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Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL 3 Strand Pearl and Faux Turquoise Circa 1980s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL 3 Strand Pearl and Faux Turquoise. Not signed but attributed to Yves Saint Laurent. The Pearls are all different Shapes and the Pieces of Faux Turquo...
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Vintage 1980s French Artist Multi-Strand Necklaces

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Martha Montero Gold and Faux Pearl Dangling Hoop Earrings Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Martha Montero Gold and Faux Pearl Dangling Hoop Earrings Circa 1980s. There are 3 gold leaves gathered together with scattered faux perals ran...
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Hoop Earrings

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Ungaro Gold Dangling Butterfly Earrings Circa 1980s
By Emanuel Ungaro
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Ungaro Gold Dangling Butterfly Earrings Circa 1980s. These are double earings of a smaller and then larger butterfly. They are so chic and will make any outfit look put toge...
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Vintage 1980s French Modern Drop Earrings

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage D'Orlan Gold Tone Byzantine Dangling Earrings Circa 2000s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage D'Orlan Gold Tone Byzantine Dangling Earrings. Large oval highly detailed dangling pieces hang down from a rope like top piece. Clip on. You can wear...
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Early 2000s American Modern Dangle Earrings

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Rhinestone Large Dangling Hoops Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Rhinestone Large Dangling Hoops Circa 1980s. These front facing hoops look great with anything and are so chic to have for a party in the ...
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Hoop Earrings

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage French Red Cone and Rondelles with Gold and Black Necklace Circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage French Red Cone and Rondelles with Gold and Black Spacers Necklace. This 1960s double strand is such a beauty with so many elements coming together to make the beautiful clas...
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Vintage 1960s French Modern Beaded Necklaces

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gold Crystal Hoop Earrings Circa 1990s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gold Hoop Earrings. The hoops have Pink, Red and Blue Diamante running all around the hoops wihich are wide and ...
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1990s French Artist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Maison Goossens for YSL Gold Bracelet with Pink Crystals Circa 1980s
By Maison Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Maison Goossens for YSL Gold Tone Bracelet with Pink Crystals. Somewhat Oval Shaped and Has a Push in Lever Piece to Close it. Spectacular a...
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Vintage 1980s French Artist Cuff Bracelets

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gold Tone Rounded Bracelet Cuff Circa 1990s
By Maison Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Maison Goossens Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gold Tone Rounded Heavy Bracelet Cuff. Rounded and Wider in the Front. Has Pink and Blue Crystals. Spectacular! Will fit 7"-8"
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1990s French Artist Cuff Bracelets

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Christian Dior Boutique Light Green Ridged Bangle Bracelet Circa 1990s
By Christian Dior
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Christian Dior Light Green Ridged Bangle Bracelet. Ridges Outward. Resin Material. The way this bracelet is curved is spectacular. You could wear this alone or even mix with...
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1990s French Modern Bangles

Vintage Maison Gripoix White, Crystal, Faux Turquoise Gold Necklace Circa 1990s
By Maison Gripoix
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Maison Gripoix White, Crystal and Faux Turquoise on Gold Chain Necklace. 3 Different Emblems On Gold Chain with Dangling White Piece in the Middle. 22"-24" L. Dangling Middle is 3" L. Each Piece is 2" by 2" Guy de Maupassant wrote a famous story about a necklace. The story is about a young, pretty, intelligent, well educated but poorly endowed bride who has to marry a petty official; and thus suffering from the limitations of living a life with a husband that lacked any exquisite qualities. In order to entertain his dejected spouse, one day her husband gets an invitation to a ball and gives his wife 400 francs he had saved for a hunting rifle so that she would be able to order an appropriate dress. However, when the dress is ready it becomes clear that it is lacking jewelry; and it would be impossible to attend the ball while looking so poor. The protagonist approaches her rich childhood friend with whom she was raised together at the monastery and borrows a diamond necklace from her. The ball is a great success and she is the centre of attention. However when the woman returns home, she discovers that she has lost the necklace. In order to conceal her faux pas from her friend, she buys a new necklace identical to the one she lost, and to pay it off the woman gets into a huge debt which over the years gradually drags her down the social ladder from bourgeoisie to poverty. Ten years later, having lost her good looks, the woman encounters her friend on the Champs Elysees, who still looks young, beautiful and rich. The protagonist reveals to her friend the whole story about the necklace, but her friend replies in amazement that the diamonds were fake and would “cost 500 francs at most”. Maison Gripoix starts out with a dramatic story. In 1869 (or a year earlier, according to other sources), Paris master glass-maker Augustina Gripoix began making replicas of pearls and crystals; casting glass into different shapes and colours and inserting them into most sophisticated settings. She used the pâte de verre (glass paste) technique, whereby a traditional ceramic or qypsum form was filled with a multi-colour pieces of glass and special gluing substances and then baked in a furnace, resulting in objects featuring fantastical hues. Only Augustina made her crystals by pouring the melted glass paste into the press moulds skipping the furnace step, allowing her to achieve the purity of colour, transparency and shine. She found a simple method to make beautiful jewelry and thus Marquises, Duchesses and Princesses qued up ... so Madame Gripoix would make them replicas of their own jewelry in case of robbery or loss, or some unusual jewelry pieces for their new wraps, neckpieces, or boas. The so-called ‘costume jewelry’ emerged to a large extent thanks to the work of Maison Gripoix. Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890’s when she started making necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage; and later the costume jewelry for the first high fashion house of Charles Frederick Worth. Later on, Paul Poiret, the leading couturier of the 1910’s contacted her and she created sophisticated oriental style jewelry for him to match his famous oriental costumes based on the aesthetic of Diaghilev’s initial Russian seasons. The value of costume jewelry was now being recognized in its own right; and not just for imitation purposes. The taste of emancipated young girls, who were gaining more and more freedom and opportunities, was best met with bijouterie. So in the 1920, when Augustina’s daughter Susan became the head of the House; Gripoix prospects became even more exciting. Girls with short-cropped hair in short dresses zoomed by in open-top cars wearing bijou rather than diamonds. Everyone ordered bijouterie from Madam Gripoix during this period, from Jeanne Lanvin to Jean Piguet...
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1990s French Artist Link Necklaces

