This brooch is signed eisenberg in block letters with the. Fake designer jewelry alert vintage costume jewelry. Due to the popularity of these jeweled pieces, the company began making a jewelry line separate from its clothing line. In fact, the classic and stylish designs could easily be worn today. 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. Vintage costume jewelry identification and value guide. Duplicates may appear as a result of an item being listed in more than one category in the catalogue. Reinads origins date to 1922 when the company worked exclusively in jewelry and ornaments for the garment trade. This pot metal piece fastens to a garment with a doublepronged clip known as a fur clip to collectors but found in patents noted as a pin clip. Long known for their exceptional quality special occasion jewelry and highly prized vintage pieces, eisenberg jewelry is now avidly collected by christmas jewelry collectors from all over the world. However to quickly see many iconic and stunning eisenberg originals you should check out the book. In fact, many designers never signed their earliest pieces.
Showcase of pieces that i have or had that have been featured in books. See more ideas about vintage costumes, vintage costume jewelry and costume jewelry. It is a wonderful eisenberg book piece christmas tree brooch. I guess vintage costume jewelry books are another obsession of mine. In the 1940s, base metals were restricted for war use, so from 1943 to 1948 eisenberg used sterling silver, and pieces became lighter and more detailed. Due to the price of eisenberg pieces i only have a small collection of jewelry, clothing, and accessories, and most of them arent yet photographed. Earrings and pins in its skyline brand are comparable to those in the eisenberg ice line. Under the ad the brunailtis state, eisenberg jewelry designed by florence nathan.
Signed large eisenberg clear rhinestone brooch statement piece silver. Eisenberg jewelry was an expensive line of costume jewelry when it was first sold. Jewelry history jewelry research jewelry marks jewelry signatures jewelry articles jewelry galleries costume jewelry marks e information and images contained in researching costume jewelry rcj were created by illusion jewels and are currently maintained and updated by costume jewelry collectors intl cjci. Ive put together a guide containing photos and suggested values based on the jewelry that ive owned andor sold myself.
Many eisenberg brooches and pins were designed in the form of figures like mermaids, dancers, animals or insects. The golden years of fashion, jewelry, and fragrance, 1920s1950s by sharon schwartz and laura sutton mar 15, 2017 4. Browse at your leisure and enjoy glamorous vintage jewelry that can be. He has written and starred in three plays for the new york stage. However, the main focus of this book is on 1940s eisenberg jewelry. Researching costume jewelry history, companies and. The costume jewelry market has seen an increasing number of pieces made from new molds taken from vintage originals. This vintage crystal rhinestone brooch by iconic costume jewelry brand eisenberg, circa 1940s, is the perfect way to add a touch of sparkle to your look. Be sure to go to antique fairs to look at and hold real eisenberg jewelry.
Originally a dress manufacturer with jeweled accrues pinned or clipped to their fashions. I take personal interest in every piece offered here, and many have been in my own personal collection. Shop this large collection of napier jewelry, which includes many vintage pieces. Detoras most famous pieces are his christmas tree pins, which have appeared in many books devoted to collectible holiday jewelry as well as general collectible jewelry price guides.
Each piece of clothing was highlighted by a jeweled accessory. This is an extraordinary opportunity to own a very rare piece of eisenberg jewelry advertised in 1946 vogue. Many eisenberg pieces are abstract and vaguely organic, but others resemble kings, queens, mermaids, and ballerinas. Some were relatively straightforward embellishments of horses, zebras, birds, and butterflies, but other eisenberg brooches told ministories. Most of the jewelry made for eisenberg by ralph singer co. Dark, japanned pins in the shapes of maltese crosses were often studded with black diamond beads. Eisenberg has contributed pieces to the new yorker and mcsweeneys websites. During the 1960s and 1970s, eisenberg ice was the most common mark found on authentic costume jewelry by eisenberg. Eisenberg vintage jewelry by preston reuther cameo.
