Category Archive: Vintage

Barbie doll in a red dress embellished with golden glitter plastic brooch-pin. Hand painted. 1995. Hallmark cards vintage costume jewelry

Hallmark cards vintage costume jewelry
The American company HALLMARK is famous worldwide as one of the largest manufacturers of greeting cards. Noteworthy, it has its history since 1910! First, it was Joyce Hall alongside with his brother, who began to import cards from Europe, and then print themselves beautiful Christmas cards. However, in addition to printed products, the company also produced gifts, Christmas-tree decorations and wrapping paper. Meanwhile, starting in the 1960s, the company began producing cute costume jewelery.
Traditionally, Hallmark costume jewelery focuses on family values. In particular, decorations for birthday, Mother’s Day, family, faith and love stories. Made with the use of bakelite, jewelry alloy, porcelain, plastic and enamel – all these bright decorations are made by hand.
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Exquisite rose brooch. Textured jewelry alloy, gold plated, crystals. 6 cm. Capri vintage costume jewelry

Capri vintage costume jewelry
Founded in 1952, Capri Jewelry Company appeared on the Fifth Avenue in the very heart of New York. According to sources, the owner of the company was Sol Smith. For its short history, the company has produced very few collections and not large editions, but of very high quality and unique design. Noteworthy, Capri collaborated with many famous brands, such as, for example, Florenza. Besides, in 1960 DeNikola became part of it until 1973. The company released its latest collection in 1977 and ceased to exist. Over the years, it has become increasingly difficult to find Capri jewels, so Capri jewelry is rare and much appreciated by collectors.
Until 1955, Capri Jewelers marked their decorations “Capri”, and after 1955 they added a copyright sign. Also, advertising companies took place in 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1965 and 1977.
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Traditional Signed Mexico vintage costume jewelry. ‘Stubborn Donkey’ vintage brooch. 1940s. Alpaca Silver

Signed Mexico vintage costume jewelry
Mexico is a generic label adopted for all silver jewelery made in Mexico. And next to it is the mark of the master and the sample, or just a sample, or just the mark of the master with the first letter of the name. Also, the name of the city where it was produced, for example, Taxco. But common in all markings always goes Mexico, which means produced in Mexico.
According to the law of Mexico, all silver products of this country, regardless of whether they were made by the master “on the knee” or at the factory, since 1948, must have the “Made in Mexico” or “Mexico” stamp and sample.
With this stamp you can find out the years jewelry production. Anyway, when buying silver Mexican vintage jewelry, there is no doubt that it will be a good 925 sterling silver, not to mention the value and beauty of the vintage item itself.
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Ancient dancer (Egyptian motif) articulated legs vintage brooch. Jewelry alloy of gold and silver tone, enamel. Polcini Ledo vintage costume jewelry

Polcini Ledo vintage costume jewelry
The founder of the future jewelry brand Ralph Polcini moved from Italy to America at the beginning of the last century. In 1911, he founded the Polcini Company in Mamaroneck, not far from New York and began producing expensive jewelery. By 1949, Ralph renamed his company into a “Leading Jewelry Manufacturing Company” and changed the mark to Ledo. Thanks to these renames, you can quite accurately determine the age of a particular decoration. So, in 1949 the decorations had Ledo marks with capital letters. Decorations made from 1949 to 1962 had the name of the brand and year of manufacture. Since the beginning of the 1960s, decorations are beginning to be marked with the Polcini stamp.
Undoubtedly, jewelry marked Polcini and Ledo are genuine rarities. Made only by hand and with great skill and hign quality, his jewelry works surpassed many competitors. The basis for jewelry were expensive jewelry alloys and silver, often with a real gold coating, high-quality rhinestones, and natural stones.
Ralph Polcini died in 1954, having bequeathed the family business to his son Damon. Proud of his family business, in 1960, Damon returned the name Polcini to the company. However, in the early 1980s, the company Polcini ceased to exist.
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Don’t hate me cause I am beautiful. Vintage brooch of Jewelry alloy of gold tone, enamel. 1980s. Tanya creations TC costume jewelry

Tanya creations TC costume jewelry
Noteworthy, this year has become the anniversary for the American company for the production of costume jewelry and accessories “Tanya creations”. Founded in 1978, Tanya Creations began its operations as a small workshop in Providence, Rhode Island. However, for forty years of successful work, this company has become one of the largest private-label costume jewelry designers and distributors in the United States. In addition to the offices located in the United States (New York), Tanya creations has offices abroad, for example, in China.
Traditionally, jewelers use jewelry alloy of gold and silver tones, and decorate their products with rhinestones, crystals and enamels. And this post, in particular, features TC vintage costume jewelry – seasonal and holiday decorations produced in 1980-1990-s. Marked TC, the handmade products have excellent workmanship, beautiful and creative design and reasonable price. All this makes them popular among lovers of costume jewelry.
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Alexis Bittar glowing costume jewelry

Alexis Bittar glowing costume jewelry
Created by Alexis Bittar jewelry – fantastic shining world, where exotic flowers and animals, ethnic ornaments and classical motifs easily coexist.
Bittar began acquaintance with the fashion world in 1983, when he got a job as a seller in a New York vintage clothing and jewelry store. Fascinated by Art Deco, René Lalique glass, Bakelite, lucite, semiprecious stones and metals, Alexis created his first jewelry collection (1988).
Meanwhile, his work began to bear fruit, especially, when Bergdorf Goodman, the fashion director at the department store, noticed him. Subsequently, Bittar developed jewelry lines for such famous companies as Saks Fifth Avenue, Harrod’s, Barneys New York, Burberry, Takashimaya, and more. Besides, he created decorations for the Cooper-Hewitt Museum and London Victoria and Albert. Noteworthy, the designer opened his first boutique in New York (2004), and the same year his decorations appeared in Estee Lauder advertising.
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1960s collectible brooch. Jewelry alloy of antique gold color, pendants with bezel crystals, inlay with intaglio of warm honey color. Intaglio – profile of the virgin goddess in glass. Goldette vintage costume jewelry

Goldette vintage costume jewelry
Amazing jewelry marked “Goldette” undoubtedly catches the eye and makes the heart beat faster! Its sophistication, magnificence and style are truly amazing! An incredible combination of colors, textures, materials and craftsmanship – all this speaks of the decorations of the company “Goldette N.Y.”.
Meanwhile, the history of the company began in 1955, thanks to its founder Ben Gartner. The owner of the trading company “Circle Jewelry Products Company”, he launched a line of exquisite jewelry under the brand name “Goldette N.Y.”. Noteworthy, the production of Goldette jewelry took place in Rhode Island, but the jewelry design was developed in New York.
Traditionally, Goldette jewelers used jewelry alloys of silver and gold tones, as well as alloy of beautiful antique color, known as Russian gold. In addition, complemented design with handmade cameos made from natural shells, intaglio with genre scenes, legionnaires’ profiles and neat female heads. Also, Austrian crystals of high quality, art glass, rhinestones and cabochons. To develop a unique style, Goldette N.Y. jewelers used the best traditions of jewelry art of the time. For example, gorgeous Art Deco and Art Nouveau decorations, or decorations in the style of the Victorian era.
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