vintage jewelry
Old decorative accessories
Vintage jewelry refers to jewelry from a previous era, typically at least 20 to 30 years old but not yet antique.
The term suggests pieces with distinctive period character—Art Deco geometric designs, Victorian cameos, midcentury costume pieces: She found a stunning vintage jewelry collection at the estate sale.
Vintage implies desirability and craftsmanship rather than mere age.
- BakeliteFirst fully synthetic plastic
- marcasitePale bronze iron sulfide
- VictorianOf a prim era
- locketHinged pendant holding keepsakes
- ringClosed curve shape
Edwardian · Georgian · heirloom piece · cameo · statement piece · Gold · charm · clip-on earrings · vermeil · chain · pearl · chatelaine · ornate · emerald · antique fairs · estate sale · bracelet · grandmother
- vintage collectiblestube radios, cash registers, pinball machines, gramophone, record player
- antiquesantiques, antique furniture, antique, antique coins, Greek vases
- collectorscoin collectors, coin collector, stamp collectors, stamp collector, art collector
- resaleresale, eBay, secondhand goods, Poshmark, thrifting
- secondhand goodsused cars, used furniture, used books, used appliances, used toys
- jewelry exhibitsmuseum exhibits, museum displays, designer collections, crown jewels, royal jewels