While collectors might disagree on some of the background information shared about what we call “jelly belly” jewelry, there’s no doubt about its desirability. Some of the rarest examples can sell for thousands, in fact.
Learn more about this subset of vintage costume jewelry collecting featuring fun and fanciful figurals.
WHAT IS A JELLY BELLY?
The manufacturers of jelly belly pieces called them “clear belly” jewelry when they were new. Most were made during the 1940s. Decades later, the term jelly belly was coined by collectors.
Inspired by fine jewelry produced using rock crystal and precious metals, these unique designs usually have a piece of polished clear Lucite that forms the mid-section of an animal
