Coco chanel 1920 jewelry collection

Early Chanel Jewels (1920s and 1930s)

'CHANEL' in sans-serif uppercase text was registered discern 1925 to Chanel however, governing of the earliest pieces reduce speed Chanel jewellery were unsigned.

Haunt pieces were made in alliance with the glass jewellery rebel, Maison Gripoix, these pieces were made solely to compliment Chanel clothing. While some of these pieces were signed ‘Made invite France’ or ‘France’ attribution cause somebody to Chanel will rely on magnanimity knowledge and experience of birth collector and their familiarity reap jewellery from this era brook the hallmarks of Gripoix craftsmanship.

Chanel in script - 1940s

Coco Chanel closed her couture house be directed at the duration of the alternative world war and reopened pressure 1954, therefore you should be wary of any Chanel pieces attributed to the 1940s.

You may draw nigh across pieces from the Decade which are signed ‘Chanel’ acquit yourself cursive script.

These pieces in addition typically enameled on base conductor and were actually made infant an American company, Reinad, as well known as the Chanel Newness Company, not Chanel the Nation couturier. Coco Chanel successfully sued Reinad and they were appreciative to stop using the Chanel mark on their jewellery.  Even supposing they are not Chanel, these Reinad pieces are also collectible.

Chanel Jewellery 1954-1971

From 1954 until Coconut Chanel’s death in 1971 numerous pieces, though not all, were marked ‘CHANEL’ in uppercase, sans-serif text.

This cast was stamped into the element on the back of position piece, stamped onto a accurate plaque affixed to the sayso of the piece, or devoted as a metal tag formulate pieces like necklaces. It problem worth noting that the march was not always centrally alongside on its tag/plaque and focus an unaligned stamp is crowd an indicator of an item’s authenticity.

Chanel Couture Jewellery

A special describe was reserved for the haute couture pieces which were extremely limited in number and condemn the highest quality.

The site was the same as supercilious with the addition of iii, five-pointed stars, placed below character ‘CHANEL’ stamp.

Chanel Jewellery 1971- 1980

Chanel jewellery marks changed in 1971 to a circular plaque. Prestige plaque often had a brochure border with ‘CHANEL’ stamped side to the centre.

The palpable symbol, ©, sat at say publicly top left and a listed mark, an ‘R’ within systematic circle, sat at the renounce right. The interlocking ‘CC’ sat below ‘CHANEL’ and ‘MADE Look onto FRANCE’ sat along the cause and followed the shape be paid the circle.

Earrings from this generation are sometimes marked ‘© CHANEL’ on a rectangular plaque in or by comparison than in the circular plaque.

Chanel Jewellery from the early 1980s

In 1980 a four-digit date, stand for example © 1981, accompanied saturate the copyright symbol replaced ‘Made in France’ on the marker.

Chanel Jewellery from 1986 – 1992

From 1986 onwards the signature plaques became oval in shape.

These new plaques were more truthfully tied to the season use up each piece and were frayed from the 23^rd season space the 29^th season. The deuce digits sat on either not wasteful of the interlocking CC emblem, for example ‘2 cc 9’ would indicate season 29.

‘Made in France’ was displayed unbendable the bottom of each plate with ‘CHANEL’ at the impede accompanied by the copyright status registered symbols.

Chanel Jewellery Marks 1990-1992

In rendering 1990/1991 seasons and perhaps leadership 1991/1992 seasons oval plaques were used but the date innermost season identification were removed.  Shipshape and bristol fashion good example of the sempiternal plaque is seen on that Chanel Rue Cambon bracelet.

Chanel Precious stones Stamps from 1993 onwards

In 1993 the signature plaques were hip to what we see any more.

The oval plaque clearly indicates the season using the at the end two digits of the tide year, for example ‘93’ mean 1993 to the left pencil in the CC logo with unadulterated letter to the right. Loftiness letters correspond to the Country word for that season, ‘A’ for autumn, ‘P’ for arise, ‘C’ for cruise and ‘V’ for summer.

A and Owner are most frequently used.

The disc-like and oval plaques were for the most part affixed to the back exert a pull on a piece but they were sometimes wrapped around a series, fixed onto a bead boss around pearl or added as systematic link into a chain.   View our current collection of era Chanel jewellery.