All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1940 item #728916
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Stunning necklace in 14KT yellow gold with carved softly pyramid shaped carnelian stones in bezel settings. Marked 14K on the spring ring and also tests positive for 14KT gold. Circa 1930, from the same estate as the German Deco sterling and coral necklace I have listed. Art Deco, with elements of Arts & Crafts Tudor revival style. The stones are slightly graduated from the center. A beautiful, tailored, very wearable piece. It weighs 33 grams...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Art Nouveau : Pre 1940 item #1409153 (stock #nj102)
A beautiful and unusual Art Deco ring, marked 18K gold. The central section has a stylized floral motif, with the leaves, petals, and central section with diamonds. This section is against a background of blue enamel over a guilloche substrate, enabling a wonderful depth and scintillating appearance. Surrounding the central section is a border of diamonds.

This stunning piece of craftsmanship has no condition issues, with all original diamonds, and no restoration to the metalwork...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1940 item #1346801
An exceptional and extremely rare 14K yellow gold and green tourmaline ring by Edward Everett Oakes. The shank is fashioned as serrated leaves that gradually open to enclose a prong-set round brilliant-cut green tourmaline at the crown. The tourmaline is graded as medium dark, strong, lightly yellowish Green (slyG 6/6); excellent cut; and Type I eye-clean clarity.

Edward Everett Oakes (1891-1960) was perhaps the foremost Arts & Crafts jeweler in America...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Art Nouveau : Pre 1940 item #701550 (stock #mla30706)
14K Yellow and white gold eternity band with carved floral pattern and 4 garnets that go all the way around the ring. Hallmarked 14K. Size 7.5. Width of band is approximately 5/16 inch, weight is 5.6 grams. Excellent condition.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1940 item #1406926
A nice bracelet comprising twelve Victorian era 14K and 10K gold slides. The slides are in various styles, but are all original to the Victorian period. Slide bracelets enjoyed a moment of popularity in the 1930s when older Victorian pieces were dismantled and converted into a new style of charm bracelets. The first, tenth, eleventh and twelfth slides (L to R in the first photo) are 10K. The others are 14K. The diamonds, opals, turquoise and pearls are natural; the sapphires and rubies are glass...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1940 item #908911
A stunning and extremely rare 14K yellow gold, green tourmaline and pearl bracelet signed by Everett Edward Oakes. The bracelet comprises nine comma-shaped flaring gold links, each set with either a tourmaline cabochon or a pearl. The gems are set in the notched collet-setting frequently employed by Oakes to show off a stone’s color and overall quality. The tourmalines have fine green color with moderate saturation and medium tone. The clarity is excellent for tourmalines of this type...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1940 item #1402477
An unusual vintage 14K gold equestrian keychain by Tiffany & Co. The chain has a fob on either end, one in the form of a horseshoe and the other in the form of a fully three-dimensions horse head. The head is nicely detailed and sparkles with a pair of bright ruby eyes. The rubies, though small, have very fine bright color. The back of the horseshoe is marked "Tiffany & Co. 14K."

Keys are added by holding the chain against one side of the horseshoe and slipping on the key...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1940 item #633927
A very good 14K yellow gold brooch featuring an enameled four-leaf clover. The clover's petals are beautifully detailed with enamel decoration and are centered with a prong-set round brilliant cut diamond of very fine quality. The clover is surrounded by a chunky round gold border. The back retains the original pinstem and clasp, and is hallmarked by Krementz.

