Cristobal London vintage costume jewellery
Exquisite Christmas Brooch, transparent and emerald rock crystal, cabochons of ruby glass. The 1990s. length 11 cm £ 95-100 CRIS. Cristobal London vintage costume jewellery
Cristobal London vintage costume jewellery
The history of Cristobal costume jewelry began in the late 1980s in the center of London, at 32 Queen Anne Street. However, the official registration of the brand took place later. Incorporated in May 2000, private company Cristobal Limited owned by John Steven Miners and Luciene James, ceased to exist in 2010.
Despite the short history, Cristobal jewelry pieces are highly collectible and even entered Judith Miller’s reference book on vintage costume jewelry published in 2004.
According to Miller, Cristobal London was an international brand for the sale and manufacture of costume jewelry. The designers created four notable collections of costume jewelry. In particular, The Butterfly, The Secret Garden, The London (earrings and necklaces) and The Christmas Collection (with several Christmas brooches).
Traditionally, the designers used Austrian crystals of 1940-1950s, and manually inserted them into magnificent color compositions. Also, they used gold plating, frosted plastic, art glass imitating natural stones, multicolor rhinestones and Swarovski crystals.
The marking includes “Cristobal London” in stylized script, on oval cartouche.
Sunflower brooch, ‘The Secret Garden Collection’. Ruthenium-coated metal, Swarovski colored rock crystal. The end of the 1990s. length 12 cm £ 50-70 CRIS
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Cristobal London vintage costume jewellery
A large Christmas tree brooch. Gold plated metal, green enamel, clear and red crystals
A necklace of rock crystal, covered with ruthenium metal. The end of the 1990s. circumference 39 cm, brooch, £ 100-150 CRIS
Apple, from the collection of the ‘Secret Garden’. Rock crystal colors of ruby, fuchsia, aquamarine, amethyst, emerald. The end of the 1990s. length 9.5 cm. £ 90-120 CRIS
Brooch, ‘Collection of butterflies’. Covered with ruthenium metal, colored aurora borealis crystals. The end of the 1990s. length 7.5 cm. £ 50-70 CRIS
Christmas Brooch, Swarovski crystals, emerald and peridot glass. The 1990s. length 7.5 cm £ 30-35 CRIS
From ‘Collection of butterflies’, brooch. Covered with ruthenium metal, rock crystal. The end of the 1990s. length 9.5 cm. £ 95-100 CRIS
From the ‘Secret Garden Collection’ brooch. Molded French glass and transparent rock crystal in a rim of copper. The end of the 1990s. length 9 cm. £ 300-350 CRIS
Gold plated metal, decorated with green enamel and clear and red crystals Christmas tree brooch
‘London collection’ Necklace and earrings. Citrine and topaz color aurora borealis crystals, metal. The end of the 1990s. circumference 45.5 cm, Earrings 7.5 cm. £ 100-150 CRIS
Red apple brooch from the collection ‘Secret Garden’. Rock crystal of ruby color. The end of the 1990s. length 9.5 cm. £ 90-120 CRIS
Rhinestones Christmas brooch, emerald and rock crystal. The 1990s. length 7cm £ 25-30 CRIS
Christmas tree brooch. Swarovski crystals, metal alloy
Purple flower brooch, made of a frosted plastic, glass and purple rhinestones
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