June 16, 2015
Many collectors of Art Deco costume jewelry are familiar with Diamonbar bracelets, but few people know much about the company that made these beauties. And with […]
- All
- Bling & Things
- CJCI 2013 Auction
- CJCI 2014 Convention
- CJCI 2015 Convention
- CJCI 2016 Convention
- CJCI 2020 Convention
- CJCI Speakers
- Costume Jewelry Book Reviews
- Costume Jewelry Conventions
- Costume Jewelry Marks
- Designers, Manufacturers and Styles
- Educational Fund
- How to Care for Your Vintage Jewelry
- Import
- Jewelry Designers
- Jewelry History
- Jewelry Manufacturers
- Jewelry Styles
- Mechanical and Utility Jewelry Patents
- Meet the Collectors
- Necklace Styles
- Research Resources
- Sponsors
- Start or Grow a Collection
- Uncategorized
- Vintage Clip-mates, Duettes, Dress Clips and Fur Clips
- Vintage Costume Jewelry Collecting
- Vintage Costume Jewelry Research
- Vintage Fashion Accessories
- Vintage Jewelry Advertisements
- Vintage Jewelry Catalogs
June 16, 2015
Before delving into the Reinad “issue,” I must pay homage to the two of the finest jewelry collectors and historians of costume jewelry we know: Roberto […]
November 2, 2014
By Susan Klein Bagdade – Exclusively for CJCI I confess. I saw the Eisenberg design cards a decade ago. When I was writing my book Mid-Century […]
November 2, 2014
Below are additional design cards and jewelry photos accompanying the article Eisenberg & Ralph Singer Jewelry: A Tale of Two Companies. Most of the jewelry made […]
October 16, 2014
Like its namesake, Renoir of California jewelry was about art. But the designs sprang from a humble material—copper—and a partnership forged as tight as solder. Here’s […]
May 23, 2014
Wendy Gell, whose jewelry designs were seen on the wrists of the “who’s who,” during the wild-style of the ’80s, has had an extraordinary career that […]
October 17, 2013
Jewelry from Georgian Paste to Art Deco Rhinestones and Beyond Let me start by saying that I love copies. As a lover of antique, vintage and […]
August 2, 2013
Monocraft Before Monet Monocraft made its mark in the jewelry business by focusing on initial jewelry with interchangeable letters allowing the pieces to be easily customized. […]
April 15, 2013
Just as design and the nature of its execution methods (cast, die stamped or hand manipulated), add character to a piece of jewelry, surface colors can […]