Vintage Dior Jewelry Marks

As with most vintage jewelry marks the copyright was added after 1955.

Vintage dior jewelry marks.

White jewelry was popularized by dior in the 1950s and other designers and manufacturers followed suit. Mitchell maer for dior 1952 until 1956. Changing with the times. Jewelry is usually dated.

Modern and elegant asymmetrical and bold dior s jewelry creations are the expression of the expertise and couture spirit so central to dior. Researching costume jewelry rcj is a collaboration of hundreds of costume jewelry collectors and dealers who have shared and continue to share their knowledge photos written articles and jewelry catalogs along with assisting in other ways. 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. From the mid 80 s to the early 90 s chanel dated the jewelry based on collection number.

Coco chanel costume jewelry is a classic brand iconified by gorgeous brooches and in later years gold plated and faux pearl pieces. Bsk 1948 1980 s. Christian dior henkel and grosse of germany. Made in germany for christian dior photo courtesy erik yang.

Bogoff 1940 1960 s bogoff history. The bogoff mark was used throughout the company s existence. Identifying this mark is the first step in determining the value of a piece of jewelry. From 1993 2015 the jewelry includes both the season and year.

Hallmarks can offer further information about the place of origin date of manufacture and metal content. 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. The terms brooch and pin are often used interchangeably with pieces like this one. Vintage chanel pieces sell for several hundreds of dollars especially necklaces.

This christian dior mark was registered in 1995 and is still in use today. Coco chanel s 1920s creation of statement jewelry and accessories that were more artful than expensive kicked off the fashion jewelry craze. Perles eau douce by christian dior. Jewelry by this brand can be hard to decipher since they don t include a year on the stamp.

Christian dior by kramer 1950s photo courtesy jennifer from jennifer lynn s timeless jewelry. Collection numbers include 23 29. Sandor mark indicates jewelry manufactured by sandor goldberger. In addition to maker s marks some countries require hallmarks which are given by the country where manufacturing took place.

Ciner used several similar marks on vintage costume jewelry. 1931 present ciner jewelry mark used prior to 1955.