A vintage heavy sterling silver hand made brooch with a prong set striated art glass 'jewel'. Measures 2 3/8" across and 2 1/4" high. Marked Sterling on the back. Has a rollover clasp that holds securely. Well crafted, striking design.
Strong design and heavy gauge sterling cufflinks by SIGI, Mexico, c.1955. Cufflinks measure 1 1/16" long by 3/4" wide and are signed "SIGI TASCO HECHO EN MEXICO STERLING (bellmark) 36 (#)23". Excellent condition.....$9 for insured US shipping.
A sterling silver modernist brooch by the well known silversmith, Ronald Pearson. Measures 2 1/4" long and 1 1/8" high. Has a rollover safety clasp that holds securely. Marked Pearson Sterling on the back. In very nice condition with a little tarnish. Interesting crimped design.
A sterling silver hammered bangle bracelet by Guglielmo Cini. Probably from when the company was in Boston. Has an Arts and Crafts feel. Even the edges are hammered for a shimmering effect.
Measures 7 7/8" around the inside and 3/8" wide. Weighs 30 Gr, thick sterling.
Marked CINI Sterling in block letters.
In very nice condition with a warm patina, and some minor surface scratches and tarnish. Nice weight and well crafted.
Your choice of two vintage modernist sterling silver pendants by Valo-Koru, produced in the early 1970s. Made in Finland. Valo-Koru was started in 1969 with Jorma Valo, Hannu Ikonen and Juhani Valo as principal designers. Inspired by nature.
These pendants may be purchased separately or as a pair.
The pendant with the three dangles is marked with the sun logo, 925H, town mark for Turku and S7 for 1971...
A well crafted, hand wrought sterling silver brooch by Albino Manca in an Arts and Crafts design.
Measures about 2 1/2" long and 1 3/8" at the widest. Marked Hand Wrought, Sterling, A. Manca. Has a double prong clasp with a squeeze closure that holds securely. Was probably a fur clip originally .
Warm patina, fine condition.
A well crafted, layered sterling silver necklace with a stylized leaf design.
Measures about 18" long. Central pendant measures 2" long and 1" high. Marked with tiny initials, maybe ONC or OXG, hard to decipher. Also looks like St Sil.
Has a spring clasp marked STG 925 that holds securely. Fine condition.
Classic Arts and Crafts design.
A vintage brooch and matching screw back earrings by noted silversmith Emily A. Day in a three dimensional curled leaf design.
The brooch measures 1 7/8" long and 1 1/2" at the widest. The rollover clasp holds securely.
The earrings measure 1 3/8" long and 7/8" at the widest. They are opposites so frame the face when worn. The screw backs hold securely.
Signed EA DAY, and Sterling at the back of the brooch and sterling on the screw backs. Have a warm patina...
A vintage hand wrought sterling silver necklace comprised of graduated circular links ending with two oval bezel set brown iridescent cabochons, maybe Tiger's Eye.
The necklace measures 23" long. Has a secure hook closure. The drops in the center are 3 1/2" long. The cabochons are 1" long and 3/4" across.
Signed on the back of each drop, Handwrought, Sterling and M. H. R. for the artisan.
Well made. Pretty glistening stones.
A lightly hammered sterling silver brooch with a green oval cabochon, (possibly jade). Measures 1 3/8" across and 5/8" high. Has a rollover clasp that holds securely. Marked sterling on the back. Fine work, well crafted.
A sterling silver necklace in an Arts and Crafts Celtic design.
The necklace is not marked, but the clasp is marked 925 for sterling and also has a tiny mark, maybe a stylized 'S' that we can't identify.
Central pendant measures 2 1/8" across and 2 1/4" high including the dangle. Necklace measures 17 1/2" long. Has a spring clasp that holds securely.
Warm patina, quality piece.
A well crafted sterling silver cuff bracelet with a prong set faceted sapphire jewel. Heavy sterling abstract design. It could be some sort of creature with a sapphire eye, but not sure.
Hand wrought sterling with a thick overlay. Slightly tapered at the ends.
Measures 5 1/2" around with an opening of 1 1/2". Measures 3/4" at the widest. Can be adjusted slightly.
Marked Sterling multiple times on the inside...
A modernist sterling silver pendant with a central rough textured brutalist design by Jens Peter Clausen Gudjonsson of Iceland. Has a thick smooth band of sterling surrounding the central design. Signed JENS and 925S.
Pendant measures about 1 5/8" long and 1" across at the widest. Thick sterling.
Currently on a sterling silver 18" chain that closes with a secure spring clasp. Clasp is marked sterling.
