Puccini is a brand of vintage costume jewelry associated with two companies:
Puccini Jewels Inc. — registered in New York, produced costume jewelry until 1999, ceased to exist in 2003.
Manufacture De Bijoux Keyes Inc. — registered the Puccini jewelry trademark in Montreal (Canada).
History
Both companies used gold and silver-tone alloys, gilding, enamels and rhinestones, Swarovski crystals, costume jewelry alloy of silver and gold tone.
The markings of the companies are different:
On American costume jewelry Puccini is written in capital letters.
On Canadian jewelry — in small letters, sometimes adding “Made in Canada”.
Collections
Under the Puccini brand were produced, for example:
Art Nouveau brooches made of textured and polished gold-colored metal.
Avant-garde 1960s Puccini clip-on earrings in gold and white with Puccini signature.
Puccini Jewels Inc. necklace with black and white round beads and gold zig-zag neckline, with monochrome collar and Puccini signature.
Marking
Important: the Puccini brand has nothing to do with the Puccini gold and diamond jewelry brand, which exists in Penang, Malaysia.
Where to buy
Puccini jewelry can be found in online stores, for example:
“Fair of Masters” – offers a vintage abstract Puccini brooch made of costume jewelry alloy, made in 1980-1985.
Etsy – the site offers vintage Puccini jewelry, for example, the Puccini Cuddling Cats brooch (gold and silver tones).
