Arts and Crafts Ruskin Pin

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Costume: Designer Pre 1920: item #315000
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A very nice "Ruskin" pin or brooch, 1 1/4" across, with the original C-clasp pin on a brass backing. It's about the same color as a pumpkin on the ceramic part, and the bezel is pewter. Unsigned.

Napier Lantern Charm Bracelet

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Costume: Designer Pre 1960: item #313536
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This is the famous Napier lantern bracelet. The Napier signature is on the spring ring clasp. The thick hammered chain is 8" long, and the charms, all 15 of them, range from 1/2" long to 1 3/4" long. They're made of the same silver colored metal as the rest of the bracelet, with Italian art glass, plastic, and what appears to be a seed or pit. It's a huge, fantastic, and amazing charm bracelet.

Rare Double Peapod Painted Trifari Pin

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Costume: Designer Pre 1950: item #313120
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I have never seen this rare double peapod Trifari pin with such immaculately rendered, realistic green color. Everything is practically mint. I don't think this has ever been worn. The larger, lower peapod has a very slight loss of paint on the very thin edge next to the pearls, and there are a few pinpoint size areas where it looks as though the factory paint bubbled and left the tiniest of white spots. Almost all of the white spots pictured on the green paint are reflections. The stems are pai... Click for details

MIRIAM HASKELL GLASS BROOCH AND EARRINGS

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Costume: Designer Pre 1960: item #312504
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So very Haskell, and older Haskell to boot. Lovely turquoise glass beads with tiny prong set clear rhinestones decorating a delicate flower branch on the brooch. Silver plate and ornate double backing with the Miriam Haskell oval cartouche on the back of the brooch.Illegible patent number and Haskell stamp on the screw back earrings. Brooch is 1 3/4" in diameter, earrings 1 1/4" in diameter and 1/2" thick. Chunky and charming.

PATRICE PENDANT NECKLACE

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Costume: Designer Contemporary: item #309598
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Award winning American designer Patrice presents a beautifully designed piece so typical of her work. This pendant necklace is composed of Italian resin with genuine onyx, turquoise and amethyst on a 24 karat gold plated chain. The chain is 17" end to end and the pendant is 1 3/4" square and 3/4" deep. Note the lovely design on the back of the pendant.

YVES SAINT LAURENT SET

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Costume: Designer Pre 1970: item #308806
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Made of natural French black walnut with gold plating and faux pearls, these turtles are charmers. Marked Yves Saint Laurent, Rive Gauche, and Made in France on the cartouche on the back of the pin. Each earring has the same cartouche markings. Probably from the 1960's, the pin is 2 1/8" nose to tail, 1/5/8" flipper to flipper, and 3/4" tummy to top. Clip earrings are 1 5/8 by 1 1/2" by 1/2".

Victorian Gold Gilt Brass Ring Lion Serpent Citrine Gl

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Costume: Unsigned Pre 1900: item #305316
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c 1900 Hard to find Gold Gilt on Brass Ring w 2 Lion faces, Leaf (4), 2 serpents and 2 claw prong held Citrine Glass Faceted Stones. Presently @ 7 but can be gently shaped up or down. 100 Year old brass rings don't survive. Alas, not perfect as it appears that jeweler's adhesive was used at some time to secure the decorations on to the shank, priced accordingly. Just over 1" north to south and ea stone is 13mm X 10mm... Click for details

KENNETH J LANE DANGLE EARRINGS

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Costume: Designer Pre 1980: item #303237
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Kenneth J Lane offers elegant earrings for that special occasion. They are clip earrings, 3 3/4" long and all rhinestones are prong set.

Fabulous Retro Lucite Choker Necklace

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Costume: Designer Pre 1980: item #303172
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This is just a fun and fabulous necklace, Cleopatra style, made of lucite and silver colored beads. It has a beaded chain on one end and a hook on the other to adjust the size if needed. By Vendome.

PATRICE FANTASY BEE SET

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Costume: Designer Contemporary: item #296475
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American designer Patrice uses semi-precious stones in her jewelry. In this case olive jade and charoite with brass and vermilion for the pendant and earrings. The necklace itself is composed of freshwater pearls and gold plated chain. Necklace is 17", pendant is 3" by 2 1/2". The clip earrings are 1" square. Note the beautiful butterfly on the back of the pendant.