http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com Vintage Costume Jewelry to Enjoy! Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:54:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/hobe-sterling-found/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/hobe-sterling-found/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:46:16 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/hobe-sterling-found/ Hobe sterling jewelry is pretty rare, as is most jewelry from the 1940s time frame.  With the war, the normal jewelry metals were conscripted by the goverment.  Therefore, the jewelry manufacturers had to "make do" with sterling silver. Once the war was over, the pot and base metals were once again used by the costume jewelry [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/hobe-sterling-found/feed/ 0 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/delillo-found/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/delillo-found/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:47:40 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/delillo-found/ De Lillo vintage jewelry isn't well-known, possibly because they weren't in operation for very long.  However, de Lillo costume jewelry is rare and sought-after by saavy collectors. Years of Operation and Mark De Lillo operated from the late 1960s through the mid 1970s.  (Like I said, they weren't around for very long.) The mark is "de Lillo" in [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/delillo-found/feed/ 0 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/hollycraft-list/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/hollycraft-list/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:25:44 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/hollycraft-list/ To me, Hollycraft costume jewelry epitomizes the 1950s style of jewelry.  It's elegant without being over-the-top, yet still has plenty of sparkle.  And it doesn't hurt that it's generally well made and very collectible.  Count yourself lucky if you have any Hollycraft in your collection! About the Company Hollycraft costume jewelry was manufactured by Hollywood Jewelry Manufacturing [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/hollycraft-list/feed/ 0 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/vendome-brooch-and-earrings-list/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/vendome-brooch-and-earrings-list/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:40:00 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/vendome-brooch-and-earrings-list/ A Vendome brooch and earrings set is something hard to find.  While there are pin and earring sets for Vendome, they are far less common than, say, necklace and earring sets. I've talked about Vendome bracelets before, as well as Vendome in general.  Below are some of the wonderful brooches and earrings costume jewelry that Vendome [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/vendome-brooch-and-earrings-list/feed/ 0 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/mylu-list/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/mylu-list/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:18:28 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/mylu-list/ Mylu costume jewelry is most well known for its wonderful Christmas pins.  While Mylu did also make figural pins, it's the Christmas ones that are most collectible. There isn't a whole lot known about Mylu's operation, aside from Lynne Gordon and Marge Borofsky founded it.  Mylu was for a short while a division of Coro, presumably [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/mylu-list/feed/ 0 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/1928-found/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/1928-found/#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2009 09:41:34 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/1928-found/ 1928 costume jewelry just barely squeeks in as vintage jewelry.  While they have been around since 1968, they also still continue manufacuring jewelry today. So provenance plays a big role with jewelry from this costume jewelry manufacturer.  If you know approximately when the jewelry was purchased, you can get a better idea of its probably worth. In [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/1928-found/feed/ 0 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/craft-by-coro-list/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/craft-by-coro-list/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:15:01 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/craft-by-coro-list/ Corocraft jewelry was mostly made in the late 1930s through early 1950s, and it was considered and upscale version of the Coro jewelry line.  While Vendome eventually became the upscale line, Corocraft vintage jewelry is very collectible. As mentioned above, Corocraft was a division of Coro.  While there are certainly "average" pieces, most of the Corocraft (sometimes spelled [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/craft-by-coro-list/feed/ 0 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/vendome-bracelets-list/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/vendome-bracelets-list/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:06:53 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/vendome-bracelets-list/ Vendome bracelets seem to gather the light, then reflect it back as thousands of tiny sparkles. And althought Vendome earrings and necklaces are easier to come by, the bracelets are small pieces of art. A Little About Vendome  Like you probably read in the post on Coro and Vendome, Vendome was an upscale version of the Coro costume [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/vendome-bracelets-list/feed/ 0 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/hobe-costume-jewelry/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/hobe-costume-jewelry/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:47:42 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/?p=543 Hobe costume jewelry is beautiful and very collectible.  It was made well, in classic styles.  No wonder it's still so popular! Let's learn a little about Hobe, the marks used and (of course) the gorgeous jewelry for sale. Hobe Background Hobe (pronounced ho-bay) was begun by William Hobe, who immigrated to the USA from France, early in the [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/hobe-costume-jewelry/feed/ 0 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/kjl-for-avon/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/kjl-for-avon/#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:32:13 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/?p=525 KJL for Avon is the signature of the jewelry that costume jewelry great Kenneth J. Lane designed for Avon.  While Avon jewelry in general is of average quality and design, the KJL pieces are lovely, well-made and very collectible. While Kenneth J. Lane's jewelry in general is a topic for a different post, his contribution to [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/kjl-for-avon/feed/ 0