This Corocraft golden race horse heads duette is gold plate base metal with rhinestones.
Dimensions: 2 1/2" x 1 3/8"
Condition: Fabulous
These Hollycraft pastel earrings are dated 1950. they are 1 1/8" x 1" . Excellent vintage condition.
This Miriam Haskell gold-plated peacock brooch has feathers outlined in strands of blue rhinestones. This Haskell pin has the usual characteristics of an antique Russian gold finish, brass wire and stampings, findings wired together, and hand-set stones.
This pin is 2 7/8" wide by 2 1/2" tall.
This is an old timer, sterling from the 1940's. The cabochons are prong set and open back, and vibrant in color. The tiny clear rhinestones are set in graceful scrolled patterns. Great brooch for a suit or coat! 4 3/4" long, 1 1/2" wide. Coro pegasus and sterling marked on the back.
Description: rhodium gold plated base metal, relief geometric motif of rhinestones pave placed on top of a sculpted frame and colored stones...
This Reinad rhodium and gold plate base metal pin with rhinestones is Chanel-like variant is circa 1941. Reinad designed, made and sold script-signed Chanel pieces and the DeRosa piece this was copied from (inverted) is found in Brunialti, Tribute to America p177,178. It is in excellent condition. FREE First class Mail with delivery confirmation.
This Alexander Korda brooch is based on the movie "Thief of Bagdad" produced by Alexander Korda in the 1940s. It depicts a turbaned fortune teller holding a lucite crystal ball. This figure is made up of a silver plated metal that forms the fortune teller who wears a turban and robe decorated with crescent moons, stars, and other unique shapes. This figure holds a large center crystal ball that is made up of an amber colored lucite and measures 24mm in diameter...
Description: gold tone base metal, rhinestones
Dimensions: 2 1/2" x 1 7/8"
Condition: crazing of paint on head. Overall excellent.
This rhodium plated base metal Mazer peacock brooch is unsigned.
Dimensions: 3 1/2" x 2 1/8"
Reference: Hallmarked pin on Ruby Lane ($495.00)where the pave rhinestones are colored as opposed to this one which is clear.
Circa: 1940s
This bird carrying this Crosby lapel watch has tons of rhinestones and enameling. The watch ticks but it will not run all day.Some of the rhinestones have darkened with age.
Dimensions: 2 3/4" x 2"
Hallmark: D C Creations on back of watch
This Reinad giant gold pave and emerald lily pin is gold plated base metal with rhinestones. The hallmark, construction and non-use of sterling dates this brooch to 1941-1942. Excellent condition.
It is 4 3/8" tall by 2 7/8" wide. Reference : Masterpieces of costume Jewelry, Dubbs Ball and Dorothy Hehl Torem, Schiffer, 1996 page 138 - Vaue $450-$600.00
Lovely Floral pin. Nice heavy weight construction. Marked: "STERLING CRAFT BY Coro". Pin measures 2 1/2" by 1 7/16"
Niello sterling ring (Siam) is Size 5.25. It is in excellent condition.
This Joseff of Hollywood crab, shell and 13 mm pearl brooch is in excellent condition. The mysteries of the Middle East influenced this design.
The detailed modeling is in the Russian gold finish they made famous for its photographic effect. The crab sits on a scallop shell and holds a large and lustrous simulated pearl. It is hallmarked Joseff signature on an applied plaque. It is 2" x 2 1/4".
Joseff was the jeweler for the Hollywood movie moguls form 1930-1948...
This American flag pin with Pole and Halyard is made of gold tone base metal with prong set rhinestones. It is in excellent condition. 1 7/8" tall by 1" wide.
Another masterpiece by Renoir. This shiny all -copper set is large and impressive and appears to have not been worn very much if at all. All pieces are signed "Renoir" with a "c" in a circle.
It is 4 /14" long by 1 7/8" in width. The earrings are 1 7/8" long by 3/4" wide.
Description: rhodium gold plated base metal, relief geometric motif of rhinestones pave placed on top of a sculpted frame and colored stones...
Francois - Coro tried to give their costume jewelry a "French" touch and Francois was chosen as the name for their higher end jewelry. The line was introduced in 1933. But the line only lasted until 1944 when it was replaced by Vendome as Coro's Couturier division.
Francois was one of the new designers at Coro in 1938.
FRANÇOIS is a seldom seen Coro mark. François is a line of Coro jewelry that began in 1938 and continued until at least 1961, possibly later...