Featured Since we were talking about MCM...

I found this interesting necklace, what I believe to be Mid Century Modernist. Never seen one quite like it, pepto bismal pink sphere that looks like it is made of compressed plastic pellets? A few pearl beads, some gold metals ones and black glass ones. No markings anywhere. I don't have an jewelry books, lent them to my mom. Can anyone help with age, descriptive terms for my auction? Wish I could download @AnyJewels brain to my computer, lol.

 

I think just a really fun 50s 60s take on... If those were glass, I'd think Bohemian/Czech/German - they also made plastic beads.

It's charming! {which it has in common with Czech jewelry}

 

Then there's this sweet thing my kooky aunt gave me at age 7 late 50s - pretty sure it came from Woolworth's as that's were she and my great aunt and uncle bought every single gift they ever gave us (matching, of course, for my sister and our two cousins)

 

oh you poor thing......nice gift ...but that chain is a wicked hair puller.
I tried wearing one once...........& it was Ouch this & Ouch that !!!!

 

It is cute, and nice photos, Jaime. I also get a 50s-60s feel, which doesn't necessarily make it mcm design wise. To me it is a continuation of the general Czech-German style, as scouts said, but not necessarily Czech-German made. The costume joolies will know more.

No, you don't, you'd find some very weird things in there.

Jaime, I think you would really enjoy Sibylle Jargstorf's book 'Baubles, Buttons and Beads, The Heritage of Bohemia'. It gives an insight into the Bohemian/Czech bead, button and costume jewellery making tradition, which has had such an influence on costume jewellery around the world. You can still find it second hand for a reasonable price.

 

Very nice. I have some baubles from my grandmother... she always accessorized.I need to take a look see at her stuff again to bring back some good memories.

 

Thank you! I will buy it!

 

I actually really love that! But yes, I remember that chain, always pulling my hair out of it.

 

Obviously, I have come love it - I'm proud to say I wore it to my 40th high school reunion.

Proud, bc some of the things Weir, Mary Belle and Selenabel gave us were a bit... Well, they were just very eccentric. But I felt so bad the year my cousin refused to even try on the dresses they gave us.

They'd attached crochet to the ends of the sleeves - it became part of my wardrobe.