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I bid on a couple of jewelry lots over the summer, and ended up winning a small collection of Napier pices. Let's see what I got for my minimum bid.

For those not in the know, the Napier Co. has been in the costume jewelry business for a long time (since 1878, in fact.) They're the avant guard of fashion jewelry, and make everything. They also do it so well that they're highly collectible. My mother had a couple of their pieces.

The bracelets in this lot are especially pretty. Napier's designs are quite distinctive.

What caught my eye about this lot was that it included Napier's iconic silver-plated Clam Shell Charm Bracelet, which was designed by Eugene Bertolli. It debuted in the 1950's and was reissued in 1982. It currently sells for $200.00 in used condition on Poshmark and almost $400.00 with the matching earrings on Etsy (I didn't know all this off the top of my head; I looked it up.)

I was surprised to see that one shell had come off the bracelet.

No problem to fix -- just got the pliers and reattached it. I swear, if I were thirty years younger I'd become an antique jewelry dealer. :)

Not all the pieces are as valuable as the bracelet, but I have no problem valuing the lot at $400.00 resale. I paid $11.11 for the lot. Savings: $388.89.

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