This Korda 'riding guard' from the Thief of Bagdad is gold plated base metal. This item was inspired by the guards on horseback who, in the film, make their way through the crowd, for the princess' arrival. This item was manufactured by the Rice-Weiner & Co, of Providence, Rhode Island. It is hallmarked with Thief of Bagdad, Korda and what appears to be a check mark 3 on one side and 61 or 6r on the other side. 2 1/2" x 2 5/8" . Excellent condition. Circa 1940...
This large exotic rhodium plated pot metal gryphon bird brooch is encrusted with multitudes of clear rhinestones. It is 3 1/2" x 3 1/4". It is in excellent vintage condition. It is circa 1937-1940.
Ref: Warman's Vintage Jewelry by Leigh Leshner on page 65.
Collecting Costume Jewelry 202 by Julia C. Carrol, page 24
Fabulous Fakes by Carole Tanenbaum, p. 133.
I have owned this item before with the MB Phrygian helmet marking) This one is unmarked...
This bakelite heart pin with 12 cherries is definitely bakelite. The heart is 2 1/4" x 2 1/16" with the 12 cherries. The only thing not original to this pin is the wire. Everything else is excellent.
A citrine rolled rose gold plate watch fob. This fob has a foil-backed tested citrene stone circa 1840. This early Victorian 1-1/8" x 7/8" unsigned attractively designed man's watch accessory 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 vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use...
Excellent vintage flower form fur clip with brilliant smoke gray stones in gunmetal japanned metal settings, with a very large faux pearl trembler in the center of the flower. French, marked
DEPOSE, and a possible Roger Jean Pierre piece.
Great size -- 4 inches long and just under 2 inches wide and 1 1/2 inches deep. Very good to excellent condition...
This vintage gold filled locket is 1 1/16" in diameter. This locket is in as found condition. It has a very intricate chased design. The initials on the obverse appear to be "HS". You decide.
A late 19th century Vulcanite (early thermoset plastic) cameo locket pendant with an applied cameo-style head. This 1-1/2" x 1-1/8" pendant has a silverplated loop and a fine floral and spiral molded design along with a retaining bezel for hair or a photo. This item is in very good original condition with no cracks, crazing, damage or repairs other than a small loss to the cameo's nose and a chip at the hinge which doesn't affect opening or closing...
Vintage brooch or pin presenting a lady in profile, a classic motif within a gilt frame. Made of red clay and fired in a way that adds a crackle effect to the gilt surface. Probably French, c 1940's, unsigned. Diameter "2/ 5 cm. Condition: fine.
This unsigned enamel and rhinestone flower pin is 3 1/4" x 2 1/4". The flowers are lavender & purple, metallic green enamel leaves, and sparkling purple and clear rhinestones. and a gold ton finish.
It is in Excellent vintage condition. Some natural nicks and chips, but overall in great condition. Pin and clasp are in perfect working order.
Magnificent KJL! It is gold plated metal, it is chunky, and it is very dramatic. This elegant necklace has the look of ancient times and was, perhaps, designed by Kenneth Lane in honor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Egyptian show in the 1970's. It fits like a choker and has the effect of a large bib. 14 1/2" inside length, front link is 3 3/4" top to bottom. It is thick and chunky.
Pretty brooch or pin, a small guitar made in the late 19th century or around 1880. Micro mosaic made up of Millefiori glass tesserae in a brass setting. Length "1 ¾ / 4.5 cm. Condition: fine.
This Hobe red rhinestone pin has a sliver tone background. It is NOT a reproduction. This pin is 2" square. It is in excellent condition.
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...
A stunning, fabulous vintage bib necklace with draped strands of glass beads and glass based faux pearls strung on silvertone
chains, a large center element in gunmetal gray openwork metal with a huge colorless glass stone, and a matching ornate hook
clasp. 1960s or 1970s, by the Italian maker Pellini, and never worn, with its original paper hang tag, which is marked PELLINI MILANO MADE IN ITALY...
A typically complex and attractive mid-Victorian 1-3/4 x 1-1/4" rolled gold plate pin c1860s. This pin features seed pearls, applied black enamel and a layered design. It has a c-clasp, and it has a hook for wear as a pendant, for suspension of a watch or from a chatelaine. It is unsigned, and it is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than a few tiny misses to the enamel...
A Bogoff lavaliere style rhinestone necklace. This vintage 16-1/2" signed BOGOFF rhinestone necklace dates to the 1940s-50s. This necklace has a lavaliere-style drop with teardrop and round claw-set rhinestones, and it has a hook clasp. This item is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than some minor yellowing to some of the stones...
