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VINTAGE VOGUE TEAM
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
What is Antique? What is Vintage? What is a Collectible?
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What is an antique?
Antique as something made over 100 years ago.
This was established by the US Customs Office in the 1930s
Collectors and dealers use this guideline date to separate an antique from a collectible.
Antique as something made over 100 years ago.
This was established by the US Customs Office in the 1930s
Collectors and dealers use this guideline date to separate an antique from a collectible.
What is vintage?
Vintage is something that is 20 years old or more.
It is recognizable to be of a particular era.
Vintage is something that is 20 years old or more.
It is recognizable to be of a particular era.
What are collectibles? There are 3 types of collectibles.
All are less than 100 years old.
Historical & Artistic [i.e.Tiffany lamps, Weiss Jewelry]
Mass Produced [i.e. Beanie Babies]
Collectible by Association [i.e. Memorabilia from Elvis Presley’s Estate]
All are less than 100 years old.
Historical & Artistic [i.e.Tiffany lamps, Weiss Jewelry]
Mass Produced [i.e. Beanie Babies]
Collectible by Association [i.e. Memorabilia from Elvis Presley’s Estate]
On courtesy of :http://vintageatoz.wordpress.com
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Milk glass
Milk glass is an opaque or translucent, milky white or colored glass, blown or pressed into a wide variety of shapes. First made in Venice in the 16th century, colors include blue, pink, yellow, brown, black, and the white that led to its popular name.
Milk glass contains dispersion of particles with refractive index significantly different from the glass matrix, which scatter light by theTyndall scattering mechanism.
The Tyndall effect in opalescent glass: It appears blue from the side, but orange light shines through.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_glass
The particles are produced via addition of opacifiers to the melt
The opacifiers can be e.g. bone ash, or tin dioxide and arsenic and antimony compounds. They are also added to ceramic glazes, which can be chemically considered to be a specific kind of milk glass.
First made in Venice in the 16th century, colors include blue, pink, yellow, brown, black, and white. 19th-century glass makers called milky white opaque glass "opal glass". The name milk glass is relatively recent
Milk glass contains dispersion of particles with refractive index significantly different from the glass matrix, which scatter light by theTyndall scattering mechanism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_glass
The particles are produced via addition of opacifiers to the melt
The opacifiers can be e.g. bone ash, or tin dioxide and arsenic and antimony compounds. They are also added to ceramic glazes, which can be chemically considered to be a specific kind of milk glass.
First made in Venice in the 16th century, colors include blue, pink, yellow, brown, black, and white. 19th-century glass makers called milky white opaque glass "opal glass". The name milk glass is relatively recent
Made into decorative dinnerware, lamps, vases, and costume jewelry, milk glass was highly popular during the fin de siecle. Pieces made for the wealthy of the Gilded Age (1870-1900 ) are known for their delicacy and beauty in color and design, while Depression glass pieces of the 1930s and '40s are less so.
Milk glass is often used for architectural decoration when one of the underlying purposes is the display of graphic information. The original milk glass marquee of the Chicago Theatre has been donated to the Smithsonian Institution. Perhaps one of the most famous uses of opal glass (or at least the most viewed example) is for the four faces of the information booth clock at Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan.
Antique White Milk Glass Compote Dish
https://www.etsy.com/il-en/listing/207625582/antique-white-milk-glass-compote-dish?ref
Exquisite White Milk glass
Green Stripe Milk Glass Brooch Earrings
Fenton Hobnail Cat Head Slipper Red or Blue or Milk Glass
Alice Caviness Milk Glass Rhinestone Flower Brooch 1940s Vintage Jewelry
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Friday, November 21, 2014
Vogueteam shop of the week
It is almost a year to our team of vintage sellers "Vintage vogue team"
on Etsy.
One of our team leaders,since the start is Lynne from bohemiantrading an amazing shop of true vintage jewelry ,of any kind you could think of.
Lynn is this week "The shop of the week", a promotion thread she is running for the team.
