PEACOCK EYE Arts & Crafts parure set in textured silver metal with colorful glass peacock eye cabochons and earrings with clip backs. It is not often you find an entire matching group like this one. Peacock eyes are made of crystal or glass over a silver foil, and according to Ginger Moro, some were made … Continue reading “PEACOCK EYE Arts & Crafts parure set in textured silver with colorful glass peacock eye cabochons and earrings with clip backs”
VICTORIAN gold filled heart charm with three aqua glass beads and etched designs on the front, 3/4″ by 3/4″. The aqua beads might be turquoise, but they are too small to tell for sure. This is a charm rather than a locket and it doesn’t open. Wouldn’t a whole bracelet of charms with turquoises be … Continue reading “VICTORIAN gold filled heart charm with three aqua glass beads and etched designs on the front”
DEROSA very unusual brooch and earrings with dazzling sapphire blue and clear rhinestones in a rhodium plated sterling silver setting. The blue stones are a lovely rectangular cut and the clear round stones are brilliant. The set is beautifully three-dimensional, which is difficult to show in the photos but we did the best we could … Continue reading “DEROSA very unusual brooch and earrings with dazzling sapphire blue and clear rhinestones in a rhodium plated sterling silver setting”
EDWARDIAN sterling silver and agate hinged bangle bracelet, maker “JC&S” and hallmarked for Birmingham 1918. Each piece of agate has an etched design all around it, and while one very old and very stable crack is barely visible in a tiny segment, it does not detract. There is a safety chain attached and the bracelet … Continue reading “Edwardian English JC&S sterling and agate bangle 1918”
SCHIAPARELLI brooch with brown and gray unfoiled cabochon rhinestones and faceted aurora borealis, circa 1960 and a nice size at 2-5/8″. It is not signed, but Schiaparelli in this style was signed on the earring clip backs, not on the brooches. The bracelet that matches this can be seen in the book “Bijoux” by Dena … Continue reading “SCHIAPARELLI brooch with brown and gray unfoiled cabochon rhinestones and faceted aurora borealis”
JORGE ALBERTO COHEN, Netherlands, brooch in sterling silver with black enameled geometric designs, hallmarked on the back and 2-9/16″ by 1-1/16″ and it weighs 0.7 ounces. Other pieces by this Dutch maker can be seen in the Christie’s Elizabeth Taylor Auction in December 2011, HERE. Mr Cohen was based in Amsterdam, but has since passed … Continue reading “JORGE ALBERTO COHEN Dutch Amsterdam brooch in sterling silver with black enamel”
VICTORIAN sterling silver figural lion watch fob or charm with a plain agate face, 1″ by 5/8″, it is solid rather than hollow and weighs .52 ounce. This would be fun to add to a charm bracelet, too. View View View View #N41831 $128.00
CREAMY molded white glass petals necklace with gold veins, artificial pearls and clear rhinestone baguettes all set in shiny gold tone metal. The is necklace a wearable length 15-17″ and 1-1/8″ wide at the front, clip back earrings 1-1/2″. I have seen a necklace, earrings and a bracelet before signed “Hobe” on an oval metal … Continue reading “CREAMY molded white glass petals necklace with gold veins, artificial pearls and clear rhinestone baguettes, unsigned Hobe”
JAC JORGE COHEN 835 silver brooch with crystal, onyx, crysophase, clear rhinestones and marcasites, circa 1980s. This is Dutch brooch was made between 1982 and 1993 in Amsterdam, the Neatherlands. His small company often worked in 835 sterling silver, and we have had other pieces of his jewelry. Other pieces by this Dutch maker can … Continue reading “JAC JORGE COHEN 835 silver brooch with crystal, onyx, crysophase, clear rhinestones and marcasites, Amsterdam circa 1980s”
HOBE aqua rhinestone and gold washed and sterling silver heart brooch and pendant combination with heart shaped aqua stone, all hand made, every flower, ribbon and leaf. These details are one of the things I most enjoy about their sterling jewelry! The brooch has a heart shaped aqua center rhinestone and it has a loop … Continue reading “HOBE aqua rhinestone gold washed and sterling silver heart brooch and pendant combination”
