REGENCY green rhinestone, aurora borealis and glass pearl unsigned brooch in a shiny gold tone setting, 2″ across. This came to me along with a group of other Regency jewelry which was made in New York City from about 1950 to 1970 by the Regina Novelty Company. View #R41736 View #R41736 $98.00
DEROSA fur clip with a red and clear rhinestone flower and green enameled leaves in a gold washed sterling setting. It is very close to matching one of my DeRosa company design art works, from the 1940s, and it is signed on the clip back “DeRosa sterling”, 2-3/4″ by 1-1/2″. The tiny tip of the … Continue reading “DEROSA fur clip with a red and clear rhinestone flower and green enameled leaves in a gold washed sterling setting”
BLACK bracelet with amber colored centers, marked inside one link “LBMDJ”, relaxed size 7″ and 1-3/4″ wide. It looks like jet and amber but is actually plastic and/or resin. A kind French lady tells me that the initials stand for, “Laboratoire Biologie Marine Daniel Jouvance”, which was a company that made cosmetics in the 1980s … Continue reading “BLACK bracelet with colored centers, mark LBMDJ”
REGENCY bracelet with baby blue pressed glass leaves, blue and marquis, and round aurora borealis set in matte silver metal and with it’s silver safety chain, marked on the back “Regency”, 7″ by 3/4″. Regency jewelry was made in New York City from about 1950 to 1970 by the Regina Novelty Company, owner Polowitz. … Continue reading “REGENCY bracelet with baby blue pressed glass leaves, blue and marquis, and round aurora borealis”
REGENCY domed brooch with big brown unfoiled rhinestones, long marquise, aurora borealis and tan round rhinestones in an antiqued gold tone metal and signed “Regency” on the back. Circa 1960, it is 2-3/4″ by 2-1/8″. Regency jewelry was made in New York City from about 1950 to 1970 by the Regina Novelty Company, owner Polowitz. … Continue reading “REGENCY domed brooch with big brown unfoiled rhinestones, long pastel marquise”
BRASS and gold tone metal salesman’s sample signet rings circa 1910, group of 6. Some are marked “sample” on the inside. One ring is a size 6-1/2 and one 9-1/4, others from 6-3/4 to 7-3/4. You can see some in a jpg of a vintage Low’s Catalogue shown here. Some of these salesmen’s sample signet rings are … Continue reading “BRASS salesman’s sample signet rings c 1910, group of 6”
SANDOR hinged bangle bracelet in gold tone metal with applied leaves all the way around, 7-1/4″ by 5/16″ wide. The Sandor Company was started by Sandor Goldberger in New York City, and they made jewelry from about 1938 to 1972. I think this is one of their earlier pieces. View View #X41282 $58.00
CHERRY RED unfoiled rhinestones brooch set into gold tone swirling cornucopia shapes, circa 1940, 2″ wide. I have seen these cornucopia shapes used in both signed DeRosa and Czech jewelry, too, but any jewelry company could have used them. View #Y40506 $198.00
LAINS artisan made bakelite bangle bracelet called “On Point 5 of 16 Fall 2001″. It is made of black bakelite with cream, red and gray-green diamonds, 2-1/2″ by 7/8″ by 1/3”. Dan and Penny Lains had revisited the family business in working with plastics. LAMACO, The Lains’ Manufacturing Company which belonged to Dan’s father, was started … Continue reading “LAINS bakelite “On Point 5 of 16 Fall 2001” bangle bracelet”
KABANA colorful enamel on sterling necklace with tropical fish and ocean or sea scene. The wearable length is 16″ and the colorful front element is 3″ by 1-1/2″. It is marked on the back “Kabana sterling” with the copyright mark, and is possibly part of it’s Sealife Collection, and it has the more contemporary lobster … Continue reading “KABANA colorful enamel on sterling necklace with tropical fish and ocean or sea scene”