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    Discovering Napier Jewelry of the 1920s

    Apr 30, 2020 4 minutes
    BY PAMELA WIGGINS SIEGEL
    All jewelry photos courtesy Jay B. Siegel

    Napier jewelry first captured my attention when I found a number of amazing vintage pieces at an estate sale in the early 1990s. I’ve been enamored with it ever since. So naturally, when my friend Melinda L. Lewis (who is also my Costume Jewelry Collectors Int’l LLC partner) wrote a number of years ago, I was thrilled to peruse her book for a number of reasons. For one, I couldn’t wait to learn more about the beautiful pieces I owned dating to the 1920s. I’d love to share some of the information my study of this elusive jewelry

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