Germany Enamel Shield Travel Charm REU 800 Silver Vintage
Left one from: Munchen, Hofbrauhaus, Germany
Right one from: Konigssee, St Bartholomae, Germany
Size: 7/16" W x 5/8" L (1.1cm x 1.7cm)
Metal: Silver
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Featured Refinements: Sterling Silver Charm
Brand: REU
Style: Charm
Metal Purity: .800
These are lovely over 50 years old Sterling Silver Charm from Germany.
They are great for your fine vintage si...

These classic Deco design 14Kt gold and onyx cuff-links sport hexagonal onyx columns held by gold collars. The toggle backs are 14Kt yellow gold and the springs work well. The onyx columns are ¾” long. The cuff-links are in excellent condition.

Natural Coral Cabochon and 14K Gold Ring, 1960's vintage, size 8, heavier 14 K Gold mounting.

A variation of Antonio's amethyst cluster necklaces that doesn't come up often, this modernist dream is wrought in Pineda's signature fine, .970 alloy and adorned with richly colored stones. The renowned Taxco designer plays with a-symmetry here as the necklace's focal point, the stylized amethyst floral cascade, reaches out from the back of the neck and unfolds itself on its right side instead of occupying the center front...

This colorful midcentury pin features a piece of enamel glass set in a frame of sterling silver. The enamel features a central design of three lavender amorphous forms outlined in silver wire, as with cloisonné, on a mottle blue and green background. The back of the pin bears a mark for sterling, as well as the maker’s mark of Holbrow.(This could be the mark of Florence G. Holbrow, of South Lincoln, MA...

This handsome pair of square shaped 18K yellow gold chunky love knot toggle back cufflinks, made in Italy, circa 1960 is sure to please. Excellent condition. Measurements: 1" long x 5/8" diameter; Wt: 9.7 grams

An authentic ancient rare glass eye bead from east Asia

This Cini sterling Zodiac Sagitarius pin is 1 5/16 x 1 3/8".

A 1920-s period 14Kt white gold filigree bar pin centered by an old mine diamond. The pin is 2 13/16” long and ½” wide.

A colorful, handsome pair of 14K yellow gold cufflinks, the faces bezel-set with carnelian and green chalcedony oval cabochons. The color contrast is very striking. Interestingly, they could be worn so either the red or green sides face out on the cuff, or with one cuff showing red and the other green. Tested and guaranteed 14K.

Origin: America, ca. 1950. Condition: excellent. Dimensions: faces, 9/16” x 7/16”. Weight: 6.1 gr...

A terrific pair of 14K yellow gold cufflinks, each fashioned as a pair of ridged spheres topped with round sapphires. The gemstones have a nice medium-light violet-blue color that contrasts nicely with the gold. Tested and guaranteed 14K.

Origin: America, ca. 1940. Condition: excellent. Size: 3/4" x 7/16". Weight: 6.4 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: .392 carat.

A 10k rose gold pair of jade dangle wirework lever back earrings from the 1950s. These retro 1-1/8 x 1/2" earrings feature claw-set jade cabochons, they weigh 1.5 grams and they are stamped 10Kt on the ear wires. They are in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, 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...

A rare flower and dove bracelet, #23 in sterling silver with Chrysoprase cabochons designed by the Danish silversmith, Georg Jensen. Marked with the stylized GJ in a rectangle that dates it between 1933-44. Also marked with Sterling, Denmark, 925 and 23 for the style number.

Measures 7" long and 1" at the widest. Weighs 35 gr. Has a round box closure that holds securely. Additionally it has a fold over safety catch.

In fine condition with a warm patina...

This clamper bracelet is circa 1940's. It measures 4" from top to bottom. The hinge is 3/4" long. I have not seen many Mexican, of this type in brass. The design is wonderful. The colorful abalone looks lovely in brass. The inside is marked HECHO EN MEXICO. It is in great condition.

An extraordinarily fine pair of 18K yellow gold double-sided cufflinks, the oval faces pave-set with round blue sapphires and round brilliant diamonds. The gemstones are of extremely high quality. The diamonds are graded as E/F color, VVS1 clarity and the sapphires as vivid, pure blue. The sapphires are set in black gold to further intensify the color. Each cufflink is marked "750" for 18K and is signed "Apogée"...

