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Trifari was considered one of the largest and best known producers of
costume jewelry. It started producing hair ornaments, buckles, and bar pins
in silver and base metals set with rhinestones and later manufactured, a
broad range of costume jewelry creating superb designs and workmanship at
different price levels. The Trifari jewelry produced had a distinctive look,
resembling fine jewelry, which can easily be recognized by collectors. Much
of this is due to the work of a great designer, Alfred Philippe, who worked
and designed jewelry for Trifari, for approximately 38 years, from 1930 to
1968, using high quality imported Swarovski rhinestones that were hand-set
in the jewelry piece. |