All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #1369768
Vintage 18K yellow gold post-back earrings in the "Scribble" design by Paloma Picasso for Tiffany & Co. The design is sometimes called "Graffiti" or "Squiggle." The earrings were made in various sizes, with this pair being the most delicate and wearable. The backs are dated 1983 and are marked by Tiffany and Picasso.
  • Origin: America, ca. 1983
  • Excellent condition
  • Dimensions: 5/8" x 1-7/16"
  • Weight: 4.9 grams
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1980 item #480160 (stock #mla156)
Beautiful vintage emerald ring with 2 small side diamonds in 18K yellow gold (stamped on inside of ring), from Columbia, South America. Width of ring at its widest part is 7mm. The top of the ring is set with a gorgeous Colombian emerald approx. .33 carat, 5mm x 4mm flanked by 2 small diamonds on both sides for a total of 4 diamonds Size 7 (CAN be resized by a competent jeweler) Excellent condition! Great look! Weight: 3.2 grams.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1980 item #478988 (stock #mla151)
Very heavy, wide 18K yellow gold cuff bracelet (stamped on clasp "Italy", "750" plus a maker's mark), probably from the 1970s or 1980s. This is a very substantial bracelet, a real impact piece! Easily fits a 7 inch wrist, very unique! Width: 31 mm, approx 1.25 inch Diameter: 72 mm Interior Size: approx 7 inches Exterior Size (circumference): 9 3/8 inches WEIGHT: 67.3 dwt (104.6 grams)
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1980 item #704995 (stock #mla30720)
1980s 14K yellow gold link bracelet, large spring ring clasp, each link engraved with a Greek key pattern. Length is 8.25 inches, width is 3/8 inches. Weight is 33.2 grams.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #940602
A classic gold “Open Heart” pendant in the large size by Tiffany & Co. Created by Elsa Peretti, this design has become one of Tiffany’s most popular and identifiable designs. This pendant is currently available in three sizes, this version (27mm) being the largest. The pendant is suspended from its original Tiffany chain. The back of the pendant is signed “Elsa Peretti” and both the pendant and chain are fully hallmarked by Tiffany & Co...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #714013 (stock #mla30723)
Large snake brooch made by Italian designer Piranesi. 18K black gold setting covered with amethysts, pink tourmaline, two approx 5 pt diamonds for eyes. The combination of these stones gives this brooch an overall stunning color, a real standout.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1405155
A lovely 18K yellow and white gold and ruby heart-shaped love pendant (“medaille d’amour”) with a rebus spelling out Plus qu’hier, moins que demain,” (“More than yesterday, less than tomorrow.”) a line from the love poem written by Rosemonde Gérard to her husband Edmond Rostand (author of “Cyrano”) in 1889. The word “plus” is symbolized by a plus sign in white gold and the word “moins” by a minus sign set with rectangular cut synthetic rubies...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #514948
Superb Mikimoto brooch in the shape of a harp. The harp’s sounding board is set with a row of ten fine AA pearls graduating from 3.3 to 5.8 millimeters, and the strings are studded with round brilliant-cut diamonds. The neck and column, both worked in gold, are beautifully detailed. The pearls are of exceptional quality with light cream body color and rosé overtones. The luster is very bright and the pearls are well matched. The diamonds are SI1/2 clarity and G/H color...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #1352631
An elegant 18K yellow gold, Akoya pearl and diamond heart ring by Mikimoto. The diamond-studded heart is centered with a cluster of three 4.3-4.5mm pearls, graded as extra-fine AAA—the highest possible quality rating. They have fine luster and white body color with rosé overtones. The diamonds are E/VVS. The interior of the shank is stamped with Mikimoto's hallmark.

The ring is accompanied by a 2006 written Bailey, Banks & Biddle appraisal for $2150.

Origin: Japan, ca. 1990...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #1353096
A vintage pair of 18K yellow gold and diamond ear clips in the "Tiffany Signature Series" created by Tiffany & Co. in 1992. The classic design is the in the form of reeded bands studded with round brilliant cut diamonds creating a sort of basket weave pattern. The diamonds are F/VVS1. The earrings were made without posts, but the clip is open, so posts could easily be added for extra security. The backs are marked "1992 Tiffany & Co. 750"...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #1150123
An elegant pair of 18K yellow gold earrings with mother-of-pearl inlay by Angela Cummings. The designer pioneered modern hardstone mosaic techniques when she was still lead designer at Tiffany & Co. After establishing her own luxury boutique, she continued to make similar designs under her own name. The earrings are marked “Cummings 18K”.

Origin: America, 1984-2003. Size: 1” x 3/4". Weight: 15.7 grams.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1404476
A large heart-shaped 18K yellow and white gold, diamond and ruby love pendant (“medaille d’amour”) with a rebus spelling out “plus qu’hier, moins que demain” (“more than yesterday, less than tomorrow”), a line from the love poem written by Rosemonde Gérard to her husband Edmond Rostand, author of “Cyrano,” in 1889. The word “plus” is represented by a plus sign, while “moins” is represented by a minus sign set with small synthetic rubies...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #1469819
A colorful 18K gold pendant from H Stern’s “Rainbow Collection,” featuring rectangular garnet, topaz, citrine, peridot, green tourmaline, aquamarine, and amethyst to represent the color spectrum of visible light. The stones are contained within a simple gold border. The reverse is stamped with Stern’s star mark. Tested and guaranteed 18K.
  • Origin: Brazil, ca...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1970 item #1179201
An extremely rare and very important 18K yellow gold ring set with a white pearl and a black pearl designed by Jean Dinh Van for Pierre Cardin. The design features a squared shank with a flat open gallery enclosing the two 7.0mm pearls. The pearls are drilled and rotate freely on their axes. The pearls are of very nice quality with superb luster and natural color...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1970 item #1350545
A wonderful 18K yellow gold cocktail ring featuring a "forma livre" (free-form) green tourmaline by the famed mid-century Brazilian designer Haroldo Burle Marx. Burle Marx invented the technique of carving and tumbling forma livre stones in 1948, and the style became his signature. The tourmaline has a deep green color with just a tiny hint of blue undertones, and is set in a florentined finished typical of Burle Marx's work...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1970 item #937692
A heavy 18K yellow gold egg-shaped fob charm decorated with ornate beading and twisted wirework in the Victorian Etruscan Revival style. The fob is further enhanced with oval and round coral cabochons. The coral is the intense orangey-red shade displayed by coral along the Mediterranean coast. Unlike most fob charms of this type, this example is hinged and opens to serve as a small container. In Victorian times, such a container would have held a small pad soaked in perfume so a lady wouldn...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Modernism : Pre 1970 item #1468887
An elegant pair of 18K yellow gold earclips by Haroldo Burle Marx set with intricately carved jelly tourmalines in the “forma livre” (free form) style. Burle Marx was particularly known for his use of stones fashioned by carving or tumbling rather than faceting, a technique he invented in 1948. The tourmalines have greenish blueish overtones. The elongated shape of the stones, mirrored by the shape of the settings looks very good on the ear. The gold surfaces are worked in both the stippled...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1970 item #418506
Very pretty vintage floral pin in 14K yellow gold set with a cluster of six pearls. The setting looks somewhat like a poinsettia blossom. The Florentine finish and pierced veining add a nice bit of detail to the setting. The pearls, ranging from 4.5 to 5.0 millimeters, have ivory body color with very rosé overtones. The nacre is thick and very lustrous. Tested and guaranteed 14K gold.

Origin: America, ca. 1960. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1-5/8” diameter. Weight: 14.5 ...