Italian Designer Vintage Couture Costume Jewelry at The Glitter Box

ARTIGIANA FIORENTINA BIGIOTTERIA
FLORENCE

NECKLACE, c.1968-1980. Elegant heavy leaded Amethyst glass crystal beads in three strands with lovely deep amethyst color. A beautiful fashion statement from Giancarlo Viciani.

Marked with the 1968-1980 attached label.
Measures 19".
Excellent Condition.

#2547, $125.00

BIJOUX
CASCIO

BROOCH, Large Dragon Fly with a long wing span, detailed body, articulated tail. The body is made with an oval Blue cabochon, antennae are highlighted with ruby stones, and the clusters of pave' stones give it dramatic sparkle. Lovely weight and movement.

Prominent Italian fashion jewelry house who's lines accessorized famed designers such as Pucci, Capucci, Maerucelli, and were in the best department stores such as Bonwith Teller, and Bloomingdales in the US. Started in 1948 by Gaetano Cascio. In business for over 40 years. Later his son Riccardo Cascio franchised to boutiques in Italy.

ref: Ginger Moro, 'European Designer Jewelry', page 195, 218.
ref: Deanna Cera, Jewels of Fantasy', pages 283, 284, 285, 287, 304, and 305.

Marked Bijoux Cascio on an oval
Measures an impressive 4-1/4" x 3"
Excellent Condition

#2834, $125.00

COPPOLA e TOPPO

NECKLACE, 1950s, Rare. Long dangles of graduated Green Beads; Wear it loosely; it's Over-the-top. Snug it up into a choker and it fans and flares out; that's really over-the-top!

Marked Coppola e Toppo, Made in Italy.
Measures 14" to 17", with hook closure and chain, approx 3-3/4" width.
Excellent Condition.

#2778,

COPPOLA e TOPPO

NECKLACE, (or 2 BRACELETS), and EARRINGS. Sophisticated clever design with graduating colors from Emerald Green to Clear Crystals. The necklace can be separated into two bracelets that drape on the wrist and top of the hand.

Marked Coppola e Toppo, Made in Italy.
Necklace measures approx. 15". Clasps 5/8". Earrings 2" x 1".

Very Good Condition with typical brass patina on metal.

#2905,

Clasp

COPPOLA e TOPPO

NECKLACE, Lovely draping design in graduated topaz faceted crystal beads. The gather in the center, as well as the bar decorations, have light and dark green, rose, and smoky topaz faceted crystal beads.

Marked Coppola e Toppo, Made in Italy.
Necklace measures approx. 15-3/4" from clasp to last jump ring. Length of bars are 2"

Very Good Condition with typical brass patina on metal.

#2953,

Clasp

COPPOLA e TOPPO

NECKLACE, Opalescent Pale Blue Moonstone beads with a Fiery center.

Marked Coppola e Toppo, Made in Italy.
Measures 17-1/4". Earrings 1". Clasp measures 1" x 3/4"
Very Good Condition with a tiny dark inclusion on one bead at the shoulder.

#2862, $695.00

Clasp

UGO CORREANI

DRESS CLIP, Hand hammered Brass with Simulated Turquoise. Lovely handcrafted look. Italian designer known for his adventurous creative designs and use of innovative materials.

Marked Correani.
Measures 2-1/2".
Very Good Condition.

#2349,

UGO CORREANI

NECKLACE, Extra Large Baubles in this whimsical design with Goldtone Fish, Chain, and Black beads.

Marked Correani.
Measures 28"
Excellent Condition.

#2910,

BIJOUX
ELFE

NECKLACE. Large ribbed Silver Tone metal beads, alternating with Large Gold Tone metal beads. Chic and Timeless.

Famed Italian design house. Emilo Fideli, and Ceasari di Roma, created jewelry for Epic Hollywood films in the 1950s. Fideli opened the Bijoux Elfe showroom at the Ponte Vecchio in 1963, displaying high fashion jewelry along side the traditional Goldsmith shops. Pucci collaborated with Bejoux Elfe, Coppola e Toppo, and others to accessorize his fashion creation.

ref: Ginger Moro, 'European Designer Jewelry', page 217.
ref: Deanna Cera, Jewels of Fantasy', pages 272, 284, 285, 286, 287, 304, and 305.

