Exceptional + Exquisite Equine …
Here is a thoroughbred collectible if there ever was one! Imposing in size, impressive in design, this outstanding brooch of a horse head in profile is handcrafted from mother-of-pearl. Its meticulous deep carving boasts superbly realistic details, including a sweeping forelock, thick mane, pricked ears, graceful muzzle and mouth, and a vivid eye made of a golden yellow glass bead with black enamel center, riveted into the shell. The shell itself is subli ...click for details
ˇMariposas exquisitas! …
Delicate and elegantly defined, this 1950’s handwrought pair of earrings most likely was made for the Mexico City silver house Eddie’s. Each earring depicts a sterling silver butterfly that is embellished with luminous, inlaid abalone shell for the wings and mottled, antique tortoise shell for the bodies. They are fabulously feminine attention-getters! ...click for details
“The Spratling of Peru” …
Florentine-born, Graziella Laffi lived and worked in Peru during the 1950’s, producing singular and stunning silver pieces in both modern and pre-Columbian forms. Most aficionados believe that her creations rival the masterworks that came out of Mexico. She is one of today’s hottest collectibles in the field.
Sassy, classy, retro ’50s! …
Rev up your summer with this divine pair of cool, aqua lucite earrings, embedded with a dazzling display of silvery, crescent-shaped mica and tinsel confetti. The button-style earrings are big and domed, and have silvertone metal clips on the back. Fabulous fun in the sun wear!
