Get Wise to a Weiss Deception

Wise-up to a Weiss deception - and these deceptions are not by any means wholly restricted to Weiss Vintage Costume Jewelry either. The company, who manufactured on Rhode Island, also manufactured counterfeit Eisenburg and Lisner costume jewelry. Weiss actually closed it doors in 1971.

Fake costume jewelry has been flooding the market over the past few years. An increase in the number of Vintage Costume Jewelry Questions we have been receiving asking about fake designer costume jewelry and how to identify costume jewelry from fake costume jewelry bears this fact out.

Many collectors start out with vintage costume jewelry because it's usually more affordable jewelry to collect, but what many collectors new to costume jewelry may not know is that the market is flooded with fakes.

Now, there's nothing sinister in purchasing a counterfeit costume jewel, if you're aware that it's counterfeit costume jewelry you're buying, before the transaction takes place.

It's just a bitter pill to swallow, to see advertised authentic vintage costume jewelry, (signed of course!) when it's in fact a vintage counterfeit deception.

Why manufacturers don't leave their jewelry unsigned or sign their own name is a mystery. Without proper disclosure they are doing a disservice to the industry, and run the risk of turning the magnificent Costume Jewelry landscape into a banana republic, in the process.

It's getting more difficult for honest dealers to sell authentic vintage costume jewelry as a result.

It most likely won't come as any big surprise to hear that sellers on eBay are adverting fake designer costume jewelry, and it's not restricted to Weiss vintage costume.

On Antique Jewelry Investor Help Central we are getting flooded with questions about the amount of Schiaparelli fakes on the market.

Many of the good folks who buy from eBay simply do not know the difference between fake costume and a genuine piece of vintage costume jewelry.

How to Identify Costume Jewelry and spot a deception:

Note that Weiss did produce a great deal of unsigned pieces and from the late 1960's until 1971 when Weiss closed, the company produced some exceptional Weiss jewelry with finely textured backs. (see photo of genuine Weiss costume at top of this page)

There's a world of difference however in the quality, texture, and overall finish of Weiss post 60's piece of costume jewelry and the textured fake finishes of a Weiss deception.

The area of Vintage Costume jewelry is littered with fakes. Help-out vintage costume jewelry collectors from getting ripped off in the future. If you have been the victim of a vintage costume jewelry deception please let us know about it.

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