All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1900 item #1173835
This Victorian Scottish pebble brooch features an oval, scrolled and gadrooned picture frame which test to approximately 9K with 10K acid. (The solution dissolves very slowly the mark on the stone.)

Dating from the late Gerogian early Victorian eras, this agate was mined, polished up and beveled to show off its opaque colors and translucency.

The reverse features a fine working t-hinge and longer, earlier Victorian pinbar with c-clasp...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1900 item #686374
This pair of Victorian hair pin is beaded all over front and back. They are 4 1/2" long by 2" in width. They are in super condition.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1900 item #784253 (stock #01317)
A Victorian rolled gold plate crystal spider brooch tie pin circa 1880s. This vintage late Victorian period 2-5/8" long pin has a 7/8" spider with an amber crystal body and amber paste head. This pin has a safety-pin type catch, it is stamped ROLLED GOLD and there appears to be a small 87 and the letter S. It is also stamped W.Bs on the clasp...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1900 item #947485 (stock #01658)
A Victorian fancy engraved rolled gold plate 1-3/4" x 1-1/8" cross with an applied belt buckle containing black enamel highlights, dating to c1870-80. The colour is slightly rose gold in appearance, and this ornate antique cross pendant is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than a touch of wear to the extreme edges on the back and some minor roughness to the enamel...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1900 item #1158220 (stock #290338298980)
This Victorian Scottish BANDED AGATE brooch with Scottish thistle & and engraved leaf details is 2" x 1 1/2" . Excellent condition.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1900 item #947916 (stock #6314)
A Victorian rolled gold plate engraved bangle bracelet 1880-1890. This fine hand-engraved 5/8" wide bangle measures 2-5/8" x 2-3/8" across the interior wall, it has a tightly closing button clasp, and it has never been monogrammed. It is unsigned, and it is in excellent vintage condition with no dents, bends, monograms, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1900 item #1120416 (stock #6657)
A typically complex and attractive mid-Victorian 1-3/4 x 1-1/4" rolled gold plate pin c1860s. This pin features seed pearls, applied black enamel and a layered design. It has a c-clasp, and it has a hook for wear as a pendant, for suspension of a watch or from a chatelaine. It is unsigned, and it is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than a few tiny misses to the enamel...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1900 item #1022636 (stock #6309)
A fine quality hand-engraved rolled gold plate locket c1860s-70s. This 1 x 3/4" locket features a different design on each side; it is unsigned and it is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Tracked packet insured shipping to the U.S...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1900 item #682382
This brilliant buckle is 3 1/8" long by 2 1/2" wide. The setting is either gun metal or Japanned base metal. Most of the stones are brilliant and all are prong set. Circa 1880s.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1900 item #1049214 (stock #6413)
A Victorian ornate silver and gold plated watch chain circa 1870s. This antique ornate 13-5/8" watchchain is 7/16" wide and it consists of six nickel plated base metal oblong links with fine engraving. Each link is attached by thick loops. Every alternating link has gold plated engraved inserts held with three thin metal bands. It has a swivel and it is unsigned and unmarked...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1900 item #1106714 (stock #6606)
A wonderful looking vintage late Victorian 1-3/8 x 1" rolled gold plated oval photo locket on a 19" book-link rolled gold plated chain. The 5/16" wide chain has different engraved designs on each side, and the locket has fine hand tooling on the reverse side. It also has an applied mount with a central pearl surrounded by six natural garnets. It is unsigned, and it has a large springring catch; the interior has two photo bezels and (replaced) plastic windows...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1900 item #1334976 (stock #7324)
A Victorian Scottish banded agate brooch pin from the 1860-80 era. This attractive antique round pin measures 1-3/4" across and it has a central hole. it is in white metal and has the original c-clasp. The Victorian were fascinated with the natural world, and specimen agates were popular set into tables and boxes, and of course jewellery...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1900 item #1434109
Pretty brooch or pin, a small guitar made in the late 19th century or around 1880. Micro mosaic made up of Millefiori glass tesserae in a brass setting. Length "1 ¾ / 4.5 cm. Condition: fine.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1900 item #1302290 (stock #7118)
A mid-Victorian pair of hand carved shell cameos of a mythological man and woman mounted on a later bar pin c1900. The two 7/8 x 5/8" cameos are thick and finely carved and the rolled gold plate pin has a safety clasp and it measures 1-7/8" long. It is unsigned and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1900 item #1253866 (stock #02444)
