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Though often sold at a more accessible price point, some rare, high quality pieces can sell for thousands of dollars. Since the 1920s, trifari has been one of the most respected and admired producers of costume jewelry in the united states. Visual tour of some of my trifari jewelry and trifari ads from the 1930s through the 1970s. Trifari, trifari jewelry, vintage trifari costume jewelry. Get the best deals on vintage trifari jewelry when you shop the largest online. If you are interested in any of our jewels, to ask a question or to buy, please email us. Vintage avon jewelry vintage costume jewelry, antique. Trifari old costume jewelry, vintage designer, art deco. A company known for its distinctive style of imitating fine jewelry and its highquality crystals and highlyskilled craftsmanship, trifari was nicknamed the rhinestone kings. Shop this large collection of trifari jewelry, which includes both vintage and some newer items, and features necklaces, earrings many clip on style, brooches and sets. Vintage treasures incredible vintage costume jewelry. Vintage costume jewelry, antique costume jewelry, vintage. Learn how to identify and research your trifari vintage jewelry using.

This highly collectible vintage signed trifari bow brooch has been featured in many costume jewelry books. Always desirable, some pieces extremely so, collecting vintage trifari jewelry is a smart move. How to value trifari costume jewelry pieces by the different marks used. We serve cookies our website uses cookies, which help us to improve our site and enables us to deliver the best possible service and customer experience, as well as to provide social media features. Charming vintage trifari elephant pins designed and. Trifari vintage jewelry identification and research my classic. Trifari rhinestone flower necklace vintage jewelry 19201940s p.

Values shown in this price guide reflect the actual selling price in the venue stated in parenthesis after the value. I also had a store on ruby lane by the same name as this site, lillys vintage jewelry. Trifari costume jewelry on etsy history of trifari costume jewelrygustavo trifari arrived at ellis island in 1904 at the age of 20, from italy. Founded in the 1910s by gustavo trifari, the italianimmigrant son of a napoli goldsmith, the company has designed jewelry thats been worn by countless highprofile clients, from mamie eisenhower to madonna. It is the well known reja sterling medusa set from 1946 the famous lawsuit that trifari fought and won in 1955 which stated costume jewelry designs were works of art and could be protected by s is mentioned, but she says that the lawsuit was trifari vs. To name a few american costume jewelry volume 2, by brunialti, signed beauties of costume jewelry, by marcia sparkles brown and warmans costume jewelry figurals, by kathy flood. Crystal brands trifari amber rhinestone balls necklace sparkling jewerly. The design appears in several popular books, such as signed beauties of costume jewelry, by marcia sparkles brown and warmans costume jewelry figurals, by kathy flood. It is considered a rarity in the costume jewelry world and is highly sought by avid collectors. This collection of vintage trifari jewelry from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s includes doubleclip brooches, earrings, brooches, and sets. Founded in the 1910s by gustavo trifari, the italianimmigrant son of. It is also featured in at least one trifari print ad from the 1940s. Trifari partnered with sales managers leo krussman and carl fishel to form trifari, krussman and fishel in.

In spite of this brooch being incorrectly labeled as a jelly belly in the online auction description and having a few minor condition issues, this piece brought top dollar on ebay. The trifari vintage jewelry designs he created have the style and glamour of fine jewelry and were very popular. Vintage trifari jewelry many eras and styles from sharon. The napier co defining 20th century american costume jewelry by melinda l. Nandn vintage costume jewelry is based in toronto, canada. Vintage costume jewelry, vintage costumes, vintage jewelry, book show, sterling. Unfollow trifari vintage jewelry to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Researching costume jewelry history, jewelry marks. This flowing bow has clear and pink crystals in a silver tone setting. Oct 20, 2019 costume jewellery jewelry books vintage old retro designers. In the early part of that decade, trifari worked with his uncle under the company name of trifari and trifari. Dress clips were very popular, and many costume jewelry firms, including trifari, made beautiful dress clips that had the look of fine jewelry and. Trifari costume jewelry is the namesake of its founder, gustavo trifari.

