All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Bakelite : Pre 1950 item #763950
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Stunning deeply carved bangle in cherry red. Circa 1940. Tests positive for Bakelite. Guaranteed vintage and original. From a collection. Standard 2 1/2 inches inside diameter, 7/8 inch wide, and 3/8 inch thick. Excellent condition. It is a bit dusty; I have brushed it but have not cleaned it further so as not to disturb the oxidized finish. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Pre 1910 item #1104857 (stock #02032)
A vintage late Victorian 1-13/16 x 1" brass-mounted Essex crystal pin c1890-1900. Essex crystal features an intaglio carved crystal stone with reverse painting, and in this case the scene is a metallic lustre butterfly flanked by cherry blossoms in pink and green...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Bakelite : Pre 1940 item #1075874 (stock #01943)
A brass and rose coral celluloid dangle necklace 1930s. This 16" necklace has six 1-1/2" drops and it has a hook and eye catch. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. Jewelry is vintage or antique and may have signs of use. Tracked Packet shipping to the U.S. starts at $14.50 Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1960 item #1267633 (stock #221483591624)
This is a vintage Oriental style Hattie Carnegie dragon pendant and pin. This item has a gold plated metal foundation that makes up a circle with an Oriental motif to it. This motif surrounds a center green plastic dragon with a pave set rhinestone eye and carved scales that look so realistic. The back of this item has a gold plated metal ring that serves as a pendant bail. This bail allows the pendant to be the centerpiece of a necklace...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1037202
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Statement size clip earrings with the rarely seen signature Craft, a high end maker active in the 1970s and 1980s. Marked CRAFT. In matte goldtone metal with faux coral cabochons, tiny faux pearls, and black glass cabochon stones. 3 1/4 inches long and 1 3/8 inches wide. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1970 item #1014644 (stock #6384)
A cool looking vintage 1960s Scandinavian art pottery ring. This ring has a metal adjustable shank, it is unsigned (probably had a paper tag originally), and it measures 1-1/4" x 3/4". This item is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than some crazing to the glaze. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1970 item #1435029
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Gorgeous vintage 1960s French star form brooch in silvertone metal with very brilliant prong set rhinestones. The brooch has a French trombone pin close and typical French construction and materials. Possibly by a designer such as Roger Jean Pierre or Roger Scemama. I've attached it to a long strand of glass based faux baroque pearls, hand knotted, with matching silvertone spring ring clasp, from about the same period. The pearls are possibly Gripoix. The brooch is 1 1/2 inches wide...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Pre 1910 item #1049898 (stock #01881)
A Victorian RGP or rolled rose gold plate watchchain with a swivel and t-bar circa 1900. This twist style 12" long open link antique watch chain is 1/4" wide and it has a loop drop from the t-bar (which kept the chain in place by being anchored through the vest buttonhole) for suspension of another decorative accessory, either a gentleman's pocket watch or fob or watch key...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1930 item #738640 (stock #5651)
A superb, stylish vintage Art Deco 1920s necklace. This beauty features a silver plated 2-3/8" x 7/8" two-panel pendant featuring a green curved molded glass insert on an angular patterned silver plated panel. This panel is linked to another domed embossed high-style Art Deco link, and it includes the 19" silver plated fine link chain. The mounting rings are brass and the clasp is a simple tongue and loop...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1940 item #3925 (stock #31L61)
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Sterling vermeil clip 3" long x 1 1/2" wide with hinged clip earrings. Lots going on here: sword, shield, swirling banners with tiny clear rhinestones and faux pearls. Very three dimensional.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Rhinestone : Pre 1960 item #1334973 (stock #7321)
A black & white rhinestone dangly tassel sautoir style necklace from the 1950s. This unsigned 16-5/8" beauty features claw-set white and black rhinestones and it has a central 1-1/2" three strand tassel drop. The central 5-1/4" section has a double row of white rhinestones with interspersed black rhinestones and this necklace has a snapover clasp. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Pre 1900 item #890611 (stock #gal-127)
This is an antique 9K yellow gold filled scale link pocket watch chain; 19th century, English; Measures 24 1/2 in length. Condition is very good with minor wear to plate.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1950 item #1250846 (stock #281272721587)
Description: base metal, enameling

