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Morning Glory Antiques & Jewelry JEWEL CHAT |
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GARNET CABOCHON ring with embossed sides. Cabochons are smooth, not faceted, stones. Garnet cabochons were also called CARBUNCLES in the 1800’s. View View |
The two BROWN stones toward the top of the brooch shown are called CABOCHONS, they are smoothly rounded domes with no facets. The orange and green stones are FACETED, like a diamond would be. |
PURPLE, pink and blue FACETED rhinestones in TEARDROP and MARQUIS shapes. |
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RETRO sterling vermeil |
JOSEFF hand holding a bouquet brooch with SQUARE rhinestones which are COLLETTE or BEZEL set. |
PINK MOONGLOW Lucite cabochons feather brooch with clear rhinestone accents and black ENAMELING. View |
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AURORA |
DECO clear rhinestone |
TRIFARI pink and aqua DEMI-LUNE rhinestone bracelets. Demi-lunes are shaped like half moons or half circles. |
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PINK MARGARITAS or marguerites set in gold tone1-3/4″ round brooch. Margaritas have scalloped edges, and are made both with and without a center hole. View |
GREEN |
LAVENDER Juliana "crinkle" art glass, rhinestone and aurora borealis earring. PINK "crinkle" stones, possibly called "buff top doublets" (pointed bottom and cabochon top) with a textured surface, aurora and rhinestones bracelet and earrings. |
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JULIANA style unsigned |
JULIANA style gold |
JULIANA |
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JULIANA |
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JULIANA style gold tone hinged |
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A GIVRE (or paperweight) stone is a semi-transparent colored rhinestone or bead with "ribbons" of opaque color swirling through it. The ribbon is often white in color. This Brooch has |
TRIFARI red, blue and green 2-1/4" FRUIT SALAD pot of flowers fur clip, circa 1941. Originally fruit salads were only in the red, green and blue colors, but sellers have extended that description to other colors as well View #T12543 |
PINK and clear UNFOILED rhinestones bracelet and screw-back earrings. Unfoiled stones are transparent, with no foil backing. |
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STERLING bar brooch and a REGENCY bracelet with |
The three oval shaped center stones in this crescent brooch are called OVAL MATTE PILLOW rhinestones. |
JULIANA set of black and golden-colored ART |
SCHREINER NY aqua |
GREEN ARROW SHAPED and aurora borealis, rhinestone and aurora borealis 7" by 1" bracelet, 2-1/2" brooch and 1-1/8" earrings. View View View View #J27959 |
JULIANA glass |
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TRIFARI |
TRIFARI |
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TRIFARI BRUSHED FINISH gold tone and rhinestone rose pin. View A brushed finish is textured as though a stiff brush had been dragged across it. |
STERLING VERMEIL and clear rhinestones rose brooch. Sterling vermeil is sterling with a gold plating over it. View |
MAZER clear rhinestone PAVE rose brooch. A piece that is pave has rhinestones set very closely in an area or areas. |
GOLD PLATED electroplated gold coating. |
ROLLED GOLD a veneer of gold over base metal. |
GOLD FILLED gold laminated to base metal. |
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PINCHBECK metal is an alloy of zinc and copper used in jewelry of the 1800’s to mimic karat yellow gold. |
SLIDE bracelet with enameled, seed pearl and diamond links all set into 14k yellow gold. A SLIDE BRACELET is made up of slides off long chains like the one shown at the left>>>> |
EDWARDIAN SLIDE or LONG CHAIN with enameled slide and a watch or lorgnette hook at the end. View #V21748 |
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The petals on the central flower |
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Springs allow the wings to tremble. Springs are often used to make
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SILVER brooch, 2-1/8" with carved ROCK CRYSTAL center and MARCASITE accents, trombone catch. View View |
CINER Deco black enamel and marcasite LAPEL WATCH, which would be worn upside-down from how it is shown in the picture. It is hinged, so that the wearer could tip it up to read the time. View View |
BAR PIN circa 1900 with five |
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SILVER tone FILIGREE hinged bangle with deep aqua center rhinestone and black and yellow enameling. View |
SILVER tone
FILIGREE pendant with citrine-colored rhinestone. |
DOVERCRAFT gold tone |
VICTORIAN round silver brooch |
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VICTORIAN round silver brooch |
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STERLING LORGNETTE, eyeglasses in an attached decorative case with a spring-loaded latch, usually worn on a ribbon or long chain. View |
SILVER etched bird CHATELAINE HOOK with ruby eye, emerald and pearl collar. This would have hooked over a lady’s belt to hold a purse. View |
Back view of CHATELAINE HOOK. |
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Purse shown with CHATELAINE
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GREEN MOLDED GLASS leaf jewelry component. View |
Costume jewelry companies began using the "c in a circle" COPYRIGHT MARK in about 1955. |
PATENT PENDING mark meaning a patent has been applied for but not yet granted. |