Fabulous collectible signed Hattie Carnegie pendant necklace with pendant that converts to a pin, in Chinoiserie style with a resin dragon simulating angel skin coral, with a rhinestone eye. Marked HATTIE CARNEGIE. 1960s. Spring ring clasp. Goldtone metal with textured finish. Greek key motif. The color of the dragon is slightly variegated to simulate the coloring of angel skin coral. Color is warmer than the photos may show...

Monumental Antonio Pineda sterling silver [970] cut out earrings

Taxco, Mexico

Screw backs

3 5/8" long x 2 1/8" wide

Weight - 36+ grams in total

Marked with Antonio mark, eagle mark and 970

These are truly spectacular and in excellent condition

Chic vintage French Art Deco modernist necklace with oblong Bakelite beads capped in chrome plated hemispheres, alternating with matching chrome beads and stacks of the chrome hemispheres, with French screw barrel clasp. Possibly as early as 1930s, although I have owned a 1980s Yves Saint Laurent necklace with the same stacked hemisphere design. The Bakelite beads all test positive with Simichrome, and are translucent, some with marbling...

A classic vintage Mikimoto brooch featuring pearls set in 14K yellow gold. The swirled design includes ten pearls of superb quality, estimated at AA quality. The surfaces are smooth, the luster is bright and the body color is cream with rose overtones. The pearls range in size from 5.5 to 7.7 millimeters. The gold “leaves” are pierced to provide a sense of lightness despite the pin’s relatively generous size. The back retains the original typical Mikimoto clasp and is signed with Miki...

Pair of high content silver, pre-owned, Turkmen forearm cuffs, with inset carnelians. Very heavy, these are 310 grams each or 620 grams total. Inner circumference sizes are: 17.2cm and 19cm on and 17.9m and 20cm on the other. These can be presumably be adjusted silversmith or someone with just a good grip!

An eight coin bracelet that features seven Ethiopian coins and a five (5) corona coin, Franz Joseph IV Kaiser Schiede Munze 1858. The 1 Ghersh Ethiopian coins have Menelik II on one side side and the lion of Judah with flag on the other. The Austrian coin is the center coin. The coins show signs of wear appropriate for age.

These oval cuff links display a well known Mexican relic character (see pictures). They are very well crafted with a copper eye and azurmalachite on obsidian. They measure 1" x 5/8" x 1/8". They are in fine condition. The toggles are marked ALPACA (but the faces are silver).

This openwork, rectangular ring of organic form is set with a highly polished chrysoprase bead. It is unmarked, but is clearly the work of a studio jeweler. It tests as silver, and has a rough, unfinished feel but is well constructed. The setting measures about 1 inch by 5/8 inch; the ring is sized at about a 6 1/4. Gross weightL 12 grams

Very chic unusual vintage 1970s French long sautoir necklace with double snake chains in dark goldtone metal, and stations with large translucent tortoise Lucite rings with large rhinestone balls with brilliant clear rhinestones, and a characteristically French S hook clasp. The rings reference French Art Deco glass rings found on necklaces from the 1920s and 1930s. 33 inches wearable length and 1 1/16 inches wide at the rings. Excellent condition and all stones are very bright and better than t...

These petite earrings feature central disks of faux turquoise set in pinwheel-like frames, reminiscent of southwest U.S. or Mexican design. They have working screw backs and can be easily converted to posts. The screws are marked sterling with a capital F in circle, possibly for George H. Fuller & Son, Pawtucket, RI. (The mark may apply to the fittings only.) They measure ½ inch in diameter.

Featuring a clean impressed linear decoration enhanced with oxidation, this unmarked bangle looks to have been inspired by Mexican or Native American design of the U.S. Southwest. It has a graduated width and interesting, irregular-shaped terminals. There is a little bit of give in the fit, but the bracelet is quite strong and has retained its shape. It tests definitively for sterling silver. The bangle has an inner circumference of just under 8 inches and measures 2 3/8 inches across the openin...