Dimensions: 2 7/8" x 2"

Hallmark: None

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1970 item #1115163
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Fabulous statement size long four tiered clip earrings with color changing alexandrite glass beads wired in silvertone filigree elements, in the style of Miriam Haskell and early Chanel, to look like Indian moghul jewelry. Circa 1960. The beads appear blue lavender in white light/daylight, and purple lavender in yellow incandescent light. Great size -- 3 3/4 iches long and 1 1/8 inches wide. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1950 item #1262736
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Stunning vintage 1940s unsigned Miriam Haskell memory wire bracelet by early Haskell designer Frank Hess. Guaranteed Haskell Hess design, pictured on page 157 of "Miriam Haskell Jewelry" by Cathy Gordon and Sheila Pamfiloff. With slightly marbled opaque glass beads simulating salmon coral, strung on memory wire, with a center element with goldtone metal leaves set with tiny rhinestones...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #1061224 (stock #01915)
A signed Coro green rhinestone pin & earrings in the original box circa 1960s...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Pre 1920 item #884066 (stock #PJ142)
Here is an English-made whistle of copper-plated brass and base metal, that may have been made for the U.S. market. The front is labeled ‘The Acme/Boy Scouts’ with the English registration number for 1914, and ‘Patent’ underneath. The whistle itself measures a little under 3 inches long; the bale adds another 3/4 inch. Circumference is about 2 inches. Weight: 25.8 grams
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1900 item #1158220 (stock #290338298980)
This Victorian Scottish BANDED AGATE brooch with Scottish thistle & and engraved leaf details is 2" x 1 1/2" . Excellent condition.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Bakelite : Pre 1930 item #1336405
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Stunning vintage 1920s cherry amber Bakelite necklace with round translucent beads hand knotted with silk thread, in a continuous strand with no clasp. Tests positive for Bakelite with Simichrome. 146 grams. The beads are all 12 millimeters. 63 inches long and 1/2 inch wide. Excellent condition with one bead having a loss of about 8mm wide and 1mm deep on one side, pictured. Not noticeable when worn. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1950 item #457134
From a Florida, U.S.A. Estate this is a MIRIAM HASKELL STICKPIN. 3 1/2" in length; 1" diameter at the top. Ca. 1945- 1965 in EXCELLENT CONDITION
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1950 item #185596 (stock #uns5292D)
Elegant oriental figure with gorgeous enamel in ten different colors! Sterling. From the 1930's of 40's. Very three dimensional and heavy. 3 1/2" long, 1 5/8" wide.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #1190129 (stock #330854898088)
this Hattie Carnegie fish pin is 2 1/8" x 1 3/8". It is unsigned but attributed to Hattie Carnegie (probably a JKL design when he worked for Hattie Carnegie.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1930 item #705166 (stock #5525)
A sparkly 58" molded green crystal flapper necklace c1920s. This necklace consists of individually knotted green crystal faceted beads (maximum width 3/8"). This item is in excellent original condition with no cracks, losses, damage or repairs other than some minor abrasions, wear and minor chipping to the edges of some of the stones. 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. Smal...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Pre 1980 item #34298 (stock #md0064)
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Aluminum cross bolo made in Germany, c.1970's. Great looking very large cross measuring 3 1/2' long by 2 5/8" wide and is in excellent condition. Goes with item #34300(earrings).
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #1171099 (stock #271069423888)
These Boucher strawberry earrings are painted in a red enamel. The strawberry leaves are silver tone with rhinestones. These are attached to 2 gold plated plant leaves. There are in excellent condition.

Hallmarked: Boucher - one earring. On the other 9773E.

Dimensions: 1 1/4" long by 5.8" wide.

