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Vintage Mazer Pave and Baguette Dangling Hoop Earrings, Circa 1960s
By Mazer
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Mazer Pave and Baguette Dangling Hoop Earrings Circa 1960s. These look like fine jewelry. The stones swirl inward with the baguettes and pavé. S...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Dangle Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Collectible KJL Gold Bracelet Cuff with Silver Crystal Star, Circa 2000s
By KJL
Located in New York, NY
Collectible KJL Gold Bracelet Cuff with Silver Crystal Star Circa 2000s. This is the chicest bracelet. It reminds me of the Chanel look, which features two...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cuff Bracelets
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Christian Lacroix Gold Red, Blue Crystal Earrings Circa 1990s
By Christian Lacroix Paris
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Christian Lacroix Gold Tone with Red, Blue, And Crystal. Very Classic Lacroix. Enamel with the Red Cross design featuring a flower shape at the Top. Iconic Christian Lacroix...
Category
1990s French Artist Dangle Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Mazer Gold Bow Brooch with Diamante Flowers Circa 1960s
By Mazer
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Mazer Gold Bow Brooch with Diamante Flowers Circa 1960s. This is the saying that they don't make them like that anymore. The gorgeous and substa...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Brooches
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Gold Tone Solid Heart on Link Toggle Chain Necklace Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Gold Tone Solid Heart on Link Toggle Chain Necklace. The 35" L Chain with the heart is 37.5" long. The heart measures 1.25" wide. It can ...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Jean Louis Scherrer Two Ball Bracelet Circa 1980s
By Jean-Louis Scherrer
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Scherrer Two-Ball Bracelet Circa 1980s. A rigid bracelet with two round balls and an opening makes up this chic bracelet. The balls are gold w...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Modern Bangles
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Art Deco 89 Red and Diamante Bracelet Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Art Deco 89 Red and Diamante Bracelet Circa 1980s. This bracelet features a red channel-set diamond with pavé-set clear diamante on either end, and...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Link Bracelets
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Mazer Gold and Diamante Bracelet, circa 1960s
By Mazer
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Mazer Gold and Diamante Bracelet Circa 1960s. This is one of the prettiest and most well-made bracelets in the collection. This looks like fine j...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Modern Link Bracelets
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage D
orlan Gold Starburst with Blue Diamante Earrings Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage D'orlan Gold Starburst with Blue Diamante Earrings, Circa 1980s. These earrings exude a chic look due to the juxtaposition of gold and blue, set in silver-tone metal in the c...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Cadoro Gold Tone With Faux Turquoise Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s
By Cadoro
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Cadoro Gold Tone with Faux Turquoise Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s. These are in a front-facing mogul-inspired design of gold, faux turquoise, ...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Dangle Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Stanley Hagler Faux Turquoise Dangling Crystal Bracelet Circa 1960s
By Stanley Hagler
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Stanley Hagler Faux Turquoise and Dangling Crystal Piece Bracelet Circa 1960s. Such an excellent piece from this era, and lovely when mixed with the real thing. Set on a Gol...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Beaded Bracelets
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Givenchy Gold Tone Hoop Earrings Circa 1980s
By Givenchy
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Givenchy Gold Tone Feather-Like Front-Facing Hoop Earrings. Clip On. There is also a Necklace on site that matches. Clip on.
Again, I say these are the sleeper earrings, bu...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Modern Hoop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Open Back Crystal Long Necklace with Dangling Piece Circa 1920s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Open-Back Crystal Long Necklace with Dangling Piece Circa 1920s. One of the most gorgeous pieces I have. The crystals are set on an ant...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Modern Link Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Biche De Berre Rigid Gold Tone Choker Circa 1980s
By Biche de Bere Paris
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Biche De Berre Rigid Gold Tone Choker. It can be worn alone or with something dangling. A great layering piece to have. The inside of the choker measures 11 inches. The cha...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
Collectible Tim Szlyk Saphire Blue Clear Crystal Brooch and Pendant Circa 2000s
Located in New York, NY
Collectible Tim Szlyk Sapphire Blue and Clear Crystal Brooch and Pendant. In the shape of a Maltese cross. His work is remarkable. Prong set. It would look great on the back of a j...
