All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Gold : Pre 1950 item #750930 (stock #gam-65)
This is a stately pair of vintage gold filled lozenge shaped tiger eye toggle back cuff links, the natural striations in the stone creating rich depth to the stone, marked 1/20 12K GF; Measures 3/4 in long, tiger eye-1/2 in x 3/8 in. Very good condition with original exposed glue on back, minor surface scratches.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Strands : Jewels : Pre 1950 item #1178253
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Fabulous vintage very long necklace of carved round creamy white or celadon jade beads graduating from 8 mm to 13 mm at the center. With original silver screw clasp. Circa 1940. Possibly Chinese. The beads have a slightly matte finish. Very weighty at 198 grams. It has been professionally restrung on very fine silvertone fabric covered soft flexible wire. 48 inches long and 1/2 inch wide at center bead. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1448739 (stock #0001927)
Circa 1930's - 1940's, this early Mexican necklace is an absolute work of art. Signed and hallmarked "Ingrid's Silver". Ingrid's was a shop which retailed silver and hollowware from various silversmiths, among them Jorge "Chato" Castillo. This necklace pulls out all the stops. It's a fabulous modernist/deco design, composed of alternating cylinders of amethyst and sterling silver. The center silver cylinder measures 1 13/16" x 7/8", with a depth of 5/8". The silver panels graduate in size...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1488460 (stock #16015)
A rare example of Jose Luis Flores's work to come upon, this distinctly modernist necklace made my day when I discovered it. I have in the past sold the matching bracelet to it but this specific form eluded me for the longest of times and I am thrilled to be offering it here. Made up of links constructed using overlay, hand-cutting and chasing as well as oxidation, it brings to mind Teran's biomorphism and the design's execution is flawless...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Ethnic : Far Eastern : Pre 1950 item #1048770 (stock #860)
A Fine Translucent Apple Green Jade with Diamond Pendant: China, early 1900s, marked 14 K. The very brilliant and translucent apple-green pea-pod shape (?) jadeite with a diamind set in a 14 karat clasp, well carved pendant. It measures 3.6cm long and 1,2cm diameter
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1440597
This necklace was produced by P. Ochoa in Mexico City during the 1930's - 1940's. One seldom comes across the work of this silversmith, whose work closely mirrors that of Matilde Poulat. This necklace is hand-wrought with a carved onyx face/mask sitting within a highly detailed repoussé headdress. The centerpiece measures 1 13/16" x 1 15/16"...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1950 item #1491439 (stock #16022)
A masterfully crafted, meticulously finished frame of sterling lily pads accented with tiny beading and elegant little wire swirls surrounds a flat-top amethyst gem in the vintage studio ring I am presenting here. This type of silver-work and the specific foliate motif is easily identified as created by Mary Gage, one of the most talented - and indeed most eccentric - silversmiths of the late American Arts and Crafts movement...
A handsome pair of 14K yellow gold cufflinks and three shirt studs fashioned as buttons. The buttons are nicely detailed, complete with gold “stitches.” The cufflinks are signed “Tiffany & Co.”, the studs are signed “T & Co.”, and each piece has Larter’s 14K manufacturer’s mark.

Origin: America, ca. 1950. Condition: excellent. Size: cufflinks, 9/16” diameter; studs, 5/16” diameter. Weight: 14.3 grams.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1063924
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Beautiful dimensional bracelet with repousse work in pre-Columbian style motifs. Circa 1940. Marked STERLING 925 TAXCO MEX and signed CP or OP. It weighs 51 grams. This piece and most of the other Mexican silver I have listed came from one long time collector's estate. 3 3/4 inches wide in front and with a wearable length (when the edges meet) of 6 1/2 inches. Overall excellent condition...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Retro : Pre 1950 item #1055782 (stock #vj201087)
Circa 1940s size 7 14K rose and white gold eternity ring with 16 diamonds set in crescent moons made of white gold, 12 rubies set in curved flowers. Hallmarked 14K, width is 9.5 mm (approximately 3/8 inch), weight is 6.7 grams. LAYAWAY AVAILABLE!
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1485438 (stock #600)
Los Castillo is known for their superb silver repousse work and this stunning bracelet is an outstanding example of that skill. Two large vary ornate fish sitting on two blue Art Glass cabochons curve around the wrist ending with silver shells at the clasp in the back. It measures 6 1/2" long by 2" wide at the front tapering to 1" at the back and is quite heavy at 97.9 grams...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Silver : Pre 1950 item #1201945
A fine and very early pair of silver cufflinks in the “Maya” pattern by Margot de Taxco. Margot established her own studio in 1948. The “Maya” pattern, displaying a strongly-featured native Mexican man in profile, became one of her iconic designs. The cufflinks are generously sized and retain a nice patina...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Pre 1950 item #710709 (stock #gam-12)
This very fine pair of Modernist sterling silver pyramid rope form cufflinks could have come from the fashion pages of any current menswear magazine, circa 1945, toggle backs, marked on the back STERLING; Measurements: 5/8 in long x 1/4 in. wide; Excellent condition; may need cleaning.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1461437 (stock #15497)
Bearing the signature of Pedro Castillo who opened his own workshop in 1940, after having worked for both William Spratling and Hector Aguilar this early Taxco modernist necklace is made using the overlay technique which has also been enhanced by purposeful oxidation...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1492139 (stock #17642)
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The early hallmarks on this brooch date 1940-1945. This pin was designed by Valentin Vidaurreta. Shown with onyx stones on p.79, II-12 in "Silver Masters of Mexico", also noted in this book is that Vidaurreta produced work both in his own workshop and at the Taller Borda, and that the pieces sold at Taller Borda were marked with the HA mark until the 1950's. This is an outstanding piece, large, exquisitely hand-crafted, and collector quality. Four tulips with amethyst centers are gently c...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1950 item #637422
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Outstanding vintage Art Deco/Retro Moderne horse form figural brooch in ebonized carved wood with inlaid silver detail. Circa 1945. Unsigned, most likely by Elzac Inc., which produced jewelry from materials such as ceramic, Lucite, fur, feathers, cloth, and wood during World War II when other materials were in short supply.

With an embedded pin back and with silver decoration, including beads around the collar and along the mane, and thin wires above and below the beads around the collar....

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Pre 1950 item #746989 (stock #g304-2)
The cowrie shell was an ancient spiritual symbol for good fortune and wealth. Add some magic on your finger with this organic vintage handcrafted sterling silver ring, featuring a beautifully marked cowrie shell, no hallmarks. Ring size-3; Shell measures 1"; Condition is excellent.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Silver : Pre 1950 item #1008369
A handsome pair of sterling silver cufflinks by Georg Jensen. The rectangular faces are severely designed in the Art Deco style, with only a series of parallel raised bands as decoration. The solid connectors are attached to hinged oval backs. The cufflinks are marked with the pattern number 80 and bear post-1945 Jensen hallmarks.

Origin: Denmark, ca. 1950. Condition: excellent. Size: 15/16" x 3/8". Weight: 15.6 grams.