This is bohemiantrading shop icon
https://www.etsy.com/il-en/shop/bohemiantrading?ref=pr_shop_more
Here are some of her shop's beautiful jewelry:
Vintage Coro Flower Necklace 1939
Miriam Haskell Earrings Baroque Pearl 1960s
https://www.etsy.com/il-en/listing/157245535/miriam-haskell-earrings-baroque-pearl?ref
Trifari Fruit Salad Clip Vintage 1930s
https://www.etsy.com/il-en/listing/160870267/trifari-fruit-salad-clip-vintage-1930s?ref
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Czech (Bohemian ) Glass
Bohemian glass sometimes referred to as Bohemia crystal, is glass produced in the regions of Bohemia and Silesia, now parts of the Czech Republic. It has a centuries long history of being internationally recognised for its high quality, craftsmanship, beauty and often innovative designs. Hand-cut, engraved, blown and painted decorative glassware ranging from champagne flutes to enormous chandeliers, ornaments, figurines and other glass items are among the best known Czech exports and immensely popular as tourist souvenirs. The Czech Republic is home to numerous glass studios and schools attended by local and foreign students.
Oldest archaeological excavations of glass-making sites date to around 1250 and are located in the Lusatian Mountains of Northern Bohemia.
Jug in Bohemia, Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary) by L. Moser & Sohne
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_glass
Oldest archaeological excavations of glass-making sites date to around 1250 and are located in the Lusatian Mountains of Northern Bohemia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_glass
Crystal vs. glass
In the Czech Republic, the term "crystal" is used for any exquisite, high quality glass. Leaded crystal means crystal containing more than 24% lead oxide.
In the European Union, only glass products containing at least 24% of lead oxide may be referred to as "lead crystal".
In the USA it is the opposite - glass is defined as "crystal" if it contains only 1% lead.
History
Bohemia, a part of the Czech Republic , became famous for its beautiful and colourful glass during the Renaissance.
Bohemian glass-workers discovered potash combined with chalk created a clear colourless glass that was more stable than glass from Italy.
During the era, the Czech lands became the dominant producer of decorative glassware and the local manufacture of glass earned international reputation in high Baroque style from 1685 to 1750.
Czech glassware became as prestigious as jewellery and was sought-after by the wealthy and the aristocracy of the time.
Today, Czech crystal chandeliers hang, for example, in Milan's La Scala, in Rome's Teatro dell'Opera, in Versailles, in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg or in the royal palace in Riyadh. Various sorts of glassware, art glass, ornaments, figurines, costume jewellery, beads and others also remain internationally valued.
Reverse glass painting was also a Czech specialty
https://www.etsy.com/shop/LadyandLibrarian?ref=listing-shop-header-item-count
During the era, the Czech lands became the dominant producer of decorative glassware and the local manufacture of glass earned international reputation in high Baroque style from 1685 to 1750.
Czech glassware became as prestigious as jewellery and was sought-after by the wealthy and the aristocracy of the time.
Today, Czech crystal chandeliers hang, for example, in Milan's La Scala, in Rome's Teatro dell'Opera, in Versailles, in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg or in the royal palace in Riyadh. Various sorts of glassware, art glass, ornaments, figurines, costume jewellery, beads and others also remain internationally valued.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/LadyandLibrarian?ref=listing-shop-header-item-count
Czech costume jewelry
It was in glass center of Gablonz, at the end of the Victorian Era, that Austrian jeweler Daniel Swarovski introduced the first cut-glass crystals to successfully imitate the look of diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds. In 1892, Swarovski patented a mechanical glass cutter so his crystals could be mass-produced to meet the high demand.
Bohemian costume jewelers also pioneered a technique for replicating the look of pearls, which were enormously popular at the beginning of the 20th century.But glass remains the Bohemia region’s most important contribution to costume jewelry.