Category
2010s American Modern Brooches
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Open Back Crystal Necklace with Dangling Piece Circa 1920s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Open-Back Crystal Necklace with Dangling Piece. The crystals are set in a silver-tone base with double links holding them in place. Thes...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Modern Link Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Givenchy Heavy Gold Tone Link Necklace Circa 1980s
By Givenchy
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Givenchy Heavy Gold Tone Link Necklace. A heavy and substantial necklace. A bracelet is available on-site to match. This represents the 1980s at their best. A classic necklace that will always be in style. Layer this with the newer, thinner stackable necklaces...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Modern Link Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Graziano Gold and Crystal Multicolor Dangling Hoop Earrings Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Graziano Dangling Gold and Crystal Multicolor Earrings. These are front-facing, dangling gold hoops featuring crystals of pink, blue, green, l...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Dangle Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Gold and Crystal Dangling Hoop Earrings Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Gold and Crystal Dangling Hoop Earrings. These front-facing hoop earrings feature crystals in the hoop and one on the earpiece. They can also be worn without the hoops. They ...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Hoop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Trifari Gold Tone Bracelet with Pink Beads Circa 1980s
By Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Trifari Gold Tone Bracelet with Pink Beads. Oval fitting bracelet with lots of fuchsia beaded pieces gathered together at the top. Well made and substantial. Alone or mixed w...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Bangles
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Boucher Pave and Baguette Layered Choker Circa 1960s
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Boucher Pave and Baguette Layered Choker Circa 1960s. This is the most beautiful necklace I have ever had in the rhinestone/crystal family. I had the sister necklace, but a...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Lisner Gold with Green and Pink Crystals Brooch Circa 1980s
By Lisner
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Lisner Gold with Green and Pink Crystals Brooch Circa 1980s. This brooch features three layers, with pink stones at the bottom, followed by...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Brooches
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Ciner for Joan Rivers Faux Pearl Diamante 4 Strand Necklace Circa 1990s
By Ciner
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Ciner for Joan Rivers Faux Pearl with Diamante 4 Strand Necklace. Features two detailed diamante pieces on either side, in gold tone, that connect the three strands of faux p...
Category
1990s American Modern Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Prevost Gold 4 Strand Necklace with Dangling Maltese Cross Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Prevost Gold Tone 4 Strand Choker Necklace with Dangling Maltese Cross. This necklace is composed of four heavy-link chains, featuring a ...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Link Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Blue and Pink Crystal with Grey Stones Brooch Circa 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Blue and Pink Crystal with Grey Stones Brooch Circa 1940s. This is a very interesting and well-made brooch. The petals are stacked on top of two tiers of a rose-gold-colore...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Modern Brooches
Materials
Gold-filled
Vintage Boucher Brooch Circa 1960s
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Boucher Brooch Circa 1960s. The photos don't do this justice. The body is pave, and the wings appear to be green iridescent mother of...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Brooches
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Domed Faux Coral with Diamante Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Domed Faux Coral with Diamante Brooch. The Brooch is elevated in 3 layers. Such a chic brooch. The gold against the diamante and the faux cor...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Brooches
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Givenchy Gold Heavy Link Chain with Dangling Drop Necklace Circa 1980s
By Givenchy
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Givenchy Gold Tone Heavy Link Chain with Dangling Blue Drop Necklace. A classic look from Givenchy. A heavy, square, blue, clear faceted piece hangs from large oval links. A...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Modern Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Alexis Kirk Articulated Gold Tone Choker Necklace Circa 1980s
By Alexis Kirk
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Alexis Kirk Articulated Gold Tone Choker Necklace. Slopes down in the front. It would look good on a t-shirt, a turtle neck, or a white blo...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage KJL Gold Tone Dangling Earrings Circa 1990s
By KJL
Located in New York, NY
Vintage KJL Gold Tone Dangling Earrings. Large dangling front-facing earrings with gold swirly patterns that appear to have some script writing. Tear drops that hang from a round sha...
