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Premier Designs
Premier Designs: script PD below a crown, surrounded by a wreath tied with a bow.
Symbol guide
PD jewelry stamp with Crown
PD beneath a crown and inside a leafy wreath is the Premier Designs company signature. It identifies the fashion-jewelry brand rather than a precious-metal grade.
Examples
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Premier Designs
Premier Designs plain PD stamp: an alternate company mark without the complete crowned wreath.
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Trifari Krussman & Fishel Inc.
Comparison: Trifari’s crowned T and TRIFARI name differ from Premier Designs’ PD and wreath.
New York NY, United States
Frequently asked questions
What does a PD jewelry stamp with a crown mean?
The complete PD, crown and wreath device identifies Premier Designs, the American fashion-jewelry company.
Does the crowned PD mark mean palladium?
No. This decorative device is a company signature; palladium identification requires the relevant metal and fineness marks.
How old is jewelry with the Premier Designs crown mark?
The company operated from 1985 through 2020. Its trademark record supplies more specific trademark dates, but the logo alone does not date an individual piece.
Can Premier Designs jewelry have only PD?
Yes. Yes. Premier Designs used a plain PD mark as well as the crowned-wreath design.
Related marks
1 markThe Premier Designs crown-and-wreath device
The recognisable Premier Designs signature combines the letters PD, a crown above them and a leafy wreath around them. On the illustrated mark, the wreath closes into a small bow below the lettering. Preserve those elements together: the crown alone is a common decorative and trademark motif, while the complete arrangement identifies this company. The letters can be tightly joined in script, so a worn D may initially resemble another loop. A clear view of the whole device is more useful than enlarging only its centre.
Who used it and when
Premier Designs was the American home-party jewelry company founded by Andy and Joan Horner in Irving, Texas, in 1985. Its jewelry business operated through 2020. Independent representatives sold fashion jewelry through gatherings in customers’ homes. A US trademark record for PD PREMIER DESIGNS lists costume jewelry, a crown and plant-wreath design, first use in 1991 and registration in 1994. Trademark dates apply to the registered design rather than dating every stamped piece. The business’s founding year should not be assigned automatically to an individual brooch or necklace.
Compare the other PD mark and other crowns
Premier Designs also used a plain PD mark alongside the crowned-wreath design. This explains why a signed piece need not show the full wreath. Bare PD letters, however, provide fewer identifying features than the full crowned device. Trifari provides a useful crown comparison: its familiar crown belongs above a T or the T in TRIFARI, rather than above PD within this wreath. Compare letter shapes, their relationship to the crown and the surrounding border before treating two crowned signatures as the same maker.
A company signature is separate from the metal grade
The crowned PD device is a brand signature. It does not mean that the item is solid gold, sterling silver or palladium. Gold-coloured and silver-coloured finishes are appearances rather than fineness readings. Palladium uses Pd as its chemical abbreviation, but precious-metal marks need to be read with their numerical fineness and the relevant national hallmark system. On a signed object, examine the reverse, clasp area, earring fitting or attached tag for any additional wording. Record that wording separately from the logo; a material claim and a company name answer different questions.