GOLDTONE METAL JACKET

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Accessories Pre 1970: item #85278
447BX

This stunning jacket is in the style of Paco Rabanne. Wear it over, say, a long slinky black dress or pants, very dramatic! It is if disk and link construction which makes it easy to wear and move in. Front opening with oval disk closure at the top. Purchased at Saks Fifth Avenue, New York City, 1967. You will never see another one. Size 8, approximately.

HAND PAINTED VINTAGE PURSE

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Accessories Pre 1970: item #70330
obj441G

Gorgeous purse, but camera shy. This hand painted pouch purse has iridescent colors placed on putty colored suede. The suede is as soft as velvet. There is a shoulder strap so it can be worn that way or carried as a clutch. It is a purse of the finest quality and is in perfect condition. From the 1960's. Signed "Patricia Smith for Moon Bags, hand painted, Milwaukee." 9 1/2" wide, 6" high, 5" thick.

Beaded Bag with Petit Point & Enamel

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Accessories Pre 1960: item #362

Fine beaded bag with petit point and enamel. Rose floral polychrome petit point hand work against a black ground. Rat tail gold tone handle and ornate frame with polychrome floral enamel decoration. White satin lined. Ca 1950s. L:8"

Rare BELAIS White Gold & Yellow Gilt Antique Cufflinks

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Accessories: Cufflinks Pre 1920: item #689814

Despite making a specialty of Belais jewelry for several years, I've seen their famous white gold appear along with yellow gold in only three instances (one other of which we were privileged to sell). Here the Belais 14k tops are set in richly gilded frames and the look is wonderfully opulent. Move over, Diamond Jim! Too, on the practical level, the mixture of metals means you can wear these beautifully with rings and watches of either color. ... Click for details

Exciting Arts & Crafts BELAIS 14k White Gold Cufflinks

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Accessories: Cufflinks Pre 1920: item #507745

Even if you already have a pair of wonderful antique white gold cufflinks by the legendary Belais Brothers, you may need these, too. Most Belais jewels are Art Deco, but these are earlier examples showing Arts and Crafts influence in the Celtic manner. On each shield-shaped face, the zigzag symbolizing a thunderbolt or lightning flash streaks boldly through the center while, at top and bottom, engraved lines weave together into intricate knotwork, interrupted in the lower section to provide a mo... Click for details

Our Most Splendid Antique Belais Gold Cufflinks Ever

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Accessories: Cufflinks Pre 1920: item #505788

Did your heart just skip a beat? Mine did, when I first saw these cufflinks. Despite making a specialty of Belais jewelry for several years, I've never before seen their famous white gold appear along with yellow gold. These have richly gilded frames, as well as reverses, and the look is wonderfully opulent. Move over, Diamond Jim! Too, on the practical level, the mixture of metals means you can wear these beautifully with rings and watches of either color. ... Click for details

Superb Highly Ornate Early BELAIS 14K Gold Cufflinks

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Accessories: Cufflinks Pre 1920: item #485362

Even if you already have a pair of wonderful antique white gold cufflinks by the legendary Belais Brothers, you may need these, too. Their design motif is one of the most elaborate I've ever seen from this company. It repeats four times, since the links are double-ended. Each of the domed faces - patterned like snowflakes and 5/8" round - bears on its reverse the "Belais 14K White Gold Front" mark and a "Talon Grip" stamp. Even the connectors are ornately formed, and all details are as clear an... Click for details

Luxurious Early BELAIS 14K White Gold Cufflinks

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Accessories: Cufflinks Pre 1920: item #375512

These antique double-sided cufflinks from a Midwestern estate are gorgeously engraved in an elaborate and unusual design I've never seen before. Measuring approximately 5/8" in each dimension, they're shaped as octagons. The edges are beaded and the centers have small rondels that can be engraved, if you like. All details are as clear and crisp as on the day these were made. I expect that day was in 1920 or even earlier, based on the type of connectors used and the styling, which is more Edwardi... Click for details

Stunning Belais 14K White Gold Cufflinks c 1920

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Accessories: Cufflinks Pre 1930: item #363076

These antique double-sided, hexagonal cuff links from a Missouri estate are intricately engraved with geometric designs and ornate edges. Though dating from around 1920, they're in lovely condition. Clearly, they've seen very little wear.

Connectors are marked H W K Co and each link, signed 14K Gold Front, bears the legendary name BELAI... Click for details

Superb Edwardian Marcasite French Shoe Buckles

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Accessories Pre 1910: item #326414

For both their beauty and their virtually *mint* condition, these elegant antique shoe ornaments sparkling with tiny cut steel beads (marcasites) and faux pearls are a rare find, indeed. Even the champagne-colored silk on their reverses is still perfectly stitched down and undamaged after a century! They may never have been worn at all and certainly stand ready to make any pumps you own ready for the ballroom - or, oh, what a gift for a collector of cut steel jewelry! ... Click for details