Lovely floral brooch. Sterling silver filigree, onyx. Star-Art vintage costume jewelry

Star-Art vintage costume jewelry
Confirmed by time quality, rare Star Art sparkling decorations have survived to our days. They are unusually beautiful and have a traditional filigree design accented with AB Aurora Borealis rhinestones. Noteworthy, in the 1950s Star Art launched one of the most popular series “Jewels by Helene”. Sold in original boxes, each piece had “Star Art” and “Sterling Silver” on the back and a foiled tag “Jewels by Helene”.

In fact, the new York based Star-Art jewelry company existed for about 40 years – from the 1940s to the 1980s.

As a rule, Star art craftsmen used sterling silver and gold (indicated on the stamp), sometimes wired coating that gave silver strength and prevented oxidation. An important element of design included filigree details. Also, transparent crystals, multi-color rhinestones, or art glass imitating natural gems. Traditionally, the Star-art motif is floral and leaf patterns, bows and hearts.
Undoubtedly, all Star-Art pieces are rare and desirable for vintage jewelry collectors.
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Daisies Vintage Brooch Duet. Gold tone, rhinestones. Brooch 8 cm, clips 3 cm. Cookie Lee vintage costume jewelry

Cookie Lee vintage costume jewelry
The history of Cookie Lee jewelry trademark began in 1985 in Tustin California. It’s founder, Cookie Lee graduated from Marketing and Finance faculty of the Northwestern University. She met her future husband John Lin in college and they have been happily married for over 30 years.
According to Lee, the main idea was to earn money while staying home with her children, Steven and Katie.
Cookie Lee Inc. has become a direct sales company with branches in Michigan, Nevada and Utah. Thousands of Cookie Lee Consultants successfully made their business selling fashionable and affordable jewelry through home fundraisers and office shows.
Jewelry by Cookie Lee appeared in various programs and TV shows. In particular, “The Insider”, the “TODAY show”, “Entertainment Tonight”, Alaska’s former Governor, Sarah Palin and more. Noteworthy, Lee had her own magazine “Jewelry Trends”.
However, the branches ceased to exist in 2010, and the company’s website and network pages are no longer available. Cookie Lee is no longer in business, and its early jewelry pieces have become vintage collectibles.
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Skiing Snowman Christmas brooch. Metal alloy of gold tone, enamel. Christmas inspired Mylu vintage costume jewelry

Mylu vintage costume jewelry
All these vintage goldtone brooches labeled Mylu create a special mood of expectation of a wonderful holiday – Christmas. Skiing Snowman, singing angel, sparkling Xmas trees, sledges, reindeers and gits – traditional Mylu Christmas motifs. At the same time, all these costume decorations of the last century are nostalgia for a bygone era.
Founded by Lynne Gordon and Marge Borofsky in the 60s, Mylu Design N.Y.C Company produced high-quality jewelry. Noteworthy, even after many years this jewelry looks like new, thanks to the materials used and scrupulous manufacturing techniques. In 1968, Mylu joined the famous Coro and became its division. Coro and Mylu jointly released several collections, mostly Christmas and New Year decorations. In 1970 the Mylu brand ceased to exist, so these decorations are rare, and have a collection value.

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Silver flower vintage brooch. Sterling silver, rhinestones. Leo Glass vintage costume jewelry

Leo Glass vintage costume jewelry
Founded by Leo Glass in September, 1928, Leo Glass & Company Inc. produced costume jewelry of the highest quality, sold in the best shops. According to sources, Leo Glass himself had worked for Lisner jewelry company for 10 years before starting his own company. Their first decorations produced in 1929, included such collections as “Season’s Sensation” and “Hawaiian Lei Motif Jewelry.”
The designers who worked in the company – Leo Glass, Anne Glass, Beatrice Glass, and David Mir (since 1941), who previously worked at Trifari.
Gradually, jewelry designers began producing low cost jewelry affordable for any woman, using clear rhinestones, sterling silver and metal alloy. Traditionally, the decorations had marks: Leo Glass, Leo Glass Sterling, L.G. in cursive within a polygonal, or an oval plate.
However, in the second half of the 1940s, originality and quality of products fell to an average level.
Located in New York City, Leo Glass & Company Inc. went bankrupt in 1957 auctioned off on August 27, 1957.
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Retro ads – Pastelli vintage costume jewelry

Pastelli vintage costume jewelry

In the early 1950s, the jewelry industry experienced a real boom, behind it was the devastating Second World War, which was consuming metals. In addition, the national spirit demanded a holiday after the “hard days” of the forties. As a result, the costume jewelry manufacturing companies opened one after another. Among them was the Royal of Pittsburgh Inc jewelry company, located in the state of Philadelphia. The company presented the Pastelli brand in 1963. Flower-leafy decorations became the most famous ones, as they were mostly immortalized on advertising posters that Pastelli launched.
Noteworthy, owned by ROYAL OF PITTSBURGH, INC. since 1961 jewelry trademark “ROYAL PASTELLI” ceased to exist in 1984.
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Rose brooch of gold tone. 1960s. Giovanni vintage costume jewelry

Giovanni vintage costume jewelry (1959-1980)
The history of Giovanni Cerrito jewelry trademark and Giovanni Inc corporation founded by Longcraft began in 1959. Founded in 1878 in Boston by Thomas Long, Longcraft company still exists, but under a different name – Long’s Jewelry. Noteworthy, the first renewal of the trademark took place in 1980, and Giovanni ceased to exist.
However, in 1993 Providence RI based jewelry corporation Giovanni Inc launched GIO trademark on manufacture of costume jewelry.

Compared to Givenchy, floral series signed Giovanni immediately won the popularity of women all over the world. A careful approach to the choice of materials, constant development of design and style, combined with the quality led to success.

According to belief, a symbol of hope, love and faith in a miracle, the Rose of Christ blooms in snowy mountains on Christmas Eve. This legend served as the inspiration for the creation of the eponymous collection “The Legend of the Christmas Rose”, produced in the early 1960s.
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Pearl leaf brooch. Silver tone metal, crystals, faux pearl. Jewels by Bogoff vintage costume jewelry

Jewels by Bogoff vintage costume jewelry
The history of Bogoff jewelry brand began in the early 1940s in Chicago, founded by Henry Bogoff. Incorporated in 1946, the company Jewels by Bogoff ceased to exist in 1958.
Henry Bogoff, had wide connections in business, which allowed him to communicate with high-class jewelers. Thanks to this, he could practically copy their creations in his own jewelry. Bogoff handcrafted jewelry had a very high reputation for quality, and a lifetime warranty. The company invented many ways to create individual elements of jewelry, as well as the designs of jewelry, and patented their creations in the 1940s-50s.
Traditionally, the marking included “Bogoff”, and after the 1955 appeared a copyright sign.
Once one of America’s leading costume jewelry companies, Bogoff ranked third after such giants as TRIFARI and CORO. They patented many new elements, subsequently widely used in the manufacture of costume jewelry.
The company was a regular advertiser in the leading fashion magazines of the time, including Harper s Bazaar and Vogue.
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