This ring is adjustable in size. The carved picture piece is bezel-set and measures 5/8" x 3/8". It is a lovely depiction of a Hummingbird. The carving is in black, sprinkled with red on the head. It is signed by the artist. The setting is decorative and marked STERL. The shank is marked STER. SHANK. It is in excellent condition.

This lovely ring is adjustable in size. It has a great, Taxco Mexico design. It features a sparkly, goldstone: bezel-set. It is marked and signed TAXCO MEXICO 925 in a circle with the silversmith's initials in the middle: APF. The other mark is the "spread eagle" assay mark with the number 3 in the middle. The stone is orange with several tiny gold sparkles. It is in excellent condition.

A nice 18K gold figural stick pin in the form of a bear, nicely detailed with engraved fur. The stem is spiraled, indicating an earlier date. Tested and guaranteed 18K.

Ca. 1860. Condition: excellent, sharp detail. Dimensions: head, 5/8” x 5/16”; overall length, 2-5/8”. Weight: 3.5 gr.

A fine pair of French Art Nouveau 18K yellow gold cufflinks, the double faces in the form of snarling mythological griffins. The details are beautifully worked. Mythological beasts such as griffins, dragons and sphinxes were especially popular in Art Nouveau jewels by French makers. Each cufflink has one face that is smaller than the other so that it can more easily be slipped through the cuff hole. Each cufflink is hallmarked with the French “tete d’aigle”stamp for 18K.

Origin: Fran...

Phyllis Mark modernist aluminum kinetic necklace

1970s

Pendant - 5 1/4" x 3 1/8"

Neck ring measures 14 3/4" round

This necklace is part of a small series of pendants that the renowned sculptor designed during the early 1970's

Marked on verso Phyllis Mark '71

Very good vintage condition with minor surface scratches

A pair of carved shell cameo 800 silver screwback earrings from the 1940s. This pair measures 5/8 x 1/2" across the hand carved cameo portraits of a young woman, the backs are stamped 800, they weigh 5.1 grams and they are in excellent condition with no 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. Tracked Packet shippi...

A vintage pair of sterling silver Mid Century Modernist screw back earrings by Betty Cooke.

Amoeba shaped, thick sterling. Opposites so frame the face when worn.

Measure about 5/8" long and 5/8" at the widest.

Signed Cooke on the back of each earring.

Have some minor surface scratches and a little tarnish. Screw backs hold securely.

Finely crafted with a sleek modernist design. Highly sort after studio pieces.

A large vintage cross pendant in Sterling Silver with Coral, Amethyst and Turquoise designed by Matilde Poulat and executed by her nephew, Ricardo Salas. Marked with both the Salas and Eagle #129 marks which is unusual.

Cross measures 3 1/4" tall including the small bale and 2 1/4" wide.

Marked MATL Mexico, 925 and Salas. Also marked MREG 142093 and Eagle #129.

Amethyst stones are pyramid shaped and have natural occlusions. Some of the coral stones are different thicknesses. There a...

A 1920’s large shell cameo with an unusual shape depicts a lady with flowers in her hair and a diamond necklace around her neck which is set with a single-cut diamond. Instead of the usual oval or rectangular shape this cameo has cut corners making it into an octagon. The cameo measures 1 13/16” by 1 1/8”, which is set in a 14Kt white gold filigree frame and the overall measurements of the broach / pendant is 2 1/8” by 1 13/16”.

An Arts and Crafts period pendant in 830 silver with 8 bezel set round garnets, 2 teardrop shaped garnets and a central pearl. Also has a bezel set pearl in the bottom dangle.

Marked 830 for the silver standard and what looks like conjoined 'AG' or 'GA'. Has a swivel bale.

Pendant measures almost 1 3/4" high with the bale and 1 3/8" at the widest. The silver colored chain measures 23" long and has a spring clasp that closes securely. Not sure of the silver content of the chain.

Fine co...

Dimensions: 2" square

Hallmark: Cadoro with C in oval cartouche

Circa: 1950s

Felipe Martinez was a sculptor, then a stone cutter for Hubert Harmon, before he opened his own taller "Piedra Y Plata" in 1950.

