As with most items of costume jewelry made in the Jablonec region of Czechoslovakia. black (or jet) costume jewelry was intended to imitate genuine precious and semi precious stones; in this case jet.
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This is a wonderful collection of Czechoslovakian jewelry design history. Original hand drawn designs of Art Deco jewelry. Hand drawn and colored, these are from two portfolio of designs by students ...
This is a stunning rare sample booklet of Czech glass seed beads. From the Jablonex company in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechoslovakia, around the 1950's. This booklet demonstrates every color and size ...
A HISTORY OF CZECH GLASS BUTTONS
The majority of Czech glass buttons have come from what is the Jablonec region, an area in the Jizera mountains with abundant natural resources ideal for button production.
The ...