A lot of vintage jewelry you may have noticed draws inspiration from nature. Major vintage jewelry designers like Coro and Napier have dedicated lines of vintage jewelry to nature, animal, and gardenesque themes. Animal print, earthy tones, and lots of green are perfect for this look. The good news is we have great unique […]
Is this FABULOUS antique carved name brooch Victorian?
I always though that they were pre 1920 if not older. Any opinions??
I know I have a “Cora” which is similar. BUT I can’t find the photo.
Any opinions on this? Great piece, it is saying 1960s to me, please tell me if I am wrong. The back of the piece shows some very unusual construction. Has anyone ever seen it before? Strange back setting.. Repousse setting with a back plate with a repousse dimple set in a bezel.. Any name for […]
So we stumbled upon these awesome plastic feathered pieces, but we cannot figure out what they are. They have these interesting clip backs but nt the typical kind of clip back you normally see on earrings. The only thing I can guess is that they are some funky unusual earrings. Do you have any clue? […]
Check out this Mexican sterling ring. I’ve never seen a mexican sterling piece of this type of design with the light enameling and simple flower design. Also please note that the ring is adjustable and the two flowers break apart in order to make the ring wider or smaller. There is very nice guilloche underneathe […]
We’ve just aquired this primitve hair locket. It was found in the papers of some 1940’s watchmaker of German descent. It is pretty primitve because usually when we see victorian hair lockets they braid intricate designs with the hair, while this one just has the hair stuffed in the locket. What do you think of it? […]
Have you ever heard jewelry experts or collectors talking about bakelite jewelry and wondered what was so special about it? Well, Bakelite happens to be the first type of plastic invented and it is not so commonly used to make jewelry today. We recently found an article in Lucky Magazine this month about bakelite. To our […]
With vintage trends being so popular in the last several years, we have acquired a variety of accessories besides jewelry. These accessories include vintage hats, purses, hat stick pins, and shoe clips. In a recent article in April’s issue of Glamour, we discovered that having your own style is the way to go! Try wearing vintage […]
Create your own “Look for Less”! We have several ideas for you to incorporate into your everyday wardrobe. A much less expensive way to have style wihtout buying designer accessories that empty your pockets and leave them dry as a bone!
Check out these ideas:
1. Accessories for the hair should be more popular! We just don’t seem to […]
Fantastic find of the week! Cloisart salesmans samples and old store stock. In 1976 King Tut made his 1st US Exhibit causing Tutmania! Exuberance for all things Egyptian inspired the “Tutmania” Line by Cloisart (Cloisart was centered in Providence RI and was well known for their fantastic enamel work. These were found just in time! […]