G
*WITH A PIERCING ARROW - JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF THE R.L.GRIFFITH AND
SON CO., PROVIDENCE RI. SINCE 1894
G
*WITHIN A CIRCLE IS JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR WILLIAM C. GREENE, CO.,
PROVIDENCE, RI. SINCE 1913
G
*WITHIN A "HARP" SHAPE IS JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR GEMSTONE, INC., NEW
YORK, SINCE 1964
G
*WITH A CROWN ON TOP - TRADEMARK USED BY THE GREEN CO., KANSAS CITY,
MO SINCE 1935. THERE ARE SEVERAL VARIATIONS OF THIS MARK.
G
*WITH AN "E" AND "V" ON EITHER SIDE - TRADEMARK USED BY GREENFIELD
JEWELRY MFT. SINCE 1946
G
*WITHIN A DIAMOND - JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR J.M.G. MFG. NEW YORK SINCE
1962
G *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR RUDOLF FRIEDMAN, NEW YORK SINCE 1962
G
*UNUSUAL FORMATION USING AN OPEN TRIANGLE VARIATION. THIS MARK WAS
USED BY EDWARD C. GRASSMAN, NEWARK, NJ FOR NECKLACE CLASPS SINCE
1949.
G.C.S.
*WITHIN A CROWN - JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY ARTHUR W. HEIN/GOLD
CROWN SPECIALTIES, NEW YORK SINCE 1946
G EVE' *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF GEVERTS & CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1962
GF
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY GENERAL FINDINGS, ATTLEBORO, MA. SINCE
1934
GK *JEWELRY
TRADEMARK USED BY GUS KROESEN, INC., OAKLAND, CA. SINCE
1956.
GABILLA
*PARIS, FRANCE:C. 1900'S; "XANTHO" MADAME GABILLA HAS BEEN COINED
AS THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL WOMAN PERFUMER. SHE BEGAN BLENDING
PERFUME IN 1890. ONE OF HER MOST FAMOUS WAS "MON CHERI"C.1920.
GADGETRIX
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY KAUFMAN & RUDERMAN, INC., NEW YORK SINCE
1943 FOR CHILDREN'S JEWELRY ITEMS.
GADROONED *FLUTED
GAILLARD LUCIEN *DESIGNER OF PERFUME
FLACONS AND "STUDENT" OF LALIQUE.
& J.VIARD
ALSO DESIGNER OF JEWELRY. COMBINED WITH J.VIARD, DESIGNER
OF AN ART GLASS COMPANY THEY TOOK THE ACCESSORY FIELD
BY STORM. SOME OF THEIR BOTTLES WERE MARKED "MADE IN
FRANCE" AND OTHERS "J.VIARD" OR "J.VILLARD". THEIR JEWELRY WAS
ENGRAVED "L.GAILLARD".
GAINSBOROUGH
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY TRIFARI, KRUSSMAN & FISHEL, CO., NEW YORK
FOR PEARL JEWELRY SINCE 1932. THEN USED ON COSTUME JEWELRY FROM
1937.
GAINSBOROUGH *BEAUTY ACCESSORY MFG./POWDER - THE WESTERN COMPANY, CHICAGO/NEW YORK. C. 1920'S.
GALA
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR GAY TOOL CO., PROVIDENCE RI FOR MENS AND
WOMENS JEWELRY SINCE 1955
GALAXY * JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1949
GALE CREATIONS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY GALE CREATIONS, NEW YORK SINCE 1955
GALLEGOS, DAMASO *1890-1980) SILVER
JEWELRY DESIGNER IN TAXCO WORKING FOR AGUILAR AND
THEN OPENING HIS OWN SHOP. HIS PIECES WERE MARKED "DG" IN SCRIPT.
GALLIARD, LUCIEN
*JEWELRY DESIGNER BORN IN 1861 IN FRANCE. AND ENCOURAGED BY HIS FRIEND
RENE LALIQUE TO TURN HIS SILVERSMITH TALENTS INTO JEWELRY DESIGNS.
LUCIEN WAS FOCUSED ON THE JAPANESE TECHNIQUES.
GALONS *TRIMMINGS INCLUDING GLASS BEADS.
GARDEN OF EDEN
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USEDBY C.F. MUELLER, CO., JERSEY CITY, NJ SINCE
1965
GARDEN OF GOLD
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY THE NAPIER CO., MERIDEN, CT. MADE IN
ENTIRELY OR PARTLY OF PRECIOUS METALS. SINCE 1951
GARDBERG, BERTEL *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN IN 1916 IN FINLAND.
