What kind of jewelry does Weiss jewelry make?
Earrings and pins in its Skyline brand are comparable to those in the Eisenberg Ice line. Beyond rhinestones, Weiss collectors prize the company’s work in enamel, as well as its japanned pieces.
How much are vintage Weiss rhinestone earrings worth?
VINTAGE WEISS RHINESTONE CHRISTMAS TREE EARRINGS $14.99 VINTAGE WEISS RHINESTONE CHRISTMAS TREE… WEISS CO NYC RHINESTONE FLOWER BEAUTIFUL BIG CHUNKY BRO…
When did Albert Weiss start his costume jewelry company?
Before Albert Weiss founded his own costume-jewelry company in 1942, he learned the tricks of the trade as a designer for Coro in the 1930s. Weiss excelled at floral and figural brooches and earrings—the company also made numerous styles of bracelets and necklaces.
How can you tell when a piece of jewelry was made?
Most answers to understanding jewelry can be found by looking on the backs or undersides. Brooches have evolved over one hundred years, and the backs provide much of the information we need to date the piece. Again, this drawing shows the different types of clasps used on brooches or pins with the approximate date as to when they first appeared.
Earrings and pins in its Skyline brand are comparable to those in the Eisenberg Ice line. Beyond rhinestones, Weiss collectors prize the company’s work in enamel, as well as its japanned pieces.
VINTAGE WEISS RHINESTONE CHRISTMAS TREE EARRINGS $14.99 VINTAGE WEISS RHINESTONE CHRISTMAS TREE… WEISS CO NYC RHINESTONE FLOWER BEAUTIFUL BIG CHUNKY BRO…
Before Albert Weiss founded his own costume-jewelry company in 1942, he learned the tricks of the trade as a designer for Coro in the 1930s. Weiss excelled at floral and figural brooches and earrings—the company also made numerous styles of bracelets and necklaces.
Why do some Weiss pieces look like Eisenberg?
(The Weiss company copied this look, and occasionally even used the same findings that Eisenberg used, which is why sometimes you will find pieces that are signed Weiss but look like Eisenberg.)