This necklace is a spectacular piece with carved and polished onyx in an edgy modernist design. A very rare necklace in collector quality. Stones are flawless.

Closed, wearable length is just over 16". The centerpiece is 3" wide, 3 3/8" tall.

Weight is 118.2 grams.

Signed and hallmarked "Taxco Martinez Sterling".

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A wonderful example of the cc. 1910 era jewelry of this stick pin, set with a lively fiery 3 X 5 millimeter oval cabochon opal. The edge of the stick pin is decorated by circle like designs. Any lapel accentuated by this pin would look great. The pin is marked with the maker’s mark S – M and 14K.

This pretty pin measures 7/8” across. Some of the leaves are enameled in shades of green, yellow and orange, alternating with leaves set with 3 seed pearls each. (The colors make it perfect for Spring or Fall!) It is centered by another seed pearl. The findings are original, with an interesting security clasp. The clasp has a maker’s mark: an arrow with a circle at the end, most likely for Robert Klitz, of New York. It doesn’t have a hallmark, but it tests for 14k gold. Circa 1900. The ph...

An attracted 18K yellow gold mesh bracelet studded with small round rubies. The design of the mesh has an element of Gothic tracery. As is typical of jewelry from the Retro period, the rubies are synthetic. The clasp is stamped for 18K.

Origin: Continental Europe, ca. 1935. Condition: excellent. Dimensions: 1-1/8” x 8-3/8”. Weight: 58.8 gr. Approximate Total Ruby Weight: 1.51 cts.

Stunning very big Art Deco / Arts & Crafts silver ring with a large rectangular smoky quartz stone in a prong setting. German, circa 1920, marked 835 for silver content. The stone, which has many naturally occurring inclusions, has been verified by a gemologist. Ring size 8. The top is just under 7/8 inch square. The stone is 17mm by 15mm. Excellent condition. No losses or cracks in the stone. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.

This brooch was made by W. A. P. Watson in Solihul, England using the trade name of Exquisite (Hallmarked) from about the late 1940s to the 1970s. This cornflower brooch is 2 3/4" x 2 1/4" ( 5.5CM x 4.4CM). The brooches come in two sizes: 6-7cm x 4-5 cm)

A stunning Art Nouveau medallist brooch depicting Athena, goddess of wisdom and war, and patron of the arts, in 18K gold. The goddess is depicted with several of her attributes, including a dragon-topped war helmet, a wreath of olive leaves, an owl, and a drama mask representing the arts. Her helmet is studded with a star-set ruby and a band of rose-cut diamonds and she wears a necklace of rose-cut diamonds. This design was created by Louis Armand Rault, a lead designer for Boucheron 1868-75. Th...

This mid-century Antonio Pineda necklace is a book-piece design, shown with amethysts on p.119 of Silver Seduction. With a wearable length of 16", this is a sleek modernist piece which lays beautifully on the neck. Looks and feels luxurious, with a weight of 152 grams. Signed and hallmarked with the Antonio Taxco crown, eagle assay 2, Mexico 925 AMC. In excellent vintage condition. Width in front is 1 1/2".

An irregular shaped piece of amber is mounted in a handmade bezel. The mounting is decorated with hand-applied silver biomorphic protrusions. The bailbears the Krakow mark for .916 silver, with an additional mark indicating added metal, although all of the metal tests as silver. The pendant measures 2 ½ inches long, including the bail and jump ring, and 1 3/8 inches wide.

Ray Urban modernist sterling silver brooch

Fausing

Denmark

1 7/8" x 1 1/8"

Excellent vintage condition

A delightful Art Nouveau 18K yellow gold slide locket, the cover ornately decorated with a rooster crowing at a rose cut diamond sun. The scene is completed with farm implements in the foreground and a view of wheat field in the distance. The rooster is, of course, a national symbol of France. Though most slide lockets were made in France, this example does not have French hallmarks. Tested and guaranteed 18K.

Ca. 1900. Condition: excellent; sharp detail. Size: 1-1/8” x 1-1/4” (exclu...