GARLAND *JEWLERY TRADEMARK USED BY THE BALL CO., CHICAGO, ILL SINCE 1924
GARNE' *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY GARNE JEWELRY, NEW YORK SINCE 1945
GARNET, ALMANDINE
*DEEP ORANGE/RED TO A BROWN/RED GARNET THAT GETS ITS NAME FROM
THE LATIN "CARBUNCULUS ALABANDISUC" MEANING SMALL COAL FROM
ALABANDA, AN ANCIENT GARNET SOURCE IN TURKEY.
GARNET, RHODOLITE
*ROSE TO LAVENDER GARNET THAT GETS ITS NAME FROM THE GREEK "RHODO"
MEANING ROSE AND "LITHO" MEANING STONE.
GARNITURE *THAT WHICH IS DECORATING OR EMBELLISHING ANOTHER ITEM.
GARRARD & CO. LTD.
*A LEADING LONDON FIRM OF JEWELLERS, GOLDSMITH AND SILVERSMITHS
FOUNDED BY GEORGE WICKES LATER BECOMMING WAKELIN AND TAYLOR
AND
THEN ROBERT GARRARD 1758-1818. IN 1843 THEY WERE APPOINTED
AS CROWN
JEWELLERS IN WHICH CAPACITY IT HAS SINCE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
MAINTENANCE OF THE REGALIA AND THE CROWN JEWELS AND THEIR
PREPARATION UNTIL 1946 AND IN 1952 WAS AMALGAMATED WITH THE
GOLDSMITHS AND SILVERSMITHS CO. FOUNDED IN 1880 BY WILLIAM
GIBSON AND JOHN LANGMAN AND RESIDES AT 112 REGENT ST. LONDON
STILL MAINTAINING THE NAME GARRARD AND STILL THE CROWN JEWELERS
GARTER JEWELRY
*POPULAR VICTORIAN JEWELRY MOTIF.
GASKIN, ARTHUR
*1862-1928. ENGLISH SILVERSMITH AND JEWELLER FROM BIRMINGHAM WITH HIS
WIFE GEORGINA 1868-1934 - MADE FROM 1899 GOLD AND
SILVER
JEWELRY. USED CURLING TENDRILS AND COLOURED GEMSTONES AS
FLOWERS. THEY MADE CYMERIC JEWELRY FOR LIBERTY AND COMPANY
IN
LONDON. HE DESIGNED SOME WIREWORK/FILIGREE ITEMS WITH
W. T.
BLACKBAND AROUND 1912.
GASKIN, GEORGINA CAVE *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST
BORIN IN 1868 IN ENGLAND. WIFE OF ARTHUR GASKIN
AND PARTNER IN THEIR BIRMINGHAM WORKSHOP WHERE THEY BOTH CREATED
DESIGNS IN THE ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLES.
GASLIGHT PARASOL
*IN VOGUE C.1840'S IT WAS PINK AND USED INDOORS UNDER BRILLIANT
ILLUMINATION WHICH GAVE A DELICATE HUE TO THE FACES OF THE
WOMAN UNDERNEATH.
GAWOOD
* JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR DAVID E. GARRE/THE DAVID CO., ST. PAUL, MN.
SINCE 1955
GAY LADY *JEWLERY TRADEMARK FOR DAVID JACOBS, LINCOLN, NE SINCE 1951
GAY NINETIES
*JEWELRYTRADEMARK FOR JACQUES KREISLER MFG., NORTH BERGEN, NJ FOR
MENS JEWLERY ITEMS, SINCE 1949
GAZELLES
*POPULAR ANTELOPE USED IN ART DECO DESIGNS. USED AS A NEIMAN MARCUS
LOGO IN 1923.
GEISHA
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR INTERATLANTIC TRADING CORP., NEW YORK FOR
JEWELRY FEATURING CULTURED PEARLS SINCE 1949
GELL, WENDY
*CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY DESIGNER SPECIALIZING IN COLLAGE..
MOST ARE SIGNED AND CONSIDERED WORKS OF ART.
GEM *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF GEMEX CO., UTICA, NY SINCE 1944.
