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All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #725585
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Vintage bib necklace and matching clip earrings with exceptional and very large inverted unfoiled openbacked glass stones in an intense blue green with hints of purple. Circa 1960. An unsigned Schreiner piece. Many Schreiner pieces were made for designers such as Christian Dior, Norman Norell, Pauline Trigere, and others, and were unsigned because they were made to be shown or sold as accessories to the designer's couture clothing collection. Signed Schreiner pieces were made to ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #723688
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Dramatic vintage necklace in textured goldtone metal with seriously huge brilliant crystal prong set stones in very subtle colors. 1960s. Not marked, however, the design, materials and findings are characteristically French. I have another necklace listed with these distinctive chain links. With a slide closure. There are eleven stones in red, dark green, colorless crystal, silver, fuschia, peridot, lavender, royal blue, aqua, and a fabulous olive color. The colors are more inten...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #723686
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Stunning vintage fringed necklace in textured goldtone metal with very big glass based teardrop shaped baroque faux pearls, modernist oblong chain link elements, and decorated connecting links. 1960s. Not marked, however, the design, materials and findings are characteristically French. I have another necklace listed with these distinctive chain links. A fabulous and very modern day or evening piece. Hook closure.

Wearable length is 16 inches and width is 2 inches. Excellent con...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Jewelry : Pre 2000 item #720821
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Stunning clip earrings with fabulous molten poured glass stones in chartreuse and intense aqua, in goldtone metal. Marked DOMINIQUE AURIENTIS PARIS. Circa 1990. Dominique Aurientis is a contemporary French jewelry and accessories designer.

2 1/8 inches long and 1 1/8 inches wide. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Jewelry : Pre 2000 item #720813
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Dramatic clip chandelier earrings in goldtone metal with glass drops, glass cabochons, and Swarovski crystal stones. Marked CHRISTIAN LACROIX JEWELRY and CL in script. Circa 1990. Designed in the barbaric/medieval style first made popular by Chanel. The colors are more beautiful and richer than the photos depict. Christian Lacroix began his career at the house of Jean Patou and has his own couture label since the late 1980s.

2 7/8 inches long and 1 1/4 inches wide. Excellent cond...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Jewelry : Pre 2000 item #720809
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Beautiful flower form pendant in goldtone metal with deep tranlucent enameling in rose pink and green, and Swarovski crystal stones, on a dark blue velvet ribbon. Circa 1990. Marked CHRISTIAN LACROIX BIJOUX and CL in script. Christian Lacroix began his career at the house of Jean Patou and has his own couture label since the late 1980s.

2 5/8 inches long and 1 3/4 inches wide. The ribbon is 30 inches long. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #720808
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Beautiful vintage fringed necklace in goldtone metal in heavy twisted circular links, with black glass cabochon stones and matching teardrop shaped black glass beads. With its original hang tag, which is marked BIJOUX FIASCHI, CREAZIONI DI ALTA MODA - FIRENZE - OSCAR 1969. The back of the tag is marked MADE IN ITALY. The firm of Bijoux Fiaschi designed for Emilio Pucci in the 1960s, and won an Italian award called the Oscar del Bijoux, in 1969. This piece is probably 1970s.

We...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Jewelry : Pre 1990 item #720807
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Stunning clip earrings in heavy goldtone metal with large black Lucite or thermoset/resin cabochons, black enameling, rope form decoration, and small Etruscan revival style solid cast drops. Marked UGO CORREANI. Probably 1980s. Ugo Correani has had his own label since the 1970s, and also has designed jewelry for Valentino, Fendi, and Versace, as well as Karl Lagerfeld and Christian Lacroix.

