Vintage Jewelry denotes the era encompassing the 1930's and the 1940's, a period in which the outbreak of war slowed down jewlery production. Jade Bangle The big difference between these decades was the opulence of large gemstones and the richness of surfaces entirely pave or invisibly-set with diamonds, rubies or sapphires substituted by limited sized semi-precious stones and large metallic surfaces. Jade Necklaces

Citrine, aquamarine, amethyst, topaz and quartz were set into similar sized items of Vintage Retro Jewellery but in hollow constructions to conserve metal. Jade Jewelry Precious metals were rare, gold was scarce and platinum was almost unobtainable. Copper took the place of nickel, now used in armament manufacture, in gold manufacture, thus birthing Rose Gold, and Palladium was introduced to jewelry for the first time. Jade Rings An appreciation for Retro Jewelry is a recent phenomenon which began in Italy , France and the USA in the early 1980's and it has now spread throughout Europe.