Interesting contrast of smooth and textured surfaces...
Fabulous large and fascinating sterling ring by Karram, c.1970's. As you turn the ring it is completely different around. Made of heavy gauge silver, it weighs 16 grams, is size 6 1/2, and is about 3/4" wide. Signed in "KARRAM(handmade) STERLING" and is in excellent condition. Just fabulous!......$10 for insured USA shipping and NYS residents pay sales tax.
A sterling silver bracelet from Taxco with a modernist, geometric design. Made up of six hinged slightly curved links with a somewhat hidden clasp. Nice contrast between the raised polished sterling and the oxidized background.
Marked STA for the artisan, Taxco, Mexico and 925 for sterling. No eagle mark so probably before 1949.
Measures 7 1/2" around and 7/8" wide...
A long necklace with silver and copper links and a central warrior shaped pendant in mixed metals attributed to Los Castillo.
The chain measures 24" long and has a hook clasp. The central pendant is made from married silver, copper, and brass metals and has an inlay of some kind of green stone. It measures 4" long and 1 3/4" at the widest.
Marked Hecho en Mexico on the reverse which is brass. Has some surface scratches and shows a little wear. We did not polish it...
An early Skonvirke 826 silver brooch with a moth motif. Signed on the back with what looks like stylized HKC in a shield and 826 S for the silver standard. Most probably from Denmark. 826 was the silver standard used in Denmark at the time.
Measures 1" in diameter. Has an older 'C' clasp which holds securely. May have had a repair to the hinge at some point.
Fine condition, warm patina. Wonderfully crafted. Classic Arts and Crafts design.
A well crafted, hand wrought sterling silver brooch with two layers of sterling, one polished and one hammered and oxidized.
Signed Hand Wrought, Sterling and WW (signed twice) for the maker's mark.
Measures about 2 1/8" long and 5/8" wide. Weighs 12 Gr.
Has a rollover clasp that holds securely.
Warm patina, fine condition with minor surface scratches.
Classic Arts and Crafts design.
A vintage hand wrought sterling silver brooch with an Arts and Crafts feel by the well known Boston silversmith, Ella Cone, comprised of overlapping leaves and scrolls attached to a thick sterling wire.
Measures 3" long and 2 1/2" high. Roll over clasp holds securely. Marked Sterling, Hand ELC Made on the back. Has a little tarnish and minor surface scratches.
Well made, fine quality.
A vintage modernist sterling silver necklace with a central bezel set amber jewel. The necklace is made from curved sterling with chain at each end. It is marked 925 for sterling. Measures about 16" around...
A vintage modernist hand wrought sterling silver link bracelet with thick sterling wire overlay.
Measures about 8" long and 1" at the widest. Marked sterling. Secure spring clasp. Fine condition with minor surface scratches and a little tarnish. Lays nicely on the wrist.
Reminds us of the work of Paul Lobel.
Well made and sleek design.
This watch is great. It is flanked with 2 decorative, sterling silver, applied Kokopelli characters on a textured background. The diameter of the face is 1 1/8". The watch tips measure 1 1/4" x 1 1/8" (at widest) and taper down to 7/8". Each tip is marked Sterling and has a maker's mark VVVV with under it VV. The watch has a decorative, stainless steel expansion band, as well as a stainless steel back. It has a hand-winding, mechanical watch movement.
A modernist sterling silver bracelet by Ed Levin in a geometric link design.
Measures about 7 1/2" around including the clasp and about 7/8" at the widest. Marked © Ed Levin and Sterling.
Fine condition, has some tarnish and minor surface scratches. Clasp holds securely.
Classic Levin design. No longer available for purchase new.
A very unique hand wrought large pendant in sterling silver, reminds us of a large paperclip. Made from a thick curled sterling wire. Signed M. Bowles Sterling and Hand Wrought on the back.
The pendant measures 3" long and 1 1/4" at the widest. It is in fine condition with some minor surface scratches. The pendant alone weighs 19 gr.
It is suspended from a silver neck ring, (probably sterling) which measures about 15" around and has a secure hook closure. The neck ring is unmark...
An interesting hand made abstract reticulated pendant with an oval bezel set green stone. The top piece swings on the inverted 'U' shaped silver wire.
Measures 2 1/8" high and 1 3/8" at the widest. 20" chain is marked 900 and closes with a secure spring clasp. The pendant and chain have some tarnish.
Very unusual design. Well crafted.
A vintage modernist sterling silver pendant with 2 pink stones, (maybe rhodochrosite?) with the original chain in a brutalist design.
