Antique and Vintage Jewelry, Silverware and Collectibles · 1880–1980

LaBizarreSusu is an online store specializing in antique and vintage jewelry, silverware, decorative arts and collectibles from various origins and national and international traditions, with a special interest in pieces made between c. 1880 and 1980.

The collection brings together signed works and hallmarked silver pieces, as well as works from lesser-known workshops and unsigned period pieces that stand out for their construction, design, manufacturing techniques, materials, quality of execution, uniqueness or historical relevance.

We also pay special attention to the original use and historical function of each object, as many pieces respond to customs, social gestures or needs of their time that have now disappeared or transformed. Understanding why a piece was created and how it was used is an essential part of its interpretation and contextualization.

Selection, research, cataloging and customer service are carried out directly and personally. Each addition starts from the study of the piece itself and the evidence it preserves, not from a preconceived commercial label.

What you will find at LaBizarreSusu

• Antique and vintage jewelry: brooches, cameos, intaglios, lockets, pendants, rings, earrings, bracelets, charms, sentimental, devotional and mourning jewelry, figurative pieces and designer, author and studio jewelry.
• Silverware and small collectibles: antique silver boxes, vinaigrettes, snuff boxes, cigarette cases, vesta cases and matchboxes, card cases, compacts, personal objects, religious and devotional objects, as well as objets de vertu.
• Periods and historical movements: Victorian and Aesthetic Movement, Belle Époque, Art Nouveau and Catalan Modernisme, Arts & Crafts, Jugendstil and Secession, Edwardian, Noucentisme, Art Deco, Machine Age, Art Moderne and Streamline Moderne, Retro and Wartime jewelry, modernist design and studio jewelry, Mid-Century Modern, Atomic and Space Age, avant-garde and artist jewelry, Pop and Op Art, kinetic design and Brutalism, up to the experimental trends of the 1960s and 1970s.
• Specialized schools, workshops and traditions: the collection includes pieces linked to different traditions of jewelry, silverware and decorative arts, from regional productions and artisan workshops to historical manufactures, design schools and author jewelry. When evidence allows, cataloging seeks to place each piece in its cultural context, production center, technical tradition, workshop or design trend.
• Historicism and Revival styles: Egyptian Revival, Archaeological and Etruscan Revival, Renaissance Revival, Gothic Revival, Japonisme and other reinterpretations of historical languages.
• Collector interest materials and techniques: silver, gold, enamel, coral, lava, mother-of-pearl, carved stones, glass, glass paste, bakelite, celluloid and other historical materials, along with techniques such as niello, guilloché, cloisonné, champlevé, plique-à-jour, micromosaic, filigree, repoussé and engraving, identified and described according to available evidence.
• Authors, silversmiths and workshops: signed or hallmarked pieces by designers, jewelers, silversmiths, historical houses and workshops, along with works by less documented manufacturers and anonymous pieces of special interest.

A selection based on research

Each piece is studied individually, considering its construction, manufacturing techniques, materials, hallmarks, marks, style, iconography and historical context, with the aim of offering a rigorous and well-founded description.

When a date, authorship, origin, provenance or material cannot be established with sufficient certainty, it is indicated prudently and transparently, differentiating verifiable data from attributions, interpretations and approximate datings.

The selection pays special attention to pieces with period character, artisanal quality and historical, artistic, technical or design interest, both from renowned authors and houses and from small workshops, less documented silversmiths and anonymous pieces of special relevance.

Condition, photographs and information

All photographs show the actual piece offered for sale and are part of its documentation. Descriptions indicate its condition and, when appropriate, point out wear, patina, repairs, losses, modifications or other relevant characteristics.

If you need more information before purchasing, you can request additional photographs, measurements, scale references or details about materials, hallmarks, marks, construction and condition.

Purchase and shipping

LaBizarreSusu offers direct attention before and after purchase. Orders are carefully prepared and usually dispatched within 24–48 business hours using premium tracked services.

LaBizarreSusu: antique and vintage jewelry, silverware, decorative arts and objects with history, selected, researched and cataloged with a collector's eye.