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Dangling Gold Sun on Choker Circa 1980s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Vintage YSL Dangling Gold Sun on Choker. The Wire stretches Some. Opening is 2" Sun is 2" x 2". This is such a special piece and describes YSL...
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Vintage 1980s French Artist Link Necklaces

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Gripoix Translucent Pate De Verre Earrings Circa 1980s
By Maison Gripoix
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Gripoix Translucent Earrings with Pieces Of Gold. Dangling Earrings With Pieces of Gold and Stones. Long Necklace/Sautoir on Site to Match. So Gorgeous! This matches the necklace and sometimes when a set is matched it is magical and this translucent dangling pate de verre is one of them. Clip On. Guy de Maupassant wrote a famous story about a necklace. The story is about a young, pretty, intelligent, well educated but poorly endowed bride who has to marry a petty official; and thus suffering from the limitations of living a life with a husband that lacked any exquisite qualities. In order to entertain his dejected spouse, one day her husband gets an invitation to a ball and gives his wife 400 francs he had saved for a hunting rifle so that she would be able to order an appropriate dress. However, when the dress is ready it becomes clear that it is lacking jewelry; and it would be impossible to attend the ball while looking so poor. The protagonist approaches her rich childhood friend with whom she was raised together at the monastery and borrows a diamond necklace from her. The ball is a great success and she is the centre of attention. However when the woman returns home, she discovers that she has lost the necklace. In order to conceal her faux pas from her friend, she buys a new necklace identical to the one she lost, and to pay it off the woman gets into a huge debt which over the years gradually drags her down the social ladder from bourgeoisie to poverty. Ten years later, having lost her good looks, the woman encounters her friend on the Champs Elysees, who still looks young, beautiful and rich. The protagonist reveals to her friend the whole story about the necklace, but her friend replies in amazement that the diamonds were fake and would “cost 500 francs at most”. Maison Gripoix starts out with a dramatic story. In 1869 (or a year earlier, according to other sources), Paris master glass-maker Augustina Gripoix began making replicas of pearls and crystals; casting glass into different shapes and colours and inserting them into most sophisticated settings. She used the pâte de verre (glass paste) technique, whereby a traditional ceramic or qypsum form was filled with a multi-colour pieces of glass and special gluing substances and then baked in a furnace, resulting in objects featuring fantastical hues. Only Augustina made her crystals by pouring the melted glass paste into the press moulds skipping the furnace step, allowing her to achieve the purity of colour, transparency and shine. She found a simple method to make beautiful jewelry and thus Marquises, Duchesses and Princesses qued up ... so Madame Gripoix would make them replicas of their own jewelry in case of robbery or loss, or some unusual jewelry pieces for their new wraps, neckpieces, or boas. The so-called ‘costume jewelry’ emerged to a large extent thanks to the work of Maison Gripoix. Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890’s when she started making necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage; and later the costume jewelry for the first high fashion house of Charles Frederick Worth. Later on, Paul Poiret, the leading couturier of the 1910’s contacted her and she created sophisticated oriental style jewelry for him to match his famous oriental costumes based on the aesthetic of Diaghilev’s initial Russian seasons. The value of costume jewelry was now being recognized in its own right; and not just for imitation purposes. The taste of emancipated young girls, who were gaining more and more freedom and opportunities, was best met with bijouterie. So in the 1920, when Augustina’s daughter Susan became the head of the House; Gripoix prospects became even more exciting. Girls with short-cropped hair in short dresses zoomed by in open-top cars wearing bijou rather than diamonds. Everyone ordered bijouterie from Madam Gripoix during this period, from Jeanne Lanvin to Jean Piguet...
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Vintage 1980s French Artist Drop Earrings

