All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1255317
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Stunning vintage 1970s Judith Leiber very weighty and substantial Chinoiserie style goldtone metal belt with large round stations in green Lucite simulating jade, centered with very detailed and dimensional cast metal elements depicting Chinese dragons. Double chains linked together at regular intervals with thinner metal rings. Marked JUDITH LEIBER. Can also be worn asymmetrically as a necklace. For a small waist...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1255322
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Fabulous big statement 1970s Egyptian revival necklace by Dauplaise, in shiny goldtone metal with blue, red, and green molded glass beads simulating lapis, carnelian, and jade, and a very large Lucite scarab cabochon in dark blue simulating lapis, in an ornate cast goldtone metal frame. I am also selling a coordinating unsigned bracelet from the same estate. 32 inches wearable length and the center drops 3 3/4 inches. Excellent condition. Display form is life size...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #1362604
A beautiful and rare 950 silver bracelet with cabochon stones of amethyst,green beryl, pink tourmaline, and citrine by Brazilian jeweler Haroldo Burle Marx who was the brother of Roberto Burle Marx, also a jeweler and notable landscape architect. This bracelet was designed for and sold at The Altomar Collection, which was a small boutique in the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C. from 1982 until 1999. It measures 5 3/4" around in the inside plus an additional 1 1/4" opening...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #265365 (stock #chan2M)
Fabulous as always. Chanel! Beautiful quality faux Baroque pearls. Notted. Hand set pronged rhinestones, double level heavy pendant with poured glass stone. Oval signature plate on reverse side of pendant is marked Chanel, 1983, and has the Chanel double "C" mark. Longer strand is 30". Pendant is 2 1/4" by 2 1/2".
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1109809 (stock #111033)
This cool ring is a size 8. It has a great design. The is 1/2" wide. It is marked J & SS, has the Lion Passant mark indicating silver, the town mark indicating London and the cursive, uppercase D mark indicating 1978. It has good heft and is in excellent condition.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1058647 (stock #vj201088)
14K yellow gold eternity band set with round-cut rubies that are channel set going all the way around the ring. Width of ring is 3 mm. Weight is 3.3 grams. Size 6.75 Beautiful color. Excellent condition.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1194314 (stock #CL20330)
Beautiful 18K yellow wide gold diamond eternity ring by Chaumet (hallmarked Chaumet Paris inside,750 18K outside), with approx 2/3 carats t.w.diamonds, 4 brilliant cut diamonds estimated at 7 pts each, 8 brilliant cut diamonds estimated at 5 pts each. Width approximately 7/16 inch, size 7-7.25, weight is 13.4 grams. Great condition, rare!
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1061243 (stock #vj201131)
Vintage 18K yellow gold dangle earrings with cabochon teardrop shaped emeralds. Emeralds are set in 18K yellow gold. 14K pierced French back closure (hallmarked 14K, see photo). Emeralds are 13mm (5/8 inch) long, just over 9 mm wide, 5mm deep. Total length of earrings including wire is 1 3/8 inch. Total weight is 3.4 grams. Emeralds can also be removed from the wire back and attached to earring posts as earring jackets (see photo). Excellent color.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1413053 (stock #JJ3660)
A wonderfully crafted brooch of 18K & 24K gold with a central carved piece of coral by Miyé Matsukata who had Atelier Janiyé in Boston.

This brooch measures 2 7/8" long and 1 1/4" high. Marked Janiyé,18K and 24K on the back. The coral is held in place with four delicate prongs. Has a rollover safety clasp that holds securely. Beautiful condition, coral is a deep salmon color with glimmers of cream...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #720808
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Beautiful vintage fringed necklace in goldtone metal in heavy twisted circular links, with black glass cabochon stones and matching teardrop shaped black glass beads. With its original hang tag, which is marked BIJOUX FIASCHI, CREAZIONI DI ALTA MODA - FIRENZE - OSCAR 1969. The back of the tag is marked MADE IN ITALY. The firm of Bijoux Fiaschi designed for Emilio Pucci in the 1960s, and won an Italian award called the Oscar del Bijoux, in 1969. This piece is probably 1970s...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #1393877
A classic 18K gold “Open Heart” in the rare extra-large size by Tiffany & Co. Created by Elsa Peretti, this design became one of Tiffany’s most popular and identifiable pieces. This pendant is the largest of the four sizes available. The back of the pendant is signed “Elsa Peretti “ and is fully hallmarked by Tiffany & Co. This piece currently retails for $2400.

NOTE: The pendant is shown on a 16" 14K gold chain available for an additional $125.
  • Origin:: America, ca...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #305579 (stock #md0372)
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Minimalist 14k and pearl ring by modernist jeweler Betty Cooke. Ring is signed "COOKE 14K" and is in excellent condition. It is size 7 and the front design measures 7/8" high by 1/2" wide. It appears in "MODERNIST JEWELRY 1930-1960" published by Schiffer on p.50......$17 for insured USA shipping.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #1369784
A classic 18K yellow gold tapered band by Tiffany & Co. set at the crown with an oval cabochon citrine. The stone has very nice slightly orangey-yellow color and eye-clean clarity. The ring has a very solid feel and can be worn by either a man or woman. The interior of the shank is marked “750” for 18K and is signed by Tiffany. This ring is no longer available at Tiffany, but originally sold for $2,150.
  • Italy, ca...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #1255278
A classic pair of "leopard spot" earrings in 18K yellow gold and mother-of-pearl by Angela Cummings. The earrings are signed on the reverse "Angela Cummings/750". Cummings pioneered the art of hardstone inlay as a designer for Tiffany & Co. After leaving Tiffany, she opened a luxury boutique in her own name.

Origin: America, 1984-2003. Condition: excellent; all original. Dimensions: 3/4 x 9/16". Weight: 10.8 gr.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #1150121
An elegant pair of 18K yellow gold earrings with lapis lazuli inlay by Angela Cummings. The designer pioneered modern hardstone mosaic techniques when she was a lead designer at Tiffany & Co. She began working at Tiffany in 1967, but was not allowed to sign her own designs until 1974. These earrings are definitely her design, but are unsigned, indicating that they date from the period 1967-74. The earrings are marked “T&Co 18K”.

Origin: America, 1967-74. Size: 7/8” x 3/4"...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1328736 (stock #02561)
A pair of 14k yellow gold 3/4 x 7/16" pierced hoop earrings from the 1980s. These vintage earrings have hinged posts, they are stamped 585 on the posts and they weigh 1.0 grams. A great gift idea for your favourite girl or woman. They are in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, 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...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1465963
An elegant pair of 18K yellow gold earclips by Haroldo Burle Marx set with intricately carved jelly opals in the “forma livre” (free form) style. Burle Marx was particularly known for his use of stones fashioned by carving or tumbling rather than faceting, a technique he invented in 1948. The moonstones have bluish overtones with broad flashes of pinkish-orange. The elongated shape of the stones, mirrored by the shape of the settings looks very good on the ear. The gold surfaces are worked i...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #169430 (stock #md0314)
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Handmade 14k and ebony modernist earrings by Betty Cooke, c.1980's. The design features an ebony disc(3/4" diameter by 1/4"thick)around which gold wire is formed. Lightweight, they measure 2 1/2" long by 1 14' wide. Signed "COOKE" on the ebony, they are in excellent condition.....$11 for insured shipping in USA & applicable NY tax.