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”
BROOCH early silver and gold tone filigree balls, beads and leaves pin, circa 1940, 3″. The finish has an antiqued look as can be seen in the photo. Each pierced ball has an interesting design pressed into it. There’s a bit of the gold missing on one leaf, so this is priced as is. … Continue reading “BROOCH silver and gold tone filigree balls, beads & leaves pin”
LARRY VRBA earrings with purple glass leaves, faceted aurora borealis beads and lavender glass seed beads. Set in gold tone filigree, they are marked “Lawrence Vrba” on the back, and they are 4″ by about 3″ wide. Larry tells me that there are vintage elements from both Miriam Haskell and Coro in these lovely earrings. … Continue reading “LARRY VRBA earrings with purple glass leaves and faceted aurora borealis beads”
WOODEN colorful olives and green leaves pin with olives in red, blue, yellow and brown, circa 1940, 3-5/8″. One tiny black glass seed bead is missing from the bottom of one yellow olive. Hess for Haskell made pieces very similar to this and I waver on whether I think this is by Miriam Haskell or … Continue reading “WOODEN colorful olives & green leaves pin, 1940”