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Alexis Kirk Articulated Silver Tone Choker Necklace Circa 1980s
By Alexis Kirk
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Alexis Kirk Articulated Silver Tone Choker Necklace. Can be so 1970s. This is very Couregges looking or Armani. It is a classic piece tha...
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Choker Necklaces

Materials

Mixed Metal

Maison Gripoix Vintage Faux Turquoise and White Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s
By Maison Gripoix
Located in New York, NY
Maison Gripoix Vintage Faux Turquoise and White Small Dangling Earrings Set in Gold Tone. There are small pieces of Faux Turquoise wrapped in Gold surrounding a white center. Clip On. These are so stunning and so classic in the style of Chanel. These can be worn in the winter as well as the summer. I just love these. Truly my taste. Guy de Maupassant wrote a famous story about a necklace. The story is about a young, pretty, intelligent, well educated but poorly endowed bride who has to marry a petty official; and thus suffering from the limitations of living a life with a husband that lacked any exquisite qualities. In order to entertain his dejected spouse, one day her husband gets an invitation to a ball and gives his wife 400 francs he had saved for a hunting rifle so that she would be able to order an appropriate dress. However, when the dress is ready it becomes clear that it is lacking jewelry; and it would be impossible to attend the ball while looking so poor. The protagonist approaches her rich childhood friend with whom she was raised together at the monastery and borrows a diamond necklace from her. The ball is a great success and she is the centre of attention. However when the woman returns home, she discovers that she has lost the necklace. In order to conceal her faux pas from her friend, she buys a new necklace identical to the one she lost, and to pay it off the woman gets into a huge debt which over the years gradually drags her down the social ladder from bourgeoisie to poverty. Ten years later, having lost her good looks, the woman encounters her friend on the Champs Elysees, who still looks young, beautiful and rich. The protagonist reveals to her friend the whole story about the necklace, but her friend replies in amazement that the diamonds were fake and would “cost 500 francs at most”. Maison Gripoix starts out with a dramatic story. In 1869 (or a year earlier, according to other sources), Paris master glass-maker Augustina Gripoix began making replicas of pearls and crystals; casting glass into different shapes and colours and inserting them into most sophisticated settings. She used the pâte de verre (glass paste) technique, whereby a traditional ceramic or qypsum form was filled with a multi-colour pieces of glass and special gluing substances and then baked in a furnace, resulting in objects featuring fantastical hues. Only Augustina made her crystals by pouring the melted glass paste into the press moulds skipping the furnace step, allowing her to achieve the purity of colour, transparency and shine. She found a simple method to make beautiful jewelry and thus Marquises, Duchesses and Princesses qued up ... so Madame Gripoix would make them replicas of their own jewelry in case of robbery or loss, or some unusual jewelry pieces for their new wraps, neckpieces, or boas. The so-called ‘costume jewelry’ emerged to a large extent thanks to the work of Maison Gripoix. Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890’s when she started making necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage; and later the costume jewelry for the first high fashion house of Charles Frederick Worth. Later on, Paul Poiret, the leading couturier of the 1910’s contacted her and she created sophisticated oriental style jewelry for him to match his famous oriental costumes based on the aesthetic of Diaghilev’s initial Russian seasons. The value of costume jewelry was now being recognized in its own right; and not just for imitation purposes. The taste of emancipated young girls, who were gaining more and more freedom and opportunities, was best met with bijouterie. So in the 1920, when Augustina’s daughter Susan became the head of the House; Gripoix prospects became even more exciting. Girls with short-cropped hair in short dresses zoomed by in open-top cars wearing bijou rather than diamonds. Everyone ordered bijouterie from Madam Gripoix during this period, from Jeanne Lanvin to Jean Piguet...
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Vintage 1980s French Artist Drop Earrings

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Anne Klein Stacked Gold Fan Like Toggle Necklace Circa 1980s
By Anne Klein
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Anne Klein Stacked Gold tone Fan Like Toggle Necklace. These are like secrets from the 1980s. They are well made necklaces that were made during the period that are so chic...
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Link Necklaces

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage St John Gold Tone Textured Hoop Earrings Circa 1990s
By St. John
Located in New York, NY
Vintage St John Gold Tone Textured Hoop Earrings. Front Facing Earrings. The texture is broken with a cream enamel. Clip on. Now, these are earrings th...
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1990s American Modern Hoop Earrings

