SWAROVSKI Mardi Gras mask brooch with brilliant gem tone and clear rhinestones

SWAROVSKI Mardi Gras mask brooch with brilliant gem tone and clear rhinestones set in a hand polished gold plated setting, a large 4″ brooch circa 1990s with the Swarovski swan logo on the back.  This is in excellent condition and a showy brooch that is great fun to wear.  View  View  View  #K20891   $238.00

SWAROVSKI brooch of a large winged figural hippocampus mythical creature with purple and clear rhinestones

SWAROVSKI brooch of a large winged figure hippocampus mythical creature with purple and clear rhinestones set in hand polished gold plated setting, 3-1/4″ by 2-1/2″.  After years of thinking this was a griffon, a dragon or serpent, I ran across a web page that showed it as a “hippocampus”, a mythological animal described as a … Continue reading “SWAROVSKI brooch of a large winged figural hippocampus mythical creature with purple and clear rhinestones”

BLUMENTHAL honey colored glass cabochon “raindrops” flower brooch with bakelite leaves

BLUMENTHAL honey colored glass cabochon “raindrops” flower brooch with bakelite leaves, all set in gold tone  It is from about 1930 and nice large 5″ by 3-1/3″. A similar piece can be seen in the book, “Jewels of Fantasy” by Deanna Cera on page 135, but this brooch, while probably by Blumenthal, is not signed.  … Continue reading “BLUMENTHAL honey colored glass cabochon “raindrops” flower brooch with bakelite leaves”

SWAROVSKI 1999 Christmas tree brooch with red, green and blue rhinestone boughs and clear rhinestone ornaments

SWAROVSKI 1999 Christmas tree brooch with red, green and blue rhinestone boughs and clear rhinestone ornaments and a star on the top, all in a hand polished gold plated setting that is 2-1/4″ by 1-1/2″.  This piece can be seen in the book, “Christmas Tree Pins” by Kathy Flood on page 273.  It is marked … Continue reading “SWAROVSKI 1999 Christmas tree brooch with red, green and blue rhinestone boughs and clear rhinestone ornaments”