There are circa 1965.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1920 item #1207457
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Antique Edwardian necklace with large black glass, or French jet elements and a pendant with a genuine banded agate onyx stone mounted in gold filled metal, with gold filled round links and matching spring ring clasp. Circa 1900. 17 1/2 inches wearable length and the pendant is 2 3/8 inches long with bail. Excellent condition with some very slight flea bites to the edges of the glass elements and one larger loss, pictured but not noticeable when worn. Display form is life size. Photo...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Pre 1900 item #1086070
A lovely hollow rose gold cross that is etched on both sides. Unmarked. 3/4" x 3/4" excluding jump ring.Weight 2.2grams
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1900 item #1049214 (stock #6413)
A Victorian ornate silver and gold plated watch chain circa 1870s. This antique ornate 13-5/8" watchchain is 7/16" wide and it consists of six nickel plated base metal oblong links with fine engraving. Each link is attached by thick loops. Every alternating link has gold plated engraved inserts held with three thin metal bands. It has a swivel and it is unsigned and unmarked. This handsome gentleman's pocket watch accessory is in good condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repa...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1960 item #805255
This Pennino link bracelet is 7 1/2" long with fold over clasp. It is hallmarked Pennino. Each link is a bunch of grapes made up of 14 purple round cut stones. Between each link there is a setting of 2 clear round rhinestones. All of the stones are prong set.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1910 item #1150182 (stock #T 1737)
For your fave DVM: Masterful MOP carving and detail tube hinge brooch! Not often seen Victorian carved reticulated 2 pc riveted layered construction MOP mother of pearl figural rectangle pin brooch of an antlered stag reindeer buck in the forest.
1 5/8" X 1 1/4" X 5mm thick.
Flashes of light lavender, pink and aqua. Lots of hands and cameos out there but only this very Victorian stag theme brooch here.
Appears to have had safety added later as many treasured 19th century p...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1960 item #1385268
Napier silver plate over brass, c1955, necklace & earrings with talon like ends holding coral ceramic balls that are 3/4" (2.2 cm) in diameter. The necklace is a hair under 18" (46 cm) including the hook and extender. The drop in the front from the center round beads is 4 5/8" (12 cm) for the long one and 3 3/4" (9.9 cm) for the short. The earrings are clip back and are a hair under 2 1/2" (6.7 cm) long and about 5/8" (2 cm) in diameter at the bottom. The set was designed by Eugene Bertol...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1960 item #746450
This Barclay gold tone rhinestone bracelet has emerald colored stone in the center and 4 white rhinestone stone in each link of the bracelet. It is hallmarked Barclay on the reverse of the clasp.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Pre 1930 item #1408629 (stock #RSP05018)
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This pretty lady stick pin is most likely brass with a gold wash, which is worn. Her hair ends in a row of sparkly stones; I’m not sure what they are, but quite likely they are marcasites (one glued in crookedly). Head and stones measure 5/8” x 3/8”, total length is 2-9/16”. Circa 1920s.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1950 item #1166354
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Amazing huge vintage signed Ledo bracelet in rhodium plated metal with pave large and small brilliant strass rhinestones in an Art Deco design. Marked LEDO. This is the mark of the Polcini jewelry company, founded in New York in 1911. The Ledo mark dates from the late 1940s. With slide clasp and safety chain. Great size -- 1 3/4 inches wide and 7 inches wearable length. Excellent condition. All stones are bright and much better than the photos. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #796575
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Amazing modernist Lanvin layered necklace with cream plastic elements on goldtone snake chain. Marked LANVIN PARIS on an attached hang tag. Circa 1965. With the recent resurgence of the house of Lanvin, vintage 1960s and 1970s Lanvin jewelry is hotter than ever. The large center pendant is backed in goldtone metal and slides on the chain. Fabulous and super wearable for day or night.

Wearable length is 21 inches. The center drop falls an additional 6 1/4 inches. Excellent cond...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1900 item #1288107
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Beautiful antique Victorian choker length collar necklace made from genuine Whitby jet graduated carved dome shaped oblong beads with a centerpiece in the form of a Maltese cross, with box slide clasp with a jet piece applied to the top. Late 19th century, English. The centerpiece is slightly wider at the bottom and has a textured background surface, and applied faceted jet pieces. The necklace is strung on the original black thread. Guaranteed genuine Whitby jet. There is a hidden hook on the b...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1950 item #1212872 (stock #171079800286)
This Trifari Prancing Horse is made of gold plated base metal with rhinestones.

