Valuable Vintage Jewelry Designers

Look for pieces with haute couture names along with jewelry designers like marion haskell trifari and eisenburg.

Valuable vintage jewelry designers.

We start with austria and end with the united states. You can look for marks but frequently the jewelry only bears the mark of the company they worked for. White enamel gold tone brooch 2 5 diameter 10 12. 146 25 vintage costume jewelry show austin tx 10 06 pamela wiggins.

Jewelry made from early plastics like bakelite and celluloid should be snatched up along with sterling silver charm bracelets and anything unusual. This style of jewelry is categorized separately from fine jewelry as it is made of inexpensive materials and imitation gems though often sold at a more accessible price point some rare high quality pieces can sell for thousands of dollars. Weiss created in 1942 by a former coro company employee named albert weiss weiss has become one of the most popular and collectible names in vintage costume jewelry collecting. However if you do find the marks this list below of over 180 vintage jewelry and metal designers may help you identify how old they are.

In order to find out how rare a piece of jewelry is the owner should research the designer who. White jewelry was popularized by dior in the 1950s and other designers and manufacturers followed suit. Here are some of the most collectible names in vintage costume jewelry and some background on them. The value of the piece will then increase depending on how rare it is.

This list is sorted alphabetically and by country. 58 ebay 7 06 photo courtesy of vactoria ebay id mazer retro rhinestone bracelet. Vintage pins brooches. Vintage costume jewelry can be valuable for a few reasons.