There are so many signatures and various informational sites out there concerning how to date Chanel jewelry. Specializing in rarer Chanel pieces and pre-1980s examples, has led to the acquisition of a myriad of signature examples and early Gripoix archives. This guide should help one in spotting and understanding the possibly unsigned pieces ( trying to avoid fake items), construction, and signature dates. It hopes to provide more concrete examples of rare signature plaques.

I am posting this archive for researchers and collectors, so it can all be easily viewed in one location on my site. One of my specialties is 1930s-50s Gripoix pieces, which are rarer and harder to sometimes identify. I will be publishing a guide to these pieces soon. For now, enjoy this review of some of the best pieces I have owned. This list includes lots of Chanel as well as a few other designers who produced jewelry with Gripoix. NO