All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1117548 (stock #TR693)
A very personable little critter is this 14kt yellow gold mouse pin with two faceted ruby eyes. The length of the pin is 1 ¾” including the flexible tail.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1348443 (stock #TR802)
This Victorian inspired 1960-s 14Kt gold turquoise and pearl pendant centered by a 9 X 11 millimeter cabochon oval turquoise. The center stone is encircled by 18 high-luster 2 millimeter cultured pearls. The heavy backing and rope frame as well as the 18” long twisted rope chain are all made of 14Kt yellow gold. Not only would this necklace make a perfect present, turquoise is December’s birth stone.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1378355 (stock #TR957)
This classic 14Kt yellow gold 1” high and 5/8” wide mother and child pendant is a perfect present for mother’s day, or new mother.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1334931 (stock #TR789)
This pair of circa 1970-s diamond stud earrings is set in 14Kt yellow gold. The background is a concave round shape, centered by four prong settings holding the brilliant cut diamonds. The approximate total weight of the two diamonds is 0.65Ct.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1375542 (stock #TR918)
This is a classic 14Kt yellow gold sapphire and diamond oval cluster ring. The center stone is a 7 X 5 millimeter natural oval faceted blue sapphire that has the approximate weight of 1.0Ct. The center stone is encircled by sixteen brilliant cut diamonds with the approximate total weight of 0.25Ct. The ring is a size 6 ½ and it can easily be sized.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1115261 (stock #02058)
A rare Gustave Sherman winking cat figural brooch pin from the 1950s. This pin has two blue aurora borealis stones; this signed 1-1/2" x 7/8" comical feline pin features a safety catch and it is signed Sherman in script on the back. This item is in very good vintage condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than a tiny bit of foil loss to the extreme tip of the large aurora stone...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1980 item #1402057
Designed by Matilde Poulat this repousse' and chased sterling silver necklace was created at the Matl Salas Taller in Mexico City. Weighing 121 grams the necklace measures 20 inches long. The central rose panel with 7 cascabeles measures 3" high X 2 1/4" across. The necklace is all original and in beautifully cared for condition. Fully hallmarked for the designer & period on the back panel. Matl designs are included in the permanent collections of many museums including LACMA & MFA Boston.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1450207 (stock #RR12167)
Here is a striking ring centered by a navette-shaped lapis lazuli (traditionally a stone of royalty, also signifying truth and inner strength), with specks of pyrite for a bit of sparkle. The stone measures 3/4” N to S, and 1/4” E to W. The setting is made of 14kt yellow gold, in graceful curlicues. It is stamped 14k, and also has a maker’s mark, which appears to be “KBN” and also a dot in a circle. The size is between 5-1/4 and 5-1/2, and it weighs 5.5g...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1379593 (stock #TR985)
If your dream has always been a marquise diamond engagement ring, than this is your dream come through with this affordable beauty. A 0.85Ct center diamond held in a six prong setting including two V prongs is flanked on either side by a round brilliant cut diamond. The center stone that has I-J color and VS2 clarity and is not certified. The approximate total weight of all three diamonds is 1.15Ct. The ring is a size 7 ½ and can easily be sized.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1980 item #1435049 (stock #15237)
Not very easy to find the specific design of modernist Taxco sterling silver and gemstone earrings by Enrique Ledesma features two generously-sized, color-change sapphires. Mimicking the behavior of alexandrites which change color under different light conditions, the gems are often referred to as “synthetic alexandrites” within the context of vintage Mexican silver jewelry. Yet they are in fact synthetic corundum and at best, they should be identified as “alexandrite simulants”...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1980 item #1427195 (stock #15050)
A brooch that unabashedly lures the eye and invites the touch this sterling silver and golden sheen obsidian treasure bears the signature of Erika Hult de Corral, one of the few female designers of Mexico's 20th c. Silver Renaissance that we know of and definitely the only modernist. de Corral's work can be truly inspired - and she has a way with silver and stones that makes the materials simply flow into each other effortlessly, as if they were always meant to be together...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1379592 (stock #TR984)
A prong set 4 ½ X 6 ½ millimeter oval faceted Tanzanite centers this 14Kt yellow gold three stone ring, and the center stone is flanked on either side by a round diamond. The approximate weight of the Tanzanite is 0.55Ct while the approximate total weight of the two diamonds is 0.25Ct. The ring is a size 7 and can easily be sized.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #9010 (stock #4076G)
This stunning French brooch measures 3 1/2" by 3 1/4". All stones are prong set and the black stones, as well as the rhinestones, are glass.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1437455 (stock #TR1107)
Heart shaped 14Kt yellow gold Guardian Angel pendant with open work border. On the reverse side in gold relief there is the guardian angel prayer. The height with the bail is ¾” and the width is 11/16”
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1980 item #351343 (stock #T 1142)
20% of this was mailed to Katrina Survivors via Salvation Army & American Red Cross. Just as Matilde Poulat used Turquoise Coral & Amethyst so is this 4.2 Oz Bold Medallion Necklace stamped: "TS-39" (a listed silversmith) and HECHO EN MEXICO 925, possibly by her nephew Ricardo Salas. Super piece weighing 120 Grams or more than 4 Ounces! The Articulated Pendant Medallion 3 part Center piece is 4 1/4 X 2 1/2" wide. 14 Spiral Swirls ( 1 1/8 ea) make up the 'chain' part for 19". 38 gems...
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1423737 (stock #TR1073)
A fashionable 14Kt yellow gold and shell cameo bracelet is set with six 10 X 8 millimeter oval shell cameos. The 14Kt rope edged frames are connected by double width C links. The length of the bracelet is 7 3/8” and the width at the widest part is 7/16”.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1385284 (stock #TR1028)
This pair of elegant estate 14Kt yellow gold and diamond dogwood earrings are from the 1960-s. The center of each earring is set with three brilliant cut diamonds. The approximate total weight of all diamonds is 0.12Ct. The 15 millimeter diameter earrings have a post and omega back combination.
All Items : Archives : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1359288 (stock #TR854)
Tennis bracelets are back! This fine tennis bracelet has fifty-five brilliant cut diamonds set in 14Kt yellow gold four-prong settings. The approximate total weight of all diamonds is 4.0Ct. The diamonds have G – H color and SI1 – I1 clarity. The length of the bracelet is 7 ½ “.