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Chanel Gold Disc Chanel and Coco on Long Necklace Circa 1980s
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Chanel Gold Disc Chanel and Coco on Long Necklace. A great necklace from the 1980s with dangling discs that have an imprint of CoCo on one side and Chanel all over the other ...
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Vintage 1980s French Artist Link Necklaces

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage FrenchGold Tone Faux Pearl Grey and Ivory Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage French Gold Tone Faux Pearl Grey and Ivory Dangling Earrings. Very Much in the style of Chanel. Just have a good look at these. The surround of the color gold is in the style of Chanel. These French made earrings...
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Vintage 1980s French Modern Drop Earrings

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Gripoix Paris Flower Necklace Circa 1980s
By Maison Gripoix
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Gripoix Red MDV Paris Flower Necklace. This necklace is so spectacular. The flower is like the Chanel Camelia. This just oozes class. Something about this is just so specia...
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Vintage 1980s French Artist Beaded Necklaces

Collectible Augustine Gripoix Red Pate De Verre Dangling Earrings Circa 2000s
Located in New York, NY
Collectible Augustine Gold Tone Red Pate De Verre Dangling Earrings. There is a faux peral in the center. Pierced. Non Signed But Augustine. These are so fresh and updated. Augusti...
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2010s French Modern Drop Earrings

Materials

Mixed Metal

Maison Gripoix Vintage Blue and Light Blue Flower Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s
By Maison Gripoix
Located in New York, NY
Maison Gripoix Vintage Blue and Light Blue Flower Dangling Earrings Set in Gold Tone Clip On. Always In Style. Very Classic Chic. These are so spectacular. I have them in red as well. The price is different as they were purchased in different exchange rates. These are really stunning. Will never go out of style!! Guy de Maupassant wrote a famous story about a necklace. The story is about a young, pretty, intelligent, well educated but poorly endowed bride who has to marry a petty official; and thus suffering from the limitations of living a life with a husband that lacked any exquisite qualities. In order to entertain his dejected spouse, one day her husband gets an invitation to a ball and gives his wife 400 francs he had saved for a hunting rifle so that she would be able to order an appropriate dress. However, when the dress is ready it becomes clear that it is lacking jewelry; and it would be impossible to attend the ball while looking so poor. The protagonist approaches her rich childhood friend with whom she was raised together at the monastery and borrows a diamond necklace from her. The ball is a great success and she is the centre of attention. However when the woman returns home, she discovers that she has lost the necklace. In order to conceal her faux pas from her friend, she buys a new necklace identical to the one she lost, and to pay it off the woman gets into a huge debt which over the years gradually drags her down the social ladder from bourgeoisie to poverty. Ten years later, having lost her good looks, the woman encounters her friend on the Champs Elysees, who still looks young, beautiful and rich. The protagonist reveals to her friend the whole story about the necklace, but her friend replies in amazement that the diamonds were fake and would “cost 500 francs at most”. Maison Gripoix starts out with a dramatic story. In 1869 (or a year earlier, according to other sources), Paris master glass-maker Augustina Gripoix began making replicas of pearls and crystals; casting glass into different shapes and colours and inserting them into most sophisticated settings. She used the pâte de verre (glass paste) technique, whereby a traditional ceramic or qypsum form was filled with a multi-colour pieces of glass and special gluing substances and then baked in a furnace, resulting in objects featuring fantastical hues. Only Augustina made her crystals by pouring the melted glass paste into the press moulds skipping the furnace step, allowing her to achieve the purity of colour, transparency and shine. She found a simple method to make beautiful jewelry and thus Marquises, Duchesses and Princesses qued up ... so Madame Gripoix would make them replicas of their own jewelry in case of robbery or loss, or some unusual jewelry pieces for their new wraps, neckpieces, or boas. The so-called ‘costume jewelry’ emerged to a large extent thanks to the work of Maison Gripoix. Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890’s when she started making necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage; and later the costume jewelry for the first high fashion house of Charles Frederick Worth. Later on, Paul Poiret, the leading couturier of the 1910’s contacted her and she created sophisticated oriental style jewelry for him to match his famous oriental costumes based on the aesthetic of Diaghilev’s initial Russian seasons. The value of costume jewelry was now being recognized in its own right; and not just for imitation purposes. The taste of emancipated young girls, who were gaining more and more freedom and opportunities, was best met with bijouterie. So in the 1920, when Augustina’s daughter Susan became the head of the House; Gripoix prospects became even more exciting. Girls with short-cropped hair in short dresses zoomed by in open-top cars wearing bijou rather than diamonds. Everyone ordered bijouterie from Madam Gripoix during this period, from Jeanne Lanvin to Jean Piguet...
Category

