A beautiful 18K yellow gold bracelet featuring alternating flexible links set with cabochon blue sapphires and round brilliant cut diamonds. The collet-set sapphires, graded as medium-dark blue in color, have good clarity and show no signs of heat or other treatment. The diamonds, graded as SI2 clarity and J/K color, are bead-set in white gold. Tool marks on the reverse indicate that the bracelet is handmade. The box clasp is concealed under one of the sapphire links...

An important 19th century brooch of carved coral lilies nestled among 18K yellow gold chrysanthemum leaves set with old mine cut diamonds. The lily blossoms are fully three dimensional and are carved from the finest Mediterranean red coral, most likely harvested from the Italian coast near Naples. The heavily detailed gold leaves have a strong sculptural quality with undulating movement. Every surface is set with old mine cut diamonds of exceptional quality, averaging I/J color and SI clarity...

18K yellow and rose gold flexible bracelet c1910. The bracelet is made of yellow gold bars with intricate engraving interwoven in to alternating rose gold links. The medallion clasp has a rose gold base with Etruscan looking yellow gold rings attached around and below a black enamel plaque which is set with 3 tiny seed pearls. Hallmarked on clasp (see photo) with 2 hallmarks. Fully tested. Width of bracelet is 20 mm (approximately 15/16 inch). Width of medallion clasp 1 5/8 inch...

An outstanding Victorian lion's claw pendant mounted in 18K yellow god in the Etruscal Revival style. The mounting is covered with twisted rope, stippling and applied bead decoration, and is finished with a slightly matte surface. The quality of workmanship suggests the workshops of Rome as a likely place of origin. Lion's and tiger's claws were often brought back as souvenirs from hunting trips to Africa and India and were transformed into jewels...

An extraordinary modernist fringe necklace in 18K yellow gold and green tourmaline by the famed Brazilian modernist jeweler Haroldo Burle Marx. Burle Marx invented the technique of carving and tumbling forma livre ("free form") gemstones in 1948, and the technique became his signature. Most often, he used colorful stones native to Brazil—tourmalines, amethysts, aquamarines, citrines, etc...

This delicate 14K yellow gold ring is set with a beautiful fire opal surrounded at compass points by old European cut diamonds. Fire opal is an uncommon stone, and it is very rare to find with play-of-color, the flash effect seen in traditional opals. This stone flashes with red, green and blue. The strong orange body color and fine clarity makes this a beautiful stone. The diamonds are quite good quality and are particularly bright against the orange fire opal...

14K yellow gold snake ring with 2 tiny garnets for eyes. 2 hallmarks, not readable. Tests 14K yellow gold. Currently size 6.5, can be reshaped in to a larger or smaller size. Wonderful carved details.

Fabulous statement making asymmetrical necklace with a double sided genuine mabe pearl gold mounted station strung among very large black onyx round beads, hand knotted with black thread. Circa 1970 or 1980. The gold tests positive for 14KT with jeweler's acid. Continuous strand and can be doubled with a necklace extender/shortener, which I will include. Each mabe pearl is 20mm in diameter. The pearl station is 21mm by 18mm overall. The onyx beads are 12mm in diameter...

A very fine and heavy vintage 14K yellow gold necklace by Tiffany & Co. The timeless braided design is enhanced by the gradual tapering of width from the center toward the clasp. The flat braided construction allows the necklace to life flat against the throat. This design has been reinvented several times over the years, and this piece likely dates from the 1960s. It is not currently available, but chains of similar weight are available from Tiffany in the $5,000 range...

A very nice 14K yellow gold 5mm cable twist bracelet with domed ends set with pearls and rubies from the “Cable Classics” collection by David Yurman...

Lovely vintage gold and genuine salmon coral clip earrings by the San Francisco jeweler Gump's, known for its fine coral, jade, and pearl jewelry. Circa 1975. Marked 14K and GUMP'S. Together they weigh 9 grams. The color is a classic salmon coral, warmer than the photos depict. The earring backs are ready to be converted to pierced with the addition of a post.

Each is 7/8 inch long. Excellent condition. One clip is slightly askew but both clips are tight and function properly and...

A very nice 18K yellow gold Sputnik style ring by H Stern. The dome is bezel-set with round citrines, amethysts, green tourmalines, pink tourmalines, garnets and aquamarines. This design was created in the 1950s to highlight the range of colored gemstones available from the mines of the jeweler’s native Brazil. It later came to be known as “Sputnik” for its resemblance to the spiky Soviet satellite lanched in 1957. Each ring has a unique appearance that depends on the particular select...

An elegant pair of 18K yellow gold earrings with mother-of-pearl inlay by Angela Cummings. The designer pioneered modern hardstone mosaic techniques when she was still lead designer at Tiffany & Co. After establishing her own luxury boutique, she continued to make similar designs under her own name. The earrings are marked “Cummings 18K”.

Origin: America, 1984-2003. Size: 1” x 3/4". Weight: 15.7 grams.

9 ct yellow gold Victorian flexible snake bracelet, adjusts to fit almost any size wrist. Total length (if unraveled and laid out) is approx 11.5 inches. Intricately engraved on both the head and tail, with 2 tiny garnets for the eyes. Extensively Hallmarked on the back of the head as follows: 375, S&P, and 3 hallmarks-- a basket, an anchor, and what looks to be a C or an L. Width of the bracelet is approx 1/4 inch. Excellent condition, easy to wear!

A delightful Victorian 14K yellow gold stickpin in the form of a smoking monkey. The face is beautifully detailed and he grasps a small pearl at the edge of his mouth to represent a cigarette. The surface is highlighted with a slightly rust-colored bloomed finish. The back is stamped with the mark for Wordley, Allsopp & Bliss.

Origin: America, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, sharp detail. Dimensions: head, 1/2" x 1/2"; overall length, 2-1/2". Weight: 1.9 gr.

An extraordinarily fine Renaissance Revival 14K gold ball fob, suspended from its original chain. The orb is beautifully decorated with foliate engraving in the English style crisscrossed with bands of small natural pearls. The upper half of the orb is set with three blue sapphires in pinched floret mountings. The chain, fashioned as a series of florets, is alternately set with antique cushion cut sapphires and rubies flanked at compass points by natural seed pearls. The chain terminates wit...

An extremely rare 18K yellow gold bracelet in the Sputnik design by H Stern. The domes are bezel-set with round amethysts, aquamarines, citrines, green tourmalines, pink tourmalines and garnets. The design was created in the 1950s to showcase the range of colored gemstones available from Stern’s mines in Brazil. It later came to be called “Sputnik” because of its resemblance to the spiky Soviet satellite launched in 1957. Each piece has a unique appearance that relies on the particular...

Large snake brooch made by Italian designer Piranesi. 18K black gold setting covered with aquamarine, green tourmaline, two approx 5 pt diamonds for eyes. A dazzling overall effect, for the green lover definitely! LAYAWAY AVAILABLE!