Trifari vintage jewelry identification and research. Browse at your leisure and enjoy glamorous vintage jewelry that can be. Since the 1920s, trifari has been one of the most respected and admired producers of costume jewelry in. Patent numbers are especially helpful when dating older vintage jewelry, and will be covered in a separate article in this series. We offer quality signed and unsigned vintage and antique jewelry from the victorian days through 1980s. Shop vintage and contemporary trifari brooches from the worlds best fashion stores. Research 1,678 trifari prices and auction results in jewelry. This website has been up since january 1999 you can see our full update history here. Founded in the 1910s by gustavo trifari, the italianimmigrant son of a napoli goldsmith, the company has designed jewelry thats been worn by countless high.

Vtg crown trifari alfred philippe diamante rhinestone snowflake necklace brooch. This oversized swan brooch is considered by most to be one of the most. Marvella was purchased by trifari in the early 1980s and eventually became part of the liz claiborne group. Trifari vintage designer costume bracelets for sale ebay. I have been studying, researching, and selling vintage costume jewelry since 1999. Some of the designers we carry are miriam haskell, alfred philippe, schiaparelli, trifari, coro, boucher, bsk, hattie carnegie, kramer, weiss. Some of you may know me by liljep on ebay or my recently closed ebay store, jewels to auto parts. Their pieces were created with the highest craftsmanship, in order to emulate high end jewelry. Researching costume jewelry rcj is a collaboration of hundreds of costume jewelry collectors and dealers who have shared and continue to share their knowledge, photos, written articles, and jewelry catalogs along with assisting in other ways. Coro, when in fact, the company they sued was charel. I take personal interest in every piece offered here, and many have been in my own personal collection. Many designers created jewelry for avon, including kenneth lane.

The company name was then changed to trifari, krussman and fishel and the logo ktf with an enlarged t at the center was used to mark the jewelry. You have arrived at the web site for the most incredible vintage costume jewelry culled from all over the world but especially the united states. Many books also include photos of vintage advertisements and catalog pages. We offer as many pieces in all periods and designs as possible. See american costume jewelry by brunialti and brunialti, pp. Vintage costume jewelry identification and value guide. The matching brooch to the roses bracelet by corocraft, c4, coro cockatoo duette, trifari moghul horse and the trifari curl jelly belly necklace. Unfollow trifari costume jewelry to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Quality varies, but there are many well made, sought after pieces, and these are often featured in costume jewelry books. Make offer vintage trifari faux carnelian gold tone costume jewelry necklace. You will find the trifari crown brooch in many books on vintage jewelry. The trifari brand is well known for their fine costume jewelry. See more ideas about costume jewelry, jewelry and vintage. This style of jewelry is categorized separately from fine jewelry, as it is made of inexpensive materials and imitation gems.

Vintage costume jewelry is a collectible item that also holds novelty and sentimental value for many people. All of our jewelry is in top collectible condition. Jewelrycostumevintagesignedvintage, antique and collectibleavailable for sale at. Avon has been in business since 1886, but started producing costume jewelry in the early 1960s. Special acknowledgments go to dotty stringfield who created rcj in 1997 with the help of. In excellent condition, this brooch measures 3 x 2 and is signed trifari. Vintage costume jewelry usually doesnt have purity marks, but will often have a makers mark commonly called the signature, and can sometimes have a retailer mark andor patent or inventory marks. The finest vintage costume jewelry trifari vintage jewelry. Make offer vintage lot estate junk drawer costume jewelry monet trifari brooch pocket knife huge vintage jewelry lotlucite bakelite thermoset retro63 pieces ils 52. Trifari vintage jewelry pieces from this era are extremely rare, as the mark was only used for several years. Vintage jewelry vintage costume jewelry vintage fine.