The interior diameter is 2 3/8" x 2 3/16. The initials appear to be "M" "M" "C". The mark on the slide is an arrow with a "C" & something else that I cannot read. It is 1/2" wide.
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.
Majolica brooch from Karlsruhe, Germany, c 1960. Low relief geometric design and turquoise crackle glaze. Impressed mark and a Z in black, probably for the decorator. Width "1 ¾ / 4.5 cm. Condition: repair to one corner (cf. pics). What might look like damages in the first photo are just reflections.
Beautiful vintage goldtone flexible snake bracelet by Whiting & Davis, probably from the 1940s. Total length approximately 11 inches (if unraveled), hallmark on back of snake head unreadable. Excellent condition!
Great fun 3 1/2" long earrings with a real 1950's feeling. Flexible, moving three glass balls(purple, blue, and white) wrapped in metal with a springy action and are for pierced ears. Excellent condition. Great fun!...Insured shipping is $6 in USA.
This Ernest Steiner pave & black enamel poodle dog brooch is rhodium plated base metal, with rhinestones and enameling. It is hallmarked Ernest Steiner in an oval plaque. It is 1 1/2" square.
Reference: Brunialti, American Costume Jewelry- Art and Industry ( 2008) V2, p 57
It is pre 1942.
Heavily gold plated, Mazer has designed a very three dimensional piece of considerable elegance. 2 3/8" long, 1 7/8" wide. Very heavy brooch.
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.
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".
A beautifully carved and unusual heart-shaped portrait shell cameo c1930s in a gold plated setting. This 1-5/8" x 1-1/2" cameo has a safety catch and a swing-up loop for wear as a pedant or as a pin. The setting is stamped GF with the maker's mark for W.S. Richards Co., and this lovely item is 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 ar...
This Art Nouveau sash pin is all original. It is 3" x 2". This particular sash pin is in remarkable condition.
Chic vintage 1970s or 1980s Hermes signed black leather belt on signed goldtone buckle. The buckle hooks into two holes in the belt. The belt loops through two bars on the buckle and has a thin matching leather "keeper." The buckle is marked
HERMES with an additional mark. The belt is marked HERMES, PARIS, and MADE IN FRANCE and also stamped with number 70 and letters T (in a circle) and M and L. Guaranteed authentic. The buckle is 2 1/4 inches wide and 1 3/8
inches long. The wearab...
Fabulous French necklace in dark goldtone metal with five swagged chains suspending a quatrefoil element with fired enameling in green, red, black,
and white, and a long tasselled pendant. The clasp has matching enameling. The quatrefoil and the clasp are made from French filigree elements. The
clasp hooks on both sides and can be opened from either side. Circa 1950. Many French makers, including Chanel, have used this necklace design. Wearable length is 17 1/2 inches. The drop is 7 i...
Metallic anodized aluminum peace sign made in Germany, c.1970's. Large size, measuring 2 3/4" in diameter, in excellent condition. Can be worn on a leather thong. Have several colors - blue, gold, bronze, coppery red, dark olive, and wine. Great "hippie" biker fun - original jewelry from the period....$7 USA insured shipping.
Chic modernist very big goldtone metal mounted cream Lucite door knocker pendant on a long goldtone chain. Marked TRIFARI. 25 inches wearable length and the pendant is 2 3/4 inches long. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
Fabulous big statement vintage 1970s unsigned clamper hinged bangle bracelet in goldtone metal with large dark and light blue Lucite scarabs, and cast metal
bird form Egyptian motif decoration. Possibly an unsigned Dauplaise. I am also listing a coordinating signed Dauplaise necklace from the same estate. Held
closed with a spring hinge. 1 3/4 inches wide and 6 1/2 inches inside circumference. Inside diameters are 1 5/8 inches and 2 1/4 inches. Excellent condition.
Display form is li...
Fabulous stunning antique 19th century gunmetal/Berlin iron long collet set crystal sautoir necklace with purple pointed stones. Mid to late 19th century,
probably French. These necklaces were also originally used as muff chains, hanging the fur muff around the wearer's neck, where it would fall at about waist
length. The watch style clasp could also be used to hang items such as a lorgnette or a lady's watch. This piece is long enough to wear three times around the
neck or wear as a...
A stunning flower pin three inches in diameter signed Stanley Hagler N.Y.C Faux mother of pearl petals and rose montee' stamens are handwired onto a Russian 22k gold plated base. From an original design by Ian St Gielar.
This Kramer blue rhinestone necklace is hallmarker "Kramer". It is 16" bib design. Looks fabulous on.
These Haskell or Czechoslovakian dress clips has small 5 petaled plastic flowers in a variety of colors wired to a Haskell type frame. These dress clips have a subtle playfullness about them that is charming, beautiful and very feminine. Circa 1920's.