A vintage Victorian 1-3/4" x 1-1/4" hand-carved bone pin c1860-80, depicting a stag or reindeer in the forest...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1900 item #753020 (stock #5694)
A citrine rolled rose gold plate watch fob. This fob has a foil-backed tested citrene stone circa 1840. This early Victorian 1-1/8" x 7/8" unsigned attractively designed man's watch accessory is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Expedited tracked and insured pa...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1900 item #840921 (stock #6041)
A Victorian jet bracelet with carving circa 1870-80. This genuine (tested) jet carved bracelet is in the Aesthetic style. It has elastic cord threading (re-strung)and it has a staggered orientation of the band's panels (possibly strung differently originally). The 1" across top panel and two flanking panels both have decorative carving, the rest are plain polished. This item is in fair vintage condition with the following issues: chipping to the thread mounting holes on the back of the cent...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #1301137
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Huge statement wide vintage 1970s bracelet in antiqued cast goldtone metal with panels connected by fine chains, with granulated decoration in a paisley motif, in Etruscan or tribal style, with a box slide clasp. Great size -- 2 3/8 inches wide and 7 inches wearable length. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #1349051
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Beautiful vintage bracelet in silvertone metal with brilliant strass rhinestones, prong set, with blue, green, and red poured glass drops attached along the bracelet to tiny loops. Slide clasp with matching stone and safety chain. Probably French; the attached drops, the brilliant stones, the clasp, and the overall construction and look are characteristically French. 1960s or 1970s. The glass drops are attached in groups evenly by color. There are large, medium and small drops. All except the sm...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #955519 (stock #0949)
This brooch / pin features set or "embedded" polished turquoise stones of different shapes and sizes with genuine pearl eyes. They are set in goldtone. It measures 2 3/4" x 1 1/4". It is in excellent condition. I believe it is c. 1990's
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #1166373
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Fabulous unusual glass beaded necklace with multi strands of purple, dark blue, pale lavender glass beads, and silvertone metal beads, with a huge dark brass mounted asymmetrical center element with giant softly faceted and smooth cabochon glass stones and a prong set brilliant purple prong set glass drop. It can be worn as a dog collar with the center as the clasp, or longer as shown, with the center as a pendant. Circa 1970, from the same estate as the Egyptian collar I am listing....
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #1297688
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Great statement vintage 1970s Etruscan style necklace with faux ivory resin beads and heavy cast goldtone mountings, with a large pendant with lion heads and bead drops. Not signed but the style and quality of Les Bernard and KJL jewelry. Spring ring clasp. 24 1/2 inches wearable length and the center drops 4 1/2 inches. Excellent condition with two beads with small manufacturing flaws, toward the clasp of the necklace, pictured but not noticeable at a short distance. Display form is...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #1325334
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Gorgeous vintage very long necklace in blue and green glass seed beads sewn in the style of early 20th century Wiener Werkstatte sautoirs, with long tassels with very big poured foiled glass beads in blue green, and large very detailed silvertone cast metal elements in leaf form motif. Probably later, circa 1970. 47 inches wearable length, not including the tassels, which are each 6 3/4 inches long. The large poured foiled glass beads are 1 1/8 inches by 7/8 inch. Excellent conditio...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #806674
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Beautiful statement size bib necklace made of hammered curved goldtone disks with bezel set Lucite stones in purple, green, and blue. Circa 1975. Most likely an unsigned Les Bernard; I have seen a signed version of this exact piece. Very well constructed, with the circular elements connected with braided metal chains on the back, to allow it to drape properly. An excellent very wearable and modern look. Very much on trend; the statement necklace is the "it" accessory of the season. Wea...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #1207631
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Circa 1970 modernist French necklace in goldtone metal with fine chains, rectangular beautifully finished links, and small poured glass paste stones in open bezel settings with twist wire edges, in two colors of green and a light opaline color. The bezel elements were made by the Gripoix atelier, which has made couture jewelry for Chanel for decades. I had a signed necklace (now sold) by Histoire de Verre, the current brand name for the Gripoix glass atelier, with these same poured g...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #1123950
