The Vintage Designer Costume Jewelry and Accessories features an extensive range of signed couture pieces, mid-century costume sets, sterling silver designs, Bakelite accessories, and thematic figural brooches.

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Notable signed pieces include multiple works by William de Lillo, such as the Black and Clear Rhinestone Suite, Red Cabochon Necklace and Earrings, Crystal Fringe Necklace Set, and Green Lucite Necklace and Cocktail Ring. Other designer highlights include a Trifari Rhinestone Collar Necklace and Earrings, Joseff of Hollywood Leaf and Rhinestone Set, Judith Leiber Multi Strand Necklace, Kramer Ruby Red and Clear Rhinestone Suite, and a Chanel Gripoix Style Glass Flower and Pearl Necklace.

Sterling silver entries include a Modernist Sterling Silver Necklace, a group of Sterling Silver Pins by Sandor, Castlecliff, and BSK, and several Sterling Silver Coro Duette brooches.

The Bakelite collection includes Vintage and Contemporary Bangle Bracelets, Carved and Smooth Bakelite Bangles, Figural Bakelite Bracelets, and numerous Carved Bakelite Dress Clips in floral, leaf, and geometric forms, along with Bakelite and Lucite Brooches and Bakelite with Wood Pins.

Costume jewelry groupings feature Modernist Necklaces, Artisan Necklaces with millefiori and stone beads, Amber Chip Bead Necklaces, Horn and Amber Costume Necklaces, and Vintage Plastic Jewelry Lots with clip earrings, scarf slides, and rings.

The brooch category is extensive, with pieces ranging from Eisenberg Rhinestone Dress Clips and Eisenberg Brooches to Shriners Rhinestone Tiaras, Bird Motif Brooches, and Enamel Costume Brooches. Figural and thematic designs include a Reinad Copper and Green Rhinestone Necklace, Metal Swallow Necklace, Art Deco Style Brooches, Lucien Piccard Brooch and Pendant Necklace, Coro and Duette Style Brooches, and Coro Craft Fish and Owl Brooches.

This auction offers a breadth of vintage and modern jewelry, from collectible signed designs to unique artisan works, Bakelite classics, and figural statement pieces.

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