During the Art Deco Period within jewelry, automotive motifs became popular as a result of the first ever automobile. This era occurred during the 1920s & 1930s. I love all the vintage possibilities of this motif, and many of them are in the form of charms. During my trip to California, I was wooed by the awesomeness of the Blue Angels jets as they tore up the sky (it literally sounded like they were tearing up the sky!) At the Miramar Air Show I also got to see WWII war planes flying through the air. Not only did that sight sort of transported me back in time, but it helped me to understand why planes were made into pieces of jewelry.
{14k yellow gold British taxi, Price: $205 from CHARMCO}
{14k yellow gold with rubies airplane, Price: $215 from CHARMCO}
{14k yellow gold cruise ship, Price: $205 from CHARMCO}
{18k yellow gold propeller with diamond, Price: $225 from CHARMCO}
{14k yellow gold double-decker bus that opens, Price: $200 from Beladora2}
Lauren October 10, 2009 at 5:24 pm:
I love that plane and the British taxi! I really enjoy charms, for some reason.
gemgossip October 10, 2009 at 6:05 pm:
Me too, I’ve always dreamed of having a charm bracelet with a ton of significant charms…but it hasn’t happened yet!
Leigh Ramirez October 11, 2009 at 2:07 pm:
What a really nice collection. Those are really worth the prices. If you want to try doing wholesale jewelry, you might wanna check out http://www.cerijewelry.com. They also have a huge collection of the latest wholesale jewelry.
Antique Trails October 11, 2009 at 7:27 pm:
If you’re patient and enjoy browsing through thrift and even pawn shops, you can sometimes find hidden treasures.
My wife was in a thrift shop a couple of weeks ago and found a 9 kt. gold charm bracelet for $109. The charm bracelet wasn’t the real treasure – it was the charms! Amongst the 20-odd charms was an 18 kt. gold whale whose mouth opened up with Jonah inside and an 18 kt. corgi (she thinks that it could be a bulldog, and she is usually right) with diamonds for eyes.
I must admit that I’m normally not a big fan of charm bracelets, but the workmanship on some charms can be quite wonderful.
gemgossip October 11, 2009 at 7:50 pm:
Awesome! I love stories like this…where abouts was this thrift shop?
tanningbrooklyn.com December 1, 2010 at 11:54 am:
Wow! what an idea ! What a concept ! Beautiful .. Amazing …