Vintage treasures incredible vintage costume jewelry. Eisenberg jewelryeisenberg ice jewelryeisenberg original. Why collect unsigned vintage antique costume jewelry. Eisenberg clothing, for the most part, was solid colors, in black, grey, and navy, wellmade, conservatively cut daywear in the form of suits and daytime dresses, aimed at welltodo housewives. This fur clip is picture e6 on page 288 of the book american costume jewelry by the brunialtis. Designers eisenberg vintage eisenberg, eisenberg original and eisenberg ice jewelry 1914 present. Early originals eisenberg jewelry are large, freeflowing designs with asymmetrical bows and sw irls, popularized at the time by hollywood. After 1955, a symbol accompanied the eisenberg mark on pieces of eisenberg jewelry. Despite the fact that the company never used real gemstones, gold, or silver, the jewelry is of the very best quality. Title very rare 1940s eisenberg bracelet book piece.
Eisenberg original sterling silver fur clip spider. This is a very rare eisenberg fur clip from the 30s. The majority of pieces feature russian gold a semimatter coppergold finish that minimized flare under the studio lights. If an item is for sale, there will be a clickable for sale under the description to take you to it. Eisenberg jewelry happens to be some of the finest costume jewelry ever made. The most common eisenberg brooch pin material is glass. Two of the patents are identical with two of the pieces in the. Eisenberg began as a fashionable clothing line in 1914 by jonas eisenberg. The more books you have, the more book pieces that you come across.
Collectors pieces now in emerald, ruby or crystal white. Dozens of familiar designs are being sold by operations in california, florida and north carolina, using production and assembly labor from different points overseas. Red and blue silk cord bracelet with red bakelite balls. The pre1950s jewelry pieces were also aimed at an upscale audience. Most pieces are signed but beware of bright examples. This eisenberg brooch is a great example of christmas from the past christmas jewelry. In fact, the jewelry pieces were made as accessories to the garments or dresses that were manufactured by the company, which was based in chicago. Shop vintage and contemporary eisenberg brooches from the worlds best fashion stores. Get an online appraisal of your trifari costume jewelry from dr. In 1941 the firm offered its first retail collection concentrating on enameled and jeweled pins either in flower designs or in novelty motifs. This cord is the same used for the wire wrap braceletsa piece of wire would be inserted in the cord. Find great deals on ebay for eisenberg jewelry and weiss jewelry.
All jewelry and watches on sale rings earrings necklaces bracelets watches. Between 1950 and 1975, eisenberg left some of their jewelry unsigned. In thanks for the time and work i put into the book sharon graciously named me coauthor. Vintage rare book piece woman eisenberg fur clippin. In 2000, everything changed when trifari was sold to the company known as liz claiborne and the jewelry was then made overseas. I was expecting a wider range of fashion, fragrance and jewelry from eisenberg and with more indepth information about why eisenberg chose to make certain jewelry patternsdesigns and the trends of the time. 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. Eisenberg was one of the first american design houses, and the jewelry that bears its mark is among the finest costume pieces ever created.
You can id some of the jewels they made through this period through vintage ads. Vtg 40s eisenberg emerald rs double size brooch book piece. Vintage rare book piece woman eisenberg fur clippin this is a very rare eisenberg fur clip from the 30s. Beyond rhinestones, weiss collectors prize the companys work in enamel, as well as its japanned pieces.
Regarding the attribution of the florence nathan patents to eisenberg jewelry, jim katz says, on page 179 of brunialtis book, a tribute to america, there is a february 1942 vogue advertisement. Eisenberg figural brooch eisenberg book piece vintage. When youre identifying costume jewelry, by eugene joseff, have in mind that the value plummets if polished. Kamke designed eisenberg pieces for nearly decades. Eisenberg original jewelry pieces, especially the sterling, are just usually out of my price range. By the late 1980s to 2000, the most common mark on a piece of trifari costume jewelry was the trifari tm mark. To see select pieces by the costume jewelry designers listed below, clicking on a name will bring you to a page with images of items i. Reinad costume jewelry antique jewelry, vintage jewelry. Make christmas even more special with a piece of eisenberg ice. Gorgeous design of deep ruby princess cut rhinestones imposed over a huge pearshaped focal stone. We think the reason for some of this confusion can be linked to the popular costume jewelry book, costume jewerly, dk collectors guide, by judith miller. In that book, you can see a similar bangle on page 222 in her gallery of unsigned pieces as tasseled. For almost 20 years this jewelry was unmarked, but in approximately 1935 it was decided to mark jewelry with eisenberg originals sometimes the original was left off, a mark that was used until the late 1940s most of the wwii era pieces were also sterling and marked as such, when a script e and eventually eisenberg in block letters.
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