About the brand
Prior to start designing jewelry, Barry Kieselstein-Cord was an acclaimed photographer and art director. He developed his interest in metal colors while being in his teens and experimenting with patina and hues.
He worked for Georg Jensen for a few years and established his own brand in 1972. Besides jewelry, Kieselstein-Cord designed accessories and home furnishing. Later he added bags to his collection.
First success came to the brand’s silver pieces. In the late 1907s Barry Cord started to make gold jewelry and add precious stones to his lines. All of that brought him to the international level of recognition.
The jeweler’s source of inspiration was architecture and nature. It easy to see in his belt buckles collection and the unique geometry of Kieselstein-Cord jewelry pieces. The Crown Heart motif, Vienna and Column are among of the most admired of BKC designs.
Browse here our selection of Kieselstein-Cord jewelry.
About estate jewelry
Buying jewelry online might be challenging. The quality of the making has not got better over the time while the design is getting more and more generic. Add ever rising prices and you could end up with not finding anything suitable. To purchase a high-quality jewelry piece for an obtainable price consider buying estate items.
- Quality vs Quantity
Estate pieces mostly belong to the era when jewels were handmade and not mass produced. There were simply less jewelry makers at that time and they cared about their reputation. Opposed to the current fast fashion approach, life pace was in general slower. That allowed makers to take more time to craft a truly quality piece.
- Fair price vs Overpriced
Designer pieces aka signed pieces can cost multiple times more
than their unsigned equivalents. We pay not only for an item itself but also for the brand advertising campaigns and all the buzz the name is creating. Prices for estate jewelry form differently and mostly depend on the cost paid by a seller. A pre-owned Bulgari ring and a brand-new Bulgari piece have a very appealing price difference. Ask your local jewelry store about a retail price of the desired piece and you’d be pleasantly surprised.
- True value vs Seasonal rush
Pre-owned jewelry retains its value. Over the time it gets rare and more expensive. Think purchasing a new car that loses its value right after you left your dealer versus buying a vintage vehicle.
At Nadine Krakov Collection we love all the things beauty and high-quality. Each of our estate jewelry piece is in excellent condition. We preserve the history and the greatest styles of the past so our clients can enjoy it at the fullest.