Vintage 1980s French Artist Dangle Earrings

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Maison Gripoix Faux Turquoise and White Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s
By Maison Gripoix
Located in New York, NY
Maison Gripoix Vintage Faux Turquoise and White Layered Dangling Earrings. There are three layers to this all wrapped around with an offset gold tone and then a long dangling piece. These are so stunning and look good with many colors. Clip On. These are true statement earrings in that they are so well made and one knows it is a special piece and not an off the rack piece. These can also be worn in the winter against dark colors. Guy de Maupassant wrote a famous story about a necklace. The story is about a young, pretty, intelligent, well educated but poorly endowed bride who has to marry a petty official; and thus suffering from the limitations of living a life with a husband that lacked any exquisite qualities. In order to entertain his dejected spouse, one day her husband gets an invitation to a ball and gives his wife 400 francs he had saved for a hunting rifle so that she would be able to order an appropriate dress. However, when the dress is ready it becomes clear that it is lacking jewelry; and it would be impossible to attend the ball while looking so poor. The protagonist approaches her rich childhood friend with whom she was raised together at the monastery and borrows a diamond necklace from her. The ball is a great success and she is the centre of attention. However when the woman returns home, she discovers that she has lost the necklace. In order to conceal her faux pas from her friend, she buys a new necklace identical to the one she lost, and to pay it off the woman gets into a huge debt which over the years gradually drags her down the social ladder from bourgeoisie to poverty. Ten years later, having lost her good looks, the woman encounters her friend on the Champs Elysees, who still looks young, beautiful and rich. The protagonist reveals to her friend the whole story about the necklace, but her friend replies in amazement that the diamonds were fake and would “cost 500 francs at most”. Maison Gripoix starts out with a dramatic story. In 1869 (or a year earlier, according to other sources), Paris master glass-maker Augustina Gripoix began making replicas of pearls and crystals; casting glass into different shapes and colours and inserting them into most sophisticated settings. She used the pâte de verre (glass paste) technique, whereby a traditional ceramic or qypsum form was filled with a multi-colour pieces of glass and special gluing substances and then baked in a furnace, resulting in objects featuring fantastical hues. Only Augustina made her crystals by pouring the melted glass paste into the press moulds skipping the furnace step, allowing her to achieve the purity of colour, transparency and shine. She found a simple method to make beautiful jewelry and thus Marquises, Duchesses and Princesses qued up ... so Madame Gripoix would make them replicas of their own jewelry in case of robbery or loss, or some unusual jewelry pieces for their new wraps, neckpieces, or boas. The so-called ‘costume jewelry’ emerged to a large extent thanks to the work of Maison Gripoix. Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890’s when she started making necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage; and later the costume jewelry for the first high fashion house of Charles Frederick Worth. Later on, Paul Poiret, the leading couturier of the 1910’s contacted her and she created sophisticated oriental style jewelry for him to match his famous oriental costumes based on the aesthetic of Diaghilev’s initial Russian seasons. The value of costume jewelry was now being recognized in its own right; and not just for imitation purposes. The taste of emancipated young girls, who were gaining more and more freedom and opportunities, was best met with bijouterie. So in the 1920, when Augustina’s daughter Susan became the head of the House; Gripoix prospects became even more exciting. Girls with short-cropped hair in short dresses zoomed by in open-top cars wearing bijou rather than diamonds. Everyone ordered bijouterie from Madam Gripoix during this period, from Jeanne Lanvin to Jean Piguet...
Category

