All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1930 item #323071 (stock #T 957)
Sold, no price, no info. Pictures do no justice! Arts Crafts Silver (at least 90%) ring with Pentagon shape Dendrite Agate Bezel Set Stone and applied chased leaves at shoulder of the piece. Held up to the light it is beautiful and you can see rutils! Presently size 5.5, yet your jeweler could resize for you. 3/4" across and in wonderful condition! Sold, no price, no info.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1930 item #377710 (stock #T 1251 )
SOLD. Bold 1 3/8" bezel set Green Stone that Fred Davis favored unmarked tested Sterling Silver Ring that hints Arts Crafts or Early Unsigned Taxco Mexico. Still circa 1930 Serrated bezel edge, applied rope and applied flowers at shoulder. Power knuckle to knuckle stature. SOLD, no price, no info please. 12/12
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1930 item #180336 (stock #T 511)
SOLD. This has been mailed to Collector. REPLY: Regrets, no international service. Please employ an American buying service to pay with US funds and mail to US address. Described as Jensen esk or even the look of Bernard Hertz. Acquired from the local Boston area Thelma Todd Estate sale of a few years ago. She was born and raised not more than 2 miles from here...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1930 item #346567 (stock #T 1125)
Sold. Ring reminding one of Doris Cliff or that of Bernard Instone whose use of applied leaves was prominent in his metal work. Applied face foliate motifs and an ecru clay bead with Egyptian symbols front and back as the 'stone'. Note the split double shank construction. Lots of character! Approx size 7.25 Unsigned Unmarked as many Arts Crafts pieces, yet tests at least 90%. Super vintage condition with the appropriate softening of the applied silver work and tanning of bead, for age...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1930 item #352251 (stock #T 1149)
SOLD. Unsigned, unmarked tested sterling ring reminding one of the work by Doris Cliff or that of French or even the work of Bernard Instone with the applied leaf foliate designs and split shank construction. See image 2 & 3
A green jade or tree agate or glass even, naively 'carved' green bezel set stone. Was resized once to 5.75...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1930 item #150953 (stock #T 238)
Modern lines on this Clip, not the usual look and Not so available by Mary Gage, who was a late comer to the Arts & Crafts Movement in Boston and whose work does not come up for sale often. 1 1/2 X 1 1/8" wide. Normal minor scratches on silver which can be buffed easily. SOLD, no price, no info
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1930 item #173171 (stock #T 434)
c 1925 Late Arts & Crafts Period, Hammered Brooch Pin cut in the shape of a totem bird, hawk, eagle, falcon with wing span of 2", beak to tail 7/8". Simply stamped sterling, maybe even early Native American. Decades of patina! Safety working clasp. Very Good Not Polished condition.
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All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1930 item #603911 (stock #T 1551)
Earrings resembling possible early work of Boston's Peruzzi Carnelian Cornelian Agate Quartz Chalcedony Sardonyx translucent oval flat bezel set rust color gemstones one showing Dendrite like qualities while the other has a 'band'. Hand made with tested unmarked sterling silver granulation and rope design in late Arts Crafts or Art Deco style. Sold, no price, no info
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1930 item #132601 (stock #T100)
Sold. C. 1925 Oval Chased marked Hand Wrought Sterling Brooch with hallmark for Gaylord. 2 1/8" X 1" and ~ 8 Grams. Old, pesky, short-lived clasp. Very Collectible. Has not been cleaned. Sold, no price no info
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1920 item #145250
Beautiful silver and acid etched finish barrette from the Chicago Arts & Crafts period firm Carence Crafters, c. 1910. Little is known about this shop and their work is beautiful and hard to find. This wonderful hair clip is 2 1/2" by 1/2" and is in fine original condition. It is signed with the Carence Crafters interlocking C's hallmark as shown in the photo. An unusual and rare example from this workshop.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1920 item #1408765 (stock #RP09158)
Here is a pretty plique a jour pin in the shape of a stylized moth, German or Austrian in origin. The body has 4 colorless paste stones, and there is an emerald green paste stone in the tail. The plique shades from green to white to peach. 1-1/2” by 3/4”, and stamped “800” on the back. It is in excellent antique condition and circa 1900. The photos are part of the description; please examine them carefully. Thanks! Shipping, handling & insurance within the USA included. We do lay-away.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1920 item #466266 (stock #T 1420)
Sold. From local Boston area estate, this C 1920 unsigned except for 'Sterling' mark, hand made ring with Shiebler like Classic Greek Roman face of a bearded man as the 1 1/8 X 3/4 table and showing typical Arts Crafts metal work at shoulders. Presently @ 6 with a 1mm opening for adjustment at back of 3mm wide shank, yet can easily be resized or left with this old opening to adjust up or down. This ring has lots of age as evidenced by the softening of the facial features. Nice heft...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1920 item #442613
A rare and magnificent locket and chain from the Chicago Arts & Crafts Workshop KALO. The oval locket has an engraved pattern of lowers surrounded by a beaded trim. The back is completely plain. It opens and closes with a side hinge. The double paper clip chain with alternating flower shape links appears to be original to the locket and is spectacular in every way. The locket measures 2" long with the bail and 1 1/4" wide. The chain is 20" end to end...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1920 item #1347522 (stock #RN10201)
Here we have a very pretty Charles Horner enameled pendant. It has Horner’s maker’s mark, as well as hallmarks for Chester, 1909-10. The enamel is a lovely mix of green and blue in 3 panels, with a blister pearl mounted at the top and a freshwater pearl dangle. It measures 1-5/8†not including the bale, by 1†at the widest point. The modern sterling chain is 18â€...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1920 item #539030
A very rare handmade sterling and center bezel set oval malachite bracelet by the American Arts & Crafts workshop Chicago Art Silver Shop. In 1912, after moving from their native Hungary, Edmund Boker and Ernest Gould formed the Chicago Art Silver Shop. Both had worked as silversmiths in a Budapest factory making objects for European royal families. The bracelet is a bangle that is 3/4" wide in the front, narrowing to 3/8" in the back and is 8" around in the inside...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1920 item #107807 (stock #T015)
SOLD. C. 1920, SIZE: 1 1/2" flower (smaller version of book piece), CONDITION: intact, no damage or repairs, very slight bend to pin stem, NOTE: applied stemens, back shows that it is hand hammered. Signed & marked sterling. SOLD, NO PRICE, NO INFO
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1920 item #548134
This is a really special and beautiful sterling and rock crystal cuff bracelet by American Arts & Crafts period silversmith Mary Gage. It measures 5 1/2" around in the inside and has a 1" opening. It is 1 3/8" wide in the front and narrows to 1" in the back. It is in beautiful original condition with no chips or cracks to the crystals. Signed MARY GAGE STERLING. A very fine and rare piece.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1920 item #282071 (stock #T 735)
Traces of Art Nouveau are left on this Arts & Crafts Ring marked Sterling and possibly a "J", with a satin finish green swirl art glass collet set stone. It is a comfortable pinky ring at size 3.75. The art glass cabochon is 14X8mm with the length just shy of 1" long. Very nice wearable condition with the usual lines that silver rings of this age get. Satisfaction is guaranteed.
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