Kjl Cabochon
Vintage 1960s American Byzantine Pendant Necklaces
Gilt Metal
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Gold Plate
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Gold Plate, Mixed Metal
Vintage 1960s American Bangles
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cuff Bracelets
Crystal, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
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Gold Plate
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Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s German Baroque Pendant Necklaces
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Brooches
Crystal, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Brooches
Crystal, Gold Plate
1990s American Retro Brooches
Crystal, 22k Gold, Gold Plate
Vintage 1960s American Drop Necklaces
Base Metal
2010s American Modern Brooches
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Vintage 1960s American Modernist Brooches
Gold Plate
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21st Century and Contemporary American Cuff Bracelets
Crystal, Gold Plate
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21st Century and Contemporary American Brooches
Crystal, Gold Plate
20th Century Cocktail Rings
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Vermeil
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Plastic
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Crystal
Late 20th Century American Clamper Bracelets
Gilt Metal
1990s American Necklace Enhancers
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Gilt Metal
1990s American Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
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Vintage 1960s American Brooches
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Crystal, 22k Gold, Gold Plate
Vintage 1960s American Link Necklaces
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Crystal, Gold Plate
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Gold Plate
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21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Crystal, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Enamel
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Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Brooches
Crystal
1990s American Retro Dome Rings
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1990s American Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Crystal, Gold Plate
Vintage 1960s Choker Necklaces
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Crystal, Gold Plate
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Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
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Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cuff Bracelets
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary American Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Brooches
Crystal, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Cuff Bracelets
Crystal, Gold Plate
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Kenneth Jay Lane for sale on 1stDibs
The father of so-called “fabulous fakes,” Kenneth Jay Lane was a spirited innovator within the jewelry industry, designing elegant and luxurious pieces without the use of real jewels. And while Lane aspired to create classic designs for earrings, bracelets and necklaces intended for everyday wear, his pieces caught the attention of celebrities, royalty and socialites.
From a young age, the Detroit, Michigan-born Lane was a lover of fashion. He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and the University of Michigan. He pursued a design career in New York City, and a failed start in the art department of Vogue magazine led to a decade of designing shoes for the likes of Delman and Christian Dior.
Lane would occasionally develop shoe designs for friends he had in the fashion world such as Bill Blass and Arnold Scaasi. A show for the latter afforded him the opportunity to beautify shoes with rhinestones and create bangles and earrings to pair with the footwear — he found plastic bracelets at discount variety store and had them embellished by craftspeople at a shoe factory.
A love for costume jewelry design emerged thereafter. Lane created his own collection and admirers such as Jackie Kennedy and Elizabeth Taylor showered him with praise. A pearl necklace he designed was worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. In the early 1960s, ready-to-wear pioneer Hattie Carnegie purchased Lane’s jewelry line. Lane was given the position of design director for Carnegie but he soon changed course, moving instead into a small studio and pursuing his own path.
Lane worked with milk glass, gilded silver hardware, faux coral and other materials, and sold pendant necklaces, dangle earrings and modern bracelets to private customers. He was fond of renowned fine jewelry houses Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels and designers such as Jean Schlumberger, and cited having found inspiration in Egyptian and Indian jewelry over the years as well as Art Deco jewelry. Lane’s designs, which he called “faque” and “junque,” became well-known for their distinctive color combinations and clever characteristics such as embroidery. By the time he purchased a small jewelry factory in Providence, Rhode Island, where his accessories would be made during the 1960s, Lane had secured relationships with top Manhattan boutiques and his work had caught the attention of fashion magazines.
Directed by the filmmaker Gisèle Roman, a 2018 documentary about Lane’s life and work called Fabulously Fake: The Real Life of Kenneth Jay Lane features interviews with legendary fashion designers Carolina Herrera, Tory Burch and Diane von Furstenberg.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of vintage Kenneth Jay Lane brooches, rings and other accessories.