2 7/8 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detai...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #717668
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A stunning, fabulous vintage bib necklace with draped strands of glass beads and glass based faux pearls strung on silvertone chains, a large center element in gunmetal gray openwork metal with a huge colorless glass stone, and a matching ornate hook clasp. 1960s or 1970s, by the Italian maker Pellini, and never worn, with its original paper hang tag, which is marked PELLINI MILANO MADE IN ITALY. The family firm of Pellini designed jewelry for Dior and Balenciaga in the mid 20th ce...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #717664
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Beautiful vintage engraved chain necklace with a toggle closure, in gunmetal gray. Not marked but the style of chain, and the overall look, is characteristically French, and it came from an estate with other signed French jewelry. Probably 1970s. Perfectly on trend; oversized chains and gray tones are key current looks.

Wearable length is 15 1/2 inches. Just over 5/8 inch wide. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #717663
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Outstanding vintage necklace in heavy gunmetal gray chain links with quatrefoil shaped elements which are made of translucent tortoise Bakelite. This piece can also be worn as a belt. Marked YSL on an attached metal tag. 1970s. The quatrefoil form is of course a classic medieval and Moorish motif and is here translated into a stunning modern look. Very wearable and versatile -- there is a hook at each end, allowing it to be arranged in many lengths and configurations. Also perf...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #716495
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Very glam vintage fired enamel hinged bangle in turquoise with matching big opaque glass stones simulating Persian turquoise, and with textured metal decorative elements. Marked ORIGINAL BY ROBERT in palette shaped cartouche. 1960s. Always a classic, enameled jewelry is a top trend this year.

Just under 3/4 inch wide and 7 inches inside circumference. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #716491
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Vintage chunky heavy signed Cadoro hinged bangle in textured goldtone metal with white enameling and very big opaque glass stones simulating Persian turquoise. 1960s. Marked CADORO, which is a very rare name. With a snap clasp.

Just under 7/8 inch wide and 6 1/2 inches inside circumference.

Excellent condition. The stones move slightly when pressed but are completely secure. Photos enlarged to show detail.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #716489
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Fabulous statement size classic Kenneth J. Lane lion's head "door knocker" drop necklace with articulated links. 1970s, in very heavy goldtone textured metal with tiny colorless rhinestones as accents. Marked KENNETH LANE with a copyright symbol on the backs of several of the links. With a thick foldover clasp.

Great size -- wearable length is 16 inches. The drop is 5 3/4 inches long and 2 inches wide at the top.

Excellent condition. There is a bit of wear at the clasp on the...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #715934
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Incredible vintage Kenneth J. Lane bib necklace in dark goldtone brass with huge openbacked and unfoiled glass stones, brilliant colorless rhinestones, and faux pearls (the pearls are lightweight). Marked K.J.L. 1960s, from a Pittsburgh estate. With a slide clasp. With a very dense design which creates a ruffled effect. Very much on trend: statement necklaces and huge stones are key looks this season.

Great size -- 2 1/2 inches wide at center and 15 inches long clasped. Excellent condition...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #715932
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Fabulous vintage clip earrings by Kenneth J. Lane in dark japanned metal with opaque black glass prong set stones. Marked K.J.L. Late 1960s, from a Philadelphia estate with a huge collection of 60s and 70s American and European designer jewelry. I am also listing another pair of KJL earrings from this estate.

Great size -- 4 1/8 inches long from the top and 2 1/4 inches wide. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #715928
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Stunning baroque style clip earrings by Kenneth J. Lane in antiqued goldtone filigree with huge colorless "headlight" glass stones and small strass stones. Marked K.J.L. Late 1960s, from a Philadelphia estate with a huge collection of 60s and 70s American and European designer jewelry. I am also listing another pair of KJL earrings from this estate.

Great size -- 4 1/2 inches long from the top and 2 1/8 inches wide. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1960 item #715187
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Fabulous vintage necklace in gunmetal gray with brilliant openbacked topaz crystal stones. Circa 1950, French. A possible Roger Jean-Pierre piece based on the design, the stones and metal, and the construction. With a lacy leaf and branch motif. Also with a slide clasp with a very large matching stone. Articulated to drape smoothly and comfortably, with the side sections encircling the neck and the center section dropping right at the collarbone. (It is not draping properly on my neckl...