MIRIAM HASKELL gold tone wrap coil bracelet with clear rhinestones set in gold tone, circa 1940, designed by Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell. It is 9" total length but it is worn overlapped, so about a normal 7" sized bracelet. The front portion is made up of clear rhinestones and gold tone flowers, berries and leaves. It … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL gold tone coil bracelet with clear rhinestones”
MIRIAM HASKELL blue, green and melon shaped artificial pearl necklace and earrings, wearable length 16″, blue glass beads 1/2″, earrings 1-1/4″. Designed by Frank Hess, Miriam Haskell head designer in the 1940-50s, it has a lovely and typical flower catch on the necklace and dangling faceted beads on the earrings. Larry Vrba, head designer for Haskell … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL blue & melon shaped glass pearl necklace & earrin”
HOBE brooch or pendant combination with brilliant unfoiled faceted topaz colored oval center stone surrounded by smaller unfoiled rhinestones in rosy red, aqua and clear, all set in gold tone filigree hand made wirework, circa 1940s. The entire length of pendant, dangling teardrops and loop is 3-1/3″ and it is 1-5/8′ wide. The pendant top can be … Continue reading “HOBE brooch or pendant combination, brilliant”
HOBE Austro-Hungarian style pendant with yellow and black enameling, green cabochons, glass pearls and rhinestones, alls et in gold tone metal. The necklace is 18″ long, with the pendant portion 3″ by 1-7/8″ counting both elements, and clip back earrings each 1″. A similar piece can be seen in the book “Masterpieces of Costume Jewelry” … Continue reading “HOBE Austro-Hungarian style pendant & earrings”
VICTORIAN antique 14k yellow gold brooch with palette work hair flower bouquet and a black Taille d’ Epergne enamel lover’s knot setting fashioned like bent twigs, circa 1870, 2-1/4″ by 1-1/2″. This is one of the loveliest frames I have ever seen on a piece of hair jewelry and it has a glass covered locket compartment … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique 14k yellow gold brooch palette flowers”
VICTORIAN or late Georgian 10 karat gold hair ring with amethysts surrounding the center covered center that holds the hair, such a beauty! It has a replaced band, professionally done, and is marked inside “10” and maker’s mark “VJ” in a diamond shape, and it is a size 9. According to a 1993 Canadian appraisal, the … Continue reading “VICTORIAN /Georgian 10 karat gold hair ring with amethysts”
VICTORIAN hair memorial pin with blond woven hair in a gold tone setting. These little pins were also called “Lace pins” because they were often worn on a piece of lace. This is 3/4″ by 1/2″ and has had the catch replaced many years ago, but the front is in excellent condition and the catch works … Continue reading “VICTORIAN hair memorial pin with blond woven hair”
SCHREINER aqua rhinestones and opaque cabochons brooch with green faceted unfoiled center stone, signed on back of brooch, a brilliant circa 1960s set, 2-1/4" by 2" brooch and 3/4" earrings. It is signed on the back "Schreiner NY" and is in excellent condition. This is the same piece seen in Christie Romero's book, "Warman's Jewelry", 3rd … Continue reading “SCHREINER aqua & green rhinestones brooch & earrings”
RETRO stylized leaf fur clip with green and clear rhinestones set in gold tone, the bows and pierced leaf add dimension, 3-1/2″ by 3″. I have seen these marked Reinad and De Rosa, but this has no mark at all. It is in excellent condition in all ways except for some very light graying of some of … Continue reading “RETRO stylized leaf fur clip with green and clear rhinestones”
SCHREINER unsigned purple and clear unfoiled rhinestones with red faceted unfoiled center, 2-1/4" by 2" brooch and 3/4" earrings set, circa 1960. This is the same piece seen in Christie Romero's "Warman's Jewelry", 3rd Ed, page 210. This set is in excellent condition in every way, a real beauty as only Schreiner did. View #S11391 … Continue reading “SCHREINER purple & clear brooch & earrings”