1970s Matte Robin s Egg Blue Turquoise Oval Bead Necklace

The start of plastic jewellery was seen in the middle of the 19th century and it became very popular in the 1920's and 30's. Celluloid was the first quality of plastics which was used, then followed Bakelite and Catalin. The invention of Bakelite took place in 1909. Sometime later Catalin was produced. Catalin was easy for mass production and at the same time affordable. Du Pont is the pioneer in the field of Lucite and made it popular in the 1930’s as an alternative to Bakelite which was an expensive grade of plastic. Because of its versatility it became a popular choice for costume jewellery and became even more popular in 1950s for its Jelly Belly Jewellery...

Miriam Haskell jewellery is some of the most prized and beautiful costume jewellery from the 20th century. The intricate designs coupled with their novel colours and materials have ...

This outstanding mi-century Turquoise necklace is totally untreated, 1950 ca. Majority of Turquoise necklaces are in fact treated, stabilized , tinted, waxed, reconstituted, vaporized quarts enhanced to end with paste which is the poorer This scarce vintage find weighs 127 grams, large beads ranging from 11 mm. to 16 mm. Prizing gorgeous robin egg colour with minimal matrix Completed with a large Turquoise cabochon clasp complemented with a halo of round brilliant cut Diamonds for 1.60 Ct assessed G VVS...

The necklace is 18 inches (45.7 cm) long, and the smooth round beads are 14 - 15mm in size. The beads, in their natural blue-green, turquoise hue with unique white streaks, are a tes...