Tortolani's beautiful jewelry was hand cast in pewter, then hand polished and finished in gold or silver plate. This brooch is sleek in design yet it has much attention to small details. The three faux pearls add a a rounded touch to the piece. 2 1/2" by 2" approximately.

This deLillo pin is heavy and large, measuring three inches across. Circa the mid sixties. William de Lillo was born in Belgian, and worked for Tiffany and Harry Winston in NY before joining up with Robert F. Clark (former head designer for Miriam Haskell) to form the de Lillo creative team in 1967. Their costume jewelry is of the highest quality and ingenious design, using the finest Swarovski crystal stones and beads...

A Continental champagne and cinnamon rhinestone necklace and earrings set with a heart shaped necklace circa 1950s. Featuring all claw-set stones in cinnamon and champagne colours (light yellow and light tan), this set comprises the 18" (maximum) hook end 1-1/2" wide necklace and the 1-1/4" across clip-on earrings. The earrings are a round sunburst shape and they are signed CONTINENTAL. This set is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...

De nicola presents the look of coral in this simple and elegant glass necklace. Shortest strand is 14", Clasp is 1" by 3/4".

This Larry Vrba Castlecliff Pre Columbian (Aztec Indian style)inspired pendant is 3" by 2 1/2". It is hallmarked "castlecliff" on the reverse.

This pendant has a large blue glass bead in the center. This center stone is surround with red,green, blue, and purple enamel accents.

This pin is 2 3/4" long by 2 high.

I have seen these brooches described as unsigned Hattie Carnegie or unsigned Kenneth Jay Lane. The colors are fabulous and the detail is wonderful. An unusual color combination.

Toucans are the Brazilian symbol for the Amazon Forest where they reside. They are predators and hunters sand have astounding eye-site to see small prey through the dense leaf canopy of the jungle. The pin is 3" tall x 1 3/4" wide.

A vintage sparkling 17-1/2" gold filled rhinestone and goldstone necklace by Star-Art. The stones are claw-set; the goldstones have a rich cinnamon colour with lots of flecks giving a great flashy effect. This necklace has an unusually ornate spring-ring catch and it measures 1" x 7/8" across the large central drop. It is signed STAR-ART 1/20 12K G.F. on the back, and it is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...

This Juliana bracelet is 7" long by 7/8" wide. It still has it's original safety chain. Great vintage condition.

Reference: Juliana Jewelry Reference Identification & Value Guide, Ann Pitman, Collector Books, 2010 page 42.

Circa 1966

Early Kenneth Lane necklace is signed KJL, Laguna. While the pearls are false, they have an amazing luster that gives them the look of real pearls. Beautifully strung and knotted, there are four shades of pearls: two shades of "black pearls", beige/pink colored pearls, and white pearls. The clasp is dome shaped set with pave rhinestones and is 1 1/2" long and 1" wide. The necklace end to end (including clasp) is 34".

The is gorgeous fruit salad unfoiled marquis rhinestone pin and earrings has an explosion of color- amber,gold,orange,green Austrian rhinestones.

The pin is 3 1/4" long by 1 3/8" by 1". The clip on earrings are 1 1/4" long.

They are in excellent condition.

This famous design is a colorful Pegasus featuring molded plastic and pave rhinestones. Pegasus is 2" long and features an elongated face. This is a design trait of Hattie Carnegie fantasy animal jewelry.

These were also made by Kramer with a value of $275.00-$375.00

Ref: Collecting Costume Jewelry 101, The basics of startling, building, and upgrading identification and value guide by Julia C. Carrol p...

This Juliana bracelet measures 7 1/4" and has a safety chain. It has wide carnelian matrix stone, with blue and green rhinestones. It is fabulous condition. I have seen this item brings as much as $999.00 in June of 2009.

These gorgeous earrings are clipbacks. They feature fine cut crystal accented by blue rhinestones. They are signed LISNER and are in excellent condition.

An attractive retro-style signed B.S.K. textured gold plated rhinestone pin c1960s. Signed B.S.K. (Steinberg, Slovitt, Kaslo of NY (c1948-early 1980s), this 2-3/8" x 1-5/8" pin has a safety catch, and it is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are secondhand and may have slight signs of gentle use...

Here is a nicely designed bracelet with a primitive feel and a classy look. It was made by Renoir of California, and has a secure fold-over clasp and the Renoir signature on the back. It lays nicely on the wrist. It measures 7 1/2 inches long and 1 1/4 inches wide. (See our listings for matching necklace and earrings.)

Mimi Di N Vintage dead stock bracelet & earrings. The earrings and the clasp are made of gold color metal with an overlay of royal blue enamel and pave rhinestones in a twist design. Four strands of pearls with rondelle spacer accents attach to the large double circle clasp. From the mid 1960s, the set is in pristine condition. The earrings measure 1" (2.9 cm) in diameter. The clasp circles are 1 3/8"(3.9 cm) in diameter and the four strands of pearls are 1 1/2" (4.1 cm) across...

A flashy, high quality signed MADE IN AUSTRIA 2-1/4" across rhinestone pin c1950s-60s. The claw-set stones are in purple and pale purple/blue in varying sized and cuts and all reflect the light brilliantly; it has a safety catch and it is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...