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. 1960Soviet stamps for gold, silver and platinum
Soviet vintage costume jewelry
18 K gold brooch. 1980s925 Silver, clear crystals earrings. 1980s1956 brooch. Silver, crystals, citrineBar brooch. 875 Silver, synthetic corundum, rock crystal, chrysolites. 6 cm. 1957. SverdlovskBar brooch. Gilded silver, synthetic ruby. 4.7 cm. Sverdlovsk jewelry and lapidary factory, 1969Leaf brooch. Gold tone metal, plastic. 5 cm. 1960sBow brooch. 925 silver, 1980sRibbon flower brooch. Silver, rhinestones 1950sCircle floral design brooch from 14 karat gold with natural accents – rhinestone or topaz. 3 cm. Russian gems, Moscow, 1956Early XX century transformer dangle brooch. Gold, demantoids, chrysolitesEaster egg pendant. Silver, hot enamel, 1990sFiligree silver citrine brooch of floral design. 1974. Yerevan jewelry factoryFloral design rectangular brooch. Jewelry alloy, hot enamel. 1960sFlower design round shaped brooch. Silver tone textured metal, rhinestones. 1970sFolk dance bronze enameled brooch. 4.4 cm. 1960. LeningradFolk ornament bird brooch of round shape. Silver, hot enamel. 1960sGardener brooch. Silver, enamel. 1960sGraphic design brooch. Textured silver, rauchtopaz. 1976. Leningrad factoryLel (Russian folk character) pendant. 875 Silver, topaz. 10 cm. 1971. Lvov jewelry factoryMade before 1950s filigree pendant. Silver, quartz, amethystPlanet space theme brooch. Gold filled, zirconia. 1960sRose flower bracelet. 1952. Silver, gold filledRose flower vintage bracelet. 1952. Silver, gold filledRowan brooch. Gold tone metal, lucite, enamel. 1970sRussian folk girl. Hand painted, lacquer, wood. 4 cm. 1970sShip brooch. Metal alloy, 18 K gold plated. 1970s. 4 cmSilver pendant with amethyst. 1970sSpace exploration inspired brooch. 1960s. Natural turquoise, silverSynthetic corundum, gold filled silver, crystal brooch. 1957Flower brooch. Gold plated, lucite. 5 cm. 1950s, LeningradWoman in kokoshnik silver pendant. 1960s875 silver, synthetic corundum, rock crystal, chrysolites. 5 cm. Sverdlovsk Jewelry Factory, 1969Made of wood flower brooch/> Metal base, lacquered wood. 5.3 cm. 1970s