All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1478880 (stock #406)
One of Margot's most famous and iconic designs, this wonderful bracelet features alternating links of AM & PM set above a darkened background along with a dangling Hour Glass Charm. The bracelet measures 6 1/2" long by 5/8" wide, the charm measures 1 1/2" long by 1" wide with a total weight of 58.4 grams. Hallmarked Margot de Taxco, Sterling Made in Mexico, 5201 and the eagle stamp. In good condition with a secure clasp and safety chain...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1970 item #1460362
A classic Venetian Etruscan 18K gold charm set with oval amethysts. The gold surfaces are ornately worked with rosettes, beaded and rope-twist decoration. The amethysts have nice intense violet color that contrasts beautifully with the surrounding gold. Charms of this type are usually extremely large, but this example is in a rare smaller size that’s easier to wear on a bracelet or as a pendant. Tested and guaranteed 18K.
  • Origin: Italy, ca...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1970 item #1404475
A large 18K gold, ruby & diamond love pendant (“medaille d’amour”) with a rebus spelling out “plus qu’hier, moins que demain” (“more than yesterday, less than tomorrow”), a line from the love poem written by Rosemonde Gérard to her husband Edmond Rostand author of “Cyrano,” in 1889. The word plus is represented by a plus sign set with a small rose cut diamond, while “moins” is represented by a minus sign set with small synthetic rubies...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1478705 (stock #400)
Heavy 970 Silver open work bracelet by the famous Antonio Pineda. Measures 7" long by 1" wide and weighs a hefty 116.5 grams. Hallmarked with the Antonio Taxco Crown, 970, Sterling Mexico, Silver with the eagle l7. Secure clasp and attached safety chain, some light age related wear. A special bracelet that you will love and wear for a lifetime.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1488649
Spratling designed this lovely work of art in the 1940's. The sterling silver basket holds 3 hand carved chalcedony stone flowers in varying shades of color. The brooch measures 2 7/8" across X 2 1/2" high & weighs 47 grams. The pin is in beautiful condition & fully hallmarked for Spratling on the reverse. The design is pictured on spratlingsilver.com and in Phyllis Goddard's book SPRATLING SILVER: A FIELD GUIDE.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #1369113
Vintage sterling clip earrings with intricately carved black onyx by Brazilian jeweler Burle Marx in the "forma livre" (free form) style. Burle Marx was particularly known for his use of large gemstones, often fashioned by carving or tumbling rather than being faceted, a technique he invented in 1948. These beautiful earrings measure 1 1/4" by 1 1/8" and are in fine original condition. The stones are free of chips, cracks or scratches. Weighing 36 grams total, they are signed as shown...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1960 item #1385235
For anniversary jewelry, there's nothing more romantic than this rare 18K yellow gold, diamond and ruby love token (“medaille d’amour”) ring with a rebus spelling out “Plus qu’hier, moins que demain” (“More than yesterday, less than tomorrow”), a line from a love poem written by Rosemonde Gérard to her husband Edmond Rostand (author of “Cyrano de Bergerac”) in 1889...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1420479 (stock #200323)
Circa 1940-1945, here is a superb hand-wrought necklace produced by Ana María Nünez de Brilanti, whose work is known as "Victoria". Brilanti opened her shop in Taxco in 1940, and named her shop Plateria Victoria, after her daughter. Brilanti is well known for her original designs and excellent craftsmanship, and this necklace is one of her earliest works...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1970 item #1474466 (stock #15925)
Stunning and rare, especially in its use of the specific stone, this vintage Mexican silver necklace features a combination pin / pendant signed by Taxco's foremost lapidary, Felipe Martinez, and a substantial chain from the same period which I believe might be by the same maestro as it bears an Eagle assay mark that Martinez used. And yes, the superbly carved "mask" is teased out of tiger's eye stone though a more unusual kind that it often referred to as "hawk's" or "falcon's eye"...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Edwardian : Pre 1920 item #1490142 (stock #RR09145)
This is one of our very favorite rings. It would make a lovely engagement ring for a woman who wants something a bit different, and the green & red stones make it great for St. Patrick’s, Christmas, or really any time at all! The central diamond is approximately 20 points (1/5 of a carat, but looks bigger), and is set in platinum. The rest of the setting is made of unmarked but tested 14k gold of a lovely rich yellow. There are 4 tiny rubies and 3 tiny green demantoid garnets...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1940 item #85620 (stock #hobe20M)
Old Hobe. Superb craftsmanship and quality of materials gives this necklace the appearance of true gemstones. Delicate yet of real presence. Faceted glass stones, unfoiled. 17" end to end.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Art Nouveau : Pre 1910 item #1255260
A particularly lovely Art Nouveau enameled 14K gold flower pin in the form of an iris. The flower is enhanced with iridescent enamels in delicate shades of green, cream and purple. A 3-point old mine cut diamond is nestled in the center of the blossom. The flower petals are deeply ruffled and finely engraved for added texture. The back retains the original clasp, stamped with the mark for Whiteside & Blank, but the pinstem has been replaced.

Origin: America, ca. 1900...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Art Nouveau : Pre 1910 item #1394530
A gorgeous enameled pansy, worked in several shades of purple and lavender is featured in this ring converted from a Victorian earring. The enamel has a soft velvety appearance and is accented at the center with a small pearl. The pansy is set on a sturdy 14K gold split shank...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #947255 (stock #KJL33N)
Large and glamorous, the color combination of rich purple and deep blue cabochons accentuated by tiny pearls makes for a stunning necklace. The unusual shape of the bib provides a prominent and dramatic display when worn. The bottom of the bib is 12" across, 3 1/2" high. The necklace is approximately 16" end to end. The oval name plate is stamped KJL.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Art Nouveau : Pre 1910 item #1412578
A gorgeous enameled pansy, worked in several shades of bluish-purple is featured in this ring converted from a Victorian pin. The enamel has a soft velvety appearance and is accented at the center with a small pearl. The pansy is set on a sturdy 14K gold split shank...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Scandinavian : Pre 1970 item #1354465
Exceptional sculptural, tactile sterling bracelet designed by the Swedish silversmith Rey Urban for the Danish company A. Fausing. Measuring 7 5/8" end to end, it is 1" wide and weighs 91 grams. The clasp interlocks and looks continuous on the wrist. All of the links move and are fluid when on. It is in fine original condition and signed as shown. Very industrial and architectural looking. A Modernist masterpiece !
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1970 item #1139239
An outstanding Venetian Etruscan Revival 18K yellow gold fob charm in the form of a crown. The bottom of the charm is set with a 9-carat oval brilliant amethyst of nice color. The sides of the charm are set with small round glass gemstones imitating small amethysts. The upper scrolls of the crown enclose a round cultured pearl. The gold surfaces are heavily decorated with rosettes and wirework. Tested and guaranteed 18K.

Origin: Italy, ca. 1960. Condition: excellent. Size: 1” x 1-1/4...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #1402497
A colorful 18K gold and gemstone ring from the “Rainbow Collection” by H Stern. Created in the 1980’s, the collection was intended to show off the variety of colored gemstones available from Stern’s Brazilian mines and also the artistry of the company’s designers in the subtly graduated colors that reproduce the colors of the rainbow spectrum. The selection includes garnet, amethyst, citrine, peridot, and blue topaz. The interior of the shank is marked “750” for 18K and bears St...