This was the scene yesterday at the third semi-annual Toronto Vintage Costume Jewellery Club Show & Sale, a group I am part of. I wasn't selling but I did pop in to take a gander. It was a busy day and I did the entire round of close to 30 tables.
Now, you know I'm in clear out mode. So my mission: find one special piece and spend only what was in my pocket, $40.
Here I am at the sale. I'm looking pretty happy - and not just because I'm wearing my first pair of leggings (a cross between a jegging and a legging as they are made of a cotton cord material) since the 1980s. I'm also wearing THE PIECE I bought yesterday, which cost exactly $40!!
It's a vintage (circa) 1970s Napier pendant with these cut out concave jelly-bean shapes in red, white and black enamel. Very sculptural. I actually saw this very piece at the club's spring show and wanted to buy it then. This time, the seller and club member, a real sweetie, remembered that I loved it. She had it priced at $70 but gave me a super sweet deal. Thanks M!
Here's a pic I snapped of the piece at the spring sale.
Napier began, under a different name, in the States in 1875, apparently. The Napier brand is still being manufactured under the Jones Apparel Group (JAG) today.
I'm pretty happy with my new bling. As you can see, it's a real showstopper against a black cashmere turtleneck!
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