Hallmark: Trifari with Crown

Condition: Excellent

Dimensions: 2" x 1.5"

Patent des. 131,368 on Feb. 10, 1942

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1960 item #940183 (stock #2305)

Paul Williamson modernist enamel brooch.

Seattle - 1953.

3 1/2" x 1 1/8".

Very good vintage condition.

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All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Pre 1970 item #1117464 (stock #121560)
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This lovely earrings and brooch set has a beautiful, ribbon design in silver. The brooch measures 2 1/2" x 1 3/4". The earrings are clipbacks and measure 1 1/2" x 1". All pieces are marked EMMONS. The earrings are also marked PAT. PEND. This 3-piece suite is in excellent condition.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1950 item #1189314 (stock #170946419932)
Size: 4 1/8" x 2 1/8"

Reference: American Costume Jewelry, Brunialti v.1 p107

Hallmark: Coro

Condition: yellowing of rhinestones. Paint in great condition.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Pre 1930 item #631485
This gold filled bracelet is 2 3/8" by 2" in diameter. It has a deep rich design. Excellent condition.

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All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Pre 1950 item #130861 (stock #md0287)
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Large asymmetrical boomerang design modernist walnut wood and aluminum pin, c.1950's. To make the design interesting one side is longer than the other. Hand made, it measures 2 1/2" by 2". Unsigned. Very handsome with great period modernist design......$7 USA insured shipping plus applicable NY tax.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1136478
Excellent condition . It is hallmarked Trifari TM. There are no other marks.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1910 item #314810 (stock #T 888)
Sold, no price, no info. c 1900 from a Cambridge Collector's household Ornate 2 Pc Art Nouveau Buckle stamped "E. A Bliss" Co. logo inside a circle and "5" on ea pc. Founded in 1875 in nearby Attleboro, later became the parent company of The Napier Co. 4" X 2 1/2" with just a smidgen of wear. SOLD, no price, no info
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #724999 (stock #0716)
The beauty of the pin speaks for itself. The well-crafted bird is perched on a branch with leaves. It has a red stone eye, and is adorned with rhinestones and turquoise stones. It measures 2 1/3" x 1 1/8". The back is marked BOUCHER and numbered 8502P. It is in excellent condition.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1407910
Porcelain pendant with decorative figural ornament in gilt in the style so typical of Bjorn /Björn Wiinblad (1918 – 2006), the Danish artist who designed posters and textiles, and cutlery, ceramics and glass for Rosenthal, Germany. Width "2/ 5.2 cm. Condition: fine.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1463417
A gold plate crystal and pearl necklace marked SAL for Swarovski. Length 18"
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #955499 (stock #deLil34SJ)
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Unusual and high style deLillo set. The necklace has a removable 2" extender so that it may be worn at two different lengths. The center marquis pendant creates a very dramatic look, and the detailed filigree work on the back of the necklace adds to its beauty. Elegant costume jewelry set created for the House of DeLillo in the 1970's. This piece is the prototype designed and executed by Robert Clark, former Chief designer for Miriam Haskell. A limited edition followed its creation. This prototy...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #1407907
Screw on ceramic earrings, dark turquoise blue crackle glaze, unsigned, c 1960. The white clay and the same kind of design is found in signed brooches and earrings by Danish designer / maker Kruger. Sterling silver screw on mechanisms. Width "1/ 2.5 cm. Condition: fine.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1910 item #1371809 (stock #9703)
An Edwardian brass bangle bracelet with an antique portrait cameo circa 1910. This beauty has fine and detailed design elements and lots of openwork and the hand carved shell cameo is thick and well carved. This hinged bangle has a pushbutton box clasp and it measures 2-5/8 x 2-1/4" across the interior and 1-1/8" at its widest. It is unsigned and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #1070830
I have owned several of these Hattie Carnegie Herons before- They can be signed or unsigned. They are identical. This one is unsigned.

Value is $399.00- $700.00 in the past.

This heron brooch is finished in heavy gold plated metal. The head and middle body are made of a colored textured thermoplastic. The wings are white enamel with clear crystal rhinestones. He has a green eye.

