How old is jewelry marked western germany

Or just have fun imagining it's history and life? Hi there! If you're asking if there's anyway to track a stamped piece of Western Germany, then no. Unfortunately it's pretty rare to even be able to track it back to one specific manufacturer.

Germany was just getting going again. You'll see a gap in a lot of records from this time period and to be honest, they were more concerned with just getting factories up and working and people employed, than they were about keeping track of inventory or coding anything. There are some stamped pieces you can track - especially if they have patent numbers or serial numbers. But you see this more in high-end jewelry and within a few brands of jewelry that kept very meticulous records.

Hope this helps some! Thanks for sharing information. Gift German Earrings to your wife, girlfriend or to someone and make her day special. Message 2 of I have a small painted brooch that I haven't listed yet the base is green and the other colors are painted it is not plastic it is colored glass or stone set in a dog tooth setting with gold color metal that has no magnetic draw.

I am going to try to find out the materials before I list it. Back marked "made in west Germany"West Germany used metal that was like aluminum and very lightweight. Most items I have come across have held up well with little corrision. Most seem on the cheap costume side but some are great quality. Message 3 of The West Germany mark dates from around until , when the Berlin wall fell, and Germany was reunited. The costume jewelry from the 's was quite good quality, usually marked West Germany but not always.

Typically a lacey stamped metal piece formed the back, and it was often made of aluminum and given a goldtone plating. Items often featured very nice art glass or slag glass.

I recently sold a very large brooch featuring a transfer painted porcelain picture of a pretty girl. It was marked West Germany, but didn't have the lacey back. Be sure to visit the whatsit website too. Both on the message board, near the top. Message 4 of Is the quality felt to have declined towards the end? Message 5 of I'm not sure when "the end" is. These lacey backed things were made years ago, I think - I've no idea how long that continued. Some of the work from Czechoslovakia also has the lacey backs.

Message 6 of The dates of jewelry marked W. So, was "the end" of that era of jewelry making. The characteristics are: stamped fittings, Gold-plated, Light weight and most had standard designs causing many pieces to be very similar. The rhinestones used were of high quality and brilliance. As the economy was decimated in post-World War II Germany, costume jewelry rapidly became a big industry, exporting gorgeous costume jewelry, bringing in much needed funds.

The German jewelry companies excelled in designing and producing beaded tiered bib style necklaces, which often came with matching clip on cluster earrings, brooches and bracelets. They also produced lovely jewelry made of glass made to imitate precious gemstones or quartz. Matching sets of filigree metal were designed and produced by hand which were similar to those of Miriam Haskell, Original by Robert, Stanley Hagler and De Mario.