Beaucraft Incorporated produced beau sterling jewelry. This company began in Providence, Rhode Island in 1947. This company was in business for fifty-seven years before closing its doors for the last time in 2004. During this period they produced high quality products that have become sought after by collectors around the world. The attraction to this jewelry lies in the craftsmanship of the work produced.
This vintage Ciner Panther necklace was the highest priced single item sold in the Vintage Costume Jewelry category on eBay over the last 30 days. It received 67 bids and sold for $2,585. The seller of this item, as well as the next two vintage jewelry pieces stated that they we all used for a "Vogue shoot in Europe that maybe featured in Aug or Sept. issues of American Vogue."
While Dorothy Bauer Jewelry is much newer than most of the jewelry on this site, it is so collectible and exquisite that I just had to include it! This is a line that is sure to continue to increase in value over the years, so it makes a great collectible - one you can enjoy using that increases in value.
Dorothy Bauer began creating jewelry in 1982. She and her husband Robert their company in Berkeley, California. It was originally named A Piece of the Rainbow. In 1999 they changed the name to Dorothy Bauer Designs. It appears that the company is no longer in business.
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Bergere Jewelry was created in 1947 in New York by L. Erbert and Pohls Incorporated. The company created high end costume jewelry that is still popular today. The company stopped production of the merchandise created in 1979. During the period that they were in business, however, there were many pieces put out for sale to the public. Some of the shops that sold the items produced were retail stores that sold high end products to wealthy clients.
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Ballou Jewelry was created in 1946 in Lincoln, Rhode Island and still make quality jewelry for the public that is sold all over the world. This company was founded by Barton Ballou and is still owned by the family. The family is now in its fifth generation of ownership and creating the same high quality pieces that made that is has from its inception. This jeweler also does business by the name of Tru-Kay
Manufacturing.
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