Do you have vintage or antique jewellery?
'D'epoca' — DE-po-ca. Three syllables. Means 'of the period/era'.
Use in antique jewellery shops or when browsing a jeweller known for period pieces. Italy has extraordinary antique and vintage jewellery due to its long goldsmithing history.
'Vintage' is used in Italian as in English (generally 20–100 years old). 'D'epoca' means of a specific historical period (antique — generally over 100 years old). 'Gioielli Art Déco', 'gioielli Liberty' (Art Nouveau), 'gioielli Vittoriani' are period descriptions you may encounter.
Avete gioielli Art Déco?
Do you have Art Deco jewellery?
Specific period — 1920s–1940s.
Vendete gioielli usati?
Do you sell second-hand jewellery?
More practical — used/pre-owned.
Questi sono pezzi originali o riproduzioni?
Are these original pieces or reproductions?
Crucial distinction for value.
Neapolitan coral jewellery from the 19th and early 20th century is particularly prized — the Torre del Greco area near Naples was the world's coral carving capital. Period pieces can be found in specialist antique jewellery shops ('antiquari orafo') across Italy.