LARRY VRBA glistening yellow and clear faceted glass beads shoulder duster earrings with clear rhinestone and rose montee accents.� They are created by Larry Vrba using an older pair of Miriam Haskell earring that were missing some stones.� HERE’S what they looked like when I sent them to him, and what he did made them … Continue reading “LARRY VRBA glistening golden faceted glass beads shoulder duster earrings”
SEASHELL and colored glass dangling charms unusual pin circa 1940, 4″ by 3″.�� The wonderful charms include sea shells, fish, starfish, a green worm and flowers.� While this does have some Hess Haskell features, I cannot find it in any ads or art work to say that this brooch is really a Haskell from the … Continue reading “SEASHELL interesting and unusual seashell and colored glass dangling charms brooch, 1940”
AMOURELLE by Frank Hess very rare convertible necklace/brooch and earrings set with glass pearls, clear rhinestones and gold tone chains, a marvelous set of rare costume jewelry.� It includes 4 pieces: the necklace of glass pearls and gold chains 15-1/2″ long, a brooch 2″ with a 5/8″ loop that can attach it to the necklace, … Continue reading “AMOURELLE by Frank Hess very rare convertible necklace/brooch and earrings set with glass pearls, clear rhinestones and gold tone chains, rare 1960s”
TORCH BRACELET gold plated metal hinged bangle bracelet with clear rhinestone and silver torches applied on three sides, 7-1/8″ by 1-5/8″ in the front and 1″ at the back.� It is marked on the inside “PAT 1994826” and has the letter R in a square mark, the meaning of which is unknown.� It is hinged … Continue reading “TORCH BRACELET gold plated metal hinged bangle bracelet with clear rhinestone and silver torches applied on three sides”
GERMAN iridescent blue and green gem tone crescent-shaped elements�earrings, 1-1/4″ clip backs. Marked on the back “Made in Germany”.�I have seen similar crescent-shaped glass elements on both Miriam Haskell and Alice Caviness jewelry also, and I think they are really lovely and dramatic, flattering the face.� �View� � #X39458�� $348.00
LEO GLASS�glass flowers and leaves necklace and bracelet with the button style closure. This set is like both Haskell and French ones I have had. Red fabric-woven mesh holds wired-on glass flowers and leaves and a loop and glass button forms the closure on both necklace and earrings. The necklace is a wearable length of … Continue reading “LEO GLASS glass flowers and leaves necklace and bracelet”
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”
AMOURELLE by Frank Hess very rare convertible necklace/brooch and earrings set with glass pearls, clear rhinestones and gold tone chains, a marvelous set of costume jewelry.� It includes 4 pieces: a necklace 15-1/2″, a brooch 2″ with a 5/8″ loop that can attach it to the necklace, and 1″ clip back earrings. This set can … Continue reading “AMOURELLE glass pearls, clear rhinestones convertible set, very rare”
LARRY VRBA aqua glass bead shoulder duster earrings set in gold tone metal.� Created from an older pair of Miriam Haskell earrings, these still have the signed Haskell clip backs, but Vrba has totally changed them for the better.� They are 3″ long and about 1-1/8″ wide. Larry was head designer at Miriam Haskell Jewelry … Continue reading “LARRY VRBA aqua glass bead earrings set in gold tone metal”
BAKELITE cut back very dark burgundy bangle with butterscotch carving in three ovals, 2-1/2″ by 1/3″ by 1/3″. The last photo shows this bangle with a stack of others, just to see how fun and versatile it is. The last photo shows just one of the many combinations with which this bangle can be worn, … Continue reading “BAKELITE cut back dark burgundy bangle butterscotch carving”