Trifari On Sale
Vintage 1960s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Silver Plate
Vintage 1960s American Multi-Strand Necklaces
Gold Plate
Vintage 1950s American Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1950s American Modern Chain Necklaces
Vintage 1950s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
20th Century Brooches
Silver
20th Century Link Necklaces
20th Century Brooches
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
20th Century Hoop Earrings
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
20th Century American Brooches
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
20th Century American Pendant Necklaces
20th Century American Dangle Earrings
Late 20th Century American Retro Brooches
Crystal, Gold, Gold Plate
20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
20th Century American Retro Brooches
Gold-filled
20th Century American Retro Brooches
Crystal, Gold Plate
20th Century American Modernist Choker Necklaces
Late 20th Century American Modernist Pendant Necklaces
20th Century American Link Necklaces
Late 20th Century American Modernist Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
Vintage 1950s Artisan Clip-on Earrings
Mid-20th Century American Pendant Necklaces
20th Century Brooches
Gold-filled
20th Century American Retro Brooches
Gold-filled
20th Century American Modernist Choker Necklaces
20th Century American Modern Drop Necklaces
20th Century American Retro Brooches
20th Century American Retro Brooches
Gold-filled
1990s Italian More Earrings
20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1970s American Pendant Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century American Pendant Necklaces
Base Metal
Vintage 1960s American Modernist Pendant Necklaces
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Vintage 1960s American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1960s American Link Necklaces
Vintage 1950s American Link Bracelets
Vintage 1940s Brooches
Vintage 1950s American Modern Brooches
Vintage 1950s American Modern Link Bracelets
Vintage 1960s American Modern Brooches
Vintage 1960s American Modern Brooches
Gold Plate
Vintage 1960s American Modern Bangles
Vintage 1960s American Modern Brooches
Vintage 1960s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
20th Century Unknown Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1960s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1960s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1950s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1960s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1950s American Modern Retro Bracelets
Vintage 1960s American Modern Link Bracelets
Vintage 1960s American Modern Brooches
Vintage 1960s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
- 1
Trifari On Sale For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Trifari On Sale?
Trifari for sale on 1stDibs
Costume jewelry maker Trifari is widely loved for its fine craftsmanship and complex designs for necklaces, brooches and other jewelry and accessories.
The company was formed in New York during the early 1920s, when its partners Gustavo Trifari (who descended from a family of jewelers), Leo Krussman and Carl Fishel (business associates in hair-ornament manufacturing) recognized, as other designers during the Art Deco era such as Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel had, that fashion trends for affordable jewelry for everyday wear represented an opportunity (and that the popularity of shorter hairstyles didn’t bode well for their haircomb business).
Initially called Trifari, Krussman and Fishel Jewelry (T.K.F.), the trio eventually shortened their brand’s name, at the suggestion of an advertising professional, to Trifari in order to evoke the romance of Gustavo’s native Italy.
The hiring of French designer Alfred Philippe as head designer in 1930 was pivotal to Trifari’s success. A master craftsman who had worked with both Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, Philippe set about establishing the same high-quality standards of materials and craftsmanship in the design of fashion jewelry and trained other Trifari artisans to do the same. Settings were delicate; crystals were hand set; designs, which sometimes featured dazzling floral motifs or exquisite depictions of marine life, were sophisticated and elegant, having both the look and feel of fine jewelry. First Lady Mamie Eisenhower wore a Trifari parure of faux pearls to her husband’s presidential inauguration in 1953 and Trifari glass pearls to his inaugural ball in 1957.
Before retiring in 1968, Philippe created Trifari’s most recognizable designs. In the 1930s, when the company was custom-making accessories for the stars of Broadway musicals, it was the crown motif: These brooches became so often identified with the brand that a crown was eventually incorporated into the trademark. In the 1940s, the “Jelly Bellies” inspired affection as well as knockoffs; these were animals, birds and insects sporting a “belly” of clear Lucite. Clip-Mates were another favorite and a technical marvel — two dress clips that, joined together, created a brooch.
Find a wide range of vintage Trifari jewelry on 1stDibs.