Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Mid-20th Century Unknown Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Late 20th Century American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Crystal
Mid-20th Century American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Lucite
Mid-20th Century American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Sterling Silver
1960s American Rococo Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Gold, Gold Plate
1980s Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1950s American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century American Retro Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Recent Sales
1970s Italian Art Deco Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Garnet, Gold
1960s American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1960s American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1980s American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Gold Plate
1960s American Modern Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Gold Plate
1960s American Modern Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Gold Plate
1960s American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1960s American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1950s American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Gold Plate
1970s American Romantic Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Silver Plate
1970s American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Gold Plate
1950s American Modern Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1970s American Modern Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Gold Plate
1970s American Modernist Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Gold Plate
1950s American Modern Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Gold Plate
1950s American Post-War Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1960s American Modern Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Silver Plate
1960s American Modern Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Gold Plate
1930s American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1940s American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Gold Plate
1950s American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Gold Plate
1950s American Modern Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1950s American Modernist Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1960s American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Gilt Metal
1980s American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Gold Plate, Enamel
1950s American Modernist Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1960s American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Gilt Metal
1950s American Modernist Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Mid-20th Century American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Gilt Metal
1960s American Modern Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Late 20th Century Unknown Artisan Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Onyx, Gold Plate
1980s American Modern Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1980s American Modern Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1960s American Modern Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1960s American Modern Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1960s American Modernist Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1960s American Modern Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1950s American Modernist Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1950s American Modern Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1980s American Modern Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1960s American Modernist Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1960s American Modern Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1950s American Modern Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1950s American Modern Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1950s American Modern Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1950s American Modern Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1950s American Modern Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
20th Century Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Crystal
1950s American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Gold Plate
1940s American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Gold Plate
1970s American Modern Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Gold Plate
1970s American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Gold Plate
1960s American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1950s American Contemporary Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1970s American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Gilt Metal
1960s American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
1950s American Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Gold Plate
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1950s French Retro Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Amethyst, 18k Gold
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Wood, Beech
1920s French Art Deco Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Marble
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Crystal
20th Century French Art Deco Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Metal
19th Century Unknown Victorian Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Diamond, Opal, Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century Victorian Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century North American Art Deco Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Enamel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Paper
19th Century German Rococo Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Porcelain
1850s German Rococo Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery
Porcelain
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Silver
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Trifari Vintage Costume Jewellery For Sale on 1stDibs
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Costume jewelry maker Trifari is widely loved for its fine craftsmanship and complex designs for necklaces, brooches and other jewelry and accessories.
The company was formed in New York during the early 1920s, when its partners Gustavo Trifari (who descended from a family of jewelers), Leo Krussman and Carl Fishel (business associates in hair-ornament manufacturing) recognized, as other designers during the Art Deco era such as Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel had, that fashion trends for affordable jewelry for everyday wear represented an opportunity (and that the popularity of shorter hairstyles didn’t bode well for their haircomb business).
Initially called Trifari, Krussman and Fishel Jewelry (T.K.F.), the trio eventually shortened their brand’s name, at the suggestion of an advertising professional, to Trifari in order to evoke the romance of Gustavo’s native Italy.
The hiring of French designer Alfred Philippe as head designer in 1930 was pivotal to Trifari’s success. A master craftsman who had worked with both Cartier and Van Cleef Arpels, Philippe set about establishing the same high-quality standards of materials and craftsmanship in the design of fashion jewelry and trained other Trifari artisans to do the same. Settings were delicate; crystals were hand set; designs, which sometimes featured dazzling floral motifs or exquisite depictions of marine life, were sophisticated and elegant, having both the look and feel of fine jewelry. First Lady Mamie Eisenhower wore a Trifari parure of faux pearls to her husband’s presidential inauguration in 1953 and Trifari glass pearls to his inaugural ball in 1957.
Before retiring in 1968, Philippe created Trifari’s most recognizable designs. In the 1930s, when the company was custom-making accessories for the stars of Broadway musicals, it was the crown motif: These brooches became so often identified with the brand that a crown was eventually incorporated into the trademark. In the 1940s, the “Jelly Bellies” inspired affection as well as knockoffs; these were animals, birds and insects sporting a “belly” of clear Lucite. Clip-Mates were another favorite and a technical marvel — two dress clips that, joined together, created a brooch.
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