Ooh-La-La Handpainted Retro French Floral Bracelet
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Pre 1960 item# 306141
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From Paris, here's a vintage treasure that couldn't be more perfect for summer wear! Of clear lucite, hand-painted with lush roses in delicious shades of peach and coral, this chic cuff bracelet is at least 50 years old but in superb condition.
It's 1 1/4" wide and a good fit for most people, since there's a gap in the back and enough "spring" that it will stay where you put it. If your wrists are small, just shove it up your forearm or even wear it on your upper arm.
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Beachy Blue Retro West German Adjustable Brass Ring
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Pre 1980 item# 151717
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Here's a showy vintage ring that will perfectly fit any finger - or even your toe! It's made of rope-twisted brass and features a huge cabochon of turquoise plastic. From a Pennsylvania estate, it's in very nice vintage condition. The reverse is stamped West Germany, and I understand rings of this type are highly collectible now; a lady wrote that she owns 200 of them! Certainly there won't be any more of these (or anything else) with the West German mark.
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Handcrafted 4 Inch Dangle Earrings Mixed Gemstones
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Pre 1980 item# 127811
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These fabulous handmade earrings from a California collection are set with real amethyst, onyx and rose quartz. They aren't costume jewelry by any means, but we've listed them as such since they aren't of gold or silver. Definitely not for the faint-hearted, they're right for you, if you love jewelry with a show-stopping, eye-popping, extravagant look. From a top rosette of butterfly shape, carved brass feathers dangle to shoulder-skimming length, a little longer than four inches.
With all that's going on, you couldn't very well hang these from posts or earwires (ouch), so they have clip backs. The prior owner recalls purchasing them from a jewelry artist at Moro Bay around 1980, so they're at least that old. Condition is superb and, without a doubt, they're one of a kind.
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Dramatic Vintage Artisan Earrings Copper and Faux Amber
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Pre 1980 item# 123913
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A whopping 3” long x 1-5/16” wide, these stunning copper earrings from a Chicago area estate are sure to be admired whenever you wear them. Though unsigned, they were obviously hand-crafted by an artist. Made in two parts, the lower segment of each earring swings from a pair of jump rings, they're set with 4 cabochon stones that look like amber. Gold colored wire beaten square(possibly real gold) ornaments the stones, which measure 11 mm round. Some sort of wash has been applied to the copper surfaces, to vary their color.
Such a unique item is impossible to date with precision, but I judge by the post backs that these earrings don't have a great deal of age. My guess is 1970s. Their condition is excellent.
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Antique Art Deco Carved Shell Cameo Pendant
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Pre 1930 item# 111788
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This elegant cameo, almost surely from Italy, is a finely carved portrait of a beautiful lady -- with bobbed hair, which provides the Deco dating. Unfortunately, its setting isn't just right, so the piece is priced to allow for framing properly. If the mount were of hallmarked gold or silver, you could add at least a hundred dollars to this price, which is rock-bottom basement for any vintage cameo that's hand-carved (even ugly ladies, and this is a beauty). Size is about 1 1/4" tall.
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Rare Vintage Italian Mosaic Floral Pendant, 1930s
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Pre 1940 item# 111316
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Nothing says "La Dolce Vita" better than mosaic jewelry from Italy. It's as much associated with Rome as the Colosseum. A vintage mosaic pendant is a particularly wonderful find, since they're a great deal less common than brooches, earrings and even bracelets.
As you know, jewels of this type were eagerly collected by 19th and early 20th century travelers in Italy, who marveled at the intricacy of craftmanship. Here we see a beautifully detailed and vivid multi-colored rose bouquet set against a midnight blue background, all within a space not quite as big as a quarter. Condition of the pendant is lovely, with all tesserae (glass mosaic tiles) present. You'll notice from one of the photos how beautifully its surface catches the light. It's marked Italy on reverse and is certainly of Roman origin. The pretty rope twist frame may be unmarked gold but is more likely heavily gilded. It's marked Italy on the reverse. You could place it on a chain, of course, but it might be even more enchanting on a ribbon.
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Dramatic Italian Vintage Ring, Filigree and Obsidian
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Pre 1970 item# 87387
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This very exotic ring from Sicily features a highly prismic stone of faceted ebony glass -- most likely obsidian, a natural volcanic glass. The mounting, an ornate filigree of silvery metal, will fit anyone, since the back of the shank has been cut or was formed that way. Of course it can be easily sized to your finger.
Probable dating would be 1950s, when dramatically large costume rings became popular. It has the look of a "poison ring" but doesn't open.
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Sweet 1950s Vintage Amethyst and Faux Pearl Earrings
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Pre 1960 item# 40795
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These pretty floral cluster earrings are loaded with stones: Each features 3 amethysts or amethyst crystals and 12 faux pearls. Amethysts were common in the 1950s, thanks to new gem discoveries in Souh America, so they might be the real thing. That the earrings are well-made and of a dainty size (about 3/4" by 3/8") also suggests the possibility of genuine stones, but we've priced them as if all stones are merely good quality glass. You may want to replace one pearl; it's seems to have been replaced before and is a bit too large. Otherwise, condition is lovely. Provenance is a Texas estate.
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Vintage Retro Modernist Lotus Earrings with Jade c 1950
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Pre 1960 item# 40719
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Looking for some really dramatic Retro earrings? Here they are! This is exactly what the bold ear jewels of the late 1940s and early 1950s were all about. These beauties feature hefty chunks of polished green jade (which appear to be real) and faux-pearls, set in a stylized floral design that looks like a lotus to me. Each "blossom" measures about 7/8" round, is highly dimensional - fully an inch deep - and has background petals textured for even more interest.
Though about 60 years old, these vintage dazzlers from a Texas estate are practically like new and unusually comfortable to wear. Backs are clip-on, as is right for the period, and the metal appears to be gilded brass. They're so beautifully made I'm surprised not to see a signature.
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Art Deco Button Covers and Studs of Calla Lily Form
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Pre 1940 item# 40710
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Make your favorite blouse bloom with these Art Deco studs and button covers shaped like calla liles. Creamy faux-pearls nestle in the stylized gilt settings about 1" long by 1/2" wide. Our low price reflects age-appropriate surface wear, which is naturally more extensive on this type of jewelry than on items requiring less handling. The set comes from a Texas estate and dates from around 1930.
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