CAMEO cobalt blue glass cameo in a blue enameled setting over yellow gold filled back and chain. The cameo is 1-3/4″ by 1-1/3″ and is held in place by four fleur-de-lis shaped prongs, and the chain marked “1/20th 12k” on the clasp is 26″ long. View View View #Y42225 $138.00
MARIQUITA MASTERSON clear glass double brooch in sterling silver, size 7-3/4″ and adjustable, 1-1/8″ across the face. Masterson started her jewelry line in Houston in 1984, where it is still made today. The jewelry is set in sterling silver, and each piece is hand cut and set with Pate de Verre, slumped or dripped glass … Continue reading “MARIQUITA MASTERSON clear glass double brooch set in sterling silver”
DEROSA Deco set of 2 dress clips with clear rhinestones and a faceted glass rod through the top of each. Each clip is 1-3/4″ by 1-5/8″ and each is signed on the back . These clips are in very good vintage condition, set in white metal and with some stones slightly grayed, and they are … Continue reading “DEROSA Deco set of 2 dress clips with clear rhinestones and glass rods”
DEROSA sparkling clear rhinestone flower brooch and earrings set in rhodium plated sterling silver and made in the 1940s. The petals of the flowers curl up a bit, adding extra dimension. This is signed on the brooch “R DeRosa” and on the matching earrings “sterling pat pend”. The brooch is 2″ across and each clip … Continue reading “DEROSA sparkling clear rhinestones flower brooch and earrings set in sterling silver”
DEROSA dress clip with patriotic red, clear and blue invisibly set rhinestones, a gleaming beauty. The red and blue sparkling baguettes are channel set in a silver plated setting and the clear rhinestones set them off perfectly and are very sparkly. It’s 2″ by 1-3/4″ and in excellent vintage condition, circa 1940s and signed “DeRosa” … Continue reading “DEROSA dress clip with patriotic red, clear and blue invisibly set rhinestones, a gleaming beauty”
EGYPTIAN revival very pale green faience scarab brooch set in in 800 silver metal, it has the lotus, animal or bird head and wings designs, 1-5/8″ by 1-1/2″. Faience is a kind of glazed ceramic or earthen ware. The lotus symbolizes rebirth. There are what seem to be Egyptian letters on the back of the … Continue reading “EGYPTIAN revival very pale green faience scarab brooch set in in 800 silver”
BRACELET dragon’s breath cabochons bracelet set in silver and gold washed silver metal. It is 7″ by 1/2″ and it is light weight and easy to wear with brilliant stones, and it was probably made in the 1950s. Dragon’s breath was a Czechoslovakian product where metal was added to molten glass giving it this particular … Continue reading “BRACELET dragon’s breath cabochons bracelet set in silver and gold washed silver metal”
BROOCH dragon’s breath cabochon set in sterling silver pin, marked “sterling” on the back it is 1-1/4″ by 5/8″. The shifting colors in dragon’s breath stones are fascinating and I have enjoyed them since I was a kid and first saw a Fred Harvey ring with that stone in it. Dragon’s breath was a Czechoslovakian … Continue reading “BROOCH dragon’s breath cabochon set in sterling silver pin”
CATWALK JON jelly belly bird brooch in a gold tone setting, 3-1/3″ by 2-3/4″. It is signed on the back “Catwalk Jon”, which is a contemporary jewelry company, it is really lovely in design and materials, and I think the belly is Lucite, just like the ones from the 1940s. I suspect this could be … Continue reading “CATWALK JON jelly belly bird brooch in a gold tone setting”
ART NOUVEAU set of two miniature sterling silver oyster pins, each with a woman’s face and a raised silver “pearl” in it. This set of 2 is each is marked “sterling” on the back, each one is 3/4″ by 5/8″. View View #V42258 $28.00