All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1960 item #1414812
A particularly nice mid-century 14K yellow begging poodle pin, the eyes, nose and tongue set with bright cabochon rubies. The dog is completed with a white gold collar set with diamonds. The gold has a Florentine finish to represent the clipped areas of fur. The brightness of the rubies and the perky attitude sets this poodle pin apart. The clasp is marked "14K."
  • Origin: America, ca...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1406936
A fine pair of vintage 18K gold flower-form earclips accented with diamonds and sapphires. The undulating petals are deeply cupped to create a realistic three-dimensional feel. Each earring is centered by a round brilliant-cut diamond surrounded by oval sapphires. The diamonds are graded as G/VVS2. The sapphires have fine pure blue coloring with excellent saturation. There are no marks, but there are inventory numbers...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1970 item #1406928
A striking Modernist take on a traditional 18K gold floral brooch. The stark thorn-like arrangement, enhanced with Akoya pearls, has an almost brutalist style. The gold surfaces are stippled to create a matte texture that contrasts with the polished gold of the small ribbon at the base. The pearls are nice quality with ivory body color. The brooch looks equally stylish worn as a pendant. The back is stamped "18K" and has an unidentified maker's mark.
  • ORIGIN America, ca...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1930 item #1393707
This classic U.S. Navy ring is something of an oddity—it was custom-made in France! The ring is an older style with shoulders depicing an American eagle surmounting a stars and stripes shield over the letters “USN”. The crown is set with an oval cabochon of almandine garnet surrounded by the words “United States Navy,” the words separated by stars. The garnet has an intense deep red color that contrasts handsomely with the gold...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1970 item #1393399
A nice man's ring featuring a large cat’s eye quartz cabochon. The stone has pronounced chatoyancy (the cat’s eye effect) with excellent color contrast. The interior of the shank is stamped “10K.”
  • Origin: America, ca. 1960.
  • Dimensions: cabochon, 13.7 x 11.4 mm; 5/8” wide at crown, tapering to 1/8” at the back of the shank.
  • Finger Size: 12-1/4.
  • Approximate Gemstone Weight: 7.4 carats.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1389402
A simply beautiful pair of earrings set in 18k yellow gold and featuring an array of invisibly set and absolutely breathtaking pink sapphires probably from Sri Lanka. The wonderful sapphires are a superb ‘bubble gum’ pink, just as pink sapphire should be and incredibly stunning. The sapphires are all astonishingly not only eye clean but are virtually loupe clean as well. The diamonds total 0.37ct and are clean and white...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1389393
A simply beautiful pair of earrings set in 18k yellow gold and featuring an array of invisibly set and absolutely breathtaking blue sapphires probably from Burma weighing 4.38ct total . The wonderful sapphires are a superb almost pure ‘royal’ blue, just as blue sapphire should be and incredibly stunning. The sapphires are all astonishingly not only eye clean but are virtually loupe clean as well. The diamonds total 0.21ct and are clean and white...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1940 item #1389382
A simply extraordinary and utterly unique antique Pendant from c. 1930, reputedly from the collection of a famed Rajasthan Maharaja in India and set in yellow gold. The Pendant features an absolutely delightful antique Emerald almost certainly from an Old Muzo mine in Colombia weighing an astonishing approx 10ct. The colour of the emerald is a gorgeous grassy green, simply wonderful...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1385578
The assymetrical setting of colored Tahitian pearls against the strictly geometric triangular shape of the the 18K gold setting gives this modernist pendant a striking look. The pearls include a 8.18 mm aubergine with rose overtones at the upper left, a 9.20 mm silver-gray with rose overtones at left, and a 9.18 mm silver-blue with aqua overtones at the bottom right. All have very good lustre and smooth surfaces. The pendant is stamped with French 18K marks and an unidentified maker's mark (Ste...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1960 item #1385245
A muscular dressage horse leaps through a gold ring in this handsome French 18K gold equestrian pendant or charm. The bail is stamped with French 18K gold marks.
  • France, ca. 1960.
  • Dimensions: 1-1/8” x 1” (excluding jump ring).
  • Weight: 3.9 grams.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1970 item #1378832
A fine pair of vintage 18K yellow gold earrings in the Venetian Etruscan style. Each earring features a 1.52 amethyst cabochon surrounded by smaller cabochons...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1970 item #1372456
A pair of high quality 1960s French 18K gold earrings featuring cabochons of ruby, sapphire and emerald nestled in a spiky gold design the resembles chestnuts as they burst from their shells at the peak of ripeness. The gemstones are intensely saturated in pure tones of red, blue and green. The earrings bear French hallmarks for 18K gold and have an unidentified maker's mark "Ste EUR". The earrings have clip backs, but the levers have an opening so posts could be added, if desired.
  • F...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1970 item #1359785
A fine large 18K yellow gold Venetian Etruscan fob, bracelet charm or pendant set with oval amethysts and pearls in a crown shape. The gold surfaces are enhanced with twisted wire, rosettes and beading. The amethysts have very good, even coloring in an appealing medium-violet shade. The pearls have nice luster and rosy overtones that compliment the color of the amethysts. The bail is marked for 18K gold.

Origin: Italy, ca. 1960. Condition: excellent. Dimensions: 1-1/4" x 1" x 1-1/4" (exc...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1910 item #1350547
An elegant pair of earrings featuring Type A (untreated) green jadeite beads and 14K yellow gold beads taken from an ornate antique Chinese necklace (ca. 1900) that was far too worn to salvage. The jadeite beads are semi-translucent, with even coloring and moderately-fine texture. The gold beads have applied vermicelli decoration. The earrings are finished with 14K yellow gold posts and clutches. Other elements taken from the same antique necklace can be seen in Items #1350538,

Origin: Chi...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1960 item #1344593
A nice 18K yellow gold Sputnik ring by H Stern. The dome is bezel-set with nineteen round citrines, amethysts, pink and green tourmalines, garnets and aquamarines. This design was created in the 1950s to highlight the range of colored gemstones available from Stern's Brazilian mines. Each piece has a unique appearance depending on the particular selection and placement of the stones. The gems in this ring are particularly brilliant in mid-tone colors surrounding the central aquamarine. Test...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1950 item #1343594
An exceptionally fine, heavy 18K yellow gold bracelet by Pierre Baltensperger. Each of the plaques represents a different flower, depicted in semi-abstract ways. Among the flowers are daisies, cyclamens, fuschias, morning glories and honeysuckle. Baltensperger was founded in 1878 by Walter Baltensperger, who quickly established the firm’s luxury reputation. His grandson Pierre Baltensperger assumed the lead in 1950. Pierre, born in 1927, became one of Switzerland’s most important sculpt...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1930 item #1339651 (stock #7389)
An 18k carved jade jadeite bracelet from the 1920s. This exceptional yellow gold and jadite bracelet features 6 carved floral jade stones claw-set on gold mounts interspersed with 18k yellow gold links resembling good luck symbols. It measures 7-1/4" long and 3/8" across the largest jade link. It weighs 12.4 grams and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. Please note that the springring clasp is 14k (stamped 585); the bracelet...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1940 item #1339650 (stock #7388)
A 14k jadite or jadeite bangle bracelet from the 1930s. This exceptional vintage round yellow gold and genuine natural jadeite bracelet features hand engraved gold encasing or wrapping around the light green mottled jade. Unlike many examples this one has continuous gold around the interior and six wraps around the jade hoop. It measures 2-3/8" across the interior wall (inside of bangle measurement) and is 5/16" wide or thick. It has a box clasp with a heart shaped button and a safety chain. ...