Origin of Jelly Bellies: According to Judith Miller’s book , ‘Costume Jewelry’, during WWII Trifari converted some of its factories to produce lucite windshields and turrets. The rejects were thrown away, until Trifari decided to cut them into cabochons and used them as the ‘bellies’ of animal pins. Most were designed by Alfred Philippe. (Page 216)
I have a crown brooch that was made by Alfred Philippe in the 1940. Its has Trifari name on the back at the top and also a patent number at the bottom.
Thank You! I can’t ignore this jewelry any longer! 👍😎👍Very interesting. I know nothing about jewelry so this nice. Very beautiful looking pieces👍👀👍 mom sent me!
I had no idea there Trifari jewelry could command so much money! If I ever find one I will come back to this video 🙌😊 I’m so happy you have a bid on the scary baby tooth pin 😛
I have collected and enjoyed Trifari jewelry for over 40 years. Absolutely love the workmanship, colors, variety and the designs are outstanding . Once I passed 70 years of age, I realized that it might be time to pass my collection on through sales. Any suggestions as to the best way to do this.
My suggestion is to start on Ebay because they have about 135 million users and you will have the best opportunity to sell them individually on there. There are other sites as well but not as many users. If you want to sell them as a group and get rid of them faster, there are always people that will buy them as a lot. I agree about Trifari, the quality is there. Thanks for watching.
This is a wonderful video. I have collected Trifari for over 35 years. Thanks to you, I now have information in one location. Would you consider doing a video that discusses the different groups of Trfari? There's jelly belly, jewels of India, fruit salad, etc etc.. You did a good job in this video, there are so many more Trifari categories. How about a book detailing only designs by Trifari.
I will consider a more detailed trifari video. A good book sometimes can take many years and really good Trifari designer connections. But I see what you mean, that would be helpful! Thanks for watching Jeanne!
Thank you, your video was extremely informative! I am just beginning to pick up vintage jewelry and have a lot to learn! Looking forward to watching more of your videos!
Thank you for sharing your information! I just started collecting vintage jewelry after discovering that I already have some as inheritances from my mom, grandmothers, aunts, and great aunts. Especially appreciate seeing the different marks for Trifari.
I have a faux grey pearl individually knotted necklace with a hang tag which is a circle with a capital T . It looks similar to the Trifari T without the crown. There is no copyright. It is not old enough to be pre 1955. From your video it sounds like it is not Trifari. Do you know what it could be?
That most likely is not Trifari. Trifari did have a large cutout of a "T" with a crown on it. I am not familiar with that circle T mark. Did you try a Google lens search of the tag?
