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Plique a Jour Leaf Pin, Paste Accents, Art Nouveau
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Estate Jewelry:
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Pre 1920 item# 907723 (stock# RP07110)
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Period Pieces
415-225-6548
$365
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This charming brooch is not in perfect shape, but it still has much to recommend it – it’s very pretty and wearable. Plique a jour jewels are very hard to come by these days – as you may know, they are somewhat fragile, rare, and I believe that a large percentage of them are now in collections. This piece, which seems to be a maple leaf, seems to be missing one leaf. The space was filled with a drop made of green agate. Along the main vein of each leaf and the stem are paste accent stones, and i ...click for details
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Champleve Enamel Oranges Stickpin, Sterling, Marks
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Pre 1980 item# 908110 (stock# RSP07036)
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Period Pieces
415-225-6548
$32
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Here is a sweet little stick pin with an orange, orange blossom and leaf motif. The champlevé enamel is in excellent condition, except a few black dots which appear to be on the surface – it’s hard to tell, and you can’t see them without magnification. The actual pin part has some minor bends in it – please see photos. The back is marked “STERLING” and “CHAMPLEVE”, and there are some marks that I haven’t been able to identify yet. Circa ???
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Arts & Crafts Silver & Coral Garland Necklace, Marks
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Estate Jewelry:
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Pre 1910 item# 931136 (stock# RN08156)
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Period Pieces
415-225-6548
$775
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Here is a coral garland necklace of fascinating construction (see photos). It consists of 7 coral drops, of graduated lengths and sizes, and a final drop on a draping chain. Three of the longest drops are on rigid bars. The coral is a deep dark red, very hard to capture in photos. The entire chain length is 15-1/4”, and the decorated portion is 4-1/4” x 2-1/8” at the longest point. The chain bears the mark for silver jewels imported into Austro-Hungary between 1901-1922, and I believe the tiny “ ...click for details
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BECKER Joan of Arc/Jehanne d’Arc Brooch, French
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Pre 1910 item# 951023 (stock# RP08137)
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Period Pieces
415-225-6548
$144
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This is an intricate design by Edmond-Henri Becker, well-known French medalist at the turn of the last century. The front of this piece shows Joan of Arc in profile, also a shield decorated with a sword, a crown, and 2 fleur de lys. Above her head is a banner saying “1429” and “Jehanne d’Arc”. The back shows a banner with a saint (or possibly the Madonna and Child) with two people praying. Also pictured are mistletoe, and the pommel of a sword. Just fascinating. Marks: on the front is Becker’s ...click for details
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Elegant Flowers on Mother of Pearl Brooch
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Victorian:
Pre 1900 item# 903245 (stock# RP06077)
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Period Pieces
415-225-6548
$225
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This striking brooch is just lovely! It has flowers, poppies perhaps, composed of curved flowing lines, mounted on a mother of pearl oval. The flower is silver plate, and is worn in places (I find that the worn places actually serve as highlights). The mother of pearl is convex, giving the piece a dimensional look. The photos don’t do justice to the MOP’s rainbow colors. It measures 1-3/4” x 1-3/8”. The pin assembly is mounted on a base metal plaque, and is of the old style. It rattles a little, ...click for details
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Egyptian Revival Enameled Pin, Signed
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Pre 1930 item# 885880 (stock# RP05055)
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415-225-6548
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE: $155
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This fun piece is made from 800 silver, and marked as such. It also has a maker’s mark, in the shape of a seated critter of some kind, a lion or a dog perhaps. The enamel, in lovely intense blue, orange, and green, has a few chips, but they are not very obvious when the pin is being worn, and overall it is in very good condition. I’m not sure whether it was made during Victorian Egyptian revival (1860s-1900 or so) or the second one, which started around 1926, but I’m inclined to think it’s from ...click for details
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RARE Signed Sterling Enamel & Pearl Bracelet, 1909
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Pre 1910 item# 939622 (stock# RB09029)
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Period Pieces
415-225-6548
$941
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This wonderful bracelet is 7” long and 3/8” wide, with 5 enameled panels which shade from dark green to pale green to magenta and back again. In between each panel is a round blister pearl or mother-of-pearl. Each connecting link has a hard-to-read mark, probably a lion, and it also has a mark for Birmingham, and 1909. The maker’s mark is “S&E”. It has the original safety chain. One enamel panel has a small black spot (see photo), otherwise in excellent condition, and a great piece!
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Art Nouveau Calla Lily Brooch
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Estate Jewelry:
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Pre 1910 item# 945683 (stock# RP05031)
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Period Pieces
415-225-6548
CLEARANCE SALE - $51.
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Here is a very pretty pin depicting 2 calla lilies, and decorated with leaves and whiplashes. The detail is really nice. It is unmarked base metal. The C clasp is a replacement, but the rest of the pin stem assembly is original. It is stamped out, and has a very nice patina, though it might want a very gentle cleaning. 1-3/8 x 1-1/8 at the widest point. Other than the replaced clasp, it is in excellent condition. Circa 1900.
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Silver Enamel Pendant by QUEENSWAY
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Arts and Crafts:
Pre 1920 item# 940036 (stock# RN07112)
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Period Pieces
415-225-6548
$495
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This pendant is classic Arts & Crafts era. Signed by Queensway, and marked Sterling Silver, it sports beautiful enamel which fades from cobalt blue into a dark green. The dropper is a blister pearl set in silver. It measures 1-3/8” (including the drop, but not the jump ring) x 1-1/8”. The nice old unmarked chain might be original to the piece. It tests for 90-100% silver, and is 17”. Both have a nice patina, and the central panel of enamel is chipped, but you really have to look closely to n ...click for details
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