Amethyst Czech Glass Bracelet 1920s
Art Deco Bracelet Amber Glass
Druk
One of the glass items for which the Czech nation is still well known is the production of "druk" beads. Druks are small (3mm-18mm) round glass beads with small threading holes produced in a wide variety of colors and finishes and used mainly as spacers among beaded jewellery makers.
6mm Czech Glass Druk Bead
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Sunday, October 26, 2014
Cultural Shifts: How World War II Brought Us the Poodle Skirt
What? A link between crinolines, wiggle dresses and the oversexed, over-the-top 1950s and World War II? Well, yes. In a pretty straightforward manner. We are all familiar with Rosie the Riveter, the icon of women's contribution to the war effort. Women moved into the workplace en masse as the men went to Europe to fight. War needs machinery, and machinery needs to be built by someone. Women worked in factories and took on many jobs that were ordinarily open only to men. They dressed in dungarees, work shirts. Or work uniforms. They also worked in more traditional jobs such as stenographers, secretaries and the like. Their beaus, brothers and husbands were mostly on the battlefield. The Great Depression brought privation and WWII brought even more. Silk hose was gone. Old dresses were taken in, let out, repurposed (yes, repurposing isn't a new phenomenon -- we just rediscovered what was a way of life in previous decades!) All the material that could be used for the war effort was not available for clothing and accessories. And this was just in America. European privation was on another scale all together, as was what was expected of women. Everyone sacrificed. The war years were exceedingly difficult.
But with the war won and over, along with the grinding Depression that preceded it, the economy revved up into a full roar. It was time to party a little bit! The closed well of flirty femininity reopened as a gusher. (Although Rosie would never be put back into the box again, that is a different story.) Flouncy, frilly and frou frou were in! Full skirts, held out by crinolines, red, red lips, sexy, form fitting "wiggle" dresses and bright, sparkling costume jewelry became the silhouette of the 1950s. Yves St. Laurent, who startled the fashion world with what became known as The New Look in 1947, led the way, just as Coco Chanel had led in the 1920s. The New Look was also about sophistication. The Whole Look -- full parures or matching sets of necklace, bracelet, brooch and earrings were worn, along with hats, gloves and the right shoes. We may think of this as so much excess today, but looking at old Vogue Magazine shots from that time, one is struck by the elegance and great beauty of the best designs that incorporated all the accessories into one seamless package.
The one thread that carries through the vintage clothing and jewelry we so love is that of presentation. Both men and women saw it as normal, and right, to present themselves in public put together. It was a cultural norm that began to unravel with the upheavals of the late 1960s. But we are still in the well-coiffed 1950s for this article. No amount of beautiful clothing could hide the isolation of so many women tucked away in their new suburban homes with new refrigerators and vacuums. It may have been only June Cleaver who vacuumed in high heels. It was the attempt to keep women in the kitchen after the relative freedom of the war years that led to the visceral reaction that became the women's movement in the early 1970s. Ah, but we are writing about clothing and jewelry. Except that fashion always is about a statement of some sort. It is not separate from the cultural milieu in which it finds its expression.
So were women completely reduced to sexual objects and dutiful housewives in the 1950s?
One only has to review old black and white photographs of Dovima and other powerful women in fashion and the public eye in the 1950s to feel the power and magnetization that the clothes of that era could bestow on a woman. Rockabilly and great elegance and sophistication existed together. Sexy, feminine and even frivolous? Perhaps. Grease and Audrey Hepburn! But there were an awful lot of very strong women wearing those clothes.
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| Sewing Pattern courtesy of www.etsy.com/shop/ALadiesShop |
But with the war won and over, along with the grinding Depression that preceded it, the economy revved up into a full roar. It was time to party a little bit! The closed well of flirty femininity reopened as a gusher. (Although Rosie would never be put back into the box again, that is a different story.) Flouncy, frilly and frou frou were in! Full skirts, held out by crinolines, red, red lips, sexy, form fitting "wiggle" dresses and bright, sparkling costume jewelry became the silhouette of the 1950s. Yves St. Laurent, who startled the fashion world with what became known as The New Look in 1947, led the way, just as Coco Chanel had led in the 1920s. The New Look was also about sophistication. The Whole Look -- full parures or matching sets of necklace, bracelet, brooch and earrings were worn, along with hats, gloves and the right shoes. We may think of this as so much excess today, but looking at old Vogue Magazine shots from that time, one is struck by the elegance and great beauty of the best designs that incorporated all the accessories into one seamless package.