GEM CREST *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR GOODMAN & CO., INDIANAPOLIS, IN. SINCE 1941
GEM GALLERIES *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR MARCUS & CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1945
GEM O MY HEART
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR CHAS. SCHWARTZ & SON, WASHINGTON DC SINCE
1930 - ALSO CUFF BOXES, MESH BAGS, BUCKLES, CIGARETTE HOLDERS ETC.
GEM ART *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR VICTOR CORP., CINCINNATI, OH SINCE 1948
GEMCRAFT *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR PHILIP E. STETSON, BOSTON, MA. SINCE 1935
GEMETTES *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF JOSEPH H. MEYER BROS., BROOKLYN NY SINCE 1954
GEMEX/GEMES JEWEL *JEWELRY MFG. IN UNION, NJ - 1951
GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA
*GIA OFFERS COURSES ON BASIC JEWELRY REPAIR, GEMOLOGY AND STONE SETTING.
ADDRESS: GIA, 1660 STEWART ST.,, SANTA MONICA, CA. 90407 ATTN. VERONICA
HUDSON.
GEMOSEA
*JEWLERY TRADEMARK FOR FREDERIC J. ESSIG & CO., CHICAGO, ILL FOR PEARLS
SINCE 1957
GEMS OF ENCHANTMENT *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR THE MARK JEWELRY CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1930
GEMS OF THE MODE *JEWLERY TRADEMARK FOR JEROME RICHHEIMER, NY, SINCE 1929
GEMS OF PARIS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY GEMS OF PARIS MFG., NEW YORK SINCE 1952
GEMSTONE
*USED TO MEAN ANY FORM OF VALUED STONE PRECIOUS AND SEMI PRECIOUS.
AS WELL AS JET, AMBER, PEARLS, CORAL AND IVORY.
GEM-TONE
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR C.L.STUEMPGES, SEATTLE, WA. FOR HAND CARVED
JEWELRY SINCE 1946.
GEM-TONES *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR JOSEPH H. MEYER BROS., BROOKLYN, NY SINCE 1957
GEN *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR GENTLY JEWELRY MFG., NEW YORK SINCE 1962
GENCO *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR GENCO/GENERAL CHAIN, PROVIDENCE RI SINCE 1925
GENIEDE PARIS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF D.RODITI & SONS, NEW YORK SINCE 1945
GENTILLE, THOMAS
*CONTEMPORARY STUDIO JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST CONCENTRATING ON SPATIAL
DYNAMICS AND SUBTLE USES OF LIGHT/SHADING.
GEO - METS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF GEOMETS INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1954
GEORG JENSEN
*(1866-1935) 1904-PRESENT. JEWELRY DESIGNER BEGINNING IN COPENHAGEN,
DENMARK IN 1904. HIS DESIGNS OFTEN INCLUDED LEAVES, FLOWERS AND
NATURE MOTIFS. HE ALSO PRODUCED FLATWARE AND TABLEWARE AS WELL AS
BEAUTIFUL JEWELRY ITEMS. SEVERAL DIFFERENT MARKS WERE USED AND EVEN
THOUGH ALL ARE QUALITY PIECES, STUDY IS NEEDED TO DETERMINE AGE AS THE
TRADITIONAL DESIGNS ARE STILL PRODUCED.
GERARDO LOPEZ
*1950'S SILVER JEWELRY DESIGNER IN TAXCO DURING THE 1950'S. HIS PIECES
WERE MARKED "LOPEZ".
GIFTIME
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY THE SEA GEM CO., NEW YORK FOR JEWELRY MADE
WITH PEARLS.
GIFTPAK *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, NEW YORK SINCE 1953
GILDA *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY WILLIAM RAND, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1949
GILT
*PIECE MADE OF ANOTHER METAL VERY THNLY COVERED WITH GOLD.
IN
JEWELRY SOMETIMES A PIECE IS SILVER GILT, SILVER BENEATH A THIN
COAT
OF GOLD.
GIMP OR GUIMPE *WOVEN SILK BRAID OF ASSORTED DESIGNS INCLUDING AS A TRIM ON DRAPERIES.
GIMP *SEE BULION
GIOVANNI *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF GIOVANNI, INC., PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1959. STILL ACTIVE
GIRANDOLE *USUALLY REFERS TO EARRINGS WITH GEMSTONES HAVING SEPARATE DROPS.
GIRAUD, J. FILS * C. 1920'S "LYSTERIOSE"
GIRDLE *USUALLY
IN ORNAMENTATION REFERS TO A LOOSE DECORATIVE BELT ]
SOMETIMES ORNAMENTED.