Vintage 1980s French Artist Drop Earrings

Materials

Mixed Metal

Maison Gripoix Vintage Faux Pearl and Red Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s
By Maison Gripoix
Located in New York, NY
Maison Gripoix Vintage Faux Pearl and Red Dangling Earrings. Wrapped in woven gold around the Pearl in the typical 1980s style of Chanel. Clip on. So classic and you always look good no matter what you are wearing when you have these on. Clip on. Very much the colors of Chanel. Guy de Maupassant wrote a famous story about a necklace. The story is about a young, pretty, intelligent, well educated but poorly endowed bride who has to marry a petty official; and thus suffering from the limitations of living a life with a husband that lacked any exquisite qualities. In order to entertain his dejected spouse, one day her husband gets an invitation to a ball and gives his wife 400 francs he had saved for a hunting rifle so that she would be able to order an appropriate dress. However, when the dress is ready it becomes clear that it is lacking jewelry; and it would be impossible to attend the ball while looking so poor. The protagonist approaches her rich childhood friend with whom she was raised together at the monastery and borrows a diamond necklace from her. The ball is a great success and she is the centre of attention. However when the woman returns home, she discovers that she has lost the necklace. In order to conceal her faux pas from her friend, she buys a new necklace identical to the one she lost, and to pay it off the woman gets into a huge debt which over the years gradually drags her down the social ladder from bourgeoisie to poverty. Ten years later, having lost her good looks, the woman encounters her friend on the Champs Elysees, who still looks young, beautiful and rich. The protagonist reveals to her friend the whole story about the necklace, but her friend replies in amazement that the diamonds were fake and would “cost 500 francs at most”. Maison Gripoix starts out with a dramatic story. In 1869 (or a year earlier, according to other sources), Paris master glass-maker Augustina Gripoix began making replicas of pearls and crystals; casting glass into different shapes and colours and inserting them into most sophisticated settings. She used the pâte de verre (glass paste) technique, whereby a traditional ceramic or qypsum form was filled with a multi-colour pieces of glass and special gluing substances and then baked in a furnace, resulting in objects featuring fantastical hues. Only Augustina made her crystals by pouring the melted glass paste into the press moulds skipping the furnace step, allowing her to achieve the purity of colour, transparency and shine. She found a simple method to make beautiful jewelry and thus Marquises, Duchesses and Princesses qued up ... so Madame Gripoix would make them replicas of their own jewelry in case of robbery or loss, or some unusual jewelry pieces for their new wraps, neckpieces, or boas. The so-called ‘costume jewelry’ emerged to a large extent thanks to the work of Maison Gripoix. Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890’s when she started making necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage; and later the costume jewelry for the first high fashion house of Charles Frederick Worth. Later on, Paul Poiret, the leading couturier of the 1910’s contacted her and she created sophisticated oriental style jewelry for him to match his famous oriental costumes based on the aesthetic of Diaghilev’s initial Russian seasons. The value of costume jewelry was now being recognized in its own right; and not just for imitation purposes. The taste of emancipated young girls, who were gaining more and more freedom and opportunities, was best met with bijouterie. So in the 1920, when Augustina’s daughter Susan became the head of the House; Gripoix prospects became even more exciting. Girls with short-cropped hair in short dresses zoomed by in open-top cars wearing bijou rather than diamonds. Everyone ordered bijouterie from Madam Gripoix during this period, from Jeanne Lanvin to Jean Piguet...
Category

Vintage 1980s French Artist Drop Earrings

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche YSL Butterfly Earrings Circa 1980s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche YSL Earrings. Butterfly Earrings with Pink and Blue Crystal and Faux Pearl on Hammered and Swirled Metal. Clip On...
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Vintage 1980s French Artist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Trifari Diamante and Sapphire Stone Color Large Brooch Circa 1960s
By Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Trifari Diamante and Sapphire Stone Color Large Brooch. The baguettes Lay on top of various sizes of oval shapes of sapphire stone color which are surrounded by a border of ...
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Brooches

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage deLillo Gold Tone Crystal with Faux Turquoise Bracelet Circa !970s
By deLillo
Located in New York, NY
Vintage deLillo Gold tone Crystal with Faux Turquoise Bracelet 1970s. The photos do all the talking here. This is like a double decker bracelet with round pieces of crystals accented...
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Cuff Bracelets

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Round and Baguettes with Sapphire Blue Earrings Circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Round and Baguettes with Sapphire Blue Earrings Circa 1960s.Vintage Round Cut Crystals with Sapphire Crystal Baguettes Earrings. These have the l...
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Vintage 1960s American Art Deco Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Valentino Gold Crystal Sapphire Blue Butterfly Earrings Circa 1990s
By Valentino
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Valentino Gold Tone Crystal and Sapphire Blue Crystal Butterfly Earrings. There are Clear and Blue sapphire Color Crystals set in Gold tone to make these gorgeous classic ea...
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1990s Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Lorenz Baumer Gold Tone Crystal Earrings Circa 1980s
By Lorenz Baumer
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Lorenz Baumer Gold Tone Crystal Earrings. Amazing Shape. 2" L x 1.75" W. Lorenz Baumer is a renowned jeweler in Paris on Place Vendome and has designed for Chanel Fine jewelry...
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Vintage 1980s French Modern Drop Earrings

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gold Tone Red Discs Dangling Choker Circa 1980s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gold Tone Red Discs Dangling Choker. Created for the defile. 12-16.5" around the Neck. The Drop Pieces are about 3" L...
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Vintage 1980s French Artist Choker Necklaces

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Mixed Metal

Vintage Ciner Gold Link Choker Necklace Circa 1980s
By Ciner
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Ciner Gold Link Choker Necklace. Long Links with a Pattern Swirled through the Middle of the Link. This is a classic necklace that everyone...
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Link Necklaces

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Mixed Metal

Vintage Diamante and Pink Flower Brooch Circa 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Diamante and Pink Flower Brooch Circa 1940s. Large and magnificent on anything from a blazer to a coat to a white blouse. Pink Cabochons in ...
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Vintage 1940s American Modern Brooches

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Mixed Metal

Vintage Isabel Canovos Face Chain Choker Necklace Circa 1980s
By Isabel Canovas
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Isabel Canovos Face Chain Choker Necklace Circa 1980s. Iconic Isabel Canovos collectors piece. This is such a magnificent necklace. The face at the widest is 2".
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Vintage 1980s French Modern Choker Necklaces

