Vintage Jewelry Designs – The Classics Live On

Collecting Vintage Jewelry

{$vintage jewelry collection} Vintage Jewelry Designs The Classics Live On If you want to buy or collect Vintage Costume Jewelry, learn what to look for and where to look. There is something for everyone who is interested in collecting vintage jewelry. Great places to find vintage costume jewelry locally are estate sales, auctions and flea markets. Vintage costume jewelry reflects the trends of the old days, and the designs are more influenced by the type of clothing worn and the material used at the time.

Behind every piece of vintage jewelry, there is a story. While Antique Costume jewelry dates as far back as the Victorian era (1832-1901), the literature claims that ?antique? vintage costume jewelry can be considered any costume jewelry that was made around 1910. Most literature we read tells us costume jewelry made around 1910 and the 1960s is now considered ?vintage. Each piece of vintage costume jewelry is an investment in its own right.

Costume jewelry collecting is a hobby. Some women like to wear it and/or display it. I'm fascinated with the beauty, quality and inexpensiveness vintage costume jewelry can offer. As my own collecting tastes continue to change, my knowledge of the history of vintage costume jewelry continues to increase. I hope to add many new pieces to my own collection. We buy vintage costume jewelry for the same reasons now as when it was first made, it’s inexpensive and gorgeous. Many collectors today consider their vintage and antique costume jewelry an investment, and statistics show that it is.

If you have a collection of vintage costume jewelry, know where your interest lies. You may only want to put it on display or your pleasure is to wear the piece, the choice is yours. However, if you are only interested in collecting vintage costume jewelry for re-sale or as an investment, you’ll want to dig much deeper and do your homework before you start buying. Whether you want to wear it, collect it, display it, re-sell it, an enormous vintage costume jewelry smorgasbord awaits you.

Vintage Jewelry Collecting and Hardware Tips

{$vintage jewelry earrings} Vintage Jewelry Designs The Classics Live On The Fun Of Collecting is in the Hunt for Beautiful and Affordable Costume, Vintage Treasures from Bygone Years. Know that in Whatever Direction your Collecting passion lays, whether it is a Signed or Unsigned piece of Costume Jewelry or Vintage Piece, You MUST like the Piece you are purchasing. The FUN part of Collecting is to OWN pieces you like and pieces you are proud of.

There are several Clues to collecting. Vintage Earring Hardware Clues...* Screw-back type earrings were patented around 1894, and were popular into the 1950's. * Clip-on type earrings were patented around 1934, and were popular in the 1950's & 1960's. * Fish-hook type earrings were used before 1900, and are still used today. * Kidney wire type earrings have been in use since 1870. * Threaded Stud type earrings have been used since 1890, but, are uncommon today.

Pin Clasps Hardware Clues ...* Locking C-Clasp, patented in 1901. Widely used for jewelry in 1910 and remains popular today. * Plain C-Clasps, uncommon today which is similar to the Locking-C, but, no spinning locking mechanism. * Tube Clasp, patented in 1850, used for jewelry only until after World War II.

Quick Tips For Purchasing ...* Be sure all the fasteners are original and are in working order. Look for older Screw-back or Clip-on Earrings. * Plain C-Clasps and the Tube Clasps usually indicate that piece of Jewelry is an older piece. * A long Pin Stem is often an indication of an older brooch or Pin. Vintage Pins sometimes have rivets holding the different layers together. * A Copyright Symbol usually dates the Jewelry piece after 1954. * So, shop, compare and beware.

Vintage Signed pieces of Jewelry are fun to look for. One even might find a booked piece that could be worth a lot of money. It can be time consuming researching a piece, but, in the end there is satisfaction, by being able to add a piece of vintage jewelry to your new collection or add to an existing collection, or, resell. One never knows what you may find. Whatever type of jewelry you’re looking for, you can find it...almost anywhere, yard sales, estate sales, even on Ebay. Have Fun and Happy Searching!

The Vintage Jewelry Designer Florenza

{$vintage jewelry designer} Vintage Jewelry Designs The Classics Live On The Dan Kasoff Company first began to produce jewelry in the 1930's; however, the name Florenza was first used in 1948. The company ceased operation in 1981.

Florenza jewelry has a style and design all his own, easily identifiable. Antique looking settings give the jewelry a Victorian look. Florenza always used the highest quality materials and rhinestones.

He also used the large beautiful stones as the center piece in his designs and rhinestones an inch or larger were also common. More so than just a designer of vintage jewelry, Florenza made picture frames and trinket boxes to jeweled pillboxes and pincushions.

The Florenza mark on back of his jewelry pieces is in script with the copyright symbol or it can be found in print style, with the copyright symbol. His signature look has interesting stones and expert metal work of antique-looking Gold Tone, Silver Tone, or metal. Most pieces are unusual, with creative use of color.

Florenza Made beautiful jeweled dresser accessories. These are also fun to find, and often re-sell well. The Florenza prices on the collectible market today are rising.

For a beginner collector of vintage jewelry, I feel that Florenza is a terrific designer to look for, at least one or two pieces. Prices are only going to climb higher and are a good investment. The best thing to do is buy sets, pieces that move or tremble, and interesting figural pieces. Look for the wide bracelets; these are sought out by many collectors.

The Dan Kasoff Company (Florenza) created a large variety of interesting, well-made pieces that have remained beautiful through the years. A beginning collector can easily find appealing Florenza designs
that are also in excellent condition. Future collectors, find a piece or two that you like, that is important. You have to enjoy the piece that you purchase.