Mexican Silver Necklace

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Arts and Crafts Pre 1960: item #346

Mexican Silver necklace. Heavy, multi-tiered segmented Arts & Crafts 970 silver. Signed illegibly. Ca 1940s.

Scottish Signed Sterling Silver Aberdeen Granite Brooch

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Arts and Crafts Pre 1920: item #694274
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A Superb Scottish Provincial Sterling Silver Brooch Set with a Polished Round Conical Aberdeen Speckled Black Grey and Cream Granite, surrounded by a Black Keystone pattern border. Signed M Rettie & Sons, Aberdeen on rear. Aberdeen is known as the “Granite City” from the ubiquitous building stone quarried from the city’s tremendously large and deep Rubislaw Quarry. Diameter 1 1/2" (4cm). Circa 1910, a Classic Scottish Pin in Excellent Condition. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.

Silver and Moonstone Arts and Crafts Earrings

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Arts and Crafts Pre 1900: item #689833
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Very elegant Arts & Crafts Moonstone Earrings set in Silver with Art Nouveau motifs. Very good quality Moonstones. The moonstones are just over 1 cm long and the full earring is approx 1 1/2" (4cm) long in excellent condition. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.

Exquisite Antique Arts and Crafts Suffragette Brooch

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Arts and Crafts Pre 1900: item #686092

Arts and Crafts workmanship is renowned for its excellence, but this brooch takes the prize. The level of detail here has to be called obsessive. Photographs only begin to capture it; in fact, it can't be fully appreciated without magnification. The leaves, for instance, are not only veined but finely stippled and a tiny whorl is incised at the base of the stem. Equal precision applies to the shapes, not only to their crisply defined edges but also to how they've been positioned sculpturally.... Click for details

Australian Silver Gumnut Pendant

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Arts and Crafts Pre 1980: item #662280
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Silver pendant with 3 gumnuts and 5 leaves in unmarked but tested silver. Just under 2" long in great condition. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.

Gorgeous Arts & Crafts Blister Pearl Sterling Necklace

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Arts and Crafts Pre 1900: item #469425

Obviously a handmade one-of-a-kind jewel, this stunning pendant from a Florida estate *screams* Arts & Crafts - both in the choice of such an unusual stone and in the style of its setting. Personally I'm crazy about blister pearls. They still have a fresh and unexpected appeal, just as they did when first cultivated around 1890. Innovative Victorian jewelry designers took to them right away, particularly those associated with the Arts and Crafts movement.... Click for details

Bewitching Antique 'Green Man' Sterling Earrings

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Arts and Crafts Pre 1940: item #156553

These spellbinding earrings feature * The Face in the Leaves* - a symbol of great power and antiquity, which was first specifically termed the 'Green Man' in 1939. There was then great interest in these figures, which appear in medieval churches and cathedrals throughout the British Isles. Throughout history, various cultures have used this sort of imagery, which is related to the mysteries of life, death and rebirth. ... Click for details

Handmade Arts and Crafts Blister Pearl Charm Bracelet

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Arts and Crafts Pre 1920: item #143626

Undoubtedly one-of-a-kind and obviously hand-made, this gorgeous antique bracelet *screams* Arts & Crafts, both in the maker's choice of such unusual stones and in the style of their mounting. Its FIVE stunning blister pearl charms have even more exotic shapes and colors than are evident in our photo, and the delicate chain and delightfully detailed early pearl clasp are beyond reasonable doubt original.
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Rare Antique Wiener Werkstätte Silver Brooch

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Arts and Crafts Pre 1910: item #132161

This is a quintessential Vienna Arts & Crafts piece of the quality and type it's becoming almost impossible to find today - in any condition, let alone the superb state of this example. Fabulously collectible, our pin is even signed WIENER HANDARBEIT. It's exquisitely hand-worked in European silver (hallmarked 800) and measures almost 2 1/4" x 3/4", perfectly in scale to accent a collar or lapel with cool elegance.
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Lovely Moonstone & Silver 'Crystal Ball' Ring

Archives: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Arts and Crafts Pre 1950: item #121544

The moonstone cabochon in this delightful vintage ring looks like a crystal ball to me. Who knows what marvels can be seen in its depths?

On the surface, what can be seen in exquisite craftsmanship - with fascinating extra-long prongs - and a gorgeous stone you can lose yourself in. The metal appears to be unmarked silver, the gemstone m... Click for details