GIULIANO, CARLO
*JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN IN NAPLES, ITALY IN 1831. HIS WORKSHOP WAS
IN
LONDON
WHERE HE WORKED WITH ALESSANDRO CASTELLANI IN SETTING UP A BRANCH
IN PICCADILLY.
GLAMOUR CRAFT *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1958
GLASS, LEO
JEWELRY DESIGNER, NEW YORK BEGINNING 1946. ALSO USED THE NAME
"COURTLY"
GLASSER, ALFRED, H. *JEWELRY MFG.,
NEW YORK SINCE 1953. MARK INCORPORATED A SHIELD WITH
DIAMOND, PITCHER AND SCALES.
GLAZE *MEANS
TO COVER WITH A THIN LAYER TO PROTECT OR ENHANCE THE
APPEARANCE.
GLENBY'S S. SONS *NY NY; C.1920'S; "JOAN"
GLITTER BOBS
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR CORO, INC., NEW YORK FOR DECORATED BOBBY
PINS SINCE 1956.
GLO-CHARM
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR HY FRACKMAN/ALAN MFG., NEW YORK FOR CHARMS
SINCE
1961.
GLO-RAY *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR RITE GRADE CORP., NEW YORK SINCE 1957
GLORIA *JEWELRY
TRADEMARK FOR G.FOX & CO, INC., HARTFORD CT., SINCE 1930
TYPES OF GLOVES:
ACTION - CUTOUTS
ON BACK TO INCREASE FLEXIBILITY
BIARRITZ - SLIP
ON WITH NO VENT USUALLY TWO OR FOUR BUTTON LENGTH
BICYCLE - WRIST
LENGTH USUALLY KNITTED WITH LEATHER PALM
DOESKIN - SUEDE
FINISHED USUALLY MADE OF SHEEPSKIN RATHER THAN DOESKIN
DRIVING - SAME
AS BICYCLE
FINGER FREE -
TRADEMARK FOR GLOVES MADE WITH A SINGLE STRIP OF MATERIAL
FORMING
ALL THE FOURCHETTES. DESIGNED BY MERRY HULL C.1938
GAUNTLET - ABOVE
THE WRIST WITH WIDE CUFF
INSULATED - LINED
KID - MADE OF
KIDSKIN AND ALSO SHEEPSKIN.
LACE - USUALLY
MADE BY HAND OR MACHINE FOR SUMMER WEAR
MITTENS - HAVING
THUMB AND ONE OTHER COMPARTMENT FOR THE REST OF THE HAND
MITTS - FINGERLESS
GLOVES REACHING ABOVE THE WRIST. ORIGINALLY WORN IN
COLONIAL
AMERICA.
MONEY MITT -
KNITTED OR LEATHER WITH SLOT IN PALM FOR MONEY
MOUSQUETAIRE
(MOOS KEH TARE) WOMAN'S LONG, LOOSE GLOVE SOMETIMES WITH
A
BUTTON SLIT AT WRIST WORN CRUSHED UP TO ELBOW. FORMAL WEAR
OPERA - LONG
LENGTH SOMETIMES WITHOUT A THUMB
PULL ON - HAVE
NO FASTENERS
RACING - SEE
ACTION
SHORTY - TWO
BUTTON GLOVE
THERMAL - SHORT
USUALLY MADE OF LEATHER W/SILK LINING.
GLOVE CHAPLET
*A WAX OR PAPER WREATH WITH A GLOVE IN THE CENTER SAID TO BE A MOURNING
PIECE. SAID TO HAVE ORIGINATED IN GLAMORGANSHIRE, WALES.
GLOVE VANITY *A SMALL RECTANGULAR CASE OR COMPACT THAT FITS IN THE PALM OF THE HAND.
GLOW-LITE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY UNCAS MFG., PROVIDENCE RI SINCE 1942
GNOSTIC SEALS
* SEALS USED BY GNOSTIC BELIEVERS - A PHILOSOPHICAL AND RELIGIOUS
MOVEMENT POPULARIZED AND DEVELOPED IN ROMAN PERIOD BELIEVING
IN
KNOWLEDGE (GNOSIS) AS THE ANSWER TO ALL. SEALS WERE CARVED
TALISMANS AND WERE A SORT OF HEARELDRY IDENTIFICATION OFTEN
DEPICTING SUCH DEITIES AS ABRAXAS, ANUBIS, OR HORUS
AND SOMETIMES
PLANETARY DESIGNS.
