Recognizing Kenneth Jay Lane Jewelry
Vintage jewelry collectors can always find a KJL piece to fit their style whether they prefer demure or over–the–top outrageous. Every piece is marked and pieces are fairly easy to date based upon that mark. KJL was also smart to mark later reproduction pieces differently to avoid confusion with the originals. So if you see a piece of jewelry that is marketed as unsigned KJL, beware. It’s not genuine. Here’s a quick primer on marks:
1960’s – K.J.L. with dots or KENNETH © LANE, with a big ©
1970’s – KJL without dots or KENNETH © LANE, with very small ©
1980’s – K.J.L.© with dots, K.J.L.® with dots or KENNETH©LANE, ©
1990s – today KENNETH©LANE with © on the same line as LANE.
2000 – today ©KJL Thailand or ©KJL China
QVC –
1991 – 2000 – ©KJL no dots
Avon –
1980’s – 2004 signed K.J.L. for Avon
2001 – to now KJL no dots