FRED HARVEY style Dragon’s breath and sterling silver bracelet

DRAGON’S BREATH Fred Harvey style Dragon’s breath and sterling silver bracelet, 6-1/2″” wearable size including the 1″ opening and slightly adjustable, 1-1/16″ inch across the front and the total weight is 0.8 ounces.  Dragon’s breath was a Czechoslovakian product where metal was added to molten glass giving it this particular coloring and rainbow effect, and … Continue reading “FRED HARVEY style Dragon’s breath and sterling silver bracelet”

HOBE framed Josef purse with accessories and a glorious frame with a central faceted aqua rhinestone surrounded by moonstone cabochons and brilliant rhinestones

HOBE framed Josef purse with accessories and a glorious frame with a central faceted aqua rhinestone surrounded by moonstone cabochons and brilliant rhinestones in pink, green and clear.  They are set in a gold wire work with little flowers.  The body is hand beaded with white glass beads and embroidered in pinks, rose, aqua, green … Continue reading “HOBE framed Josef purse with accessories and a glorious frame with a central faceted aqua rhinestone surrounded by moonstone cabochons and brilliant rhinestones”

STERLING silver mid-century modern bracelet made up of seven decorated links

STERLING silver mid-century modern bracelet made up of seven decorated links, each with a little stylized flower, leaves and graduated beads.  It is signed “sterling” on the back and is 7-1/2″ by 1-1/4″ wide, total weight 2.5 ounces. It has it’s safety chain, and it has that nice weighty and smooth finish that’s one of … Continue reading “STERLING silver mid-century modern bracelet made up of seven decorated links”

DORIS SMALLCANYON (D SMCYN mark) Navajo sterling silver and coral kachina squash blossom necklace and earrings

DORIS SMALLCANYON (D SMCYN mark) Navajo sterling silver and coral kachina squash blossom necklace and earrings, really beautiful and detailed. It is 26″ long with a 2-1/3″ by 5/8″ center kachina, a 1-5/8″ by 3/4″ smaller kachina, and a pair of two-bead 5/8″ long earrings, not counting the hooks.  The set weighs about 5.3 ounces … Continue reading “DORIS SMALLCANYON (D SMCYN mark) Navajo sterling silver and coral kachina squash blossom necklace and earrings”

LARRY VRBA hinged brooch with a golden horse head at the top, wonderful red textured stones and purple cabochons

LARRY VRBA hinged brooch with a golden horse head at the top, wonderful red textured stones and purple cabochons, and glass pearls, all set in gold tone.  In addition he has added several different kinds of aurora borealis stones, as well as red faceted glass beads and clear rhinestone flat backs and roundelles.  Signed on … Continue reading “LARRY VRBA hinged brooch with a golden horse head at the top, wonderful red textured stones and purple cabochons”

LARRY VRBA early earrings with glass seed pearls and seed pears with aurora borealis rose montee

LARRY VRBA early earrings with glass pearls and seed pearls with aurora borealis rose montee.  Larry identified these for me as his early work, confirming that they are his earrings from when he first began doing his own line of jewelry.  They are 2-3/4″ by 1-1/8″  clip backs, and the work is similar to the … Continue reading “LARRY VRBA early earrings with glass seed pearls and seed pears with aurora borealis rose montee”