Thank you, another one off the wish list
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I know the term “vintage” keeps changing but didn’t the Perlee dedicated line only come out in 2008? Or there about?
She died two years ago. She had no daughters and all her jewellery passed down to me this year, after the typical family discussions. Do you suspect they may be counterfeits? I'm going to take them to my jewelley and they will find out for me.
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That is what I've found about VCA vintage items:
"Although the official Perlée collection debuted in 2008, it was modeled on vintage Van Cleef & Arpels pieces dating back to the 1920s."
Yes, the Perlee line debuted in 2008.
According to a quick internet search, jewelry would have to be at least 30 years old to be considered "vintage". Ideally, it would be between 50 and 100 years. After 100 years, it would be considered "antique".
They look brand new. Did your aunt not wear them or did vca polished them for you. I always wondered if vca would polish the perlee.
LOL... side note...I wonder too. I dont recall if I ever asked my SA about that! I know they can obviously get cleaned but Id love to know. I imagine over say 20 years the mirror would eventually get more scratches than Id like, so if a polish was possible that would be comforting. I know a polish typically removes a fine layer so Id wonder how that would affect the beaded trim but perhaps if polishes are possible, the only parts which are is the mirrored centre? If anyone knows we'd love if you shared...
At least the edges wouldn’t be rounded like the love, we all know what over polishing ends up looking like. That’s the great thing about perlee clover with the rounded beading. One less thing to worry about.
I don't know. My aunt died by a sudden heart attack and we didn't have time to talk about these things. Only that it's difficult for me to imagine her buying counterfeits as she loved jewellery, but you never know. Anyway I' m going to find it out. Thank you very much for your information. She used to wear jewellery, but she was very careful. Other pieces look new too. May be she had them polished.
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Look at this piece. It is also from my aunt (not a branded item) and looks perfect. I had never realized about this detail, but you are right. No signs of wearing.
Or this ring, it looks new too, and for the style, it must be from the '60s. Perhaps she polished her jewellery from time to time. Now, my only concern is about the VCA bangles.
Or this gold vintage bracelet from the 50s or 60s. for instance. Perfect! As you see, she was very careful.
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I think you can easily take the Clover bangle to your local VCA and ask them to match the serial number. You aunt was probably a client there. Tell them it was from your aunt, she passed away, and I am sure they would be more than happy to help. I did see the post where your Clover bangle had an "x" inside the clover instead of the dot, so that is weird. I have never seen a Clover with an "x" in the center instead of the dot. I can't seem to find that post with the photo anymore (looks like it was removed). Anyway, the serial number lookup at the store is the fastest way to check for authencity, especially if it was your aunt as the original owner.
Good luck!
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