Category
1990s American Modern Dangle Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Ledo Diamante and Gold Tone Bracelet Circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Ledo Diamante and Gold Bracelet Circa 1960s. This is remarkably similar to the look of Buccellati. It is stunning on its own, and it can be paired with fine jewelry. Substant...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Chain Bracelets
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Gold Tone Square Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Gold Tone Square Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s. These are always classic earrings that look great and elevate an outfit to the next le...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Boucher Gold and Diamante Wide Bracelet Circa 1960s
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Boucher Bracelet with Pave Stones Circa 1960s. The bracelet features three bars, each with prong-set pavé crystals, which form the nex...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Chain Bracelets
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Bogoff Diamante Drop Necklace Circa 1960s
By Henry Bogoff
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Bogoff Diamante Drop Necklace Circa 1960s. Has a drop necklace and is on links of stones with designs. There are two 6-stone designs, separated...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Coro Lady Face Fur Clip Circa 1940s
By Coro
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Coro Lady Face Fur Clip. An iconic brooch from the 1940s. She is wearing a beautiful floral headband and red lipstick. Stunning and so unique. A very...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Modern Brooches
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Trifari Diamante Leaf Brooch Circa 1940s
By Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Trifari Leaf Brooch. Comprised of Pave and baguette. Looks real. It is set so beautifully and in such gorgeous condition. If this brooch ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Modern Brooches
Materials
Mixed Metal
Collectible Tim Szlyk Montana Blue Crystal Brooch Circa 2000s
Located in New York, NY
Collectible Tim Szlyk Montana Blue Crystal Brooch. Marked #2 of 25. This is a three-layer brooch that is just remarkable. Prong set. It would look great...
Category
2010s American Modern Brooches
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Gold Rhinestone with Faux Dangling Pearl Brooch Circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Gold Rhinestone with Faux Dangling Pearl Brooch Circa 1960s. Just the lovely brooch to jazz you up. Classic and Chic!
A classic and smal...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Brooches
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Couture Sun Long Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Couture Sun Burst Long Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s. These features include faux turquoise, amber, and gold beads, as well as quartz beads. These wer...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Artist Dangle Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Christian Dior Gold Disc Necklace with Crystals Circa 1980s
By Christian Dior
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Christian Dior Gold Disc Necklace with Crystals Circa 1980s. Classic Dior necklace featuring a round disc with texture and inlaid crystals. ...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Modern Link Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Mesh Wrap Tie Silver Tone Necklace Lariat Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Mesh Wrap Tie Silver Tone Necklace Lariat Circa 1980s. This can be worn in so many ways. I have shown several in the photos. If you're looking for an Elsa Peretti piece th...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Link Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Napier Book Piece Gold Tone with Faux Turquoise Beads Circa 1970s
By Napier
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Napier Gold Tone with Faux Turquoise Dangling Beads. Four rows of dangling beads are attached to an Asian motif. Clip on.
This was a highly sought-after collection and remai...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Dangle Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Bow Brooch with Baguette and Square Pink Stones Circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Bow Brooch with Baguette and Square Pink Stones with Large Pink Center. This would look great as a bow tie, on the side, or on a hat. Darl...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Brooches
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage deLillo Faux Turquoise and Gold Tone Dangling Earrings Circa 1970s
By deLillo
Located in New York, NY
Vintage deLillo Faux Turquoise and Gold Tone Dangling Earrings Circa 1970s. These are the perfect length. Clip on.
William deLillo was only in business from 1968 to 1977, so when y...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Dangle Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Flower and Butterfly Gold Crystal Cuff Circa 1980
By Maison Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Vintage YSL Flower and Butterfly Gold Tone with Crystal Cuff. Such a Pretty Work of Art. Not signed, but I had the earrings that matched that were signed. This is so special with ...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Artist Cuff Bracelets
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gold Sun Earrings Circa 1980s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gold Sun Earrings. These are iconic and classic earrings. When you wear them, you make a style statement that is chi...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Artist Clip-on Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture 3 Strand Necklace Circa 1980
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture 3 Strand Faux Pearl and Faux Pearl Necklace Circa 1980. It is not signed as its couture, which was never signed but attributed to Yves Saint...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Artist Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Martha Montero Gold and Faux Pearl Dangling Hoop Earrings Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Martha Montero Gold and Faux Pearl Dangling Hoop Earrings Circa 1980s. There are three gold leaves gathered together with scattered faux pearls...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Hoop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Ungaro Gold Dangling Butterfly Earrings Circa 1980s
By Emanuel Ungaro
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Ungaro Gold Dangling Butterfly Earrings Circa 1980s. These are double earrings of a smaller and then larger butterfly. They are so chic and will make any outfit look polishe...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Modern Dangle Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage D
Orlan Gold Tone Byzantine Drop Earrings Circa 2000s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage D'Orlan Gold Tone Byzantine Drop Earrings. Large oval, highly detailed drop pieces hang down from a rope-like top piece. Clip on. You can wear the pl...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Dangle Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Rhinestone Large Dangling Hoops Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Rhinestone Large Dangling Hoops Circa 1980s. These front-facing hoops look great with anything and are incredibly chic for a party in the ...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Hoop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage French Red Beaded With Rondelles Gold and Black Necklace Circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage French Red Beaded With Rondelles Gold and Black Necklace Circa 1960s. Red Cone beads and Rondelles with Gold and Black Spacers Necklace. This 1960s double strand is a true be...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Modern Beaded Necklaces
Vintage Maison Goossens for YSL Gold Bracelet with Pink Crystals Circa 1980s
By Maison Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Maison Goossens for YSL Gold Tone Bracelet with Pink Crystals. Somewhat oval-shaped and has a push-in Lever Piece to close it. Spectacular a...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Artist Bangles
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gold Tone Rounded Bracelet Cuff Circa 1990s
By Maison Goossens for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Maison Goossens Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gold Tone Rounded Heavy Bracelet Cuff. Rounded and Wider in the Front. Has Pink and Blue Crystals. Spectacular! Will fit 7"-8"
Category
1990s French Artist Cuff Bracelets
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Christian Dior Light Green Ridged Bangle Bracelet Circa 1990s
By Christian Dior
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Christian Dior Light Green Ridged Bangle Bracelet. Ridges Outward. Resin Material. The way this bracelet is curved is spectacular. You can wear this alone or mix it with any...
