All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #1129599
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Fabulous French necklace by Countess Cissy Zoltowska (Cis), circa 1960. Cissy Zoltowska made couture jewelry for Balenciaga and others in Paris. In the United States her jewelry was also sold through Lord & Taylor and Bonwit Teller...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #738673 (stock #01209)
A large and flashy unsigned gold plated rhinestone brooch c1950-60. This 2-7/8" x 2" pin features a large watermelon rhinestone, with teal and deep blue and grey/blue claw-set marquise rhinestones. It also has blue and green aurora borealis stones, and it has a safety catch. This item is in excellent original condition with no cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than one small green rhinestone which has a chip on the table...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1940 item #643710 (stock #0965)
A large signed Coro 1930s rhinestone bow pin. This 3-1/2" x 1-1/2" pin features foil backed baguette, round and oval cut white rhinestones in a silver plated mount; it is signed CORO and it is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than some dulling to some of the rhinestones...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1950 item #277768 (stock #30020)
This elegant depiction of a Wiener Dog is c. late 1940’s. The sterling silver vermeil and marcasites compliment the beautiful ropetwist, open wirework of the body. The ear is set with marcasites, as is the eye. The back is marked “ALICE CAVINESS” and “STERLING GERMANY” on applied plaques. The pin measures 2” (from snout to tail) x 1/2". This wonderful piece is in excellent condition.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1950 item #1000005 (stock #coro96F)
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$125.00
This is an old timer, sterling from the 1940's. The cabochons are prong set and open back, and vibrant in color. The tiny clear rhinestones are set in graceful scrolled patterns. Great brooch for a suit or coat! 4 3/4" long, 1 1/2" wide. Coro pegasus and sterling marked on the back.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1940 item #1070918
Rhodium plate metal pin clip , engraved crystal and chalcedony, rhinestones and baguettes, of a wheelbarrow full of flowers. The wheelbarrow is covered in pave rhinestones and features clear baguettes on the handle and a small blue cabochon for the wheel hub. The flowers are made of white and blue engraved glass paste. Hard to find this 1" X 2" beauty. This piece was produced in 2 sizes, this is the smaller size...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1940 item #1087906 (stock #01975)
A very early signed vintage Monet Jewelers gold plated Art Deco necklace 1930s-40. This 16-3/4" necklace has a box link style with a hook and eye closure, along with rectangular tube 1-1/8" drops. It has the original MONET JEWELERS metal tag, and it is in very good condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs other than some losses to the plating on the chain and on the skin-side of the tubular drops...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1950 item #312497 (stock #uns974K)
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$335.00
Outstanding design and quality in this unsigned 1940's sterling brooch. A combination of crystals, rhinestones and sterling vermeil make this a great collector's piece. Very three dimensional. 3" by 1 1/2" and 3/4" deep. Marked sterling on the back.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1940 item #1173842 (stock #T 1745)
Vintage butterfly wing earrings in lush blue morpho lavender hues encased under a convex glass dome. The aqua to brick color change is the reason these are often erroneously referred to and sold as saphiret glass! 5/8" gold star in the center. Just under 1 7/8" across with perfectly working turn wheels. Appear to have been barely worn...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1960 item #1130535
This brooch was made by W. A. P. Watson in Solihul, England using the trade name of Exquisite (Hallmarked) from about the late 1940s to the 1970s. This violet brooch is 2 5/8" x 1 5/8" ( 7.0CMx 4CM). The brooches come in two sizes: 6-7cm x 4-5 cm)
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1243726
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Amazing huge statement necklace in cast goldtone metal with granulated detail and a green glass cabochon stone. Late 1960s or early 1970s. Marked NAPIER. 17 1/2 inches wearable length and the center drops 6 5/8 inches. Spring ring clasp. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1960 item #1126322
This brooch was made by W. A. P. Watson in Solihul, England using the trade name of Exquisite (Hallmarked) from about the late 1940s to the 1970s. This chrysanthemum brooch is 2 1/4" x 1 3/4" ( 5.5CM x 4.4CM). The brooches come in two sizes: 6-7cm x 4-5 cm)
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1960 item #1188948 (stock #181057177770)
This Selro white wash bracelet has rhinestones cabochons, carved stones that appear to be pineapples. This is a design that I have never seen before. http://imageevent.com/themanyfacesofselro in the bracelets and more bracelets section, items #23, & #24. All of these pieces have the fruit such as apples or pears, berries and foliage. All have the small round marbled or moonglow cabochons...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #1022031
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$195.00
Beautiful wide black bangle with a super chic quilt motif. Great for layering or a perfect statement on its own. Circa 1970. 1 1/4 inches wide, 1/2 inch thick, and 2 9/16 inches inside diameter. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail. Display form is lifesize.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Pre 1900 item #564669 (stock #0753)
A hand carved late Victorian bone brooch in a Gothic design circa 1880. This 1-1/2" across pin is finely carved in a Gothic openwork design. It has its original brass pin and c-clasp, and it is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, scrapes, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are secondhand and may have slight signs of gentle use...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1330325
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Fabulous 1970s signed Gucci goldtone metal and light and dark amber geometric modernist design guilloche enameled link long necklace which can also be worn as a belt. Marked GUCCI and MADE IN ITALY. Each link is also marked S in a lozenge shape. 1970s. An iconic vintage Gucci piece, these were also made in shorter (18 to 20 inch) but otherwise identical versions to be worn as necklaces only. The enameled links are slightly convex and curved. They alternate with heavy twisted connecting rings...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #1193983 (stock #J2406)
Composed of wood beads that are dyed red, wire-mounted on a pewter bar and from chain swags. The photos show the red as a fire-engine red; the beads actually are darker, more of a maroon...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Pre 1930 item #1408629 (stock #RSP05018)
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This pretty lady stick pin is most likely brass with a gold wash, which is worn. Her hair ends in a row of sparkly stones; I’m not sure what they are, but quite likely they are marcasites (one glued in crookedly). Head and stones measure 5/8” x 3/8”, total length is 2-9/16”. Circa 1920s.