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Gray Kingsburg vintage costume jewelry

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Gray Kingsburg vintage costume jewelry

Detail. Buddha buckle. Brass, turquoise, gold plated. 17.5 cm. 1920s. Gray Kingsburg vintage costume jewelry

Gray Kingsburg vintage costume jewelry
New York-based jewelry designer Gray Kingsburg worked between WWI and WWII, including the Great Depression, 1920-40. Accordingly, the style of his jewelry has undergone many changes in a short period. At the beginning of his career, these were decorations in the Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles, with the use of natural stones and gold plating. Already in the 1930s, due to a downturn in the economy and limited use of precious metals, the designer used brass, copper and alloys of gold and silver tones to compensate for the shortage of gold and silver. Also, the designer used multi-colored art glass imitating precious stones. A distinctive feature of his designs is exquisite filigree handwork, embodied in bracelets, brooches, necklaces, buckles, and dress clips.
Gray Kingsburg, like many other jewelers of the period, drew inspiration from exhibits in various museums and vaults around the world, creating a line of jewelry with Buddhist and Indian motives. Kingsburg’s exquisite filigree jewelry is a collectible rarity in the vintage jewelry market.


Detail. Buddha buckle. Brass, turquoise, gold plated. 17.5 cm. Before 1920s

Detail. Buddha buckle. Brass, turquoise, gold plated. 17.5 cm. 1920s

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Gray Kingsburg vintage costume jewelry

Art Nouveau floral design brooch pin. Multicolor Czech art glass, rhinestones, brass. 1930s

Art Nouveau floral design brooch pin. Multicolor Czech art glass, rhinestones, brass. 1930s

Articulated Dog pin. Black and white rhinestones, enamel, metal alloy

Articulated Dog pin. Black and white rhinestones, enamel, metal alloy

Blue rhinestones brass brooch. 1940s

Blue rhinestones brass brooch. 1940s

Chinese cinnabar brass brooch. 1930s

Chinese cinnabar brass brooch. 1930s

Filigree design brooch. Blue art glass,brass. 1930s

Filigree design brooch. Blue art glass, brass. 1930s

Filigree leaf design dress clip. Gilded brass, turquoise glass beads. 1930s

Filigree leaf design dress clip. Gilded brass, turquoise glass beads. 1930s

Large brass tone flower dangles green stone brooch

Large brass tone flower dangles green stone brooch

Leaf and flower design silver tone textured metal deep blue rhinestones brooch

Leaf and flower design silver tone textured metal deep blue rhinestones brooch

Leaf flower design brooch and pendant necklace. Brass, green rhinestones. 1930s

Leaf flower design brooch and pendant necklace. Brass, green rhinestones. 1930s

Modernist design brooch. Silver tone metal alloy, 5 cm

Modernist design brooch. Silver tone metal alloy, 5 cm

Snowflake brooch pin. Gold tone metal, amber rhinestones

Snowflake brooch pin. Gold tone metal, amber rhinestones

Wire filigree design dress clip. Turquoise art glass, silver tone metal. 1930s

Wire filigree design dress clip. Turquoise art glass, silver tone metal. 1930s

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