A Brief Look at Designers and Companies We Love at Bethidee's Collectible Vintage Costume Jewelry From Art and Boucher to Vendome and Weiss: A Guide To Timelines and Styles Brought To You By Bethidee- Click...
Most questions on early plastics are How Can I Test For Bakelite? What Are Some Differences Between the Plastics? When Was It First Produced? In this guide I will give some information on the history of early...
You may have seen them and not even realized what they were, but buried in the piles of costume jewelry and Bakelite pieces that you may see at antique shows and flea markets are some fabulous treasures of the...
If you are a novice at buying vintage jewelry, especially on EBAY, you will probably find many of the descriptions a bit confusing due to the terminology used to describe the pieces. Sometimes, you might start...
The word "Jewel" is actually a derivative of the french work "Jouel", referring to the royal table dressings many years ago in France. Kings, Queens and people of great wealth and political prominence wore...
JABOT Long, narrow pin with decorations at both ends, like an arrow JAPANNING Process which blackens metal JASPERWARE High fired porcelain created by the Wedgwood Company JELLY BELLY Jewelry with a clear...
As a lover of Cartier watches, I feel the need to assist some folks who may be un peu confu . Don't know what that means? It means "a little confused" and it points out the need for this little guide. Not all...
There is virtually no difference between costume jewelry and antique jewelry. Costume Jewelry dates back to the 1930s. By the definition of antique that would also make it antique jewelry. However, most...
For many collectors of Chanel costume jewelry, the time period the jewelry was made is as much an issue as its authenticity.Here's my personal guide to using the Chanel signature not only as a mark of...
The Fashion Background.In this guide I will be looking at the hair accessories which were popular in the 1970s. It is not easy to define 1970s fashion. From its early romantic hippy ethos to its later angry...