Origin: America, ca. 1930. Condition: excellent; no enamel damage; a tiny ding on the outer edge of the circle...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Deco : Pre 1930 item #1482015
A delicate early Art Deco gold chain worked in 14K white gold filigree. Each of the baton-shaped links is centered with a short length of ropetwist to create the filigree appearance. Marked “14K.”
  • Origin: America, ca. 1925
  • Condition: excellent
  • Dimensions: 25-5/8” long
  • Weight: 3.6 grams
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Deco : Pre 1930 item #1170425 (stock #CL20322)
Vintage 14K yellow gold chain with faceted amethyst beads, 5 larger beads (approximately 3/16 inch in diameter), 53 smaller beads (approximately 2/16 inch in diameter), 58 beads total. Total length is 25 inches, including clasp (see photos) Beautiful color. Not sure how old this is, beads look to be hand carved. Great condition.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Edwardian : Pre 1930 item #1406923
An Edwardian 14K yellow and rose gold bracelet featuring three Essex crystals of flying ducks set between depicting cattails. The cattail leaves are worked in gold that is very slightly tinted green, and the brown part of the cattail is rose gold. Reverse-carved intaglios became popular in the Victorian era, especially to depict sporting and hunting themes. They remained popular through the early part of the 20th century...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1930 item #1350543
A lovely 18K yellow gold, diamond and ruby love pendant ("medille d'amour") with a rebus spelling out "Plus qu'hier, moins que demain" ("More than yesterday, less than tomorrow") a line from a love poem written by Rosemonde Gérard to her husband Edmond Rostand (author of "Cyrano de Bergerac") in 1889. The word "plus" is symbolized by a plus sign set with rose cut diamonds and the word "moins" is symbolized by a minus sign set with rectangular cut synthetic rubies.

In 1907, the Lyonnais jewel...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Art Nouveau : Pre 1930 item #1408329
A lovely 14K gold pendant designed as a young woman's face captured in a crescent moon. She wears a large brimmed bucket hat with trailing ribbons in the style of the early 20s. In Victorian jewelry symbology, the crescent moon was a reminder of the moon goddess Selene (AKA Luna) and was often used to signal female empowerment. The reverse is marked "14K."
  • America, ca. 1920
  • Excellent condition; converted from an antique stickpin
  • Dimensions: 7/8" x 7/8" excluding bail
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1930 item #1463808
The wonderful gold medal won by James Ephraim Narraway at the 1929 tournament of the Correspondence Chess League of America (CCLA). The medal features a black and white enameled chessboard surrounded by a laurel wreath and surmounted by a crown. The back is engraved “C.C.L.A. 1929 Leaderhip ‘A’ 1st Prize Won By J. E Narraway.” The medal was likely originally attached to a neck ribbon, but would be really nice worn today as a pendant or on a chunky charm bracelet. Tested and guaranteed 10...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1930 item #704965 (stock #mla30716)
Wide engraved eternity band in 14K yellow gold. Engraved pattern repeats all the way around the ring. Size 7.25
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Art Nouveau : Pre 1930 item #1306255
A pretty shell cameo of a young woman set in a particularly nice 10K yellow gold frame. The carving is well done, making good use of the color subtleties in the shell. The rose motif of the frame echoes the flowers carved into the cameo. The back retains the original folding bail, pinstem and clasp. The reverse is stamped with the “ESEMCO” mark for Shiman Jewelry Co. and also "10K".

Origin: America, ca. 1920. Condition: excellent, no cracking. Dimensions: 1-3/8” x 1-15/16” (exclu...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1930 item #880273 (stock #gaf-115)
"Green is the color of hope" and jade is THE STONE this season. Vintage Art Deco styled handcrafted 14K yellow gold bead and nephrite jade necklace, circa 1920. This chunky strand is composed of three 5.5mm round gold bead spacers alternating with an approximate 17.5mm oval-shaped tumbled richly colored jade bead. Two graduated beads flank each side of lobster claw clasp. Length-19" approx. Condition is excellent. New clasp.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Deco : Pre 1930 item #1306948
A magnificent pair of Art Deco 18K white gold earrings set with diamonds and Burma rubies. The oval brilliant cut rubies have pure, vivid red color and good clarity. The do not show indication of heat or other enhancement. The rubies are surrounded by a border of round diamonds intersected by a double band of diamonds on either side of the ruby. These hang freely from a surmount fashioned by a trilliant cut diamond suspending round diamonds set into a triangular plaque echoing the shape of t...