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Very glam vintage circa 1960 or 1970 French necklace of gathered goldtone mesh and snake chains, with a center element of poured glass beads and prong set aurora borealis stones, and two tassels with matching poured glass beads in pink, peach, and green, with matching faux pearls. Hook clasp with matching bead. Wearable length is 27 inches. The center drop is 6 1/4 inches. Excellent condition. There is some slight verdigris at the top of the tassels and in the wiring of some of the beads...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #1166372
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Stunning vintage Egyptian revival collar necklace in goldtone metal with rows of red and green enameled tiny panels alternating with rows of prong set opaque turquoise milk glass faceted stones. Circa 1970, from the same estate as the purple glass torsade I am listing. Slide clasp. Statement jewels are hotter than ever and this piece is perfectly on trend. 1 7/8 inches wide. Wearable length is 14 1/4 inches. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show deta...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #1277839
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Gorgeous huge vintage 1970s three strand bracelet in antiqued goldtone metal with black openback unfoiled stones that feel like Lucite, held in ornate Byzantine style "cages." In the French style; I've seen Dominique Aurientis jewelry with this same type of motif and stone setting. Great size -- 2 3/8 inches wide and 7 3/8 inches long. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #1244619
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Stunning very unusual vintage 1970s pendant necklace in antiqued heavy cast goldtone metal, in the form of a crocodile with articulated links, suspended from a large ring with scale pattern texture, on a double chain with spring ring clasp. The crocodile has opaque black glass stones as eyes. Top designer quality, possibly French. Great size -- the pendant is 7 1/2 inches long including the ring. Wearable length is 17 inches. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enl...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #946400
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Stunning studio pendant in bronze or brass set with a pink stone which looks like a rhodochrosite. Circa 1970. This would be great on a ribbon as shown or on a neckring. Great size -- 4 1/8 inches long and 2 1/8 inches wide. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail. Necklace form is life size.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #1258457
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Statement size late 1960s or early 1970s heavy necklace in cast goldtone metal in coral form links, with large pale pink Lucite cabochons simulating angel skin coral. Spring ring clasp. Great size -- 27 inches wearable length and the center drops 3 3/4 inches. Excellent condition. Slight discoloration of the glue on the backs of the stones, not visible when worn. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #1076015
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Luscious heavy coral glass beaded hand knotted 62 inch long necklace, circa 1970. From the estate of a New York socialite; I had several necklaces like this and this is the last one. Spring ring brass clasp. Large 12 mm diameter beads hand knotted with matching coral thread. Color is warmer and pinker than in photos. 62 inches long and the beads are 1/2 inch wide. Excellent condition. No losses to beads. There is one open air bubble in one bead; pictured but not noticeable when worn.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #1349052
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Gorgeous super long 1970s or 1980s necklace with cobalt blue poured glass beads hand knotted in a continuous strand with matching blue thread. Super luxe and sumptuous. The colors are slightly variegated, and the blue is a bit warmer than the photos may show. A whopping 126 inches long. Beads are 1/4 inch in diameter. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #1316660
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Beautiful vintage French Art Deco long sautoir necklace with wired glass bead groups in opaque red and black, and clear crystal, on dark brass tone wire with screw barrel clasp. 1970s or earlier. All beads are glass. The groups of beads are arranged in alternating patterns. 38 inches wearable length and 1/2 inches wide. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #1277849
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Stunning statement vintage 1970s French necklace with five strands of poured glass beads in translucent jewel tones, marbled topaz, and opaque carnelian, with repousse flower decorated dark goldtone metal beads, chains, and openwork terminals with a French screw barrel clasp. Very weighty and substantial. Wearable length on inside strand is 30 inches and the center drops about 4 inches. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #1166374
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Very glam statement making vintage sautoir with huge amber or tortoise color Lucite beads wired and mounted in goldtone metal. Top quality and very substantial. Great to wear alone or layer with other similar sautoirs. Circa 1970 or 1980. 44 inches long and 7/8 inch or 22 mm wide. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.