Vintage Dior Jewelry Marks

Coco chanel s 1920s creation of statement jewelry and accessories that were more artful than expensive kicked off the fashion jewelry craze.

Vintage dior jewelry marks.

Hallmarks can offer further information about the place of origin date of manufacture and metal content. As with most vintage jewelry marks the copyright was added after 1955. White jewelry was popularized by dior in the 1950s and other designers and manufacturers followed suit. Made in germany for christian dior photo courtesy erik yang.

Collection numbers include 23 29. Some did not show the date of the jewelry but the stamping is distinctly different from markings belonging to another timeframe. Mitchell maer for dior 1952 until 1956. As monsieur dior liked to point out a piece of jewelry is a delightful addition that accentuates your outfit and personalizes your look it s the essential accessory for the dior woman.

Changing with the times. Coco chanel costume jewelry is a classic brand iconified by gorgeous brooches and in later years gold plated and faux pearl pieces. 1931 present ciner jewelry mark used prior to 1955. In addition to maker s marks some countries require hallmarks which are given by the country where manufacturing took place.

This christian dior mark was registered in 1995 and is still in use today. Jewelry is usually dated. It includes silver marks from many countries and you can access it here. Sandor mark indicates jewelry manufactured by sandor goldberger.

Vintage and collectible costume jewelry marks stones used in vintage costume jewelry. The terms brooch and pin are often used interchangeably with pieces like this one. From the mid 80 s to the early 90 s chanel dated the jewelry based on collection number. Jewelry by this brand can be hard to decipher since they don t include a year on the stamp.

Ciner used several similar marks on vintage costume jewelry. The bogoff mark was used throughout the company s existence. Christian dior by kramer 1950s photo courtesy jennifer from jennifer lynn s timeless jewelry. Perles eau douce by christian dior.

From 1993 2015 the jewelry includes both the season and year. Bogoff 1940 1960 s bogoff history. When learning how to date vintage jewelry a maker s mark or signature can be a big help since most companies changed their signatures over time. Christian dior henkel and grosse of germany.

Vintage chanel pieces sell for several hundreds of dollars especially necklaces. Bsk 1948 1980 s.