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Chelsea vintage costume jewelry

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Chelsea vintage costume jewelry

Yellow and white enamel gold tone door knocker design dangle pierced earrings. 1980s. Chelsea vintage costume jewelry

Chelsea vintage fashion jewelry (1980s)
In the 1980s, Providence, Rhode Island and its suburbs was the largest jewelry manufacturing center in the US, producing 80% of fashion jewelry. Approximately 1,000 jewelry firms employed about 25,000 people. Notably, the “Made in USA” on the original card or paper tag with the decoration attached actually meant “Made in Providence”.
Although the 1980s was a period of boom in fashion jewelry, the biggest beneficiaries, when costume jewelry sold like hot cakes, were foreign companies located in East Asia – China, Hong Kong, Thailand and Korea. As a result, by the 1990s, thousands of jewelry workers lost their jobs, and hundreds of companies and jewelry stores in Providence closed. One of them was the jewelry firm and boutique Chelsea, which ceased to exist in 1991.
Made in the 1980s, Chelsea’s fashion jewelry, and in particular, large pierced enamel earrings, look amazing. No woman will go unnoticed in these earrings, covered with multicolored luminous enamel. A variety of designs and high quality workmanship make them desirable for lovers of vintage jewelry. The earrings are not marked on the back and were sold on the original brand cards.

Triangular shape red, green, cream and orange enamel stud earrings

Triangular shape red, green, cream and orange enamel stud earrings

Noteworthy, in the same 1991 Chelsea Wholesale Jewelry Co. Inc (established in 1946) at 64 W. 48TH street, New York, New York also ceased to exist. The company sold similarly designed pierced earrings on cards printed with the “Chelsea NYC” trademark. Most likely, the jewelry company from New York was selling jewelry made in its subsidiary in Providence.

Trademark stylized Chelsea and butterfly logo

Trademark stylized Chelsea and butterfly logo

Chelsea vintage fashion jewelry (1980s)

Drop dangle enameled gold tone earrings

Drop dangle enameled gold tone earrings

Geometric design blue enamel silver tone Pierced Earrings

Geometric design blue enamel silver tone Pierced Earrings

Glitter blue enamel transparent plastic pierced earrings

Glitter blue enamel transparent plastic pierced earrings

Glitter enamel pierced half-hoop earrings

Glitter enamel pierced half-hoop earrings

Glittery silver enamel gold tone pierced earrings

Glittery silver enamel gold tone pierced earrings

Gold tone dangle pierced earrings

Gold tone dangle pierced earrings

Green enamel silver tone pierced earrings

Green enamel silver tone pierced earrings

Lime green and gold round earrings

Lime green and gold round earrings

Multicolor enamel oval shape button design gold tone stud earrings

Multicolor enamel oval shape button design gold tone stud earrings

Olive and rust enamel gold tone pierced earrings

Olive and rust enamel gold tone pierced earrings

Pillow shaped gold tone enameled earrings

Pillow shaped gold tone enameled earrings

Pink hues enamel round shape filigree button design gold tone stud earrings

Pink hues enamel round shape filigree button design gold tone stud earrings

Red and white enamel gold tone pierced earrings

Red and white enamel gold tone pierced earrings

Red enamel dangle gold tone pierced earrings

Red enamel dangle gold tone pierced earrings

Shield circle silver tone pierced earrings

Shield circle silver tone pierced earrings

Silver tone dangle drop earrings with floral design

Silver tone dangle drop earrings with floral design

Sky blue enamel round shape shield button design gold tone stud earrings

Blue enamel round shape shield button design gold tone stud earrings

Statement Pierced Earrings. Gold tone, yellow, beige and orange enamel

Statement Pierced Earrings. Gold tone, yellow, beige and orange enamel

Swirl design gold tone earrings

Swirl design gold tone earrings

Teardrop dangle pierced enameled earrings of gold tone

Teardrop dangle pierced enameled earrings of gold tone

Trademark by Chelsea Wholesale Jewelry Co. Inc. 1946-1991

Trademark by Chelsea Wholesale Jewelry Co. Inc. 1946-1991