VICTORIAN cut steel round brooch with about 12 facets on each of the larger brads, all hand made, 2″. There is a very small amount of corrosion in some areas, much more visible in the magnified photo than in person. Woodstock, site of the most famous cut steel workshops circa 1760, was a small town outside Oxford, England. … Continue reading “VICTORIAN cut steel round brooch with about 12 facets on each”
HASKELL or Czech unsigned natural, green and pale yellow wooden bead earrings with clip backs, 1-1/4″. Circa 1940s, these are in excellent condition. View #H36782 $26.00
GOLD TONE large bouquet brooch with faceted topaz colored glass teardrop-shaped beads suspended from the leaves, 5-1/8″ by 2-1/2″, circa 1940. See this same brooch in blue in Ettinger’s book “Popular Jewelry, 1840-1940” on page 161. It is in excellent condition and while the finish on the gold metal is like the Russian gold finish … Continue reading “GOLD TONE large bouquet brooch with faceted topaz colored glass beads”
VICTORIAN William 5th sewing box circa 1820, made of coromandel wood (also called calamander wood or Macassar ebony), a valuable wood from the Islands of South America or Africa. The inside is fitted out with small boxes and lids lined in a nice red fabric, as well as two pull-out needle cases, one with vintage … Continue reading “VICTORIAN William 5th coromandel sewing box circa 1820”