A vintage c1920s silverplated 1-3/8 x 1" Egyptian style scarab pin. The glass scarab is claw-set and the pin retains some of the original black and brown painting. It has a c-clasp and it is unsigned; it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than the wear to some of the paint. 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...

A wonderful, heavy 14K yellow gold fob seal of oval form surmounted by a pair of snarling chimera heads with curling tongues. These creatures from Greek mythology were part lion, part goat and part dragon and could breathe fire. The most famous chimera was killed by the hero Bellerophon with the help of the winged horse Pegasus. The engraved details on the heads are very well done are accented with further foliate engraving along the bottom edge of the seal. The base was never engraved. Tes...

Angel Skin Coral bead Necklace .25" beads in a lovely pink white. The clasp is gold tone and length is just at 16" without clasp end. Weight 22g

Vintage 3pc lot of silver early circa 1925 floral foliate link bracelets. Over 40 grams - what a buy - perfect for resale:.
(A) The earliest with fold over clasp possibly early Felch, Peruzzi Boston, Hobe, etc. with applied flower petals unmarked - tested at least 90% - 7 1/2 X 3/4"; FREE with purchace of next two.
(B) Early showing oldest spring ring clasp, applied petals 8 X 9/16" stamped Sterling oval;
(C) Marked Felch & Co Danecraft Acorn wreath with early spring ring closure - ...

This is a Mexican silver vintage Margot de Taxco necklace that bares an early design #5204. The piece is almost 16in. long and sits on the neck .75in. tall. The earrings weigh 15 grams and is 7/8th in. wide and is 1 1/8in. tall. The necklace is impeccably made and weighs 99 grams. It is in perfect condition and is properly hallmarked as shown. This one is hard to let go of and is breathtaking, just LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!

A 14Kt yellow gold vintage tankard / stein charm that has a movable lid that opens. The tankard is 9/16’ tall and the diameter of the bottom is 5/16”.

A Mexican sterling silver abalone shell starfish modernist abstract pin brooch from the 1950. This 2 x 1-3/4" pin is in the shape of an amorphic or stylized abstract starfish and the abalone shell has vivid pink and green flash (much more intense than in our pictures) . It is stamped HECHO EN MEXICO 925 MA STERLING with an engraved FW in a triangle mark. It has a safety clasp, it weighs 12.5 grams and it is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses...

Jan Lohmann modernist sterling silver and lapis bracelet

Denmark

1970

Wearable length - 6 3/4"

Width - 1" to 1 1/2" when top stone is included

This heavy and solid bracelet weighs a hefty 98.50 grams

Marked Denamrk, Lohmann, 925

Very good vintage condition

A purple glass flapper bead necklace circa 1930s. This Art Deco 50" purple moonstone-style glass beaded necklace features molded purple glass beads which have a soft semi-opaque look. The links are gold plated brass and it has a spring-ring catch. It can be worn long or doubled (doubled in our picture), and this Deco vintage beauty is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than some minor wear to the gold plating. All it...

Composed of cast rectangular double links, this classy bracelet from the 1960s-1970s is sturdy and well made with completely soldered connecting bars. The bracelet has a good heft and a secure, clever clasp with a pressure spring closure. The bracelet is marked for sterling, with a partial mark of ITALY and a double-struck partial sterling mark. The bracelet measures 7 ¾ inches long and a little over ¼ inch wide. Weight: 29.6 grams

Stunning vintage fringed necklace in textured goldtone metal with very big glass based teardrop shaped baroque faux pearls, modernist oblong chain link elements, and decorated connecting links. 1960s. Not marked, however, the design, materials and findings are characteristically French. I have another necklace listed with these distinctive chain links. A fabulous and very modern day or evening piece. Hook closure.

Wearable length is 16 inches and width is 2 inches. Excellent con...

This great pear shaped ring is a real blast from the past, a blast of diamonds that is! A 1960-s beauty set in 14Kt gold and decorated by 87 diamonds. There are 43 various straight and tapered diamond baguettes set on the outer edge of the ring, while the center cluster is decorated by 44 brilliant cut diamonds. The approximate total weight of all 87 H-I color and VS2-SI1 clarity diamonds is 3.50Ct. The ring is a size 8 ¼ and can easily be sized.