Some of the most attractive or collectible names in vintage jewelry include:
Accessocraft Alice Caviness Art Barclay Bellini Boucher Castlecliff Celebrity Chanel Christian Dior Ciner Coro Corocraft D & E (a.k.a. Juliana) De Mario De Rosa Edgar Berebi Eisenberg Elizabeth Taylor Ernest Steiner Florenza Freirich Gemcraft Givenchy Goldette Gucci HAR Hattie Carnegie Hermes Hobe Iradj Moini Joseff Judith Leiber Karl Lagerfield Kenneth Lane Kramer Kreisler Laguna Lanvin Larry Vrba Laurel Burch Les Bernard Lisner Marvella Mazer or Jomaz Miriam Haskell Napier Nettie Rosenstein Nina Ricci Panetta Pennino Reja Renoir or Matisse Richelieu Robert Sandor Sandor Schiaparelli Schreiner Selro Stanley Hagler Staret Stephen Dweck Swarovski Trifari Valentino Vendome Vogue Weiss Wendy Gell Whiting Davis Yves Saint Laurent
Sometimes the beauty is in the design itself and older designs have often been patented. Other times, the use of unusual materials, signature style (Miriam Haskell comes to mind), or lavish materials make these pieces of jewelry stand out from the crowd.
Oftentimes though, these designers just knew how to take readily available materials and sculpt them into something extravagant.
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