SUNDAY DIANA
GODDESS OF HUNTING/CHASTITY
MONDAY
MARS GOD OF WAR
TUESDAY
MERCURY GOD OF TRADE/PROTECTOR
OF THIEVES
WEDNESDAY
JUPITER GODS FATHER
THURSDAY
VENUS GODDESS OF LOVE AND BEAUTY
FRIDAY SATURNUS GOD
OF AGRICULTURE
SATURDAY APOLLO
GOD OF THE SUN, ART AND MEDICINE
US/KARATS
%GOLD
FINENESS (EUROPE)
24
100%
1000
22
95.83%
958
18
75%
750
15
62.50%
625
14
58.33%
583
10
41.67%
417
9
37.50%
375
GOLD BOND *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR A. MICALLEF & CO.,PROVIDENCE, R. SINCE 1968
GOLD ELECTROPLATE
*PROCESS WHERE A THIN LAYER OF GOLD IS APPLIED TO A BASE METAL USING AN
ELECTRICAL CURRENT IN A CHEMICAL BATH. ABBREVIATION IS USUALLY H.G.E.
FOR
HARD GOLD ELECTROPLATE
GOLD FILLED
*JOINING A LAYER OR LAYERS OF GOLD ALLOY TO A BASE METAL ALLOY AND THEN
ROLLING OR DRAWING AS REQUIRED FOR THE THICKNESS OF THE MATERIAL.
*OTHER METAL COVERED WITH A LAYER OF GOLD OF ANY FINENESS AND
BONDED TO THE METAL BY ELECTROPLATING. IN U.S. MUST HAVE A
LAYER OF
GOLD EQUAL TO AT LEAST 1/20TH OF THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF
THE METAL IN
THE ITEM AND MUST BE MARKED GOLD FILLED BY APPROPRIATE
CARAT FINENESS
I.E. 10 CARAT GOLD FILLED.
GOLD KLAD *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR JACQUES KREISLER & CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1921.
GOLD LEAF
*ALSO CALLED MOSAIC GOLD OR DUTCH GOLD. ORIGINALLY MADE IN GERMANY IT
WAS AN AMALGUM OF TIN AND COPPER WHICH IS LAID OVER THE SURFACE
OF
AN ITEM.
GOLD M BRACE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BELLAVANCE, INC., ATTLEBORO, MA SINCE 1953
GOLD NUGGET
*GOLD IN ITS NA TIVE FORM OF WATER WORN MASS WASHED FROM A ROCK-BED
AND DEPOSITED IN A STREAM OR RIVER ,WEIGHING FROM 20 GRAMS
TO 50
KILOGRAMS. NUGGET JEWELRY HAS BEEN POPULARIZED FROM ANCIENT
TO
MODERN TIMES.
GOLD, ROLLED
*ABBREVIATED R.G.P. USUALLY 14k R.G.P. - WHERE A LAYER OF GOLD HAS BEEN
APPLIED
TO A BASE METAL. POPULAR DURING THE 1800'S AND EARLY 1900'S.
GOLD, SOLID
*SOME JEWELRY WAS MARKED "SOLID GOLD" IN THE LATE 1800'S WHEN IT WAS IN
REALITY ONLY 6-10K AND SOMETIMES EVEN FILLED OR PLATED. IN 1906 A LAW WAS
PASSED REQUIRING THAT THE GOLD CONTENT BE STAMPED ON ALL JEWELRY.
GOLDMAN & GOLDMAN
*JEWELRY DESIGNERS/MFG. FOUND ON BAKC OF BASEMETAL ENAMELED PIN.
NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS
MARK, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
GOLDSTONE *AVENTURINE GLASS SPANGLED WITH BITS OF METAL OR MICA
GOLDET *PARIS, FRANCE: C. 1910; "DIVINITE" AND NUIT D'AMOUR"
GOLD TONE
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY JAMECO METAL PROUCTS, NEW YORK FOR MUSIC
BOXES, JEWELRY BOXES, ETC. SINCE 1957
GOLDEN ART
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY GOLDEN ART IMPORTING CO., SAN JOSE, CA. SINCE
1955
GOLDEN FLEECE
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BBY AMERICAN & CONTINENTAL PATENTED PRODUCTS
OF NEW YORK SINCE 1941
GOLDEN KEY *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR PAKULA AND CO., CHICAGO, IL. SINCE 1947
GOLDEN KNIGHT
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR SPEIDEL CORP., PROVIDENCE, RI FOR BRACELETS
OTHER THAN WATCHES SICNE 1946
GOLDEN LOOK *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR KRAMER JEWELRY CREATIONS, NEW YORK SINCE 1954
GOLDEN ROD *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR COHN & ROSENBERGER, NEW YORK SINCE 1926
GOLDEN THREADS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR WALTER LAMPL, NEW YORK SINCE 1940
GOLDEN WEST *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR THOMAS & CO., SEATTLE, WA SINCE 1953
GOLDETTE
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF BEN GARTNER/CIRCLE JEWELRY PRODUCTS, NEW YORK
SINCE 1958. ESPECIALLY POPULAR WERE THEIR STYLISH BRACELETS.
