The Unusual: Napier Ceramic Beads
April 12, 2023
The Napier Book Inventory
May 21, 2023We have known this grouping was from 1957 into the 1960s. Here’s a feature from WWD in 1960. Over the course of the years, the design used both round and square wire utilizing both warm and cool rhinestone tones. According to employees this collection was very expensive to produce, as evidenced by the retail price of the necklace. (copyrighted content)
“An airy overlapping of golden circles set with two-toned blue stones creates unusual style from The
Napier Co., New York ($17.50 each). WWD, Friday February 19, 1960.”
Melinda Lewis
Jewelry historian, Melinda Lewis is co-founder of Costume Jewelry Collectors Int’l (CJCI) and author of The Napier Co.: Defining 20th Century American Costume Jewelry.