The item is 3" long by 1" wide. It is in excellent condition.

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All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #1301134
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Amazing big heavy vintage 1970s or 1980s necklace with graduated beads in dark amber Lucite spaced with matte goldtone round beads and with a matching goldtone lobster clasp. The beads alternate between more opaque and more translucent. There are groups of matching faceted beads toward the ends of the necklace. 34 inches wearable length and the largest beads are 1 1/8 inches wide. Overall excellent condition; one medium bead has a small flaw, pictured, and the pattern is not quite sy...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Pre 1940 item #965507 (stock #6255)
A gold plated saphiret tassels necklace from the 1930s. This superb and vintage (unsigned) gold plated brass necklace has large dramatic tassels with saphiret (or sapphiret) glass stones. This 15-1/2" gold plated brass necklace has a spring-ring clasp and it has five graduated chain and bell tassels suspended from it. The largest tassel measures 3-1/2" long and 1" across the bell; each individual tassel chain ends in a sapphiret glass stone. The farthest left and right tassels have 9 suspended ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #743232
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Fabulous French glass beaded necklace in transparent chartreuse, opaque pink, opaque light green, and glass faux pearl beads. Not marked but probably by the French maker Louis Rousselet, who produced jewelry for many French couturiers. Circa 1960. With three strands of glowing chartreuse beads alternating with very small baroque faux pearls, and a very big center element with pink bell shaped beads, light green disk shaped beads, faux pearls, and clear faceted beads in a slightly darker green th...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Pre 1960 item #430723 (stock #0324)
A wild vintage 1950s-60s glass multistrand spring bangle or bracelet with glass beads. This bracelet is reminiscent of the style of Miriam Haskell, and it has painted gold, yellow/clear paperweight style and white wafer glass beads on spring steel wires. It has unusual drops comprising gold, white and green loaf-shaped beads wired onto a gilt platform mounted on the coils. It measures 1-1/4" across at rest (it will fit much larger wrists) and 3/4" across; the drops extend 1". This funky bra...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1960 item #1173646 (stock #150939697337)
The Reja enamel goose brooch is 2 3/4" x 2 5/8".

The head is encrusted with tiny seed pearls and a red eye. Great detail. Well loved by it's former owner. There is very slight imperfections in the enamel on the lower body to the left of the front wing and few tiny spots on the wings. Overall great condition for its age.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1243720
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Big statement vintage 1970s Accessocraft tribal nomadic style necklace in antiqued goldtone metal with black glass cabochons. Marked ACCESSOCRAFT NYC on the back of the pendant and also on attached metal tag at spring ring clasp. 18 inches wearable length and the center drops 6 1/4 inches. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1940 item #1191791 (stock #271146475904)
There is rhodium plated metal brooch with black and red enmael. There is some wear to the enamel of the pelican's bill. All the pave rhinestones appear to be bright.

There is a Hallmark that is barely visible Made in USA and a symbol which I cannot photograph which appears to be a star with circle made of dots (Fred Gray).

Circa 1920s

Reference: Warman's Vintage Jewelry Identification and price guide, By Leigh Leshner, Krause Publications 2008 p. 117, p.11

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All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Rhinestone : Pre 1930 item #1321955 (stock #02542)
An Art Deco era Czechoslovakian pink intaglio crystal and pink rhinestone gilt brass pin or brooch from the 1920s. This stylish and finely detailed fashion accessory measures 1-1/2 x 1-3/8", it has three layers and the stones are all claw-set. It has the original c-clasp, it is stamped CZECHO SLOVAKIA and it is in excellent 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 : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #1193983 (stock #J2406)
Composed of wood beads that are dyed red, wire-mounted on a pewter bar and from chain swags. The photos show the red as a fire-engine red; the beads actually are darker, more of a maroon. Photo 3 is the closest to the actual color. It is a sizable brooch, but lightweight, and secured on the back by a modified C-clasp. It is signed Aarikka Finland on the back of the pewter bar, which has been highly oxidized. The chains appear to be made of darkened brass. The pin measures 4 ¼ inches at its wide...