Fun - you can play dress up or incorporate into a modern wardrobe. It's always fun.
Quality - Many of the designers of Vintage Costume Jewelry started out as Fine Jewelers. Panetta was a master in Platinum and Alfred Philippe of Trifari had worked as Jeweler for Cartier.
Variety - There is a style for every mood and occasion, and many styles can be changed, parts can be added or taken away,. Coro Duettes are a perfect example of that. A pair of dress clips that becomes a brooch. How creative is that?
Green - If you like jewelry and live a green lifestyle, you can't go wrong with vintage jewels.
Price - although some rare pieces can go into thousands, there is no way you could by the quality, style, variety and design for the same price today.
Investment - if you know the trends you can make some pretty good investments, on occasion.
Beautiful gold tone and faux pearl clip earrings by Trifari. Metal has brushed areas and polished areas. A few rhinestones fir accent. Measurements are 7/8' by 3/4" overall. Marked on the back, in very good vintage condition.
Darling vintage pave rhinestone strawberry shaped clip earrings by Trifari. Overall gold tone but prongs are white gold color, just like it would be in Fine Jewelry. Each measure about 7/8" tall by 5/8" at the widest point. In good condition with the original rhinestones. Please keep in mind the rhinestones are as old as the earrings and will not be as bright as new ones. That's part of the charm of vintage costume jewelry!
These huggy clip earrings are a lot of fun. Just change the Lucite portion and they will match your outfit. Well made by Trifari, they come with the original box so all the parts will stay together easily. Metal portion is gold plated. Each earring is almost 3/4" in diameter and3/16" wide. In excellent vintage condition.
These are gorgeous and so well made. Vintage enameled flower has tiny rhinestones at the petal edges which flow all the way up around the center faux pearl. Clip earrings measure approximately 1" square. In excellent vintage condition, marked Trifari on the back.
Very nice pair of clip earrings shaped like flowers which are faux pearls. Made and signed by Tortolani in the 1960s. Clip earrings are in very good condition. Measurements are 1 1/2" tall by 13/16" at the widest point. The flowers seem to climb the earlobe, these are called climbers.
Very pretty pre 1945 pinwheel style beaded clip earrings from Germany. The glass beads are Camphor type glass, the colored ones are wood. Because it is simply signed "Germany" they date from before the end of WWII in 1945. Each measures approximately 1 1/4" in diameter. They are in excellent vintage condition.
Gorgeous colorful Murano Art glass button shaped clip earrings measure about 3/4" in diameter. Clips are gold tone. Art glass contains Fine Silver foil and multi color dots on a clear dome. Beautiful colors, very nicely made. Unsigned, circa 1970s. In excellent vintage condition.
Gorgeous black glass and clear rhinestone roundel large clip earrings dating from the 1960s. They measure 1 1/8" in diameter and are in excellent vintage condition.
Lovely Native American Sterling and Turquoise petite size clip earrings likely to date from the 1940s. They measure 9/16" in diameter and are in excellent vintage condition. There are no maker's mark.
Beautiful earlier Joan Rivers gold tone enamel earrings. Her earlier pieces have a much better quality than some of the newer ones. The enamel colors are an elegant combination of Coppery Bronze and Orange-y Red and are fired vitreous enamel, not cold enamel.
Very pretty silver tone flower shaped clip earrings. They measure almost 1" in diameter and are dimensional, very nicely detailed. They are in good condition but there is some verdigris starting on the stems that hold the pearls and rhinestones at the center of the flower. Unsigned, circa 1960s.
Vintage clip earrings signed Jomaz (Joseph Mazer) have all the detail of fine jewelry. Beautiful imitation Sapphire and Emerald oval cabochons, clear rhinestones, rich 18k Gold plating and top notch construction.
Beautiful faux Bohemian Garnets, pearls and turquoise gold tone vintage clip earrings in a shape that resembles a Fleur de Lis. The back is textured. The Garnet color rhinestones are very dark, so much so they appear black. The cut of the stones is Bohemian style, with diamond shaped large facets.
Very nicely hand crafted chased or stamped Copper concave clip earrings in round shape. The center motif includes vines and leaves in a circle. The border is chased and raised dots. Very pretty yet uncomplicated.
Beautiful and very sparkly vintage clip earrings, a cluster of Aurora Borealis beads on a silver tone background. Each earring has a diameter of 1" and is 1/2" high at the center of the circle. The adjacent line of beads is slightly lower, and so is the outer one.
Beautiful Champleve Enamel Egyptian Revival clip earrings from the 1930s measure 3/4" in diameter approximately. Vivid Cobalt Blue background, features the traditional Egyptian representations.
Bergère made lovely costume jewelry and you don't see a lot of it. This brooch and earrings demi parure or set is just perfect for Autumn. Beautifully made in gold plated metal with quality construction and good weight.
Deep and vibrant at the same time, the color on the rhinestones in these earrings is very close to the finest Lapis Lazuli. Each is faceted with nice sparkle even though they are opaque. The overall shape the rhinestones form is a 5 point star and the center is raised.