Category
1990s French Artist Bangles
Vintage Maison Gripoix White, Crystal, Faux Turquoise Gold Necklace Circa 1990s
By Maison Gripoix
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Maison Gripoix White, Crystal, and Faux Turquoise on Gold Chain Necklace. 3 Different Emblems On a Gold Chain with a Dangling White Piece in the Middle. 22"-24" L. Dangling Middle is 3" L. Each Piece is 2" by 2"
Guy de Maupassant wrote a famous story about a necklace. The story is about a young, pretty, intelligent, well-educated, but poorly endowed bride who has to marry a petty official; thus, suffering from the limitations of living a life with a husband who lacks any exquisite qualities. One day, to entertain his dejected spouse, her husband receives an invitation to a ball and gives his wife the 400 francs he had saved for a hunting rifle so that she can order an appropriate dress.
However, when the dress is ready, it becomes clear that it is lacking jewelry, and it would be impossible to attend the ball while looking so poor. The protagonist approaches her wealthy childhood friend, with whom she was raised at the monastery, and borrows a diamond necklace from her. The ball is a great success, and she is the centre of attention. However, when the woman returns home, she discovers that she has lost the necklace. To conceal her faux pas from her friend, she buys a new necklace identical to the one she lost. To pay it off, the woman gets into a massive debt, which, over the years, gradually drags her down the social ladder from the bourgeoisie to poverty. Ten years later, having lost her good looks, the woman encounters her friend on the Champs Élysées, who still looks young, beautiful, and rich. The protagonist reveals to her friend the entire story about the necklace, but her friend replies in amazement that the diamonds were fake and would “cost 500 francs at most.”
Maison Gripoix starts with a dramatic story. In 1869 (or a year earlier, according to other sources), Paris master glassmaker Augustina Gripoix began creating replicas of pearls and crystals, casting glass into various shapes and colors and setting them in the most sophisticated settings. She used the pâte de verre (glass paste) technique, whereby a traditional ceramic or gypsum form was filled with a multi-colour piece of glass and special gluing substances and then baked in a furnace, resulting in objects featuring fantastical hues. Only Augustina made her crystals by pouring the melted glass paste into the press moulds, skipping the furnace step, allowing her to achieve the purity of colour, transparency, and shine. She found a simple method to make beautiful jewelry. Thus, Marquises, Duchesses, and Princesses queued up ... so Madame Gripoix would make them replicas of their own jewelry in case of robbery or loss, or some unusual jewelry pieces for their new wraps, neckpieces, or boas. The so-called ‘costume jewelry’ emerged to a large extent thanks to the work of Maison Gripoix.
Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890s when she began creating necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage and later designed costume jewelry for the first high-fashion house of Charles Frederick Worth. Later, Paul Poiret, the leading couturier of 1910, contacted her, and she created sophisticated Oriental-style jewelry to match his famous Oriental costumes, based on the aesthetic of Diaghilev’s initial Russian seasons.
The value of costume jewelry was now being recognized in its own right and not just for imitation purposes. The taste of emancipated young girls, who were gaining more and more freedom and opportunities, was best met with bijouterie. So in the 1920s, when Augustina’s daughter Susan became the head of the House, Gripoix prospects became even more exciting—girls with short-cropped hair in short dresses zoomed by in open-top cars wearing bijou rather than diamonds. Everyone ordered bijouterie from Madam Gripoix during this period, from Jeanne Lanvin to Jean Piguet...
