Hi and welcome to our Show and Tell. We are showing off some of our fun items that we collected throughout the years. If you see something of interest and are in the USA please contact us. Then we can possibly list and reserve the item you’re interested in at our Etsy store for purchase. For pickup only items we can list and reserve the item at our Ebay store. We are not selling items through this website, it is for Show and Tell purposes only. Thank You!
Vintage 70s Kenneth Jay Lane Rhinoceros Enamel Brooch with Faux Pearls. Just love the simplicity of Pearls surrounded by black & gold. Very Good condition!
Guessing made 1960’s-70’s. Cool Kenneth Jay Lane Rhinoceros Enamel Brooch! Please check pictures for description and condition.
Little fun reading found at cool antiquing online website.
Kenneth Lane’s earliest pieces were unsigned during his “handmade” phase which didn’t last very long. Then came K.J.L. (1962 until even now). He started using Kenneth Lane in the late 1960’s. Since then he’s gone back and forth – with periods, without, with a copyright ©, with a registration ® mark. The best way to tell if a piece is old is to actually see it. Many of the 1960’s pieces had an antiqued finish and had certain kinds and colors of plastic cabochons he doesn’t use anymore. Kenneth Lane is one of those designers who almost never retires a piece permanently.
Signatures:
K.J.L. – 1962 to 1970’s, first mark used (no copyright symbol), mark used in other stores in cities that also had a Saks
KENNETH LANE – 1960’s to 1970’s, earliest mark for pieces sold exclusively at Saks Fifth Avenue
KENNETH © LANE – another early mark for pieces sold exclusively at Saks Fifth Avenue. The © symbol was dead center in the logo
KENNETH © LANE – another early mark with the © symbol moved to the bottom preceding LANE on the logo
K.J.L. for AVON or KENNETH LANE for AVON – 1980’s to 2004. The jewelry from the 1980’s and 1990’s are all signed K.J.L. for Avon. Some of the most recent K.J.L. for Avon is not signed K.J.L. for Avon, but simply KJL. Only the box that the jewelry came in has the Avon name and address on it. It would be wise to keep the boxes for authenticity.
KENNETH JAY LANE or KENNETH LANE – 1980’s to 1990’s, used in his own franchise stores
K.J.L. – 1980’s to 1990’s
©KJL – mark used for QVC, no periods with the copyright mark preceding the “K”