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Robert Lee Morris Dangling Quartz Gold Tone Bracelet Circa 1990s
By Robert Lee Morris
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Robert Lee Morris Dangling Quartz Gold Tone Bracelet. If you like bracelets that move and jiggle then this is for you. Robert Lee Morris shows his stuff in this creation fr...
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1990s American Modern Charm Bracelets

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Resin Wide Diamante Faux Coral Cuff, Circa 1990s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Resin Wide Diamante Faux Coral Cuff Circa 1990s. Has a design on this like a large flower, sun or design with a raised faux coral piece in the midd...
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1990s French Modern Cuff Bracelets

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Mixed Metal

Vintage Maison Goossens Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gold Earrings Circa `1990s
By Maison Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Maison Goossens Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gold Dangling Resin Earrings. Misshapen Pieces Form these Very Classy and Chic Earrings That are ...
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Vintage 1980s French Artist Drop Earrings

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Mixed Metal

Collectible Saint Laurent YSL Gold Tone YSL Wrap Around Heavy Cuff Circa 2012
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Collectible Saint Laurent YSL Gold Tone YSL Wrap Around Heavy Bracelet Cuff. Opening in back is 1.85" Rigid Cuff. I think this bracelet cuff speaks for itself with the YSL. Don't ...
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2010s French Artist Cuff Bracelets

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Mixed Metal

Vintage Maison Goossens Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gold /Red Brooch Circa 1980s
By Maison Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Maison Goossens Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gold Tone Flower Brooch. Red Crystal in the Middle. Has a Pendant as well. Would be beautiful on Pearls or Gold necklace of any kind....
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Vintage 1980s French Artist Brooches

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Jean Patou Studded Matte Gold Tone Tribal Cuff Circa 1980s
By Jean Patou Paris
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Jean Patou Studded Matte Gold Tone Tribal Cuff. Four different rows of button like items stick out on each row different. Closes with a pi...
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Vintage 1980s French Modern Cuff Bracelets

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Mixed Metal

Vintage Karl Lagerfeld Large Gold Tone Cuff Bracelet Circa 1980s
By Karl Lagerfeld
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Karl Lagerfeld Large Gold Tone Cuff Bracelet. Unsigned and Gorgeous but very Lagerfeld. Substantial and heavy with lots of detail. If you are smaller I have a way to make ...
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Vintage 1980s French Artist Cuff Bracelets

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Christian Dior Boutique Ivory Color Bakelite Bangel Bracelet Circa 1980s
By Christian Dior
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Christian Dior Boutique Ivory Colored Bakelite Bangel Bracelet. Heavy and Substantial. This is curved in at the top on the outside of the Bra...
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1990s French Artist Bangles

Vintage YSL Gold Tone with Blue Sapphire Crystals Fan Brooch Circa 1990s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Vintage YSL Gold Tone with Blue Sapphire Crystals Fan Brooch. Spectacular. For people who like to wear brooches this is a show stopper. There are so many ways to wear a brooch that ...
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Vintage 1980s French Artist Brooches

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Billy Boy Gold Tone Evil Eye Long Necklace Sautoir Circa 1980s
By Billy Boy
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Billy Boy Gold Tone Evil Eye Long Necklace Sautoir. Double Strands of Gold Chain and Double Pieces of Evil Eye that are Enameled with Red, Green and White. They are then j...
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Vintage 1980s French Modern Link Necklaces

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Claude Montana Gold Green Paper Maiche Bracelet Circa 1980s
By Claude Montana Paris
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Claude Montana Gold Green Paper Mache Bracelet. These were created for the runway only. There are two of them available should you desire. There is also a pair of earrings...
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Vintage 1980s French Modern Bangles

Vintage Claude Montana Gold Green Paper Maiche Bracelet Circa 1980s
By Claude Montana Paris
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Claude Montana Gold Green Paper Mache Bracelet. These were created for the runway only. There are two of them available should you desire. There is also a pair of earrings...
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Vintage 1980s French Modern Bangles

Vintage Hattie Carnegie Diamante and Sapphire Blue Wide Choker Circa 1960s
By Hattie Carnegie
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Hattie Carnegie Diamante and Sapphire Blue Cabochon Wide Collar Necklace Circa 1960s. Gorgeous Piece from the 1960s. This is truly such...
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Choker Necklaces

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Carlo Zini Diamante and Blue Cabochon Dangling Necklace Circa 2000s
By Carlo Zini
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Carlo Zini Diamante and Blue Cabochon Dangling Necklace Sautoir Circa 2000s. This is one of those Pieces for when you go out or want to stand out. The photograph doesn't cap...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Link Necklaces

