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Home > Artisan's Library > Collecting Costume Jewelry 202 |
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Collecting Costume Jewelry 202:
The Basics of Dating Jewelry 1935-1980 Identification and
Value Guide |
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Julia C. Carroll, copyright 2007 Julia C. Carroll
Collector Books
Why am I reviewing a book about collecting costume jewelry on a jewelry crafts site?
EASY:
- Collecting and selling vintage jewelry was where I started
- Vintage jewelry is what has always inspired me, as an artist
- I don’t like to see folks break up a valuable piece to re-purpose it. Knowledge will prevent that.
- A jewelry artist should know something about 20th century designer costume jewelry. Period. Ms. Carroll’s volumes are non-plussed teaching tools.
In this book you will find six astute ways of dating costume jewelry as well as extensive copyright charts with numbers and photos to assite you in dating collectable designer pieces. The photos are beautiful and the teaching style is clear. I find it interesting that many vintage magazine ads are included, which show you how the jewelry was worn ‘back in the day’.
Even more interesting to me, are how many examples in the book utilize brass stampings we carry on our site. Most brass stampings are made from dies that have been in play by American companies for decades on end. Many that were made and used by designers 50-60-70 years ago are STILL MADE and STILL OBTAINABLE. I also enjoyed seeing some examples of cagework beadery that may inspire you, as well as parures incorporating the vintage moonglow Lucite that I love so much (and that we sometimes have available on the site, when I can ferret it out).
Check these references out:
- Page 113, fob pendants used in a designer bracelet. We carry these on this website.
- Page 67, a hand stamping is incorporated into this brooch that is still made, and that we frequently carry.
- Page 11, a Hobe brooch of red beads in a style that could easily be worked around a round grid, with only rudimentary skills and a little determination.
- Page 120, a pink Coro set with moonglow Lucite
- Page 137, a Vendome wired and beaded brooch that inspires
- Page 191, an example of Trifari poured glass. Did you know that you can mock this look to some degree, with wire and melted UTEE?
- Page 342 Miriam Haskell beaded spheres….the bases of these spheres are beads that are still made today, of corrugated brass in graduated sizes
- Page 362 beaded Jonne necklace with a cool clasp, great idea for today’s beaders
- Page 377 Amourelle necklace with filigree backing; we carry this filigree often, both at this site and at Ebay
- Page 397 Leru moonglow bracelet, another example of how the Lucite flat plaques and cabs were used
This book is Ms. Carroll's second volume, the first being Collecting Costume Jewelry 101. I wouldn't be without either of them on my bookshelves. You'll want to add them to yours, as soon as possible!
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