Sarah Coventry - Vintage Gold Plated Simulated Amber Bead Necklace & Earring Set (VN228)

Sara Coventry - Vintage Gold Plated Simulated Amber Bead Necklace & Earring Set. This lovely set is crafted from gold plate over metal, signed SARAH COV.  The set features numerous simulated amber beads, vintage styling, and quality craftsmanship. This set is comprised of an amber coloured beaded necklace , and a spacer, which can be removed, and placed where you want, or altenativiley on another beaded necklace. The earrings match the spacer, and display a beautiful textured gold finish. The earrings are for pierced, and non pierced ears, featuring vintage clip-on backings. The necklace features a secure spring ring clasp in perfect working order. This set would make a wonderful addition to any vintage jewelry collection. 

History: Each piece of jewelry has identifying marks, which varied over the years. Sarah Coventry jewelry bore the following identifying marks: "Coventry" - First use 1949. "Sarah Coventry" - First use 1949.

You'll find pieces made from both silvertone and gold-colored metals, often set with large faux pearls and other gemstone simulants. Sarah Coventry jewelry was most popular during the 1950s and 1960s and continued to be offered at home parties for a few years after the company's 1981 bankruptcy.

Simulated amber has a long history, with the earliest known examples from the Iberian Peninsula (5th to 2nd millennium BCE), where artisans coated mollusc shells with pine resin, beeswax, and pigment to mimic amber.Later, the ancient world saw other attempts at simulation, such as glass, casein, and semi-fossilized copal, to imitate real amber due to its value and rarity. In the modern era, synthetic plastics were developed, and contemporary techniques like heat and pressure can now create amber -like materials in hours. 

The technology behind gold plated jewelry is credited to Italian chemist Luigi Brugnatelli. In 1805, he discovered the process for electroplating. It was quickly adopted for jewelry styles, with many Victorian jewelry pieces using gold plating.

Measurements: Necklace 42"      Earrings & Spacer 22.00 mm 

Stone Size: Amber (Simulated) Beads 8.00 mm each 

Weight: 52.10 grams 

Condition: Excellent 

Origin: Canada 

Date: Circa 1960