Weiss Vintage Jewellery

Weiss has always been one of the most prestigious names associated with costume jewellery. In fact, the name Weiss is on a par with some of the great designers such as, Eisenberg and Boucher. Albert Weiss was the driving force behind the Weiss company, but unfortunately they ceased trading several decades ago. Weiss vintage jewellery is still available to purchase today.

As with any type of vintage jewellery, there is always a market. Buyers like to think that they are buying a piece of history, whether it is an original or a copy of the original. At the height of the popularity Weiss jewellery knew their market and their buyers needs very well. They created two initial lines, an expensive high end line and a less expensive low end line. This was a brilliant
move to Weiss to cater for all budgets in the market. There are some jewellery designers today who ignore certain sections of the market, due to the expense of their product. To further cater for all sections of the market Weiss also created a line of collectable pieces, keeping interest alive in their product.

The Weiss hallmark is easily identifiable as “WEISS” is stamped in block print on the piece. Later pieces were hallmarked in the same way with the small difference of using script instead of block print. A later hallmark was introduced around 1951 by Albert Weiss and jewellery was hallmarked with “Albert Weiss” or “AW & Co”. Make sure when you go to buy a piece of vintage Weiss jewellery that you are getting what you are paying for by checking the hallmark closely.

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