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage ArtDeco89 Dangling Enamel and Diamante Pendant Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Art Deco Dangling Enamel and Diamante Pendant. Based on a Cartier Design from the 1920s. Has green and yellow enamel with dangling green crystal and diamante pieces. This i...
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Pendant Necklaces

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Mixed Metal

Vintage Nettie Rosenstein Mixed Dangling Faux Tortoise Bracelet Circa 1960s
By Nettie Rosenstein
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Nettie Rosenstein Antique Gold/Silver Dangling Faux Tortoise Bracelet Circa 1960s. The wash is between a Silver and Washed out Gold. The pi...
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Charm Bracelets

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Christian Lacroix Gold Bracelet with Dangling Crystals Circa 1990s
By Christian Lacroix Paris
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Christian Lacroix Paris Gold Bracelet with Dangling Crystals. My favorite Lacroix piece! There are long bars with crystals in between and then dangling large round crystals ...
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1990s French Artist Link Bracelets

Materials

Mixed Metal

Collectible Saint Laurent Bronze Tone Heavy Cuff Bracelet Circa 2012
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Collectible Saint Laurent Bronze Tone Heavy Cuff Bracelet. Very much the look of the Brutalist with the way many of the designers of the 2010s have...
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2010s French Artist Cuff Bracelets

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Christian Lacroix Vintage Gold Toned Choker Circa 1990s
By Christian Lacroix
Located in New York, NY
CHRISTIAN LACROIX vintage rare massive ethnic tribal inspired four strands gold toned choker necklace featuring links and rings. Both ends are made of deep red studded enamel embellished with orange resin cabochon. This is one of the special and unusual pieces that Lacroix created. This is a spectacular piece. Truly special in the world of jewelry. Hook clasp closure. Adjustable length. Marked CHRISTIAN LACROIX CL Made in France. Indicative measurements : adjustable length from approx. 30 cm (11.81 inches) to approx. 37 cm (14.57 inches) / width approx. 7 cm (2.76 inches) Has weight on it : approx. 450 grams. About the Designer Christian Lacroix At a time when sharp padded shoulders and crisp lines were trending, Christian Lacroix created venturesome clothing that was bubbly, flirtatious and exuberant. The iconic French fashion designer, whose body of work includes handbags and purses, evening dresses, jackets and lots more, has always favored theater over fashion. He has long integrated corsets and bustles into his work, drawing on diverse cultures and citing epic historical dramas as inspirations. Today he is creating opera costumes...
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1990s French Artist Link Necklaces

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Art Deco Dangling Resin and Diamante Faux Emerald Earrings Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Art Deco Dangling Resin and Diamante Faux Emerald Earrings. Reminiscent of a Cartier design from the 1920's. So Chic. There is a Neckla...
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Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Dangle Earrings

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Mixed Metal

Vintage Maison Goossens Yves Saint Laurent YSL Rock Crystal Necklace Circa 1980s
By Maison Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Maison Goossens Yves Saint Laurent YSL Rock Crystal Collar Heavy Necklace. Couture at its best. Long and Short pieces of Gold Tone Spikes. B...
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Vintage 1980s French Artist Link Necklaces

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Black Choker with Dangling Poms Poms Circa 1960s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Beaded Black Choker with Dangling Poms Poms and Beads. Attributed to Yves Saint Laurent YSL but not signed. Tres Chic. 13"L 1.25" W around the ...
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Vintage 1980s French Artist Choker Necklaces

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Christian Lacroix Gold Cross with Cabochon Necklace Circa 1990s
By Christian Lacroix Paris
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Christian Lacroix Paris Gold Cross with Cabochons Necklace. Has a Grasshopper in the Middle. I have put a Black Cord on this but you could use any Chain that you have.. The ...
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1990s French Artist Drop Necklaces

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Unsigned Gold and Faux Turquoise Bracelet Circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Unsigned Gold and Faux Turquoise Bracelet. Has Small White Stones with Crystals Inside. This is such a Substantial Piece and is Well Made. Thi...
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Link Bracelets

Materials

Mixed Metal

Vintage Yves Saint Lauren YSL Couture Gold Tone with Blue Crystals Circa 1980s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Yves Saint Lauren YSL Couture Gold Tone with Large Blue Crystals. These are spectacular. These were prototypes for Yves Saint Lau...
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Vintage 1980s French Artist Drop Earrings

Materials

Mixed Metal

Collectible Chanel Gold Collar Necklace Circa 2008
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Collectible Chanel Gold Collar Necklace with Pieces of Wheat making up the Necklace. It is Made Purposely Uneven with one Side being Longer than the other. It is 14-16" L and 1.5"-2.75" at the Widest Part. This is a couture necklace that is so beautiful. Really has a look. Look on the model in the video. Just so special! Marked A 2008 Wheat is a Symbol for prosperity that Madame Coco Chanel used...
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Early 2000s French Artist Choker Necklaces

Materials

Mixed Metal

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