My second belt buckle for the day, this is a completely different piece from the Los Castillo example I already presented. Hand-wrought in sterling silver it is big, bold and absolutely beautiful. Inspired by the world that surrounds us, it is just one of those treasures that defy my photographic skills and I am afraid I failed to impart the silky sculpturality of its heart-shaped floral motifs...
An Eatons sterling marquisite and cultured pearl swirl pin 1950s. This 1-3/4 x 1-3/8" pin has a safety catch, and it is laden with glinting marcasites. It has a 7 mm. cultured pearl with a fine and deep pinkish lustre. It is stamped STERLING with the Eaton's E in a diamond mark (Canada's top retailer of jewellery and fine goods). This item is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, scrapes, dents, monograms, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...
Graziella Laffi modernist sterling silver cuff bracelet
Peru
Mid 20th century
This exceptional example of Laffi's work weighs a solid 62.50 grams
2 1/4" tall
Interior circumference - 6" plus a rear opening of 1"
Stamped G. Laffi, Peru, 925
Excellent vintage condition
A fine wreath-style pin and matching earrings in sterling silver with cultured pearls 1950. This set consists of the 1-5/8" pin and the 7/8" screwback earrings. The pearls average 4.5 mm. in size, and the pieces are marked SK SILVER; they are probably Japanese. This set is in very good original condition with no cracks, scrapes, dents, monograms, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs other than the loss of one outer leaf on the pin and on one earring...
Hans Hansen sterling modernist ring
Denmark
1950
Heavy, solid, bold, architectural
Size 9 1/2
Weight - 42 grams
Face measures 1" in diameter
Hallmarked - HaH, Denmark, 925s
Excellent condition
Vintage American Modernist Sterling & Shell Ring
C.L. Smith
c.1950s
Good condition
Size - 9 3/4, front of ring - 1" x 3/4"
- heavy gauge sterling silver
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A very nice modernist silverplate over copper tie bar decorated with a design of coiled silver wire by studio jewelers Morley & Kim Crimi. This use of coiled wire is characteristic of the maker, who more frequently worked in copper than in silver. The back is marked “Morley-Crimi Hand Wrought”.
Origin: America, ca. 1955. Condition: good, some wear to lacquered finish near solder joints. Size: 2-3/4” x 11/16”.
Vintage rhodium plated sterling silver bold floral spray pin brooch sb earrings set weighing 25 grams, both marked: sterling. Bold 5 1/4" floral pin brooch with 7/8" screwback earrings, both just marked Sterling. In very wearable vintage preowned condition and the turnwheels work very well. Your jeweler could convert these to earwires for you.
$9 USPS Priority/Ins/Track or Free with USA Check or USPS MO...
This delicate bracelet is decorated with sterling silver openwork floral panels that feature rectangular light blue aquamarines in bezel mounts. Each panel is connected by a ribbed link. The spring-ring clasp is original to the piece and in good working order. The bracelet is from the 1950s; it is unmarked, but tests as sterling. It measures 7 ½ inches in length.
A fine Retro pair of 1940s-50s sterling silver bird earrings. These screw back 1-1/2 x 3/4" earrings are stamped STERL on the mounts and they weigh 6.0 grams. They are 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. Surface shipping to the U.S...
A Siam sterling silver filigree bracelet in the original box from the 1950s. This 7" bracelet measures 7/8" wide across the seven layered filigree domed links, it has a hook and eye clasp and it is stamped STAERLING MADE IN SIAM and it dates to the 1950s or earlier. It weighs 26.3 grams and it is in excellent vintage condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. The original 8-1/8 x 1-1/2" faux lizard paper wrapped box has the original ALEX & CO...
A pair of Birks sterling rayed circles earrings from the 1940s-50s. This attractive vintage pair of sterling silver screw-back earrings is in the form of rayed concave circles. These 11/16" diameter/across retro earrings are stamped BIRKS STERLING, they weigh 6.1 grams, and they are in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. Please note that there is a piece of lint on one earring in the picture - it's not a scratch...
A Jayflex sterling blue & givre rhinestone pin & earrings set. This fine and vintage signed Jay-Flex sterling silver pin and earrings set featuring claw-set sapphire blue and givre rhinestones. Most stones are a teardrop shape and the pale blue givre stones have a frosty lined appearance with a shimmer similar to moonstones. The set consists of the 2-3/4 x 1-1/2" pin with a safety clasp and the matching 1-3/4 x 3/4" screwback earrings...
A heavy sterling bracelet marked with the Jensen logo
(post 1945) Denmark Sterling 56A. The five oval coral cabs measure 6.5mm x 4mm. The bracelet is 7" and weighs 49.4gr. Light wear.
A Birks sterling silver extending toothpick - pendant or pocket. This 2-1/4" closed or 3-3/8" extended personal grooming or oral care item has a loop for wear on a thin chain. The telescoping slide is tight and smooth and it is marked STERLING W. GERMANY BIRKS...
A vintage heavy brooch or pendant and matching screw back earrings designed by Fammik for Viggo Wollny whose workshop was in Copenhagen, Denmark and registered from 1921-73.
Stylized pitchers. Earrings are opposites so frame the face when worn.
Marked Fammik, Sterling, Denmark, and V.W. for the silversmith on the back of the brooch/pendant and VW Fammik, Danish Sterling on the back of the earrings.
Brooch/pendant measures 2 1/4" tall and almost 1 1/2" across. Has a rollover clasp that ho...
Rare handmade large scale sterling cuff by the famous NYC modernist, Paul Lobel(1899-1983), c.1945. Original design combining flat silver outlined in decorative thick silver wire. It is signed "LOBEL STERLING" and is in excellent condition. Of good size, it measures 1 1/2" wide and the inside circumference is 6 1/2" and will fit a medium wrist. It is rare to see a large cuff by Paul Lobel.....$14 for insured USA shipping plus applicable NY sales tax.
This 1950s necklace has a very clean and classic design, and is well constructed with secure, rope-like chain. The central part of the necklace evolves into a thicker but elegantly entwined chain and tapers off toward the ends. It has the original spring-ring clasp. The jump ring bears an 835, indicating silver content. The necklace measures 17 inches long. Weight: 20.4 grams