Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
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1980s American Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
Crystal, Gilt Metal
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Enamel
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Gilt Metal
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Crystal, Gilt Metal
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Mixed Metal
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Gilt Metal
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1980s American Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
Crystal
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Enamel, Gilt Metal
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Gold Plate
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Gold Plate
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Sterling Silver
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Gold Plate
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Gold
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Gold Plate
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Rhodium
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18k Gold
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Gold Plate
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Gilt Metal
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Enamel, Gilt Metal
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1950s American Art Deco Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
Rhodium
1950s Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
Crystal, Rhodium
1960s Art Deco Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
1970s American Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
Crystal, Enamel
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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
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Gilt Metal
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Gold Plate, Enamel
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Base Metal, Rhodium
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Gold Plate
1960s American Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
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Gold Plate
1980s American Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
Gold Plate
1980s American Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
Gold Plate
Late 20th Century Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
1960s Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
1970s American Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
20th Century American Modern Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
20th Century American Modern Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
18k Gold
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Gilt Metal
1980s American Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
Gilt Metal
1980s American Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
Gilt Metal
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24k Gold, Base Metal
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1960s American Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
Enamel
1980s American Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
Gilt Metal
1980s American Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
Gilt Metal
1980s American Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
Gilt Metal
1980s American Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
Enamel
1980s American Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
Gilt Metal
1980s American Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
Gilt Metal
1980s American Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
Gilt Metal
1980s American Modern Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
Crystal, Enamel
1970s Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
1960s American Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
Rhodium, Base Metal
20th Century American Modern Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
18k Gold
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18k Gold
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Base Metal
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Gilt Metal
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1980s American Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
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Sterling Silver
1980s American Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
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Gold Plate
Late 20th Century American Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
1970s American Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets
Gilt Metal
Vintage Ciner Jewelry Bracelets For Sale on 1stDibs
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Ciner for sale on 1stDibs
What defines “fine” jewelry? For many aficionados, there’s a clear line separating the golden wheat from the gilded chaff. But the handcrafted pieces made by Ciner, a 128-year-old costume jewelry house with a glittering past to rival some of the hautest high jewelers, call into question our notions of what constitutes preciousness.
Quality? Craftsmanship? Painstaking detail? Vintage Ciner earrings, brooches, necklaces and other accessories have them all in spades.
Much of the Ciner’s allure can be traced to its origins in fine jewelry. Emanuel Ciner, an Austrian immigrant, founded the firm in Manhattan in 1892, crafting pieces from the traditional precious gems, gold and platinum. But World War I and the Great Depression caused purse strings to tighten and materials to become scarce. Rather than try to weather the economic downturn, which shuttered many other American jewelers, Ciner made the risky transition from fine jewelry to costume (or fashion) jewelry — virtually uncharted territory.
Emanuel Ciner’s sons, Irwin and Charles, introduced an array of innovations — rubber casting molds, which are especially durable and produce higher quality results, and white metal alloys, which affordably mimic the look of more precious materials — that would become the standard for costume jewelry. During World War II, Ciner’s advanced molding technology was utilized by the U.S. military to produce munitions and tools. This arrangement gave the firm access to the heavily rationed metals it needed for its jewels, enabling it again to endure conditions that drove others into bankruptcy.
The company hit its stride in the 1960s, when its jewelry was sold at some of the country’s toniest stores, even garnering an Andy Warhol–illustrated ad for Bonwit Teller. Its pieces were worn by the era’s brightest stars. In the famous 1957 Joe Shere photo of Sophia Loren sneering at Jayne Mansfield’s décolletage, Mansfield is resplendent in shoulder-grazing Ciner earrings.
Ciner is unique among costume jewelers in that its pieces aren’t imitations — they are coveted in their own right. Elizabeth Taylor, a voracious jewelry collector with a taste for the very finest, was a longtime client. Several suites of Ciner jewels were included in the 2011 Christie’s sale of Taylor’s collection, with one group of rhinestone-studded ear clips and a bracelet fetching $15,600 — more than 100 times the auction estimate. It’s a reminder of a time, not so long ago, when women of great style wore fine and costume jewelry with equal aplomb, often at the same time.
Today, Ciner — now run by Emanuel Ciner’s granddaughter Pat Ciner Hill and great-granddaughter Jean Hill — continues to adhere to the same exacting production specifications. It is the only jewelry house in New York, and likely the United States, that manufactures all its pieces entirely in-house. Each begins with dozens of elements that are cast in rubber molds and then individually filed and polished, plated in a particularly thick layer of 18-karat gold or rhodium, assembled on the bench and painted with enamel or set with stones. Every step is performed by hand by craftsmen, many of whom have been with the company for more than 30 years.
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Finding the Right bracelets for You
Today, antique and vintage bracelets are versatile and universally loved accessories that can add polish and pizzazz to any ensemble.
Bracelets were among the jewels discovered to have been buried with Pharaoh Tutankhamun when his tomb was unearthed in 1922, and wrist and arm bracelets were allegedly worn by Queen Puabi in Sumer, southern Mesopotamia. But preceding the adornments of Ancient Egypt and elsewhere, the people of prehistoric times likely wore the decorative accessory, fashioning it from shells and fish bones. When the Bronze Age allowed for more durable materials and semiprecious stones to be incorporated into jewelry, bracelets became a treasured symbol of wealth.
In the thousands of years following the debut of the world’s first bracelets, the artistry behind this common accessory has only broadened, with designers at popular jewelry houses growing more venturesome over time. David Webb looked to nature for his Animal Kingdom bracelets, and for her best-selling bracelets and more at Tiffany & Co., Elsa Peretti would frequently do the same. From bangles to tennis bracelets, the modern age offers plenty of options.
Internationally acclaimed bracelet designs have on occasion become powerful symbols of status, style and, in the case of Cartier's iconic design, love. The Cartier Love bracelet can be found on the wish list of most jewelry lovers and on the wrist of some of the world’s biggest stars. Its arrangement of mock screwheads and distinctive functionality — it was initially locked and unlocked with an accompanying vermeil screwdriver — is an enduring expression of loyalty, unity and romance. (Do you know how to spot a fake Cartier Love bracelet?)
While the Love bracelet has played a role in the skyrocketing popularity of cuff-style bracelets, they are far from the only glamorous option for collectors. Make a statement with an Art Deco design, a style that sees all kinds of iterations fitted with studded cuffs, one-of-a-kind shapes and dazzling insets. A chunky vintage gold bracelet in the Retro style will prove eye-catching and elevate any outfit.
One of the best things about bracelets, however, is that you never have to choose just one. Style icon Jacqueline Kennedy stacked her Croisillon bracelets — designed by Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. — with such frequency that the ornate bangles were eventually dubbed “Jackie bracelets” by reporters. Contemporary silver pieces can easily complement each other, rendering a layering of luxury almost a necessity.
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