LARRY VRBA jointed two-part brooch with a bow-shaped top and suspended star like bottom portion. The bow is decorated with a center teardrop-shaped emerald green rhinestone surrounded by a halo of clear rhinestones and with clear rhinestone tips on the bow ends. The second part has a central glass pearl surrounded by aqua rhinestones, more … Continue reading “LARRY VRBA jointed two-part brooch with a bow-shaped top and suspended star like bottom portion”
WENDY GELL Orange Crush bracelet with miniature glass Orange Crush drink bottle filled with orange liquid. Decorating this bracelet are an enameled frog and rooster; rhinestone parrot and molded glass green flower. Around them are rhinestones in green, orange, topaz, blue, aqua, yellow pink and aurora borealis. it is 6-3/4″ around the inside and 3″ at … Continue reading “WENDY GELL Orange Crush bracelet with mini Orange Crush bottle, 1985”
NATIVE American Navajo sterling silver, coral and turquoise ring size 11-1/2 and runs 1″ along the finger, total weight .79 ounces. Decorated with leaves and bee-bees, it’s a wonderful setting too. View View View #N41062 $88.00
MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess necklace of pink, purple and green glass flattened beads on gold tone chains, 15″. It also has a beautiful catch decoration with a pierced flowers and leaves design, typical Haskell attention to detail. See the ad for this set in Deanna Cera’s “Jewels of Miriam Haskell” on page 29, bottom right. … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELLÂ by Frank Hess necklace of pink, purple and green glass beads on gold tone chains”
SHULTZ bakelite two-row checks bangle with Deco green and peach, yellow lavender and transparent red and green, 2-1/2″ by 1-1/8″ by 1/3″. The use of transparent or translucent bakelite always appeals to me! Ron Schultz creates his wonderful jewelry using only vintage circa 1940 bakelite, and every piece is his own original work. It is signed, as are almost all … Continue reading “SHULTZ bakelite checks bangle in green & peach”
ORIGINAL by ROBERT aqua and clear unfoiled rhinestones bracelet in yellow gold washed silver with braided sides, a rhinestone decorated catch in the back and a safety chain that opens on one end. It is 6-3/4″ wearable size with the front element of 2-1/4″ by 1-1/2″. Circa 1950, this is in wonderful condition. Robert and … Continue reading “ORIGINAL by ROBERT aqua and clear unfoiled rhinestones bracelet”
VICTORIAN sterling silver buckle locket and trefoil collar circa 1880. There are fittings for two photos inside but no glass covers, and one small shallow dimple on the back of the locket. The locket is 1-1/2″ by 1-1/4″. The silver collar has trefoil edges with pierced stars and woven chain, 16-3/4″ by 5/8″. The locket … Continue reading “VICTORIAN sterling silver buckle locket trefoil collar circa 1880”
VICTORIAN sterling silver locket and collar, the locket with buckle motif and the collar with puffy links, each decorated with etched leaves and a beaded edge, circa 1880s. There are fittings inside the locket for 2 photos, and the locket is 1-5/8″ by 1-1/4″, with only some very shallow dents on the back. The collar … Continue reading “VICTORIAN sterling silver buckle locket and collar 1880s”
LAINS Catalin Creations bakelite “Sine Wave” bangle, number 18 of a possible 40, made in Summer 2001, black with green, tan and mustard Deco designs, 2-5/8″ by 1-5/8″ by 1/3″. Lains never made many pieces, and while this is numbered “18 of 40”, it is likely that 40 were never actually made. Dan and Penny Lains had revisited the … Continue reading “LAINS Catalin Creations bakelite “Sine Wave” bangle, 2001″
VICTORIAN tortoise pique point earrings with dangling balls at either end of gold chains, circa 1880. Each of the balls is exquisitely decorated with gold stars and silver dots, 2″ total length. Decorating tortoise was accomplished by heating, polishing and inlaying the material with precious metals. Dots and star designs were called “pique point” and … Continue reading “VICTORIANÂ tortoise pique point earrings with dangling balls at either end of gold chains circa 1880”