Marked Bijoux Elfe on a circular hang tag.
Measures approx. 18" from the hook to the last chain link. Adjustable.
Very Good Condition with some slight wear to the last chain link by the disc

#2818, $225.00

Yes, we know she's German, but so many think she's Italian, we just had to include her in this section.

LANGANI
ANNI SCHAAD
STUTTGART

BROOCH, c. 1960s. Clusters of Pink Glass beads Hand-knotted on nylon thread, invisible to the eye, all set in a Bouquet of Delicate Pink Glass Petals.

This style of invisible knotting brought overnight fame to Anni Schaad and brought her to the forefront of top European designers in the 1960s. Necklace using this knotting process is Pictured in Cera's 'Jewels of Fantasy' pg. 367, referenced in 'European Designer Jewelry' by Moro, pgs. 136-141. Little black bead, sewn into the glass bead stem, is a signature style for Langani.

Little black bead, sewn into the glass beads, is a signature style for Langani.
Measures 1-5/8".
Very Good Condition

#2679, $195.00

LANGANI
ANNI SCHAAD
STUTTGART

BROOCH, c. 1960s. Glass beads Hand-knotted nylon thread; invisible to the eye. A wonderful combination of orange and clear beads with a white matrix.

This style of invisible knotting brought overnight fame to Anni Schaad and brought her to the forefront of top European designers in the 1960s. Necklace using this knotting process is Pictured in Cera's 'Jewels of Fantasy' pg. 367, referenced in 'European Designer Jewelry' by Moro, pgs. 136-141.

Little black bead, sewn into the glass bead stem, is a signature style for Langani.
Measures 2-1/2"
Very Good Condition

#2681,

LANGANI
ANNI SCHAAD
STUTTGART

BROOCH, c. 1960s. Glass beads Hand-knotted nylon thread; invisible to the eye. A fresh combination of Spring Green beads, Clear beads with a yellow matrix, Yellow and Clear beads with an Amber Matrix, and Spring Green tube beads in her signature style.

This style, with the invisible knotting brought overnight fame to Anni Schaad and brought her to the forefront of top European designers in the 1960s.

Necklace using this knotting process is Pictured in Cera's 'Jewels of Fantasy' pg. 367, referenced in 'European Designer Jewelry' by Moro, pg.. 136-141.

Little black bead, sewn into the glass bead stem, is a signature style for Langani.
Measures 2-1/2"
Very Good Condition

#2680,

LANGANI
ANNI SCHAAD
STUTTGART

BROOCH, c. 1960s - 1970s. A sensuous long beaded fringe in flat oval Black beads, spacer clear seed beads, which drape from the Silvertone bar, hosting a large black oval flat bead.

Little black bead, sewn into the glass bead on the right top fringe, is a signature style for Langani.
Measures 2-1/2" x 2"
Very Good Condition

#2682, $125.00

LANGANI
ANNI SCHAAD
STUTTGART

NECKLACE, c. late 1960s - 1970s. A variation of the classic Langani Firebird necklace in multi-colored wood beads. Pale and Dark Blue, Red, Light and Dark Brown, Purple, and Clear glass bead with Pale and Rose Colored centers suspended on the clear fish wire.

This is a variation of the necklace that brought overnight fame to Anni Schaad and brought her to the forefront of top European designers in the 1960s. Pictured in Cera's 'Jewels of Fantasy' pg. 367, referenced in 'European Designer Jewelry' by Moro, pgs. 136-141.

Little black bead on the second strand.
Marked Langani on back of box clasp.
Measures 16-1/2"
Very Good Condition. Some metal wear on clasp

#2960, $495.00

clasp

LANGANI
ANNI SCHAAD
STUTTGART

NECKLACE, c. 1970s. Triple strand of very dark blue beads with agate-style striations with a silvery luster. Clear glass beads with the painted center in Pink and Purple strung on clear fish wire.

Marked only with the little Langani black bead on the second strand.
Measures 16-1/2"
Very Good Condition. Some metal wear on clasp

#2961, $275.00

front of clasp
back of clasp
little black bead

LANGANI
ANNI SCHAAD
STUTTGART

NECKLACE, c. 1970s. Double strand of beads twisted together. Aqua and Clear beads with painted centers in White and Hot Pink with Deep Green beads.