Category
1990s French Modern Link Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Dangling Gold Sun on Choker Circa 1980s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Vintage YSL Dangling Gold Sun on Choker. Opening is 2" Sun is 2" x 2". This is a truly special piece, perfectly capturing the essence of YSL. ...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Artist Link Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Gripoix Translucent Pate De Verre Earrings Circa 1980s
By Maison Gripoix
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Gripoix Translucent Earrings with Pieces Of Gold. Dangling Earrings With Pieces of Gold and Stones. Long Necklace/Sautoir on Site to Match. So Gorgeous! Clip On.
Guy de Maupassant wrote a famous story about a necklace. The story revolves around a young, attractive, and intelligent woman who struggles with the limitations of living with a husband who lacks exceptional qualities. One day, to entertain his dejected spouse, her husband receives an invitation to a ball and gives his wife the 400 francs he had saved for a hunting rifle so that she can order an appropriate dress.
However, when the dress is ready, it becomes clear that it is lacking jewelry, and it would be impossible to attend the ball while looking so poor. The protagonist approaches her wealthy childhood friend, with whom she was raised at the monastery, and borrows a diamond necklace from her. The ball is a great success, and she is the centre of attention. However, when the woman returns home, she discovers that she has lost the necklace. To conceal her faux pas from her friend, she buys a new necklace identical to the one she lost. To pay it off, the woman becomes mired in massive debt, which, over the years, gradually drags her down the social ladder from the bourgeoisie to poverty. Ten years later, having lost her good looks, the woman encounters her friend on the Champs-Élysées, who still looks young, beautiful, and rich. The protagonist reveals to her friend the entire story about the necklace, but her friend replies in amazement that the diamonds were fake and would “cost 500 francs at most.”
Maison Gripoix starts with a dramatic story. In 1869 (or a year earlier, according to other sources), Paris master glassmaker Augustina Gripoix began making replicas of pearls and crystals, casting glass into various shapes and colors and inserting them into the most sophisticated settings. She used the pâte de verre (glass paste) technique, whereby a traditional ceramic or gypsum form was filled with a multi-colour piece of glass and special gluing substances and then baked in a furnace, resulting in objects featuring fantastical hues. Only Augustina made her crystals by pouring the melted glass paste into the press moulds, skipping the furnace step, allowing her to achieve the purity of colour, transparency, and shine. She found a simple method to make beautiful jewelry and thus Marquises, Duchesses, and Princesses queued up ... so Madame Gripoix would make them replicas of their jewelry in case of robbery or loss, or some unusual jewelry pieces for their new wraps, neckpieces, or boas. The so-called ‘costume jewelry’ emerged to a large extent thanks to the work of Maison Gripoix.
Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890s when she began creating necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage and later designed costume jewelry for the first high-fashion house, founded by Charles Frederick Worth. Later, Paul Poiret, the leading couturier of 1910, contacted her, and she created sophisticated Oriental-style jewelry for him to match his famous Oriental costumes, based on the aesthetic of Diaghilev’s initial Russian seasons.
The value of costume jewelry was now being recognized in its own right and not just for imitation purposes. The taste of emancipated young girls, who were gaining more and more freedom and opportunities, was best met with bijouterie. So in the 1920s, when Augustina’s daughter Susan became the head of the House, Gripoix prospects became even more exciting. Girls with short-cropped hair in short dresses zoomed by in open-top cars wearing bijou rather than diamonds. Everyone ordered bijouterie from Madam Gripoix during this period, from Jeanne Lanvin to Jean Piguet...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Modern Dangle Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Anne Klein Stacked Gold Fan Like Toggle Necklace Circa 1980s
By Anne Klein
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Anne Klein Stacked Gold Tone Fan-Like Toggle Necklace. These are like secrets from the 1980s. They are well-made necklaces crafted during the period, which are genuinely ch...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Link Necklaces
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage St John Gold Tone Textured Hoop Earrings Circa 1990s
By St. John
Located in New York, NY
Vintage St John Gold Tone Textured Hoop Earrings. Front Facing Earrings. The texture is broken with a cream enamel. Clip on. Now, these are earrings th...
Category
1990s American Modern Hoop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal





