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1920s Art Deco Egyptian Revival Tut Pendant or Charm
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Pre 1930 item# 710953
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Most of us know the discovery of King Tut's tomb in 1922 led to a craze for Egyptian-styled jewelry. Fewer are aware there were earlier Egyptian crazes (circa 1800, thanks to the Napoleonic campaign, and again in the 1860s, when the Suez Canal opened). Further, when Tut's treasures toured the world once more in the 1970s, it was "deja vu all over again." Because of that, you always have to look *very* carefully at jewels with an Egyptian motif, to determine when they were made.
This stunning piece depicting Tut in an elaborate headpiece certainly dates from the early 1920s -- based on its extremely fine detail, cutwork design, dainty size, unusual coloration and age-appropriate surface wear to the mauve pink enamel, revealing more of rich gilding beneath.
While we can't be certain the medallion began life affixed to this particular backing, it looks great, being of the right period and style. The disk is edged with a sunray motif and etched with cross-hatching on the reverse. The present jump ring also shows the patina of age. Size is about 5/8 of an inch round, so it will work best on a slender chain, cord or ribbon.
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Rare Carved & Painted Bone Earrings, Suffragette Colors
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Pre 1930 item# 534348
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These antique earrings, intricately carved in the shape of sunflowers, have an unusual color scheme that makes them a lot more significant than mere pretty posies. For members of the Suffragette Movement, to whom we modern women owe the right to vote, purple signified dignity, green represented hope and white stood for purity. Jewels worn by the wealthiest suffragettes mixed amethysts, pearls and emeralds or peridots. Rhinestones, glass pearls and enamels of the same hues are typically seen in less expensive costume jewelry. These earrings are the only example I've yet seen in painted bone. Perhaps they were even decorated by their original owner, since women of that era were highly accomplished at handicrafts.
Also remarkable is their condition, which is simply superb relative to age. If American, they would've been made prior to passage of the 19th Amendment in August of 1920. If English, they could date as late as 1928, since women's suffrage wasn't comprehensive until then. American origin is somewhat more likely, since their provenance is a Midwestern estate. Whether the gilt metal screw backs are original is impossible to determine with certainty, but this type of fastener grew popular during Edwardian and Art Deco times, when ear-piercing was regarded as a bit barbaric.
As you may know, Suffragette jewelry has been rocketing in price since the star-studded TV movie "Iron Jawed Angels" appeared in 2004, revealing what those gals went through (including hunger strikes and beatings). Wearing Suffragette jewels is a great way to show your pride and appreciation and, now that the genre has been rediscovered, these earrings have serious investment value, too. Size is 3/4 inch round.
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Huge Spectacular Art Deco Fruit Salad Clip Brooch
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Pre 1940 item# 158945
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This is a jewel you'll be noticed in, even across the room: a totally devastating "Carmen Miranda, eat your heart out" brooch 2 3/4" tall, almost as wide and studded with faceted crystals in red, green, amber, blue and violet. Besides wearing it in the usual way, it would look great on a ribbon as a choker necklace.
The gilded, slightly concave backing - intricately detailed with grapes, leaves and a foo-foo border - is light and easy to wear on any fabric. The material must be wood or early plastic and condition is great, with only slight age-appropriate wear to the gilding on outer edges and not much of that. All rhinestones are as vividly colorful as the day there were made and the hinged clip is in perfect working order. Probable dating would be 1930s and provenance is (bet you guessed it) a California estate.
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Gorgeous Vintage or Antique Asian Cuff Bracelet
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Pre 1940 item# 140131
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This stunning cuff bracelet almost 1 1/2" wide combines spectacular bands of repousse brasswork with curved slices of what appears to be horn, heavily black-lacquered. It's obviously hand-crafted and has the old-style peg closure. According to an expert in jewelry from this region, probable dating is circa 1925-1935, so this piece is nearly antique if not already. Interior diameter is about 2 1/2" x 2 1/4" (slightly oval), making it perfect for a small to medium wrist. Even I can wear it without its falling off my hand, though with lots of extra room around my ridiculous 5" wrist. In amazing condition, considering its age and travels, this treasure shows only age-appropriate surface wear on close inspection. A reddish color underlies the black and it's quite beautiful to glimpse this inside.
Bracelets are *so* important to fashion this season that you'll wear it a lot.
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