V *USED WITH A GRAPHIC STYLIZED SHIELD SHAPE - TRADEMARK USED BY VOGUE JEWELRY MFG. CO., INC., SINCE 1933
V *USED WITH DIAMOND SHAPE BY VARGAS MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1947
V-G *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY DAVID PFEFFER CO., INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1962
VT *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY VERIBEST JEWELRY CO., INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1962
VADSCO . *PERFUMER;LONG ISLAND, NY: 1900'S: "DJER LADY",
VAICO *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY VENETIAN ARTS IMPORTING CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1954
VALCOUR *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY VALCOUR JEWELRY CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1945
VALENCIA *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY ILLINOIS WATCH CO.,/ELGIN AMERICAN SINCE 1950
VALIANT *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1948 FOR MOSTLY PEARL JEWELRY.
VALJEAN *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY VALJEAN PEARL CORP., BROOKLYN, NY SINCE 1944 FOR PEARL JEWELRY.
VAN CLEEF & ARPELS *FRENCH JEWELRY DESIGN FIRM
FOUNDED IN 1906 BY THREE BROTHERS, JULIEN, LOUIS AND CHARLES
ARPELS AND THEIR BROTHER-IN-LAW, ALFRED VAN CLEEF.
THEIR FIRST LOCATION WAS AT PLACE VENDOME IN PARIS, BUT THEY SOON OPENED
SHOPS
IN LONDON, NEW YORK AND OTHER LOCATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. THEY SPECIALIZE
IN
FINE, ELEGANT JEWELRY AND DESIGNED THE CROWN FOR THE CORONATION OF FARAH
DIBA, WIFE OF THE SHAH OF IRAN.
VAN DELL *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY VAN
DELL CO., PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1939 MADE STERLING/GOLD WASH AS WELL
AS COSTUME ITEMS.
VAN DUGTEREN & SONS *USED ART NOUVEAU BORDER/SCRIPT
"JOHANNE VAN RYN" - TRADEMARK USED BY A.J. VAN
DUGTEREN & SONS., INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1945
VAN LOU *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY LOUIS FLEISHMANN, NEW YORK SINCE 1949
VAN S. AUTHENTICS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY VAN S. ROGER, NEW YORK CITY. STILL ACTIVE.
VANDENBRINK, CATHRYN *CONTEMPORARY STUDIO JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST
WHOSE FOCUS IS METAL SOMETIMES
IN HOLLOW TUBES WITH SUBTLE PATINAS AS WELL AS RUSTED METAL WHICH REPRESENTS
THE "THE CORROSIVE PASSAGE OF TIME" AS A THEME.
VANDER ZANDEN *JEWELRY TRADEMARK "LV" WITHIN
A CIRCLE AND WORDS "FOR A SQUARE DEAL" - USED BY J. VANDER
ZANDEN, GREEN BAY, WI SINCE 1920
VANDERBILT, GLORIA *PERFUMER;NY NY: 1940'S: "INDIAN ORCHID"
VANITY FAIR *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY VANITY
FAIR PEARLS, INC., BROOKLYN, NY SINCE 1949 .USED WITH A "MIRROR"
GRAPHIC.
VANITY FAIR *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1945
VANTINE. A.A. *PERFUMER;NY NY: 1900'S:"JAPANESE LILY", "LOTUS FLOWER"
VARGAS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY VARGAS MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1945
VARI-JEWELS *USED WITH "CROWN" GRAPHIC. JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY ROBERT FLEISCHER, NEW YORK SINCE 1952
VARIGLO BY COLONIAL *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY COLONIAL BEAD CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1942
VASELINE GLASS *NEAR TRANSPARENT YELLOW GLASS
VASIN, ANDREI ALEKSANDROVICH * - JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN IN MOSCOW IN 1952.
VASSAR DAISY *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY SAMSTAG & HILDER BROS., INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1928
VEDA *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY HENRY STADTMAN, NEW YORK FOR PEARL JEWELRY SINCE 1945
VEIL *ORNAMENTAL ACCESSORY DRAPED OVER
THE FACE USUALLY FROM A HEADPIECE. MADE OF LACE, NET, OR TULLE.
OTHER NAMES INCLUDE BRIDAL VEIL, CHAPEL VEIL, MANTILLA AND PRAYER.
VELVA *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY AMERICAN PEARL CO., PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1946 FOR PEARL JEWELRY ITEMS.
VENDOME *JEWELRY TRADEMARK UED BY CORO,
INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1944. SEE
CORO. THEY ACTUALLLY BEGAN IN 1950'S REACHING PEAK POPULARITY IN
THE 1960'S. IT WAS DESIGNED WITH
BRILLIANT EUROPEAN STONES AND BEADS SOME WITH ENAMEL AND MECHANICAL
PARTS. HELEN MARION
WAS VENDOME'S MAJOR DESIGNER. THE LINE CEASED AROUND 1979.
