All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1950 item #1262740
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Rare early vintage Joseff of Hollywood heavy double chain Byzantine or Etruscan revival ornate necklace in dark antiqued goldtone metal with hook clasp. 1940s. Marked JOSEFF HOLLYWOOD. Joseff jewelry was designed and made for costuming in top Hollywood movies in the 30s through the 60s, and also sold to consumers in exclusive stores such as Nieman Marcus...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1480669 (stock #15909)
Bold, colorful and generously long this vintage Mexican chain necklace is signed by Cecilia and Tono, one of Taxco's most successful duos. The combination of chunky amethyst, slender sterling tubes and lozenge stations embellished with azur-malachite inlay is undoubtedly eye-catching and I love the irregular shape of the stone beads which underscores their hand-cut quality. Wear it alone or combine it with similar pieces, the result will be stunning either way...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1950 item #850066
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Beautiful chic and modern signed Tiffany gold bracelet great to wear alone, layer, or use as a starter charm bracelet. Marked TIFFANY and 14K. Circa 1950. With slide clasp and safety catch. It weighs 18 grams. Wearable length is 7 1/4 inches. 1/4 inch wide. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1950 item #818298
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Fabulous vintage bib necklace which is most likely a Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, from the 1930s or 1940s. With graduated sizes of beautiful solid glass dark blue beads in lily form, mounted on chains in a characteristic Hess for Haskell style, and with long dimensional brass leaves. The color is warmer than the photos depict. Slide clasp. 16 inches wearable length. The center drops 3 1/2 inches. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1465373 (stock #15589)
A Mexican version of the classic "giardinetto" jewelry, this set of Matilde Poulat earrings is rather unusual with its all-silver vase that holds the flowers...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1478760 (stock #406)
Beautifully designed and crafted, this early vintage bracelet features gorgeous Turquoise stones in both oval and round shapes set in thick heavy silver links. Hallmarked with the Antonio Taxco Crown mark, Silver Made in Mexico, ZZ555 and the eagle 17. Measures 6 1/2" long by 1" wide and is a hefty 71.4 grams. Secure clasp and safety chain. A stunning and seldom seen bracelet.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1476845 (stock #15514)
Generously long and imposing in its presence, this early Mexican Deco silver, copper and stone necklace with cascabeles is a great example of the way ancient Mesoamerican artifacts found their way into jewelry created during the country's 20th c. Silver Renaissance. Statuettes, clay "masks", beads of stone and silver, carved pieces of bone were unearthed on a daily basis in Mexico's countryside either by accident as people worked the land or as a result of deliberate "digging" to find them...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1492263
Spratling was known to have a large collection of Pre-Columbian Mayan & Olmec objects. He designed this necklace using hand wrought sterling silver beads, coral beads & hand carved obsidian Olmec figures most likely acquired from locals in the surrounding areas of Taxco, Mexico. The wearable length of the necklace is 16 inches and weighs 32 grams. Each carved image is unique and about 1/2" high. The necklace is in excellent condition. Clasp is tight & secure...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Tie Clasps and Stud Sets : Pre 1960 item #943156 (stock #gam-133)
Score a strike with that bowler in your life. A vintage silver tone tie clasp featuring a bowler in action, circa 1950's. Measures 1 1/2"; Condition is like new.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Silver : Pre 1960 item #713992 (stock #gam-42)
This is a chunky vintage Native American Indian sterling silver rectangular money clip having an abstract bird design oxidized and centered. We think this item was made for a lefty. Unidentified maker's mark on back, stylized snail, heavy, mid 20th century. Measurements: 7/8" x 3/4". Condition is very good with minor surface scratches.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1960 item #1090424
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Beautiful unusual French sautoir necklace with large dark violet blue and white translucent glass beads, opaque molded glass beads simulating carved lapis, small brilliant faceted blue and lavender purple glass beads, and large ornate stamped goldtone metal beads, all wired in dark goldtone metal. Spring ring clasp. 55 inches long and 5/8 inch wide at the metal beads. Excellent condition. One metal bead has some loss to the finish; pictured but not noticeable when worn...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Silver : Pre 1960 item #1220847 (stock #gam10137)
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Money going to the dogs? This is a fanciful sterling silver money clip with an applied Scottish Terrier on it. The clip is 1 5/8 inches long, nicely articulated, and is marked Sterling on the back. Excellent condition. Polished if requested.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Silver : Pre 1960 item #1342507
A nice pair of mid-century Mexican sterling silver cufflinks, the triangular faces set with amethysts carved to depict an ancient Aztec mask. The style of carving suggests either Abraham Paz or Fred Davis as the likely maker. The backs are marked "Plata Sterling 925".

Origin: Mexico, ca. 1950. Condition: excellent, all original. Dimensions: faces, 11/16" x 11/16". Weight: 8.1 gr.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1960 item #1166367
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Beautiful French necklace with amazing huge green melon shaped beads, small red glass spacer beads, and brilliant rhinestone rondelles held in dark brasstone metal. Possibly an early Chanel. It has been professionally restrung. There are probably one or more green beads missing, as they are not exactly perfectly graduated, however, this is not extremely noticeable when worn. There are also rhinestones missing from some of the rondelles; these have been strung at the back...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1960 item #1123946
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Luminous vintage aqua teal textured glass beaded clip earrings with all beads wired in dark brass and hanging from matching fine chains. French, 1950s or 1960s. Each earring has the same number of beads at the top and in the drops. 3 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Silver : Pre 1960 item #1231305
A terrific pair of French silver cufflinks, one face of each cufflink designed in a classic knot style, and the other end set with a green chalcedony carved to resemble a golf ball. The cufflinks are very versatile and can be worn with either the silver or the green faces showing. They’re very similar in style to the golf ball cufflinks designed by Hermès. The connectors are marked with French silver hallmarks and with the mark of an unidentified maker.

Origin: France, ca. 1950...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Silver : Pre 1960 item #713984 (stock #gam-41)
The perfect gift for any sailor who wants to compete, this sterling silver money clip is unique and handsome. The clip has an applied design of two sailboats and America's Cup logo. It is marked with the unidentified maker's mark SS inside a box and STERLING. It measures 2" by 1" and is in overall very good condition, showing some signs of use.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Silver : Pre 1960 item #1162141
A handsome pair of modernist cufflinks worked as concave silver discs centering collet-set amber cabochons with applied beads to the setting. The amber has a beautiful honey color and an abundance of the highly-prized natural discoid inclusions called “sun spangles”. These are often created by enhancements, but the spangles in this amber are naturally occurring. The toggles are marked “830”.

Origin: Denmark, ca. 1950s. Condition: excellent, nice patina. Size: 13/16” diameter...