Pendant measures 2 1/4" long with the 2 bales and 7/8" across. Marked engla and 925S on the back of the pendant, and the mark IBH which may be for Illums Bolighus, a high end store in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The chain measures about 24" long and has a secure spring ring closure. It is marked 925S and IBH on the ring attaching it to the chain.
Very nice...
An Art Nouveau Kerr sterling thistle brooch circa 1900. This sterling silver pin is by Kerr (1880s-1927) and it in the form of a large stylized thistle. This 2-1/8" x 1-1/2" brooch is of hollow construction with very high relief detail; it has the axe mark for Kerr and it is stamped STERLING and 1941 model number. It weighs 12.6 grams, it has a safety catch and it is in excellent original condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than a crease to the silver on t...
A vintage sterling silver modernist ring by Hans Sten and Karl Laine from Sten and Laine in Finland. Reminds us of an abstract spiderweb. Measures about a size 7 but is adjustble. Top measures 1 1/8" wide and 1 1/4" high. Marked with the hallmark for Sten and Laine, 925H for sterling, Town mark for Turku and T7 for 1972. Very nice condition. Great example of Scandinavian modernist design.
A vintage modernist sterling silver brooch designed by Gertrude Engel for Anton Michelsen, from Sweden. Measure 1 5/8" across and 1 3/8" high. Has a brown swirled oval cabochon. Marked with the MIC hallmark and the three crowns silver standard mark used by Anton Michelsen when in Stockholm, Sweden from 1946-63. Also marked with S for the town mark, A9 for 1951 and Engel. Has a rollover safety clasp that holds securely. Silver has a warm patina. The stone has a few very small areas that are not ...
A modernist sterling silver bracelet by Ed Levin with a spiral design.
Measures about 8" around and about 1" at the widest. Marked © Ed Levin and Sterling. Somewhat adjustable due to the open design.
Fine condition, has some tarnish and minor surface scratches.
Classic Levin design. We don't think this is available for purchase new anymore. Catches the light when it moves!
A well crafted, hand wrought lightly hammered sterling necklace with what we think is a carnelian cabochon on a dangling pendant. It is signed on the back with a stylized 'T' and sterling.
Measures about 15 1/2" around. Pendant measures 1 1/2" long and 5/8" at the widest.
The hand made hook clasp holds securely. The pendant is connected to the chain with a curved bar ending with two orbs.
Has some tarnish and minor surface scratches. The curvature of the links help it to lay nicely on ...
From a Cape Cod collector one finds this sleek curvilinear silver cuff bracelet stamped: STERLING with a fab picture jasper cab as the focal point. Modernist, Native American and Mexican jewelry makers have crafted this look through the years. The landscape picture jasper reminds one of Owyhee Rocky Butte or Cripple Creek in origin, yet here with its muted landscape scenery and "tree leaves" in the upper left foreground. Sm to Med frame. Wt: 1.2 ounce or 35 grams on a postal scale. Fab unpo...
The epitome of minimalism - there is nowhere further in subtraction to go from here - this modernist sterling silver collar necklace bears the signature of the Los Ballesteros workshop and was made in Taxco, Mexico in the 1960s-70s. Shaped in order to wrap itself around the neck and rest lightly right below the Adam's apple, its width is at its maximum at center front and then tapers gently toward the two ends in the back of the neck. A smaller size (though it can be adjusted slightly to fit mor...
An Aesthetic sterling & 2 colour gold photo locket dated 1884. This beautiful vintage Victorian 1-3/16 x 15/16" photo locket is fully hallmarked for Birmingham England 1884. This locket has deep hand egraving and tooling on the front, with rose gold bars and a flower and a green gold leaf. The back has a repeat of the fancy border and the hallmarks, with an H&B maker's mark. It weighs 4.0 grams, and it is in excellent original condition with no bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs oth...
Unusual ring featuring textured sterling silver holding a large Rhodonite sphere. The natural stone is pink with dramatic black veining. The design has a trippy organic feel. The stone is quite fine, and probably originated in South Africa. The ring itself is probably American, circa 1970s. The table measures 1.25" by 1", giving this ring a very large presence. Size 5.5. Unsigned. In excellent condition with a nice patina.
A beautiful Edwardian period sterling silver and amber faceted crystal bracelet. The citrene coloured stones are bezel set in rectangular 3/8" across links; the bracelet itself is 6-3/4" long. It has an engraved box clasp with an applied stamped STERLING planchet, and it weighs a total of 25.9 grams. This item is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs and it has only the slightest signs of wear on the stone edges. All
items are thor...