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| Dress courtesy of www.etsy.com/shop/DaisyandStella |
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| Pattern Courtesy of www.etsy.com/shop/CloesCloset |
So were women completely reduced to sexual objects and dutiful housewives in the 1950s?
One only has to review old black and white photographs of Dovima and other powerful women in fashion and the public eye in the 1950s to feel the power and magnetization that the clothes of that era could bestow on a woman. Rockabilly and great elegance and sophistication existed together. Sexy, feminine and even frivolous? Perhaps. Grease and Audrey Hepburn! But there were an awful lot of very strong women wearing those clothes.
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| Jewelry courtesy of www.etsy.com/shop/MartiniMermaid |
Monday, October 20, 2014
Tectonic Shift: The Roaring Twenties and Art Deco Design
We who so love the fashions, jewelry and Art Deco design of the 1920s sometimes forget what it must have been like to live through a period when so much changed so quickly. Just a decade before hemlines rose to the knee in 1925 many women were confined to the "S" shape corset and to so many layers of restrictive clothing that movement was not easy. The stultifying routines that culture and fashion dictated have left us with a treasure of incredibly intricate, delightful and astonishing array of dresses, robes, coats and under garments of the upper class Edwardian female in aristocratic England, Europe and upper class America, as well as the simpler garments of the middle classes. As World War I swept away millions of men and the empires of 19th century Europe, it also swept in huge cultural changes for women. Just as with World War II, women moved into the workforce in Europe to fill the vacancies left by so many young men fighting. The vote for women in America was only a few years away. The war also led to vast shifts in wealth, as a true middle class took hold in Europe and America -- there was a market for the "costume" jewelry that was designed to accompany the loosely structured, free flowing outfits of the 1920s. Coco Chanel saw this and led the way! It is said that Chanel even coined the term "costume jewelry" as she designed it to be worn with her outfits.
Evening Dress Jeanne Hallee 1910-1914
Dress courtesy of www.etsy.com/shop/LetThemEatCakeLA
And so a young aristocratic woman who was raised with the strict social and fashion mores of the 1910s found herself with a bob haircut, a loose flowing chemise and very little in the way of undergarments just ten years later! Her less wealthy sisters could afford to wear the beautiful faux jewelry that was common place by the 1920s. The bob hair cuts made long dangle earrings a staple of the era. The flat front chemises were embellished with layers of pearls and other long "flapper" necklaces. Bare arms were covered with rows of bangles. After the International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts from April to October of 1925 in Paris, what we now know as the Art Deco Design era exploded. The exhibition epitomized a "modern" style characterized by a streamlined classicism, geometric and symmetric compositions and a sleek, machine age look. (Wikipedia). We now recognize these clean designs and wonderful
geometric patterns in designs from jewelry to architecture.
The forces of these movements -- of women gaining some control over their own lives -- and of the spectacular explosion of creativity that followed the 1925 Paris Exhibition -- came to define what we now call "The Roaring Twenties." The fashions and jewelry of this decade, and even with the Great Depression, the 1930s, are the lovely artifacts of tectonic shifts in Western culture. Sadly, the Art Deco era came to an abrupt end in 1939 when yet another war would again bring about jarring changes to Western culture. It falls to another article to discuss the changes in fashion that followed the cultural upheavals after the Second World War.
Set courtesy of www.etsy.com/shop/LynnHislopJewels
Rhinestone Clip courtesy of www.etsy.com/shop/KatsCache
Resources:
Laubner, Ellie, Fashions of the Roaring '20s (A Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Wikipedia page on the 1925 Paris International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts
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