PASTE clear rhinestones heart pendant set in silver, a 1″ heart and loop on a 16″ chain. It is lovely, and the rhinestones are not as grayed as my camera makes them look, they are clear. It would make a really nice romantic gift, a Valentine heart. View #Q38238 $198.00
PORTRAIT porcelain transfer portrait brooch, lady with green veil and necklace in silver tone setting, circa 1900, wear on finish visible under 10x magnification only, 1-1/2″. This brooch and others of ours were featured in a Victorian Homes Magazine article called “Large Portraits, Small Sentiments”, December 2005 issue, and the jpg is shown here below. View … Continue reading “PORTRAIT porcelain brooch, lady with green veil, 1900”
EISENBERG Original long dress clip with aqua beads and clear rhinestones set in the shape of interlocking rings. Using a slightly antiqued gold tone setting, it is circa 1940 and a nice large size at 4″ by 1-3/4″. This is such an unusual piece, and it is signed on the back “Eisenberg Original”. In excellent vintage … Continue reading “EISENBERG Original clip with aqua beads, clear rhinestones, 4″ and 1940s”
STERLING needle case marked “sterling”, 2-1/2″ . It has a nice embossed scroll and beaded design with open cartouches on each side, never having been engraved. Antique sewing accessories were so beautifully designed in the Victorian era. View #N39758 $98.00
S&Co charm bracelet in sterling silver with a puffy heart padlock on a child size link chain, 4-3/4″ long and with the 1/2″ heart. The padlock is embossed with flowers and scrolls on both sides. The key hole is only decorative as the little lock is meant to snap open and shut using the hasp. … Continue reading “S&Co sterling silver puffy heart padlock charm on a child size link chain”
BRACELET 9ct yellow gold charm bracelet with padlock, marked in two places on the padlock “GJLd 9 375” for 9 carat gold. The initials could be for “Georg Jensen Ld.” but I don’t have firm proof of that identification and it’s not what I think of for his work. While the padlock looks like it … Continue reading “BRACELET 9ct yellow gold charm bracelet with padlock, marked in two places GJLd 9 375”
CHATELAINE in silver tone with 4 chains each holding an implement: a shell pin holder; needle case; pencil; and a Queen Victorian memorial coin dated 1901, chains from 3-3/4″ to 10″, needle case 3″; shell 1-1/2″ by 1-1/4″; pencil 2-1/2″ and coin in memory of Queen Victoria, 5/8″. Chatelaines might be comprised of items all used for one … Continue reading “CHATELAINE in silver tone with 4 chains”
JEWELRY BOX with a hand painted portrait top on a gold washed or ormolu style decorated box with a mirror in the lid. The mirror is surrounded by little ribbon flowers and the box is lined with a soft tufted dusty pink lining. The lady shown is wearing a headpiece and blue satin dress with … Continue reading “JEWELRY BOX with a hand painted portrait top, Marie Antioinette”
JEWELRY BOX a jewelry or dresser with a lid hand painted on porcelain inspired by Mme Elizabeth Vigee DeBrun’s self portrait. This lovely oval ormolu or gold washed metal box has pressed decorations around the portrait and on the sides. It is lined in green velvet and while I have seen other similar boxes marked … Continue reading “JEWELRY BOX a jewelry or dresser with a lid hand painted on porcelain inspired Mme Elizabeth Vigee DeBrun’s”
WATCH or vest chain, gold filled with a button on one end and a swivel hook for a watch on the other, total length 8″ and circa 1920s. These can be seen, among other places, in the 1923 Schwab Catalogue HERE where they are called “coat chains”. #V38455 $42.00