The clasp on this sterling silver bracelet is fashioned as a buckle, with a hinged bar that closes over the end of the ‘belt’ to secure it. The bracelet is constructed as three hinged pieces, with bands of chain work applied to the outside. It is marked 925 Mexico on the inside of the securing bar. The bracelet measures 1 inch wide at the buckle; the band measures 1/2 inch wide. The bracelet, when closed, measures 2 1/2 inches across the opening and has an internal circumference of 7 inches....
A fine, modernist sterling silver ring by the California studio jeweler, Gerald Stinn, (1937-2019).
Has an abstract three dimensional design on the front.
Measures about a size 7. Marked Stinn Sterling. In very nice condition. His pieces were sold to major museums and are on permanent display at the Smithsonian Museum in D.C.
Quality piece.
Ed Levin modernist sterling silver and pearl ring
American modernist
1950
1 1/2" in diameter
Weight - 6.5 grams
Marked Levin, sterling
Excellent condition
This brooch or pin is in the shape of a bow, made from blue and turquoise plique a jour (translucent) enamel with twisted wire work running through it. (The colors in the photographs may be deceptive, depending on your computer monitor). The enamel over the wire spirals is turquoise, and the rest is a medium blue. “Plique a jour” translates roughly as “light of day.” Measuring 1-1/4” x 7/8", it weighs 3.1g. On the back it is marked with “800” for silver content, and an illegible (m...
A Nestor Mexico sterling Mosaico Azteca pin and earrings set. This great looking Mexican sterling silver pin and matching screwback earrings is by Nestor, a respected designer in (probably) the 1950s. This set consists of the 2-5/8 x 1-5/8" pin and the matching 7/8" across earrings. Each is in metales casados (mixed metals) including brass, silver and copper with black enamel, with a mosaico azteca ground (crushed azurite and malachite stones). The pin, which has a safety catch and a loop fo...
Ring is Sold - thank you for your testimonial! Choose from either pin; Art Nouveau, Deco era Arts & Crafts open work silver work and 1/2 baroque, blister, river pearl jewelry each at 156 or multiple special:
(A) Sold Ring w/four foliate prongs holding the half pearl, stamped: Ster - size 4.6 and can be resized;
(B)Navette shape brooch 2.5" with bezel set same gem, stamped: sterling with safety catch;
(C)Brooch - 2 3/8" also bezel set same gem, completely hand wrought engraved op...
This fascinating reliquary locket depicts a saint, probably St. Peter, holding a key (to the church? Or perhaps to heaven?), with a dove in the background. On the other side is a photograph of an ecclesiastical-looking person. It contains a touched relic (a bit of ribbon which has been touched to a saint’s bone or something worn by a saint); a tiny metal medal with Mary on one side, saying "Mary conceived without sin” and more Christian imagery on the other; and a wisp of cotton. It would be...
This exquisite parure / suite / 3-piece set consists of a pendant, chain and earrings in sterling silver and 14k gold. Circa 1950s, it is a RARE set by The W.E. Richards Company and Symmetalic. The latter belongs to The W.E. Richards Company of North Attleboro, MA, founded in 1902 - wRe. Their jewelry is known for its high quality and very well made jewelry of sterling silver with 10K and 14K gold, as well as fine gemstones.
The above consists of beautiful, vivid, cobalt blue scarabs. Each carv...
A sterling silver charm bracelet with 24 charms from the 1970s. This 7-1/4" length and 3/8" width double-link design bracelet has a box clasp with a safety loop and it is signed GB and STERLING. The charms include: chattering teeth (opens), Calgary 100 Years, Washington state with attractions, Victoria with totem pole, Ottawa, wreath, Whitefish Falls, North Dakota, Cancer crab with blue glass stone, covered wagon with Montana, bird on perch, number 1, Portage La Prairie Manitoba, Happy Anniversa...
A huge chain link 800 silver and sterling charm bracelet with 15 charms from the 1970s. This unusual 7-1/2" long bracelet has 1/2" wide solid chain links and it closes with a simple safety loop on the end link which is stamped 800. The charms include: church (with a Lord's Prayer Stanhope viewer), cross/heart/anchor, heart with black enamel center (800 silver, not rhodium plated), cuckoo clock (loose dangling chains/weight), Barrie Minor Hockey Assn. (Ontario city, Dave 75/76 engraved on back...
Lovely Art Nouveau sterling silver bar pin comprised of three maidens with flowing hair. Each of the faces is cast and is solid. Each is marked "Sterling", as is the c-clasp fastener.
Origin: America, circa 1890. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1-11/16" x 9/16". Weight: 6.0 grams.