VENDOME *PERFUMER;PARIS FRANCE: 1922: "JADE D'OR"
VENETIAN BEAD *MADE IN VENICE - MURANO SINCE
PRE-RENAISSANCE TIMES. BEAUTIFUL BEADS ARE STILL BEING MADE
THERE AS WELL AS OTHER JEWELRY AND DECORATIVE ITEMS.
VENUS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY BRIER MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1958
VER *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY VERITE JEWELS LTD., NEW YORK SINCE 1962
VERA *DESIGNER OF SIGNATURE SCARVES SINCE 1946. CONSIDERED THE FIRST "SCARF" DESIGNER. VERY COLLECTIBLE.
VERCHERE *PERFUMER; PARIS FRANCE:1940'S:"CHEEK TO CHEEK"
VERFLEX *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY FREDERICK M. MORIARTY, PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1944
VERGE-CRAFT *JEWELRY TRADEMARK SUED BY CYRIL WOODS, NEW YORK SINCE 1950
VERLEY, ALBERT *PERFUMER;LINDEN NJ: 1930'S: "SHANGRI"
VERMEIL *GOLD PLATED ON TO SILVER, BRONZE
OR COPPER. THE FRENCH DEFINE VERMEIL (PRONOUNCED "VAIR-MAY") IS
SILVER GILT AND BEGAN WITH THE COATING OF STERLING SILVER WITH GOLD
BY FRENCH NOBILITY DURING THE
REIGN OF LOUIS XIV. VERMEIL WAS BANNED IN THE EARILY 1800'S BECAUSE
IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MERCURY
USED IN THE PLATING PROCESS WAS CAUSING BLINDNESS IN THE WORKERS.
TIFFANY'S DEVELOPED A PROCESS IN 1956 THAT ALLOWED THE REINTRODUCTION OF
VERMEIL WITHOUT THE
DANGEROUS AFFECTS OF THE MERCURY.
VERRE EGLOMISE' *GLASS WITH GOLD FOIL APPLIED
TO THE BACK AND THEN A DESIGN CUT INTO THE FOIL
WHICH IS SOMETIMES ENHANCED BY THE APPLICATION OF COLOR.
VERRERIES BROSSE *A FRENCH COMPANY MAKING EXCELLENT
QUALITY BOTTLES
SINCE 1854. THEIR TRADEMARK ON A BOTTLE IS A VB OR BR.
VERSACE, GIANNI *PERFUMER;ITALN:1980'S: "GIANNA VERSACE"
VIBRA *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY WILHELM MOLGEDEI/VIBRA CHAIN CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1933
VICOUNT *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY HICKOK MFG. CO., ROCHESTER, NY SINCE 1957 FOR MENS JEWELRY.
VICTOR PEARLS *JEWLERY TRADEMARK USED BY CHARLES U. VICTOR, CHICAGO, ILL FOR PEARL JEWELRY SINCE 1916.
VICTORIAN *ERA COVERING THE REIN OF QUEEN VICTORIA
VICTORIAN JEWELRY * MOST JEWELRY FOR THIS PERIOD IS
LOOKED AT IN THREE DIFFERENT PERIODS
- EARLY VICTORIAN, MID-VICTORIAN AND LATE VICTORIAN.
THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE LENGTHY REIN OF QUEEN VICTORIA. SHE
WAS AN ARDENT LOVER OF JEWELRY
AND ORNAMENTATION. POPULAR DESIGNS INCLUDED HAIR JEWELRY, MOURNING
JEWELRY,
REGARD AND POSY JEWELRY, SOUVENIR AND MOSAIC JEWLERY, ETHNIC VARIATION
JEWLERY. INCLUDED
IN MOST DESIGNS WERE BOWS, CHERUBS, DOVES, HEARTS, CROSSES, ANGELS, STARS,
TO NAME
A FEW. THE THISTLE WAS HIGHLY REGARDED AND AT QUEEN VICTORIA'S
URGING, SCOTTISH JEWELRY
WAS TREASURED. THE JEWELRY DESIGNS USED GOLD FROM LOW 9 TO 22 K,
PINCHBECK, GILT AND SILVER
WAS POPULAR FOR DAYTIME WEAR. GEMSTONES INCLUDED DIAMONDS,
GARNETS, CARNELIAN,ONYX,
CORAL, SAPPHIRE, OPALS, TOPAZ AND SEED PEARLS.. ALSO POPULAR
WERE BOG OAK,
TORTOISHELL,AMBER, CUT STEEL, JET AND MARCASITES. EVEN THE GENTLEMEN
HAD THEIR
ARRAY OF JEWELRY OFTEN INFLUENCED BY ALBERT, VICTORIA'S HUSBAND.
THEIR WEDDING RINGS WERE
OF TURQUOISE WITH HAND PAINTED PORTRAIT OF VICTORIA. ALSO SEE SYMBOLISM,
MOURNING
JEWELRY, PERIODS.
VICTORIANA *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY WAITE, THRESHER CORP., PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1931
VICHY *PERFUMER;VICHY FRANCE:1940'S: "SECRET DE VICHY"
VIEHBOCK, WALTRUD *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN IN FULDA, FRG IN 1937.
