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MORNING GLORY owns and sells at THE ANTIQUE CONNECTION MALL on Historic Route 66, 12815 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico. We also sell and buy on our web site, and occasionally on Facebook. Our building is just off Interstate-40 at the foot of the beautiful Sandia Mountains as you come into town from the east. We have over 40 friendly and knowledgeable dealers in a 10,000 square foot clean and well-lit mall. In addition, we offer maps to the other local shops, places to sit and relax a bit while shopping, and even sparkling clean restrooms. It is a fun and interesting place to shop with a wide variety of antiques and collectibles and dealers always on site.

DEROSA JEWELRY 1934-1970s
Let me begin by confessing that I am just wild about DeRosa jewelry! It's been one of my top favorites for years, so let me know if you have any for sale. I will always pay really fair prices for pieces that I like.

Ralph DeRosa jewelry is known for its three-dimensional layered designs, high quality components, and translucent enameling. DeRosa jewelry designs include floral, figural, retro motifs, and designs inspired by the precious jewelry of the era. DeRosa jewelry is not easy to find because they didn't make many of each style, but is certainly more than worth the search. After years of collecting and selling this wonderful brand, I have found that the majority of their pieces were signed, so beware unsigned attributions where there is no reference material to substantiate it. This New York City firm was at 404 Fourth Street in New York City and did jewelry from the mid-1930's until the 1970's. Like many jewelry makers, their 1940-50's jewelry is their best, in my opinion. DeRosa is one of my very favorite makers and I collect it myself.

As a serious collector, one of the best things about this maker is that not many pieces seem to have been made. Many of the pieces shown below are the only ones I have seen in all the years I've been handling vintage jewelry, and that's a long time. One exception is the cupid riding on a pearlized cloud pin, which I see very often. An example is shown here on this page. To me, it much less interesting than most other DeRosa pieces.

Hand painted illustrations from the De Rosa Jewelry Company seem to have been the first step in the design process. These miniature works of art are from a collection of over 300 similar illustrations that I am happy to own and use as a reference. Several are dated in the 1940's, and many have hand written notes about how each piece should be produced. They seem to have been done by several different artists, as the painting styles and designs vary. Many jewelry designers never worked on paper first, but for those who did, these illustrations are illuminating as to the thought processes and design sense that went into creating this amazing jewelry.

DEROSA jewelry can be purchased HERE.

And other JEWELRY FOR SALE can be seen HERE.

OUR JEWEL CHAT GALLERY of DEROSA jewelry is HERE.

To see our rare and wonderful original design illustrations of DeRosa Jewelry, click HERE

SWAROVSKI HOLIDAY jewelry

Who makes more dazzling jewelry than the Swarovski Company? They have always used the best stones, hand polished finishes and wonderful designs, and their holiday jewelry is especially fun.

SWAROVSKI fashioned some of the best and most collectible Holiday brooches ever made, especially their Christmas trees. While it is fun to try to date them, we understand that Swarovski did not always "retire" their jewelry pieces annually, like they usually did with their crystal figurines. So unless they are marked, some of these dates are estimates or dates of issue only. I think there were over 50 different styles of tree pins made between about 1996-2009 alone.

In the Mary Morrison "Christmas Jewelry" book there is a paragraph on Swarovski that says they "offered two lines of Christmas jewelry: The Jeweler's Collection... through department stores since about 1980, and the high end Signature Collection... in boutiques since 1994."

Using their high quality crystals and finishes, these pieces also have some of the best enamel work and lovely designs. Swarovski made tree brooches annually for different sales locations (Nordstrom, Rockefeller Center, etc) as well as for general sale, and some were dated on the back.

For lots more information about Swarovski jewelry and it's marks, please click HERE.

To purchase some now please click HERE.

MORE of our JEWELRY, Purses and Accessories for sale can be seen by clicking HERE. They also make treasured holiday gifts.

The ANTIQUE CONNECTION MALL in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has a wide variety of items all the time. We have genuine antiques, furniture, toys, art, Asian and smalls as well. We have collectibles, like Arts & Crafts leather purses, dolls, and New Mexican antiques. You'll also see a marvelous selection of antique and vintage jewelry, including some of the most rare pieces as well as everyday fun things to wear.

We have man-tiques like metal signs, Coco-Cola, Marilyn Monroe, hunting and fishing gear and duck calls. There are also many toys, kitchen collectibles like Jadite, Fiesta, Bauer, 40s-50s painted glasses, cooking and baking gear. Also enjoy the sterling and silver plate for your dining room table along with beautiful vintage linens. Art work and puzzles, toys and dolls... so many things to see and enjoy. What a fun way to brighten your kitchen and your home! And don't miss the furniture of all kinds and eras.

Over 40 dealers sell here, and they are often at the mall to chat about what they enjoy. There's over 10,000 square feet of clean, well-lit mall, and always friendly, welcoming and knowledgeable staff and dealers to help you. There is SO much more at the Antique Connection Mall, and new things come and go every day. Traveling on I-40 into Albuquerque, you will want to exit south at the Juan Tabo exit, almost at the foot of the Sandia Mountains, and then turn east on Central Avenue and watch for our monument sign on your left side.

We will be here to welcome you!

NEW ADDITIONS

Morning Glory adds recent acquisitions weekly and you can always see them here:

http://www.morninggloryjewelry.com/