These elegant earrings by Antonio Pineda have a great modernist design with their gorgeous combination of silver and deep Black Onyx stones. They measure 1/2" X 1/2" and together they weigh 12.2 grams. Hallmarked on both earrings with the Antonio Taxco crown they are in good vintage condition with minor age related wear and tarnish and the screw backs are in good working order. Chic, timeless, and elegant, they are a pair of earrings you will wear for a lifetime.
A textured folded link sterling silver charm bracelet with 17 charms from the 1970s. This 7" long and 3/16" wide bracelet has textured folded links and it has a box clasp with a safety loop. It is marked TRADITION STER and the charms include: lobster trap w/red lobster, airplane, Florida Sunshine State (spinning, enamel), palm tree with Florida tag, windmill with rotating vanes, bird in hand, teapot (opening lid), scissors (opening/working), treadle sewing machine, rocking chair, Good Luck ho...
This extremely exciting and entertaining piece is circa 1970s. It is slightly convex. The back is marked with the eagle number 20, STERLING. It is also marked HECHO EN MEXICO DF, 925 and a maker's mark that resembles conjoined letters - see pictures.
The pin / brooch has a diameter of 1 5/8". This is quite an unusual piece, has good heft and is in excellent condition.
This Hector Aguilar sterling bracelet is circa 1930s-1940s. It is in excellent condition. I have included picture of the hallmark larger than normal for better viewing. This bracelet is 3/4" wide by 7" long . It has a tongue clasp.
Arts & crafts style handmade and very large sterling and hematite clip earrings, c.1960's. These hand hammered earrings have a round hematite stone double bezel set at the top and moving silver dangles at the bottom. Quite large, they measure 2 1/4" long by 1 1/2" wide. Signed on the clips "STERLING star mark" and on the back of the earrings hand lettered "925 CCLEV(or CDEV)". Excellent condition. One of the most beautiful pair of silver earrings I've ever seen.....$8 for insured USA shipping ...
This pendant displays a great example of Danish silver jewelry. The artist is Erik Dennung and the piece is manufactured by Buch and Deichmann. Its diameter is 2 1/2". The Scandinavian, abstract, brutalist design sits within a concave disk, of sorts, and is 1/2" in height. This piece has a cool Modernist design and weighs 70 grams - 2 1/2 ounces. It is in excellent condition. The back is marked with the Buch & Deichmann manufacturer's mark (B + D below a circle, flanked by 2 vertical lines). It ...
Beautiful red wood jacket with richly appliqued figures, Mexico, c.1940's. There are large man and woman figures on back and donkey, cactus, guitar, ceramics, etc on front and sleeves. There are two front pockets and the edges have sewn wool stitching all around. Interesting collar design(see photo). Small size - approx. size 4. Excellent condition with a few small stains on the back. Beautiful! To view another great Mexican jacket see ITEM #176564....$10 for insured USA shipping.
Wonderful hand made applied silver design modernist ring by Catanzaro, c.1950's. Unsigned but from the Catanzaro collection and is size 7 1/2. Measures 1/2" wide and is in excellent condition......$9 for insured USA shipping.
A vintage sterling silver ring by Andreas Mikkelsen, Denmark in a modernist folded design. Mikkelsen worked for Georg Jensen and designed modern pieces for them before striking out on his own. Streamlined curves, thick sterling, very Mid Century. Marked A.Mik., Denmark, and 925S. Measures size 7. Has a little tarnish. Very unique design.
This STERLING SWAN is a Designer piece from a Florida, U.S.A. Estate. This SWAN measures 1 1/4" X 2 1/2". Marked on the back:
BRAMMER/ STERLING/ DENMARAK. Circa 1950-1975 the Condition is EXCELLENT... VERY NICE
This lovely, Scandinavian, sterling silver pin is by the Danish silversmith Evald Nielsen. It is marked "EN" (maker's mark), "STERLING SILVER 925." It has a C-catch and measures 1 1/8" x 1". It is in excellent condition.
Gorgeous hand made made modernist sterling and agate pin by Brannon. Beautiful agate set in textured silver pin and measures 1 1/2" by 1 1/2". Signed "BRANNON STERLING" and "TO JOY 7/10/83 LOVE BOB". Don't know if the silversmith engraved the pin. Excellent condition and a real gem......$9 for insured USA shipping.
Rare hand carved rosewood pendant with great modernist design, c.1950's. Large, it measures 3 3/8" long by 2" wide by 1/4" thick. Unsigned and in excellent condition. Has bored hole and is ready to accept a chain. Wonderful piece in a great wood....$8 for insured USA shipping & applicable NY tax.
