Warman's costume jewelry: identification and price guide

Abstract

Provides descriptions and prices for more than seven hundred-fifty pieces of costume jewelry, including background information, dating tips, and manufacturer facts.

Contents

Costume jewelry through the decades. Late Victorian, 1880-1900 ; Edwardian, 1900-1920 ; 1920s ; 1930s ; 1940s ; 1950s ; 1960s ; 1970s ; 1980s ; 1990s ; 2000s -- Designers and manufacturers. Carnegie ; Chanel ; Ciner ; Coro & Vendôme ; DeLizza & Elster's "Juliana" ; Dior ; Eisenberg ; Haskell ; Hobé ; Joseff of Hollywood ; Kenneth Jay Lane ; Kramer of New York ; Mazer/Jomaz ; Napier ; Schiaparelli ; Schreiner of New York ; Stanley Hagler, Mark Mercy, and Ian St. Gielar ; Trifari ; Weiss ; supplemental marks guide -- Dating & identifying costume jewelry. Identifying and dating jewelry by examining stones ; Dating jewelry using components and findings ; Identifying unsigned jewelry.