYSTERY BROOCH 1 : ART NOUVEAU FALLOW DEER BROOCH Come and have a little look at two brooches I have recently acquired in a job lot of jewellery - both look like real gold, or at least gold-plate - and both are proving a bit of a mystery as far as their origins are concerned … Continue reading 2 x MYSTERY BROOCHES FROM PARIS !!
Vintage Jewellery Fun 