All Items : Estate Jewelry : Platinum : Vintage : Pre 1930 item #1369328
An elegant Art Deco ring in platinum set with diamonds, sapphires and a 7-mm pearl. The octagonal face is bordered with sixteen single-cut diamonds (H/SI2) enclosing a border of calibre-cut sapphires around the center pearl. The pearl has excellent luster and overtones...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1930 item #1350543
A lovely 18K yellow gold, diamond and ruby love pendant ("medille d'amour") 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 : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1930 item #1309385
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Stunning cocktail sized antique silver ring with an Austro Hungarian or early Art Deco look, with a very big oval genuine citrine stone. Circa 1900 to 1930. Unmarked but tests positive for sterling silver. The stone is gemologist verified. Ring size 5 1/2 and will fit up to a size 6 finger. The top is 1 1/8 inches long and 3/4 inch wide. The citrine is 18 mm by 15 mm. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Gold : Pre 1930 item #827343 (stock #gamV-78)
For the King of the Beasts, this is an incredibly detailed and heavy vintage pair of 14K yellow gold lion-form toggle back cufflinks and tie lapel pin with sparkling diamond eyes and mouth, crafted by Baumf, 1875-1925. Each marked 14K, Baumf; Weight: 33.3g; Size: Cufflinks- 1" x 7/8", Tie Pin-7/8 x 3/4; Condition is like new.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Deco : Pre 1930 item #1350962
An elegant pair of Art Deco drop earrings featuring elongated teardrops of rich green chalcedony, accented with small natural pearls, and suspended from 18K white gold leaf-shaped surmounts. The chalcedony has a particularly nice color and excellent translucency. These earrings are a good example of transitional jewelry between the Edwardian style, with its use of white metal and pearls, and the Art Deco style, with its emphasis on scale and color...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Ethnic : Far Eastern : Pre 1930 item #793751 (stock #0013)
It is a Gilt Silver Brooch made for Straits Chinese in early 20th century circa 1920s to 30s or can be earlier, it is called Kerongsang used with the buttonless elegance Baju Kebaya of Nyonya, being used as the substitute of button and as brooch or ornaments, made of silver repousse and of birds and flora pattern, please ask for more info and photos, and happy browsing my gallery!!
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1930 item #1320404
A lovely two-sided 18K gold and crystal photo locket by Parisian jeweler Charles Garnier. This style of locket became popular in the latter half of the 19th century and was revived from time to time up through the Edwardian era. NOTE: The pale green interior is used only for photographic purposes. The lockets were worn with a photograph showing from each side or with a single photograph on the front and a memento of some sort (a lock of hair or a pressed flower) on the back...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Gold : Pre 1930 item #1263037
A really beautiful pair of double-sided Edwardian 14K white gold cufflinks, the round faces ornately pierced in design reminiscent of the rose windows in Gothic cathedrals. One face of each pair is centered with a pale blue sapphire that contrasts nicely with the surrounding white metal. The cufflinks take on a wide range of appearance depending on the color of shirt fabric showing through the piercing. The connectors are hallmarked by Taylor & Co.

Origin: America, ca. 1915...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Gold : Pre 1930 item #1332902
A handsome pair of classic Art Deco double-sided 14K yellow gold cufflinks, the faces enhanced with engine-turned engraving and opaque navy blue champlevé enamel bands. The connectors stamped with the maker’s mark for Irving Heidelscheimer (Newark, NJ).

Origin: America, ca. 1920. Condition: excellent, no enamel damage. Dimensions: 9/16†diameter. Weight: 5.7 gr.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Period : Pre 1930 item #696536
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A fabulous vintage Chinese sterling bracelet with large jade cabochons and beautifully detailed figural decorations executed in a layered shadowbox technique, with an openwork panel over a backing panel. Each of the four figures are different. Marked MADE IN CHINA in a diamond shaped cartouche, with an illegible word before the word China. Tests positive for sterling silver. Circa 1900 - 1930. Very substantial at 3.1 ounces/88 grams and drapes beautifully because of its weight...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Deco : Pre 1930 item #1476531 (stock #15935)
The busy, ever-changing worlds of the bottom of the sea and the shores of tranquil lakes unfold themselves in the carefully worked repousse silver frames surrounding the chunky turquoise "rocks" that adorn this early 20th c. Chinese necklace and earrings set. I never cease to be amazed at the amount of minute detail Chinese silversmiths were able to condense into such small spaces without ever losing the crispness of each motif...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Tie Clasps and Stud Sets : Pre 1930 item #712936 (stock #gam-38)
This is a very fine winter white guilloche enamel in sterling silver two-sided cufflinks and three piece stud set in original case, circa 1920's, unknown maker's mark and STERLING on back of cufflinks. Studs are marked STERLING. Measurements: Cufflinks- 1/2 in diameter, Studs- 1/4 in. diameter. Condition is excellent.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Art Nouveau : Pre 1930 item #1390139
A fabulous Art Nouveau 14K gold ring set with a round brilliant cut peridot flanked by seed pearls. The gem is set in a distinctly Gothic revival quatrefoil design. The gold surfaces are hand-finished and have a matte surface typical of Art Nouveau jewels. The peridot has excellent color and clarity that contrasts beautifully with the bright white pearls. Converted from a stickpin, the piece is now a gorgeous ring...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Art Nouveau : Pre 1930 item #1408329
A lovely 14K gold pendant designed as a young woman's face captured in a crescent moon. She wears a large brimmed bucket hat with trailing ribbons in the style of the early 20s. In Victorian jewelry symbology, the crescent moon was a reminder of the moon goddess Selene (AKA Luna) and was often used to signal female empowerment. The reverse is marked "14K."
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All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1930 item #1463808
The wonderful gold medal won by James Ephraim Narraway at the 1929 tournament of the Correspondence Chess League of America (CCLA). The medal features a black and white enameled chessboard surrounded by a laurel wreath and surmounted by a crown. The back is engraved “C.C.L.A. 1929 Leaderhip ‘A’ 1st Prize Won By J. E Narraway.” The medal was likely originally attached to a neck ribbon, but would be really nice worn today as a pendant or on a chunky charm bracelet...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Gold : Pre 1930 item #950950
A beautiful pair of Art Deco double-faced cufflinks, the faces decorated in checkerboard fashion with diamonds and sapphires. The round brilliant-cut diamonds are estimated at I color, VS1 clarity. The sapphires have medium tone and are vivid slightly violetish-blue in color. The gold surfaces are treated in the matte Russian finish. The faces are connected by chains. The backs of the faces are signed “A E Betteridge”, a luxury jeweler in Connecticut since the late 19th century, and are...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Silver : Pre 1930 item #1258294
A fascinating pair of double-sided Continental silver cufflinks, each face featuring the image of Medusa. The faces are intended to suggest ancient coins, but the stylized lines are very much in the Cubist style. Though her appearance was capable of turning a man to stone, Medusa's image was often used to ward off evil spirits. The backs are stamped with French import marks.

Origin: Europe, ca. 1915. Condition: excellent, sharp detail. Dimensions: larger faces, 7/8" diameter. Weight: 16....

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1930 item #1450316 (stock #15531)
True to the philosophy of the Arts and Crafts movement which valued artistry and craftsmanship at the expense of ostentatious materials this early 20th c. ring is wrought in silver and centered by a glorious Peking glass cabochon. The ring’s bezel is supported by laurel leaves, their layering given depth by oxidation while the white swirls in the green cab bestow it the dynamism of turbulent water. Currently a sz 4.25 US the ring is easily resizable. Its face is 1 1/8” N-S and 5/8” E-W, h...