GOLDKIST
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY AMERICAN & CONTINENTAL PATENTED PRODUCTS,
NEW YORK SINCE 1951 - INCLUDING DECORATIVE CASES AND BOXES.
GOMPF, RICHARD
*B 1928. POSTWAR MODERNIST JEWELRY DESIGNER IN SAN FRANCISCO. MOST OF
HIS DESIGNS ARE NOT SIGNED.
GONE WITH THE WIND *JEWELRY TRADEMARK
FOR LEVER BROS. CO., CAMBRIDGE MA FOR BROOCHES
SINCE
1940.
GOOD NEIGHBOR
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR AMERICAN RENAISSANCE ASSOC., WHITE PLAINS, NY
SINCE
1937
GOODSPEED, BERNICE *(1935-71) MEXICAN
SILVER JEWELRY DESIGNER IN TAXCO. DESIGNED WITH PRE
COLUMBIAN MOTIFS. HER PIECES WERE SIGNED WITH A SIMPLE "B".
GORGET *A FLAT ORNAMENT AT THE FRONT OF THE CHOKER.
GORHAM CORP., INC.
*PROVIDENCE, RI. FOUNDED BY JABEZ GORHAM IN 1815 AND PRODUCING JEWELRY
ITEMS IN
THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY BY A GROUP OF ARTISANS
LED BY
WILLIAM C. CODMAN AND EDWARD HOLBROOK. THE PIECES WERE MARKETED
UNDER THE
NAME "MARTELE" AND REMAIN COLLECTIBLE. THE MOST POPULAR DURING
THE ART
NOUVEAU PERIOD. THE MARK WAS "MARTELE'" OVER AN EAGLE WITH WINGS
SPREAD
SITTING ATOP A SHIELD WITH ANCHOR INSIDE, LION TO THE LEFT AND MONOGRAM
"G" TO
THE RIGHT.
GOTHIC
*INSPIRED BY DESIGNS OF CONTEMPORARY GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE REFERRED MOSTAS
14TH - 15TH CENTURY IN CONTINENTAL
EUROPE
GOTHIC STYLE
*IN THE 19TH CENTURY THERE WAS A RENEWAL OF INTEREST IN THE MIDDLE
AGES AND JEWELRY BECAME CHARACTERIZED BY POINTED ARCHES, FORLORN
MAIDENS, ROSETTE SHAPED MOTIFS, CASTLES, KNIGHTS, ETC. ONE SUCH
ARTIST WAS FROMELNT-MEURICE.
GOTHIC PERIOD
*PERIOD FROM APPROX. 1150 TO 1500 IN EUROPE. NOT BASED ON CLASSICAL
FORMS BUT A PERIOD OF ECCLESIASTIC ARCHITECTURE AND ART. ALSO
REFERRED TO AS THE "MIDDLE AGES".
GOTHIC REVIVAL
*RENEWED INTEREST IN GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE AND ART DURING THE EARLY 19TH
CENTURY IN ENGLAND.
GOTLANDIC BRACELET
*TYPE OF BRACELET MADE IN GOTLAND, SWEDEN. 8TH CENTURY OF SHEET GOLD
WITH CONCENTRIC SHAPE AND STAMPED DECOR SUSPENDED BY A LOOP.
GOUDJI
*JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN IN GOERGIA, USSR IN 1941. DESIGNED A
COLLECTION OF JEWELRY FOR YVES STAINT LAURENT IN 1977.
GOUGH, ROWENA
*JEWELRY DESIGNER BORN IN AUSTRALIA IN 1958 SPECIALIZING IN GOLD AND
SILVERSMITHING.
