Vintage Costume Jewelry
Signed ART
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Here you will find an assortment of vintage costume jewelry signed by ART.
All are in very good to excellent condition. Please note you can click on most of the gallery pictures
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Jewelry
Signed ART
Offering high quality jewelry with an emphasis on medieval and renaissance style, ART was has been in business since the late 1940's. But the heyday of this company came during the 1960's when they
produced for us dozens of interpretations of ethnic Asian figural jewelry,
Egyptian revival large metal pectorals, Maltese crosses, and an entire line of jewelry with delightful small enameled flowers. Most collectible besides the Christmas tree pins are the
Maltese crosses and the enameled daisy jewels; but the hardest to find pieces are decadent rhinestone
sets that are very similar to Florenza jewelry. The prices of jewelry signed ART will only continue to rise.
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ART(c) Egyptian Revival Pewter Eagle Pectoral
The use of pewter dates this piece to the 1970's King Tut tour Egyptian revival style, and ART does their Egyptian and other ethnic pieces so well. This articulated necklace features the eagle with a riveted overlay of golden metal at the head and shoulders. The etching in the feathers and hieroglyphs at the top are exquisite and not the kind we usually see. The necklace is a scarce and unusual piece held up by quality pewter colored chain and clasps at 18" with a foldover and jump ring. The pendant itself drops an additional 3" and is a bit over 3" wide at the wingspan. This is a substantial, well made piece signed in back, ART(c). The necklace clasps at 19", the pendant drop totals 3" long x 3 3/8" wide. This impressive, exotic jewel is in Excellent condition. $68 |
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Christmas Candle Tree Pin Signed ART
This is one of the nicest designs in ART Christmas tree pins; as a favorite it is now somewhat hard to find. Two openwork tree motifs are applied one over the other, so the stones on the base tree shine out behind the top branches, as if on a real tree. The delicate beaded filigree adds to the holiday richness along with the multicolor rhinestone bulbs, clear baguette candles and crystal star at the top. This sparkling jewel stand 2 1/4" tall x 1 1/2" at the base. All stones are present and bright. It is in Excellent condition and signed in back inside the pot at the base ART(c) $68 |
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Tawny Autumn
Floral Demi Signed ART.
If you are a knitter or crotchetier, you may recall the color of yarn called "tawny." It was a combination of colors that appear in this fantastic hand enameled floral demi by ART. As a redhead, I loved the tawny colors year around, but these can't be worn by any complexion, but the colors will definitely enhance certain hair and eye colors and spark up lackluster outfits. Imagine these enameled jewels against olive green, white, khaki, taupes or even purplish beiges. You can do delightful things with this happy set with green leaves, golden brown flowers with orange center and bright yellow streaks and dark brown stems. The jewelry is enameled front and back! The brooch is nearly 4" tall; the clip back earrings are 1". All pieces are signed ART(c) under the paint. Very Good to Excellent. $48
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Rhinestone Bracelet in Autumn Colors Signed ART.
The gorgeous array of stones is what sets this flashy bracelet apart from the ordinary. In a gold tone fitting featuring textured leaves and polished swirls, dark topaz and pale citrine teardrop rhinestones are set openback in half prongs alongside brilliant tawny topaz AB aurora borealis chatons and oval topaz and yellow cabochons. This bracelet will strike sparks so be prepared for compliments. The bracelet is a plump 1" wide and clasps at a tiny bit less than 7" for a small to medium wrist. Notice that the clasp is an unusual bronze color, similar to the color of the topaz stones. At first I thought it might be a replacement, but it fits perfectly and is just the kind of thing ART would do. This lovely jewel is in Very Good condition, with only one dark topaz stone having a tiny spot of missing foil. This is noticed only when you examine the back. Signature, ART(c) is on the back of the one of the links. $62
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ART Ethnic
Revival Asian Motif Pendant Necklace This exquisitely designed pendant has a pin back so you can also use it as a brooch. Styled to suit your most exotic mood, with the look of painted porcelain along with the 1960's style for ethnic jewels. The scenic transfer on white glass shows a man and woman dressed in colorful kimonos, enjoying a Japanese garden surrounded by trees and flowers, with snowy mountains in the background. The glass oval is set within a goldtone geometric bamboo motif frame. This desirable jewel, signed ART(c), is 2" tall x 1 3/4" at the top and hangs from a 24" gold tone chain. Excellent condition. $72 |
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Exquisite Maltese Cross Brooch/Pendant Signed ART. This is one of the most detailed and well designed medieval revival jewels of the 1960's. A fine array of crystal clear rhinestones as well as topaz, amethyst & emerald rhinestones with faux carnelian cabs are encrusted over an elaborately beaded textured Florentine antiqued gold tone base jewel. The cross is high in quality with three layers of cross motifs in one. You can see from the back of the jewel that the layers are riveted. We have the antiqued gold base layer, then the bejeweled second layer and finally a center of with a pointed sunray motif paved with diamante. The brooch also doubles as pendant; included is a good quality 30" gold tone chain that, while not the original chain, is a good match. The back is marked ARTŠ. Measuring measures 2 1/4" on all sides, the brooch/pendant is in Excellent condition. $62 |
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ART Light Green Beaded Earrings with Shell & Faux Pearls Spring is here, and you need these ART clip on earrings to evoke the wonders of new life and beauty wherever you go. In a textured setting with half prongs we have seafoam semi-transparent plastic beads, delightful spring green rondells centered with faux pearls, and in the middle nestles a pretty little shell. Diameter of each earring is 1 1/8. Each is marked ART(c) on the reverse. Excellent condition. $18
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Vintage Rhinestone Christmas Tree Pin The multicolored rhinestone chatons in this vintage Art pin are exceptionally brilliant in color that sparks out from it's textured gold tone setting. Notice the base, with the zig zag design, and the star on top centered with a faux pearl. A nicely sized 2 1/2" x 1 1/2," this piece is in Excellent condition. Signed ART(c) inside back of base. Add to your Christmas fun or someone else's with this bright ART Christmas tree pin! $48
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Frosted Rhinestone Ribbon Book Piece Christmas Pin This pretty collectible pin by ART is featured in Marcia Brown's Signed Beauties of Costume Jewelry in the section on ART. combines creamy caramel enamel with white enamel frost decorated with ribbon swaths of gleaming multicolor rhinestones. The zig-zag pot design in caramel and brown enamels gives this pin a southwest flair, Perfect for daytime wear from office to shopping to PTA meeting, you'll get into the groove in this pretty goldtone pin. Signed ART(c) in back, the pin is 2 1/4" tall x 1 1/4" wide and in Excellent condition. $48
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Art Candle Pin
Enamel & Orange Rhinestones Keep the holiday flame going with this lovely white enameled candle is with rings of green holly and an orange and yellow enamel flame. This book piece beauty can be found in Marcia Brown's book, "Signed Beauties of Costume Jewelry, Volume 2, in the section about ART. At the base of the pin are brown enameled branches frosted with white enamel and set with round brilliant flame-colored rhinestones. Measuring 2" tall x 1 1/2" at the base, this collectible holiday beauty is signed ART(c) under the pin closure. Condition is Excellent. $36
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