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Message:: [QUOTE="MAGDELLAS, post: 218073, member: 4147"]Hello Members, I hope there is someone out there who is familiar with Coco Chanel vintage costume jewelry. I've done my research online and from what I've read, Chanel started making costume jewelry in 1932. The pieces were unsigned up until around the 1950's. This bracelet was purchased from an antique collectors estate and I have not been able to find anything to identify it. I also read that authenticating the unsigned pieces would be difficult since they are very rare. Thank you in advance. “Chanel jewelry has been signed in a variety of ways over the years,” notes Krakowski. “Each decade has slight variations that help to establish authenticity and period. The earliest pieces dating from 1932 are not signed and present the most significant challenge when it comes to authentication. These pieces are very rare in the market. The design, craftsmanship and condition are the most valuable elements to look at when authenticating a piece of unsigned Chanel jewelry that is suspected to be dated prior to 1950.” [ATTACH=full]64456[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]64457[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]64458[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]64459[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]