GOULD, BARBARA LTD *NY NY: C. 1930'S: "LOVERS KNOT"
GOUGH & CO. *FINE JEWELRY DESIGNER OF THE ART NOUVEAU PERIOD. NEWARK, NJ.
GRA LOK *JEWELRY
TRADEMARK USED BY GRAYS JEWELERS/LOS ANGELES, CA. FOR
EARRING AND FINDINGS SINCE 1953.
GRACEFUL THREE
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF JOHN RUBEL, NEW YORK SINCE 1943 PROBABLY
REFERS TO THE THREE GRACES.
GRADUATED
*MEANS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY SMALLER OR LARGER FROM A CENTRAL
POINT, AS IN PEARLS.
GRAKALIC, VILIAMA
*BORN IN YUGOSLAVIA IN 1942, THIS JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST FOCUSED
DESIGNS IN GOLD AND SILVERSMITHING.
GRAND PRIX
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY SWANK, INC., ATTLEBORO, MA FOR MENS JEWELRY
SINCE
1955
GRALNICK, LISA
*CONTEMPORARY STUDIO JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST. MANY OF HER PIECES ARE
DONE IN BLACK AND IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGNIS.
GRANDEE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY VARGAS MFG., PROVIDENCE RI SINCE 1971
GRANDEUR *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, NEW YORK SINCE 1950
GRANT, JOHN, DESIGNS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CATAMORE, INC., PROVIDENCE RI SINCE 1970
GRANULAR *HAVING A GRAINY OR ROUGH TEXTURE
GRANULATED GOLD *GROUND GOLD USED AS A AN OUTER DECORATION ON JEWELRY OR PORCELAIN. THE ITEM/OBJECT IS USUALLY REFERRED TO AS HAVING "GRANULATION".
GRANULAR WORK OR
*ATTACHING GRAINS OF GOLD TO THE GOLD BACKGROUND WITHOUT APPARENT
GRANULATION
SOLDER. ONE TYPE OF JEWELRY USING THIS METHOD WAS ETRUSCAN.
GRAVIER, ALPHONSE *PARIS, FRANCE:C. 1920'S; "VOLTIGY", AUX VIOLETTES"
GRAY, DOROTHY *BLOOMFIELD, NJ: C.1930'S; "SAVOIR FAIRE"
GRAY, DOROTHY *COSMETIC MFG./ACCESSORY DESIGNER C. 1930'S +
GREAT EXHIBITION
*1851 - INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION HELD IN LONDON AND WAS ORGANIZED BY THE
SOCIETY OF ARTS. BRITISH EXHIBITS WERE DISTINGUISHED BY THEIR
ROBUSTNESS AND SHOWINESS.
GREAT MONAD
*CIRCLE WITH A HORIZONTAL S SHAPE DIVIDING IT INTO TWO EQUAL AREAS.
REPRESENTING THE UNION OF THE MATERIAL OR FEMININE AND THE
SPIRITUAL OF MASCULINE. ALSO CALLED OVUM MUNDI.
GRECO-ROMAN *CLASSIC STYLE FROM ABOUT 200 BC TO AD 200.
GREEK JEWELRY
*MADE AFTER THE DECLINE OF THE MINOAN AND MYCENAEN CULTURES ON THE
GREEK MAINLAND AND ISLANDS UNTIL THE 7TH CENTURY BC AND AFTER
THAT WHEN THEIR OWN CULTURES AND NATIVE STYLES AND TECHNIQUES
WERE DEVELOPED. GOLD WAS PROFUSELY USED WITH GRANULATION AND
FILIGREE.
GREEK KEY
*FRET DESIGN OF A CONTINUOUS BAND DECORATION OF INTERLACING HOOKED
SQUARES.
GREEK REVIVAL *RENEWED INTEREST IN GREEK ART, ETC. IN 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES.
GREEN
*JEWELERY TRADEMARK USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A CROWN FOR THE GREEN
CO., KANSAS CITY, MO SINCE 1947
GREEN GOLD
*ALLOY OF GOLD MADE WITH PERCENTAGES OF SILVER, ZINC OR CADMIUM AND
HAVING A GREENISH COLOR. USUALLY 18-24 CARAT. THREE SHADES
WERE
MADE - VERT DE PRE OR MEADOW GOLD; VERT FEUILLE OR LEAF GOLD;
AND
VERT D'EAU - WATER GOLD.
GREENBURG, B.B.
