Saturday, November 15, 2008

An Early KTF Masterpiece


Here's one of the earliest KTF (Trifari) patents I've ever seen. James Katz has the patent on his website. The patent is for the invisibly set ruby branch. Overall, the pin is 3 inches long by 1 and 3/4 inches wide. Signed KTF and 32 on the back.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Hi. I'm interested in the influence of real jewelry on cosutme jewelry design. This blog will tract my research on the influence of the great jewelers on the costume market. In addition, I'll write about costume jewelry questions of interest.