Lot 269: A Collection of Assorted Vintage and Modern Costume Jewellery including a Dior Floral Necklace

A large job lot of unsorted costume jewellery comprising various necklaces, bracelets, brooches, badges, and earrings. The assortment includes pieces crafted from silver-tone and gold-tone base metals, accented with rhinestones, faux pearls, moulded glass beads, and polychrome enamel. A notable item is a necklace featuring a series of pink enamel flowers with individual hanging letters spelling out “D I O R”. Also present is a rectangular gold-tone bar pendant with an incised inscription ending in the characters “DIOR”. The collection includes novelty and commemorative items such as a circular enamel badge depicting the Union Jack flag and a red shield-shaped enamel badge featuring a banner with the text “TRADE COUNCIL”. Other components include a multi-strand shell necklace, various rhinestone-encrusted openwork brooches, a multi-layered wire bangle, and large amber-coloured cabochon earrings. Construction methods vary from cast metal frames to beaded strands and enamelled surfaces, reflecting mid-to-late 20th-century and contemporary styles.