*JEWELRY MFG./ PROVIDENCE, RI, UNTIL 1994. DURING THE 60-70'S THEY
MADE JEWELRY FOR COMPANIES LIKE KMART AND AVON.
GREENWALD, BARBARA *NYC CONTEMPORARY
JEWELRY DESIGNER OF UNUSUAL AND ONE OF A KIND
JEWELRY ITEMS USING VINTAGE MATERIALS. SOLD MOSTLY IN SPECIALTY
SHOPS.
GREMLIN *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR D.LISNER & CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1942
GRENOVILLE *PARIS, FRANCE; C.1900'S: "AMBRE HINDOU", BLUET"
GRE'S, MADAME
*BORN GERMAINE BARTON, MADAME GRES FIRST LOVE WAS SCULPTURE BUT TURNED
HER ARTISTIC DESIGN TO FASHION WITH HER COUTURE HOUSE IN 1930 NAMED "ALIX"
SHE IS THE APPOINTED INVENTOR/DESIGNER OF THE STRAPLESS EVENING GOWN AND
WRAP BATHING SUIT.
GREY GOLD *ALLOY OF GOLD MADE WITH 15-20% IRON.
GRIMA, ANDREW
*JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN IN ENGLAND IN 1921 - FOCUS IS ON JEWELRY
DESIGNS WITH LARGE UNUSUAL STONES. DESIGNED A COLLECTION OF WATCHES
FOR OMEGA.
GROTTO BLUE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY COHN & ROSENBERGER, NEW YORK SINCE 1926
GUARD CHAIN
*LONG CHAIN WORN IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY TO HOLD A
WATCH,ETC. NOW USED AS A "SAFETY CHAIN" ON BRACELETS &OTHER ITEMS
GUARD RING
*TYPE OF CLOSE FITTING RING USUALLY WORN AFTER A MOST PRECIOUS TO KEEP
IT FROM FALLING OFF. USUALLY JUST A SIMPLE HOOP OF SILVER OR
GOLD/SOMETIMES WITH GEMSTONES.
GUARDIAN ANGEL
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY AXEL BROS., LONG ISLAND, NY FOR ADJUSTABLE
COSTUME JEWELRY FINGER RINGS AND FINDINGS SINCE 154
GUELDY *PARIS, FRANCE: C.1920'S: "ANTAT", lES INMOSES"
GUERLAIN
*PARIS, FRANCE: C. 1890'S: "KADINE", THE BOTTLE FOR "SILLAGE" WAS
HAND PAINTED WITH 18K GOLD AND INTRODUCED IN 1907.
GUERLAIN, MARCEL *PARIS, FRANCE:C 1920'S: "CARAVELLE"
GUILLOCHE (FRENCH)
*GEOMETRIC BAND OR BORDER WHICH OVERLAPS OR INTERLACES CIRCULAR
FORMS. POPULAR IN THE VICTORIAN AND RENAISSANCE PERIODS. USUALLY
USED ON JEWELRY AND/OR OBJECTS OF VERTU AND MADE ON METAL WITH AN
ENGINE TURNING LATHE. SOME PIECES HAVE BEEN FOUND UNDERNEATH
ENAMEL MADE BY CARL FABERGE AND CALLED TOUR ' GUILLOCHER.
GUMP, S & G *HONOLULU, HAWAII:C. 1930'S; "HAWAIIAN NIGHT"
GUNMETAL
*BLUISH BLACK METAL MADE POPULAR IN EDWARDIAN TIMES. IT IS AN ALLOY OF
COPPER AND TIN. ALSO SEE GERMAN SILVER
GUTTA-PERCHA
*MADE FROM THE SAP OF A MALAYAN TREE, IT WAS DISCOVERED IN 1842 AND WAS
INTRODUCED
AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. IT WAS DURABLE AND WAS USED EXTENSIVELY
IN THE
MAKING OF VICTORIAN JEWELRY AS WELL AS DAGUERREOTYPE CASES. IT IS
A BROWN/BLACK
IN COLOR THEREFORE MAKING IT POPULAR FOR MOURNING JEWELRY.
IT WAS
ALSO USED FOR STATUARY AND FURNITURE!
GYPSUM
*SOFT STONE WITH ALABASTER (ONYX MARBLE) AND SOAPSTONE
IN THE SAME FAMILY.
GYPSY EARRINGS *SEE EARRING
GYPSY SETTING
*SO CALLED SETTING WHEN THE STONE IS SET FLUSH IN THE MOUNTING.