Whenever you consider buying a piece of costume jewellery the back is just as important as the front. Apart from the quality of the finish, what does the back look like? Is it in keeping with the age the item...
Designer Daniel Kasoff (original name Kosovsky) worked for Speier Costume Jewelry Company for 10 years before starting his own Dan Kosoff Company NY in 1937. The name "Florenza" came from Dan Kosoff’s wife...
If you own only one costume jewellery reference book, make it this one, It has superb large clear photographs, A varied collection of items, with useful historical information about many companies, plus a...
Pin fastener is the most common fastener and spans the eras, from edwardian onward, though the very early fasteners closed with a c shapedend instead of a rotating one. Fur clip was designed to be worn on the...
Hi Everyone, heres a snippet of information some of you may find interesting or useful. The following were the known designers for Trifari. Alfred Philippe (1930s 40s 50s to 1966.) Alfred Spaney (Late 1930s to...
Interested in collecting Birthday Flower Brooches by Exquisite? Here is the list of flowers for each month and its Registered Design Number: January - Snowdrop - 904077 February - Primrose - 904078 March...
I recently had a non paying bidder. I filed an unpaid item dispute, they never responded so I filed for a Final Value Fee credit and they received a strike. I felt safe enough to leave appropriate feedback as...