A pair of vintage sterling silver 'SLING' ear cuffs or earrings by Tone Vigeland for Norway Designs Plus workshop. Meant to be worn around the ear without the need for piercing. Designed in 1958.
Measure 1 3/8" across and 1 7/8" high.
Marked with the ND and the Plus sign for Norway Designs Plus, conjoined TV for Tone Vigeland, Sterling, and 925S.
Fine condition minor surface scratches and tarnish.
Iconic design.
A signed Joel cream and brown enamel panels gold plated bracelet from the 1970s (we think). This heavy, fine quality 6-3/4 x 1-1/8" bracelet has tan panels alternating with narrow root beer brown panels with striations under the enamel. It has a box clasp and it it signed Joël (we haven't found any information on this firm). It in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs...
A vintage, modernist sterling silver ring designed by Pentti Sarpaneva for Turun Hopea Oy of Finland.
Design measures 5/8" high and 5/8" across. Ring measures about a 7 and can be adjusted up or down.
Marked with the intertwined TH for Turun Hopea, Crown mark for Finland, 830 for silver standard, Town Mark for Turku and date code U7 for 1973.
Solid and in fine condition. Has some scratches to the band. Great bold design.
One of the oldest and definitely one of the very few original workshops that are still in operation in Taxco, the Los Ballesteros taller created some of the best "mask" jewelry in the story of Mexico's 20th c. Silver Renaissance. Whether incorporated in rings, brooches, pendants or bracelets, their minimalist carved portraits are always finely executed and the silver-work which houses them quite often touches the monumental...
Confirmed unsigned Chanel necklace circa 1960 or 1970; I recently saw this same necklace with a Chanel hang tag with just the name in block lettering (no
season numbers or copyright symbols), which dates it to 1970 or prior. I had previously listed this necklace as a probable Chanel...
These are some stunning vintage Ciner earrings!! Being Ciner, these earrings have the trademark stone settings and fine jewelry look. They are in fabulous condition; doesn't look like they have been worn at all!The top and bottom pieces resemble a spade shape with a cylinder shape in the center between them. That center piece allows some movement. Surrounding the stones are lots of finely faceted rhinestones that give the appearance of diamonds...
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).
Here is a substantial 1970s handmade ring composed of a hammered disc mounted on a thick band. It is marked 925; there is no maker’s mark. The disc measures 1 inch in diameter; the ring size is about 8 1/4; the band is adjustable.
A sterling silver modernist pendant necklace with a brutalist design by Danish silversmith, Niels Erik (NE) From. Pendant is textured and oxidized and has a layer of gold in the center.
Marked From 925S on the back and also on the clasp.
The central pendant measures about 1 3/8" long and 1" high.
The necklace measures 16 1/4" long in total.
Clasp holds securely. The piece is in fine condition.
Classic Scandinavian design.
Lovely necklace and bracelet comprised of 10mm rose quartz and aventurine beads. The strands are hand knotted between each bead. The clasps are gilt sterling silver. The necklace is 26" long; the bracelet is 8" long. Excellent condition.
Molten caramel golds and shimmering coffee browns are reflected in warmly mellowed silver in this modernist Mexican pendant necklace with neck ring. Very Scandinavian in design, necklaces of this type are not very common in the world of vintage Mexican jewelry and I consider myself even luckier to have come upon this exquisite example because it is also a pre-1980 creation...
This Cadoro (or Hollywood Stars) brooch pin is 2 1/4" x 2 3/4" . It appears to be in mint condition. There are faux white coral all the way around. All are in tact. No missing or broken pieces. This item is in excellent vintage condition. It is hallmarked "Cadoro" on the back.
Cadoro Inc. NY was founded by Actor Steve Brody and Dan Staneskieu in 1945...
This popular Georg Jensen design features a deeply recessed, oxidized groove around the entire band that is embedded with tiny silver beads. The inside of the band bears the Jensen post-1945 mark, country and sterling marks, and design number of 60 B. The ring is sized at approximately an 8 1/4. Weight: 3.3 grams
Maestro Mateo is mostly known for his brutalist rings and his work spans the 1980 divide. Most of his pieces that were made after 1980 are wrought in 950 silver, which almost became the norm in Mexican jewelry during that period...
This pendant displays a great example of Danish silver jewelry. The artist is Erik Dennung and the piece is manufactured by Buch and Deichmann. Its diameter is 2 1/2". The Scandinavian, abstract, brutalist design sits within a concave disk, of sorts, and is 1/2" in height. This piece has a cool Modernist design and weighs 70 grams - 2 1/2 ounces. It is in excellent condition. The back is marked with the Buch & Deichmann manufacturer's mark (B + D below a circle, flanked by 2 vertical lines)...
Authentic, Natural, butterscotch, egg yolk, Baltic Amber Poland 天然琥珀 波羅的海琥珀 vintage necklace, formed of 118 amber beads in total including 20 various size larger square beads and 98 small irregular faced amber beads.
MEASUREMENTS: approximately:
Overall length in the single string from end to end: 97.5 cm (38.39 inches).
Overall length in the double string: 47 cm (18.5 inches).
The biggest middle bead measures: 24 mm
WEIGHT: Total is 126 grams in appr...
A heavy Mexican sterling silver necklace. This vintage 14-1/4" long Mexican .925 silver choker necklace is from the 1970s. This necklace consists of triple segmented trapezoidal 5/8" wide sections with wire loop links. It has a box clasp and it is stamped STERLING HECHO EN MEXICO DF 925 with an H maker's mark. It weighs an impressive 80.1 grams, and it is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...
I love the Los Ballesteros family of massive, “dimpled dot” hinged bracelets and I am constantly on the look out for great examples...