English Bone China Jewelry Lot 2 A-189

Three bone china/porcelain mini parure sets: ✓ Marquis Collection pink porcelain flower necklace and post pierced earrings ✓ Unbranded porcelain flower brooch and post pierced earrings ✓ Unbranded colorful glazed brooch and screwback earrings. All flower petals are present but there could be some small amount of wear to these pieces. The brooch belonging to the third item does have one stem broken off but it is not noticable when worn. See photo #7. The history of the English company Cara China spans 3 decades, from 1945 to 1970. Located in Staffordshire County, the company produced a dazzling array of color porcelain costume jewelry. Traditionally, craftsmen labeled the products “Cara China Staffordshire Made in England”. In the middle of the last century, many English porcelain companies produced not only china dinnerware, but also fine high-quality costume jewelry. Crafted from bone china, the colorful, hand-painted jewelry was unlike the usual ones made of metal, bronze, sterling silver or gold. A wearable art, this jewelry is very popular both in the last century and now. Even made 60-70 years ago, the colorful floral design brooches, earrings and bracelets have survived to this day. Among more than a hundred companies producing such jewelry, the most famous are Aynsley China Co, Coalport China Co., Crown Staffordshire China Co., Bone China Crafts Co., Paragon China Co., and Cara China Co.