Soviet vintage costume jewelry
Kokoshnik brooch. Gold tone metal, crystals. Moscow, 1963. Soviet vintage costume jewelry
Soviet vintage costume jewelry
First of all, there were no private jewelry workshops in the Soviet Union, at least officially registered. Instead, there were state-owned jewelry workshops and factories producing both expensive and costume jewelry. Traditionally, the vintage jewelry market offers products from the Ural, Leningrad, Shcherbinsky metal haberdashery and jewelry factories. Also, products of the Soviet republics that were once part of a single country called the USSR. In particular, the products of the Kharkov (Ukrainian SSR), Tallinn (Estonian SSR) factories, the Yerevan experimental plant “Souvenir” (Armenian SSR), and others.
Formed on the basis of a workshop at the Ural Society of Natural Science Lovers, Sverdlovsk Jewelry Factory was one of the most significant and important factories. The craftsmen made jewelry from silver and gold with jasper, rhodonite, corundum and other gems and precious stones.
The Amber Factory of the city of Kaliningrad was and remains famous producer of amber jewelry. Also, Veliky Ustyug and the Severnaya Chern factory produced exquisite museum worth wearable art jewelry.
Noteworthy, Soviet jewelry designers preferred to use natural gems and semi-precious stones instead of rhinestones, or art glass imitating gems.
Ancient Rus boat brooch. Gold tone metal, turquoise. 4 cm. 1960
Soviet stamps for gold, silver and platinum
Soviet vintage costume jewelry
18 K gold brooch. 1980s
925 Silver, clear crystals earrings. 1980s
1956 brooch. Silver, crystals, citrine
Bar brooch. 875 Silver, synthetic corundum, rock crystal, chrysolites. 6 cm. 1957. Sverdlovsk
Bar brooch. Gilded silver, synthetic ruby. 4.7 cm. Sverdlovsk jewelry and lapidary factory, 1969
Leaf brooch. Gold tone metal, plastic. 5 cm. 1960s
Bow brooch. 925 silver, 1980s
Ribbon flower brooch. Silver, rhinestones 1950s
Circle floral design brooch from 14 karat gold with natural accents – rhinestone or topaz. 3 cm. Russian gems, Moscow, 1956
Early XX century transformer dangle brooch. Gold, demantoids, chrysolites
Easter egg pendant. Silver, hot enamel, 1990s
Filigree silver citrine brooch of floral design. 1974. Yerevan jewelry factory
Floral design rectangular brooch. Jewelry alloy, hot enamel. 1960s
Flower design round shaped brooch. Silver tone textured metal, rhinestones. 1970s
Folk dance bronze enameled brooch. 4.4 cm. 1960. Leningrad
Folk ornament bird brooch of round shape. Silver, hot enamel. 1960s
Gardener brooch. Silver, enamel. 1960s
Graphic design brooch. Textured silver, rauchtopaz. 1976. Leningrad factory
Lel (Russian folk character) pendant. 875 Silver, topaz. 10 cm. 1971. Lvov jewelry factory
Made before 1950s filigree pendant. Silver, quartz, amethyst
Planet space theme brooch. Gold filled, zirconia. 1960s
Rose flower bracelet. 1952. Silver, gold filled
Rose flower vintage bracelet. 1952. Silver, gold filled
Rowan brooch. Gold tone metal, lucite, enamel. 1970s
Russian folk girl. Hand painted, lacquer, wood. 4 cm. 1970s
Ship brooch. Metal alloy, 18 K gold plated. 1970s. 4 cm
Silver pendant with amethyst. 1970s
Space exploration inspired brooch. 1960s. Natural turquoise, silver
Synthetic corundum, gold filled silver, crystal brooch. 1957
Flower brooch. Gold plated, lucite. 5 cm. 1950s, Leningrad
Woman in kokoshnik silver pendant. 1960s
875 silver, synthetic corundum, rock crystal, chrysolites. 5 cm. Sverdlovsk Jewelry Factory, 1969
Made of wood flower brooch/> Metal base, lacquered wood. 5.3 cm. 1970s
