VICTORIAN brooch of a pheasant bird sitting with fruits and leaves, reverse painted and foiled on glass, 2″ by 1-1/2″. Made in 1880-1890 or a bit earlier, it is set in a gold twist frame typical of that time. The leaf you see on the top right is clear glass, with no color, and it … Continue reading “VICTORIAN brooch of a pheasant bird sitting with fruits and leaves”
PANTTI bakelite cream colored bangle with four long oval dots that are carved through in a diagonal pattern, and very interesting design, signed “Pantti” on the inside, 2-1/2″ by 1/2″ with 1/3″ walls. The dots are rose red, aqua, lavender and a darker aqua and this is signed “Pantti” on the inside. The last photo … Continue reading “PANTTI bakelite cream colored bangle with four long oval different colored dots”
TANA ACTON sterling silver wire wrapped asymmetrical cuff bracelet. The rhythm of light passing through the wire is lovely, and this airy classic design is perfect to wear with almost anything, from dressy to jeans. The wearable size is 6-1/2″ and somewhat adjustable and with widths graduating from 2″ in the center down to 1″ … Continue reading “TANA ACTON sterling silver wire wrapped asymmetrical cuff bracelet”
ROBERT star brooch or pendant with a pink unfoiled center rhinestone surrounded by rhinestones in aqua, pink and clear all in a hand made wire filigree setting with a hook on the back to pass a chain through. The blue lines in the last photo point to the location of the hook for a chain. … Continue reading “ROBERT star brooch or pendant with a pink unfoiled center rhinestone surrounded by rhinestones in aqua, pink and clear”
VICTORIAN six-pointed star, an amazing 4″ wide paste star brooch in sterling silver. It is heavy has an unusual blunt-ended pin (see the photo of the back), so must have been worn either as a buckle or on a loosely woven fabric. I have worn it on a chain and through a button hole, as … Continue reading “VICTORIAN six-pointed star, an amazing 4″ wide paste star brooch in sterling silver. It is heavy has an unusual blunt-ended pin”
DEROSA dress clip in a lover’s knot design with blue invisibly set baguettes, a blue cabochon at one end and and pave clear rhinestones, typical of the 1930s styles. Signed “R DeRosa” on the back, it is 2″ by 1-1/2″. All the rhinestones are set open backed, allowing light to pass through, another sign of … Continue reading “DEROSA dress clip in a lover’s knot design with blue invisibly set baguettes, a blue cabochon at one end and and pave clear rhinestones”
DEROSA dress clip with clear round and baguette rhinestones and medium blue rhinestones in a rhodium plated silver setting, 2-3/4″ by 2″ and circa 1940s. Signed “R DeRosa” on the clip back, this is in excellent vintage condition with brilliant rhinestones. Typical of the quality of DeRosa jewelry, each stone has a separate little opening … Continue reading “DEROSA dress clip clear round and baguette rhinestones and medium blue rhinestones in a rhodium plated silver setting”
BAKELITE apple juice wonderfully wave carved bangle, 2-1/2″ by 1-1/8″ by 5/16″. When the light passes through this it is absolutely glowing. The carving on this matches the bangle item number 24294 which is for sale elsewhere on this web site and shown in the last photo here. View View View #B36223 $398.00
GEORGIAN antique memorial or mourning hair ring, an antique 1802-dated 9 karat yellow gold, seed pearl and hair mourning ring inscribed inside “En Thornton obt 8 Nov 1802 at 54”. The size is 8-3/4 and it is 1/2″ along the finger at the front. The total weight is about .13 ounces. There are 20 pearls … Continue reading “GEORGIAN antique 9k, pearl and hair mourning ring 1802 and inscribed En Thorton”
HOBE rare and spectacular bracelet made of rose red glass cabochons, all with a starburst center, and unfoiled clear rhinestones in a gold plated silver setting. It is 7″ wearable length and 1-1/4″ widest at the front, with the braided chain back about 1″ wide. This was hand made in the later 1940s with lots … Continue reading “HOBE rare and spectacular bracelet made of rose red glass cabochons, all with a starburst center, and unfoiled clear rhinestones in a gold washed silver setting”