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JEWEL CHAT |
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JEWELRY FAVORITES Dealer’s and Collectors Survey, December 2004 |
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I am delighted with the insightful comments from so many dealers and collectors, and thank you all so much for sharing your thoughts. The surprise is that, almost without exception, there were few "name" designers mentioned in the this year’s top sellers, and none of them made the top four list. What a shock! Who would have thought it a year ago? Yes, Haskell is still strong, and a few mentioned Trifari, Schreiner and a couple of others, but the only category mentioned by almost every single dealer and collector was… "UNSIGNED". Just when attributing each and every piece of unsigned jewelry to a well-known maker has become something of an obsession, it seems that collectors are less interested in "name" than in "look". Molly Garza I heard it over and over… unsigned, |
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Reference: Jewel Chat |
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PALE yellow unfoiled and clear rhinestones set in silver and gold tone brooch, 3-1/8". View #Y26172 |
ORNATE gold |
SILVER and silver |
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AQUA and lavender |
BASKET brooch with |
AQUA cabochons, |
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GRAPES rose and blue cabochons and green rhinestones grapes brooch, 2-1/3". View #Y25911 |
GRAY opalescent cabochons, red rhinestones and cream set in gold tone 6-1/2" by 1-1/2" bracelet, 2" brooch and 1-1/2" earrings. View View View View View View #Y26025 |
ENAMEL on pot metal with |
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To accent any outfit, this pin and earring set has Courtesy Carol Bell |
LADY with multi-colored Courtesy Carol Bell |
Beautiful seashell art glass trembler stones accent this lovely bracelet. Courtesy of Molly Garza |
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BUTTERFLY, pink and aurora set |
ROSE purple watermelon and purple, rose and pink rhinestones set in antiqued gold tone round 2-1/3" brooch with dangle 2" earrings. View #Y27455 |
RED and gray rhinestone and pink aurora borealis in japanned setting brooch, 2-1/3". View #Y26927 |
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References: Morning Glory Collects Victorian Victorian hair jewelry |
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Victorian jewelry is now 100 to 170 years old and like most really |
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VICTORIAN lady photo brooch with seed pearls, |
VICTORIAN hand tinted little girl photo brooch with seed |
VICTORIAN hair brooch, ornate |
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VICTORIAN yellow |
ELGIN |
VICTORIAN hair |
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VICTORIAN gold and |
VICTORIAN hair |
VICTORIAN |
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VICTORIAN vulcanite |
VICTORIAN jet pendant with |
VICTORIAN vulcanite |
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VICTORIAN eye brooch. |
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SILESIA wire work brooch |
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Morning Glory Collects filigree |
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Continuing the interest in older jewelry, the era of the 1920s and 1930s has a very strong following and received many votes from both dealers and collectors. Whether it is Deco, Czech, or filigree, strong unusual pieces fly off the web sites. Sash brooches with Art Nouveau or bizarre motifs won some fans, and Retro was also mentioned by several as a new interest this year. |
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Signed Czech oval pin with dark red |
FAHRNER |
GERMAN |
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CZECH |
DECO embossed sterling |
CELLULOID hand painted and set |
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RHINESTONE "CheckoSlovak" |
DECO |
RING Deco marcasite and green |
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FILIGREE silver tone filigree hinged bangle with deep aqua center rhinestone and black and yellow enameling, 7-1/4" by 5/8". View #Q24438 |
FILIGREE silver tone filigree 1-1/2" pendant with lavender rhinestone on 24" chain . View #Q24437 |
FILIGREE silver tone heavily filigreed hinged bangle with melon molded cranberry center stone, clear rhinestones, 7" by 5/8" by 1/3". View View #Q25401 |
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FILIGREE silver filigree, blue molded glass and clear rhinestones necklace, "patn 1257158", 2-1/2" pendant on 16" necklace. View #Q26356 |
STERLING and faux |
DECO crystal balls and clear rhinestones necklace. View View #Q26369 |
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SASH pin |
SASH pin with a serpent curling around an amethyst-colored |
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Morning Glory Collects Purses |
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Pam Brooks was one of many who said, "The biggest sleeper is |
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JUSTIN Arts & |
AMITY Arts & Crafts leather purse with pussy willow motif, 6-1/2″ by 6-3/4″ , 12″ handle. View View View #P26746 |
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TIFFANY 1930-40’s |
BLACK petit point purse with |
PETIT POINT purse 9 inches long and 7-1/2" wide |
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UNGER |
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LORGNETTE tortoise |
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CHATELAINE |
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Honorable Mention |
European jewelry |
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Many many thanks to all the dealers and collectors who contributed to this years survey! |