Collecting Vintage Dog Jewelry
Posted: Thursday, February 18, 2010
by Karen Guido
How much do you love dogs? How much do you love jewelry? Can you imagine putting these two loves together?
Well thousands of people do just that ~ they collect vintage dog jewelry!
How and what should you collect? First and foremost buy what you love! Secondly, purchase the best you can afford. And finally, condition is vital. Try to buy items that are as close to perfect as possible.People tend to collect vintage dog jewelry either by breed of dog, by the type of item (for example, someone might only collect pins), or by the maker.
Some of the most well known / collectible costume vintage jewelry manufacturers are Coro, Eisenberg, Monet, Rebajes, Schiaperelli, and Trifari.Fine jewelry makers include Tiffany, Cartier, Dior, and Kramer.
Individual jewelry makers of note are Dorothy Bauer, Hattie Carnegie, Miriam Haskell, Alexander Korda, Henry Schreiner, Lea Stein, and Joseph Warner.Other highly collectible jewelry manufacturers are Avon, Boucher, Sarah Coventry, Castlecliff, Florenza, Gerry's, HAR, Hobe, Jonette Jewelry Company, Joseff of Hollywood, Juliana, Krementz, Lisner, Napier, Panetta, Robert, Staret, Weiss, and Wiesner.
Vintage dog jewelry was made out of sterling silver, gold, bakelite, celluloid, lucite, enamel (on metal), plastic, wood copper, pewter, and ivory. It was adorned with rhinestones, hand painting, mother of pearl, gemstones (rubies, emeralds, diamonds), and marcasites. |
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