For many collectors, Napier’s gift ware line is as important as the jewelry. This 1947 Vogue spread features three Napier trinket boxes. These were produced […]
This fabulous Napier bracelet was featured in American Vogue, May 1954. We’ve yet to see it in person. Anyone care to share this treasure? #banglecharmbracelet […]
There is an art to telling the rich history of a company that spanned more than a century. As a collector, curator, and a historian, I am clear that jewelry is not just about the piece itself, but the story behind it. I was recently privileged to interview a living treasure for the costume jewelry industry.
Trinket boxes were among some of the items produced for the giftware line. This walnut-lined trinket box called, “Garden of Gold” is a fanciful beauty. These […]
Napier charm bracelets are notoriously fun and highly collectible. Known to have been manufactured from the 1920s through the 1980s, Napier made hundreds of different styles. […]
Napier compacts and butterfly pins. Harpers Bazaar Nov. 1948. Two years after WWII, The Napier Co. began to reestablish its manufacturing items of non-noble metals, including […]
Sometimes things are too darn cute! Vintage Napier place card holders. The front place card holders are from the mid-1960s to mid-1970s. The back ones most […]
The Napier Co., known for its vast assortment of finely made vanity items, including compacts. Today we share one of our favorites—a military-motif compact. There are […]