1950s Natural Marbled Jade Graduated Beaded Necklace

The start of plastic jewellery was seen in the middle of the 19th century and it became very popular in the 1920's and 30's. Celluloid was the first quality of plastics which was used, then followed Bakelite and Catalin. The invention of Bakelite took place in 1909. Sometime later Catalin was produced. Catalin was easy for mass production and at the same time affordable. Du Pont is the pioneer in the field of Lucite and made it popular in the 1930’s as an alternative to Bakelite which was an expensive grade of plastic. Because of its versatility it became a popular choice for costume jewellery and became even more popular in 1950s for its Jelly Belly Jewellery...

Worth its weight in glass beads; no picture or video could ever do it justice! Clasped at either end in highly-polished silver plate, strand after strand of mauve glass...

The pastel shades of turquoise have endeared it to many great cultures of antiquity: it has adorned the rulers of Ancient Egypt, the Aztecs (and possibly other Pre-Columbian Mesoamer...

Miriam Haskell jewellery is some of the most prized and beautiful costume jewellery from the 20th century. The intricate designs coupled with their novel colours and materials have made Haskell jewellery hugely coveted by collectors, with the most elaborate pieces fetching many hundreds of pounds. Miriam began her fashion career in New York city working as a milliner but pivoted to jewellery in 1926 when she opened her first shop, named Le Bijou...

This necklace has a charming strand of Japanese akoya pearls with a diameter of 8.5/9 mm that in its simplicity is beautiful in itself. The real special feature of this necklace, how...

This elegant choker necklace from Chanel’s B25 Collection features a single strand of luminous ivory faux pearls, exuding classic sophistication. Scattered along the strand are iconi...

A beaded necklace with 22 karat gold beads and five ancient Roman glass fragment charms. The Roman glass fragments featured within this 22 karat gold beaded necklace...

Chunky polished slices of natural reddish-orangy Bamboo Coral (approximately 15 mm) adorned with elegant real Black Onyx and enhanced with polished rondels of real red Bamboo Coral. ...