Whether you are a follower of vintage designers such as De Mario, Venome, Swank or Sarah Coventry, when you mention vintage jewelry a lot of people tend to think of those heavy pieces of jet worn with bombazine by the resilient Victorian women, or does your interest stem from some gloriously cut steel buckles that made an appearance during the Georgian period? There is such a wide range of styles and materials used by those jewelers from the past that it is no less easy to categorize the appearance of the pieces then than it is with today’s contemporary jewelry. Many of the stores online feature vintage jewelry from around the Georgian time until around the appearance of Art Nouveau in the 1900s, through to Art Deco in the late 1920s and early 1930s – so, roughly from the 1800s through to around 1930.

The Edwardian era produced some lovely Lavalier necklaces whilst the Art Nouveau scene saw the appearance of some delightful belts crafted by Epns, one of the models being a 3cm wide, 61 cms long belt that widened to a full 6cm width at the cut steel buckle. Perhaps you prefer silver, such as the Victorian silver buckle, circa 1899. This fully hallmarked buckle weighs around 12 grams. A couple of years later, in 1901 saw a slight change in design, with a hallmarked silver buckle measuring 7.5 x 3.3cm is set with paste stones, each one sparkling from a 0.5cm setting. Another interesting piece of vintage jewelry is the dress clip that was designed as a silver buckle, hallmarked 1897 but later adapted into a dress accessory during the Art Deco era.

Ruskin pewter made an appearance during the Art Nouveau period, one of which is a 6cm wide buckle manufactured from pewter and set with a ceramic cabochon. Many of this vintage jewelry is very popular today as an attractive and economical alternative to the fashion ranges, providing delightful dress accessories to fit in with modern fashions.

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