what is napier jewelry
kgb answers Â» Local & Lookup Â» NAPIER jewelry real gold? No. Napier Jewelry is a line of vintage costume accessories. Most of their items are richly gold and silver plated. According to Collectors Weekly, the name Napier was not associated with costume jewelry until the 1920s. The company made Egyptian Revival necklaces, earrings, and other pieces during the 1920s (among other styles), excelling in metalwork accented by faux stones.
There's a lot of misinformation about Napier jewelry. Soon there will be a book published on The Napier Co. with approximately 3000 pictures. A Word About Napier Sterling Jewelry. Napier marked all of their sterling jewelry with the word sterling. Napier also heavily plated their silver tone jewelry with a silver plate. Because of this, Napier jewelry is claimed to be solid sterling jewelry on auction sites and websites alike although it is not marked as such. This is not true.