VIGELAND, TONE *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN IN 1938 IN OSLO, NORWAY.
VIGNY *PERFUMER;PARIS FRANCE: 1920'S: "CHICK
CHICK", "MUSKY". VIGNY LAUNCHED THE FRAGRANCE "LE GOLLIWOGG" IN
THE 1920'S. THE BOTTLE WAS FIGURAL WITH A BLACK GLASS HEAD AS THE
STOPPER WITH "SEAL" FUR FOR HAIR!
VIKING CRAFT *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY ALBERT HORWIG, NEW YORK SINCE 1938
VINAIGRETTE *SMALL BOX WITH REMOVEABLE PIERCED
GRILL WHERE A SPONGE OR
COTTON IS SATURATED W/SPIRITS OF AMMONIA OR AROMATIC VINEGAR WAS
PUT. USED FROM LATE 18-19TH
CENTURY.
VINE OF HAPPINESS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY NOBURU HONDA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA SINCE 1929.
VIOLET, LANVIN'S *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY D.
LISNER & CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1926 USED WITH GRAPHIC BIRDS AT A
DRINKING FOUNTAIN.
VIOLET *PERFUMER;PARIS FRANCE:1900'S: "CHARMOSE:, "YLANG"
V.VIVAUDOU, INC. *PERFUMER;NY NY, LOS ANGELES:1920'S:"KYRILL",
PARK LANE"
ALSO ACCESSORY MFG. - "MAVIS FACE POWDER, PERFUME, ROUGE ETC."
VIP *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY HICKOK MFG. CO., ROCHESTER, NY SINCE 1959
VIRGO *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY JOSEPH H. MEYER BROS., BROOKLYN, NY SINCE 1938
VISINTIN, GRAZIANO *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN IN ITALY IN 1954.
VISTA *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY JOSEPH PH. MEYER BRO., BROOKLYN, NY SINCE 1948 FOR MOSTLY PEARLS.
VIUTTON, LOUIS *ONE OF THE TOP FASHION ACCESSORY
DESIGNERS IN ITALY - AMONG POPULAR ITEMS ARE
THE LOUIS VIUTTON LUGGAGE AND PURSES.
VIVINY PERFUMERS *PERFUMERSWEST HAVEN CT.: 1920'S:"MAURICE", "VIENNESE NIGHTS"
VOGEL, LAURA *NY JEWELRY DESIGNER. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
VOGUE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY PARK IMPORTING
CO., NEW YORK SINCE
1915 FOR MOSTLY PEARL JEWELRY.
VOGUE *JEWELRY MFG./DESIGNERS 1936-1975. ORIGINALLY
SUPPLIED ORNAMENTS
AND GARNITURE FOR DRESSES, HANDBAGS AND HATS. LEADING JEWELRY
MFG. DURING THE 1950'S BEST KNOWN FOR THEIR BEADED ROPE
NECKLACES. VOGUE WAS FOUNDED BY HAROLD SHAPRIO (SEE LES BERNARD)
JACK GILBERT AND GEORGE GRANT. THEY CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO THE
FASHION ACCESSORY FIELD AS WELL AS WITH THEIR JEWELRY DESIGNS.
IF YOU FIND A MR. JOHN OR LILY DACHE HAT - CHANCES ARE, ANY METAL
DECORATIONS WAS MADE BY VOGUE. THEY WERE BEST KNOWN IN JEWELRY FOR
THEIR
BEADED NECKLACE DESIGNS. IN THE 40'S -50'S THEY WERE CONSIDERED THE TOP
DESIGNERS FOR BEADS AND CRYSTAL NECKLACES/SETS. THEIR CREATIVE COLOR AND
SIZE COMBINATIONS WERE UNMATCHED.
VOLNAY *PERFUMER;PARIS FRANCE:1900'S: "CACHUCHA:, "MUGUET"
VOLUPTE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY VOLUPTE,
INC., ELIZABETH, NJ SINCE
1926 - ACCESSORY CASES. THEY ALSO PRODUCED LIMITED JEWELRY
ITEMS OF HIGH QUALITY. THEY WERE KNOWN BEST FOR THEIR COMPACTS
, PILLBOXES, CIGARETTE CASES, CARRYALLS AND ATOMIZERS. THEY ALSO
HAD A COMBINATION COMPACT AND CIGARETTE LIGHTER.
VRBA,LARRY *CONTEMPORARY NY JEWERLY DESIGNER
PRODUCING QUALITY
JEWELRY ITEMS. PREVIOUS HEAD DESIGNER FOR MIRIAM HASKELL IN THE
1970'S. HE USES ONLY THE BEST CRYSTALS AND FAUX PEARLS. HE IS A
SPECIALTY JEWELRY DESIGNER FOR BROADWAY AND HAS DESIGNED JEWELRY
FOR PLAYS SUCH AS "AUNTIE MAME", "LA CAGE AUX FOLLES" AND "THE RED
SHOES". HIS DESIGNS CAN BE SEEN ON WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.VALERIE.OA.NET.