Dramatic 1950's-Look Rhinestone Full Parure

This example shows more new bold fantasy jewelry made in the Czech Republic. This is a full parure set which includes necklace, bracelet, brooch and earring. All pieces are made up of blue aurora glass rhinestone with an aurora borealis finish set in a goldtone setting.

When prices began to rise for good vintage prong-set rhinestone jewelry of the past it wasn't long before new jewelry began to appear offering the 'look' of old for a fraction of the price.

Note that the reverse side in this listing does not have an 'aged patina' as some may suggest. The visible solder on the backs of the pieces and dull color of the plating does not indicate 'wear' or age. This jewelry is purposefully manufactured to look this way. Jewelry with unfinished thick blobs of soldering showing is sure to be uncomfortable to wear. The plating normally present on authentically older costume jewelry not only helped to conceal soldered areas and give the resulting piece a clean, completed look, but it also served as a barrier between base metals used in construction and the wearer's skin.

Czech Republic makers of this kind of jewelry typically advertise pieces as new products. They aren't trying to fool anyone initially, though they may be aware that the manner in which they make their jewelry allows its easier misrepresentation as if 'aged.' Newer items like this are regularly mistakenly advertised as 'vintage' or '1940's to 50's' when being sold afterward on the secondary market either in sets or as individual pieces.

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The necklace measures 17 inches long (including the chain fastener) by 3 inches at the center point. The brooch measures 3 inches wide and 2 3/4 inches tall. The bracelet measures 6 inches long by 7/8 inches wide. Each earring measures 2 5/8 inches high by 1 inch wide.