Thank you for your interest in our Amazing Antique Art Deco Czech Jewelry. I am pleased to offer these one-of-a-kind masterpieces that were made in 1924--25 in Czechoslovakia. This amazing jewelry has been in a padlocked warehouse there for over 80 years. I'm buying them from the woman who bought the building!

I guarantee they are old, authentic, original (not new made from old pieces). They are all are marked on the back, "Czecho". As you will see, they incorporate the most popular motifs of the mid-twenties period: Egyptian iconic symbols, dragonflies, butterflies, and beautiful Art Nouveau ladies. We have dated the find to 1924-25 because of these motifs. Since King Tut's tomb was discovered in 1921, and there are Tut designs, it must be after 1921, and there was an Art Nouveau Revival in 1924, thus we have concluded it must have been made in 1924. This also rings true in terms of the predominant colors of the jewelry: cobalt blue, red and emerald green; these were the 'hot colors' of the mid-twenties.

Some of the necklaces feature Glass Cameos. I have never seen glass cameos in jewelry, nor has any other antique dealer I know ever have even heard of glass cameos in jewelry. The glass cameos are works of art in themselves, made by taking clear glass, adding a layer of colored glass, then etching and carving the image back.

Each of the necklaces was built by hand, using individual metal pieces that were all soldered together in back. Click here to see examples. No hole drilling was done in the brass motifs, all drops are soldered in back. There are colors and textures of glass in this collection that have never before been seen, including striped glass, unique to this collection. The Czechs were supremely talented glass makers, and this collection reflects the height of their artistry with glass.

When you consider the time it took to just design each necklace, let alone build it, then set the stones, drape the chains and hang the drops, you can imagine the time and artistry that went into each piece.

I buy a few pieces from my source in Czech Republic about every 8 weeks, so the collection changes regularly. I try to keep this site up to date, but often when a package of jewelry arrives, I take it to a show and sell much of what has just arrived, so it happens that some pieces never show up on this page at all.

I will be happy to discuss with you the details of this phenomenal find on the phone, if you like. The pieces are large and dramatic, but also feminine the way they festoon and spill down one's chest. They hang beautifully, as they were skillfully designed to do so.

Most women I sell them to are wearing them with T-shirt and jeans, but they look splendid with turtlenecks, chenille tops, tank dresses, silk/knit tops and slacks, and I wear them with silk broomstick skirts because I like that flowy look. Many tell me they hang them on the wall as art, when not wearing them. They certainly are the ultimate in Deco Czech design and artistry. You'll feel like a queen when you wear one of these necklaces.

Please note that each is over 80 years old and therefore I will change the clasp before sending it, enclosing the original old clasp, as I don't trust 80-year-old clasps. Phone for answers to your questions, 708-579-3749.

I've been an antique dealer for 23 years, and a collector of Czech Jewelry in particular, for 30 years, and I have never seen anything like this wondrous one-of-a-kind line. The jewelry causes gasps and eye-popping reactions wherever they are seen. Thank you for your interest, and enjoy the most magnificent costume jewelry collection you will ever see!