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Gold heart vintage brooch with logo. Faux pearls, jewelry alloy of gold tone, rhinestones. Karl Lagerfeld vintage costume jewelry

Karl Lagerfeld vintage costume jewelry
It is impossible to overestimate the talent of the great Karl Lagerfeld. The world famous designer is also the author of collections of fine jewelry. Only Lagerfeld is capable of such creative, daring and characteristic decorations, perhaps you will not meet anywhere! His handwriting is recognizable and unique. Always in demand, expensive and rare, large ornaments, generously covered with a dense layer of gilding. Time has no power over them, quality is on top.
Karl Lagerfeld has created a completely unique collection of elegant jewelry in the periods of 1983–1984. He became the artistic director of the Chanel house and founded the KL and KL lines by Karl Lagerfeld. The first KL jewelry was made of a matte gold alloy with large baroque pearls, marked with initials KL.
Meanwhile, the Lagerfeld collection of the late 1980s and early 1990s, demonstrates another technique. In particular, the use of Murano glass cabochons, and talented handicraft processing when creating each piece of jewelry.
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Stunning in its detail and quality of performance Columbine in the carnival mask brooch. The dress painted with colored enamels and decorated with crystals. 4 cm. Swarovski vintage costume jewelry

Swarovski vintage costume jewelry
Traditionally, Jewelry decorations by this company has a classic brand mark – swan.
The history of the Swarovski brand begins in 1892, when a young man invented a machine that allowed to work with crystals. And only in 1977, the Swarovski brand starts producing costume jewelery. The first collection, called Swarovski Premium, included jewelry, just decorative crystals and accessories. In 1987, a society of Swarovski lovers appeared, and more than 400,000 people joined it. Perhaps that is what success means.
The Swarovski company produces not only jewelry, it creates lines of any accessories where it is possible to use branded crystals: for example, lamps or clothing.
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A pair of enameled white and red Star earrings. Don Lin vintage costume jewelry

Don Lin vintage costume jewelry
The name Don-Lin is an abbreviation of the first syllables of the names of the owners – Donald and Linda St. Angelo, who founded their company in Providence, Rhode Island in 1972. This brand demonstrates its special style – large statement jewelry (traditionally, 8 – 14 cm), and bright, due to the use of enamels of different colors. Made of jewelry alloy of gold color, many decorations seem to be molded by hand from clay or other soft material. The surface of most jewelry – decorated with cabochons imitating pearls, amethysts, citrines and rubies. Don-Lin brooches and earrings are self-sufficient and never go unnoticed, and Boho-fans especially love them. Besides, limited quantity of exquisite Don Lin jewelry makes absolutely every product the subject of hunting for collectors of vintage jewelry. Undoubtedly, costume jewelry by Don Lin has a high collectible value, and its price will grow.
The company exists today, but without its ideological mastermind and founder (Robert died in 2006).
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Glitter yellow dress angel with a candle pin brooch. Jewelry alloy, enamel. Gold Crown Inc vintage costume jewelry

Gold Crown Inc vintage costume jewelry
According to available information, the American company Gold Crown Inc produced costume jewelry from the 1960s to the 1980s. Thus, all the jewelry of this company is vintage. Quite rare in the modern market of vintage jewelry, these decorations are desirable for collectors, and their price will grow every year. High quality, exquisite design and skill of jewelers contribute to this. Creating their decorations jewelers of the company used a jewelry alloy of silver and gold tones, pewter and enamels. Also, plastic and rhinestones, fashionable in the 1960s. Traditionally, the design was diverse – from Angel and Christmas to Zodiac signs and animal themes. Usually, jewelers stamped their products “Gold Crown Inc”, however, some series came with hang tags.
Noteworthy, the reference book “Popular Jewelry 1840-1940” by Roseann Ettinger features some pieces of Gold Crown Inc jewelry.
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Tragedy and Comedy theatrical mask cufflinks made of copper. KIM craftsmen vintage costume jewelry

KIM craftsmen vintage costume jewelry

The history of Kim Craftsmen, the Largest Custom Jewelry Manufacturer in NYC during the 1950’s to the early 1980, lasted for nearly 50 years, before it ceased to exist in 1997.
Carl and Marty Shimel were still teenagers, when in 1950 they decided to opened their first business in New York. First, they began from wholesale jewelry, as the brothers did not have any money or experience to make jewelry. Opening their own store also turned out to be costly and troublesome. Therefore, the Shimels became intermediaries. After registering a company with the simple name “C & M”, Carl and Marty began to travel to Biju factories, buy costume jewelry decorations, and then resell these riches to retail chains.
Whether intuitively feeling what the demand will be, or simply not fully trusting their own taste, at first the brothers specialized exclusively on charms and monogrammed bracelets. The choice was right. C & M got regular customers, and the Shimels had an impressive bank account and a desire to expand their business.
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Trinity ring created for Cartier. Jean Cocteau designed costume jewelry

Jean Cocteau designed costume jewelry
Writer, poet, artist, director – Parisian intellectual and dandy Jean Cocteau in 1924 offered his friend Louis Joseph de Cartier, the son of the founder of the brand, to create a special ring. In particular, the ring that would combine the three incarnations of love – friendship, love-passion and loyalty. Thus, he became the designer of one of the most famous rings of the 20th century. He created a ring consisting of three inseparable rings made of three different precious metals. Yellow gold symbolized friendship, rose – passion, and platinum – loyalty. Besides, already in the 1990s the name “Triniti” stuck to it. The ring was ordered for Natalia Paley – aristocratic, fashion model and actresses. The cult ring, produced to this day for more than 90 years, has become a symbol of absolute love and was ingeniously simple. Noteworthy, Jean Cocteau wore the very first ring on his little finger all his life until his death (1963).
Also, Cartier jewelers have created a whole collection on the basis of this design – pendant on a chain, bracelets of the same type (since 1927), etc. The romance of the very idea of ​​three sides of one feeling led to the fact that Trinity became a popular ring for weddings and engagements.
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Sparkling flower and leaf wreath brooch. Gold tone, rhinestones. Signed M Jent vintage costume jewelry

M Jent vintage costume jewelry
For nearly half a century, jewelry marked “M Jent” has delighted lovers and collectors of costume jewelry. Exquisite handmade, beautiful design and high quality of performance distinguish M Jent costume jewelry. Traditionally, jewelers use a gold tone jewelry alloy, multi-colored enamels, lucite, crystals and rhinestones, as well as semi-precious stones. The design of all jewelry can be divided into three types – modernist, abstract and classic. Featured here vintage decorations made in the 1970s – 1990s are traditionally in demand among collectors and lovers of costume jewelry.
The owner of Coventry, Rhode Island based company that employs approximately 6 jewelers – George Sadue. A small privately owned company began producing beautiful costume jewelry in 1977, but according to other sources, a decade later.
MJ means M Jent, or MJ Enterprises, and the exact address of the company – 5 Apple Blossom Lane, Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island.
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