Marked Langani and the Little Black bead.
Measures 22"
Very Good Condition. Slight metal wear on clasp

#2962, $295.00

front of clasp and little black bead

ORNELLA OF ITALY

NECKLACE, with Elegant Clasp; wear front or back. Designed by Maria Vittoria Albani from Milan. The hallmark of her jewelry is unusual beads and interesting materials including Wood, Ceramic, and Venetian beads. Six strands of long round Amber colored glass tub beads, with round Black glass beads. The clasp is a large Black faceted cabochon, accented by round Amber foil backed cabochons.

Marked on the back of the clasp, Ornella Made in Italy.
Very Good Condition. Some surface scratches to the back of the clasp.
Measures 15-1/2". Clasp measures 1-3/8" x 1-3/8".

#2885,

DONATELLA PELLINI
MILAN

RESIN AMBER BROOCH/PENDANT, Donatella took the reins of the company in 1972, and continued the collaborations with the World's top Fashion Designers such as Valentino, Versace, Armani, Lacroix, and Fendi. This Organic Shaped Resin stone has the look of million year old embedded DNA in Amber.

Marked 'Pellini' and R in a circle on the Silver mounting.
Measures 1-5/8".
Very Good Condition.

#2446, $200.00

DONATELLA PELLINI
MILAN
for
PELLINI BIJOUX

NECKLACE, ca.1989-1991, Donatella took the reins of the company in 1972, and continued the collaborations with the World's top Fashion Designers such as Valentino, Versace, Armani, Lacroix, and Fendi. Her use of Elaborate Beads and Resin Embellishments established her Artistic Works at the highest levels of the Fashion World.

An example of this set, from the Pellini Archives, is featured on pg. 362 in "Jewels of Fantasy", by Deanne Farnetti Cera, with Gilt Metal and Clear Resin.

Marked 'Pellini on the inside of the ear clip.
Necklace measures 28" with the larger beads measuring 1-1/4" long. Earrings 2-1/4" long.
Very Good Condition with some very slight wear to the gold on the back of the earrings.

#2369,

DONATELLA PELLINI
MILAN

ART GLASS NECKLACE, Donatella took the reins of the company in 1972, and continued the collaborations with the World's top Fashion Designers such as Valentino, Versace, Armani, Lacroix, and Fendi. Her use of Elaborate Beads and Resin Embellishments established her Artistic Works at the highest levels of the Fashion World.

Marked 'Pellini Italy' on the dark steel bead.
Very Good Condition.
Measures 30" plus a 7" drop.

#2313, $250.00

DONATELLA PELLINI
MILAN

NECKLACE. Oversized resin beads in simulated Amethysts Quartz with faceted Amethysts glass crystals and black and Amethyst faceted glass crystal discs. Donatella took the reins of the company in 1972, and continued the collaborations with the World's top Fashion Designers such as Valentino, Versace, Armani, Lacroix, and Fendi. Her use of Elaborate Beads and Resin Embellishments established her Artistic Works at the highest levels of the Fashion World.

Marked Pellini on a Silver bead by the clasp.
Measures 29". Larger beads measure between 1" and 1-1/2" long.
Very Good Condition.

This necklace still has the Neiman Marcus sales tag attached. Originally price $195.00 on sale for $117.00.

#2412, $200.00

DONATELLA PELLINI
MILAN

NECKLACE and EARRINGS, Wonderful combination of black frosted glass beads, black faceted glass beads, silver-grey pearls, and a large oval black ribbed bead make this a statement of high coutre. Can be worn as a single strand or doubled. Donatella took the reins of the company in 1972, and continued the collaborations with the World's top Fashion Designers such as Valentino, Versace, Armani, Lacroix, and Fendi. Her use of Elaborate Beads and Resin Embellishments established her Artistic Works at the highest levels of the Fashion World.

Marked Pellini on a Silver bead by the clasp.
Measures, necklace 42-1/2", earrings are a shoulder dusting 2". Excellent Condition.

#2533,

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