This cool ring is a size 8. It has a great design. The is 1/2" wide. It is marked J & SS, has the Lion Passant mark indicating silver, the town mark indicating London and the cursive, uppercase D mark indicating 1978. It has good heft and is in excellent condition.
This unusually large bloodstone enhanced by 14Kt gold is an early 20th century watch fob / pendant. The bloodstone that turns on a gold rod, measures 23 X 23 X12 millimeters and with the gold findings creates a bag like pendant.
An iconic bracelet from Georg Jensen, this is his design #14. Hand-wrought with exquisite repoussé silver work, this piece is composed of four panels. Measures a closed, wearable length of 6 7/8", with a 7/8" width. Weight is 44.3 grams. Signed and hallmarked with a post 1945 Georg Jensen with a dotted circle, Denmark, Sterling, with the design #14. In excellent vintage condition with a warm patina.
Art Nouveau period 18k yellow and white gold brooch set with rosecut diamonds and one seed pearl surrounded by square-cut natural sapphires. Tiny loops on back used for wearing as a pendant.
All original, excellent condition
Width: 1 3/8"
Length: 1 1/4"
Weight: 3.8 grams
An Art Deco 14k lady's diamond solitaire ring circa 1930. This vintage size 6-1/2 or 6.5 yellow and white gold engagement band features a 22 point round brilliant cut diamond (VS-2, F Colour) and it weighs 2.4 grams. The band is yellow gold but the stone setting and shoulders are white gold, which has a pretty floral engraved design. It is stamped 14 K and it previously had a older independent gemological appraisal of $1300 Canadian...
An elegant Art Nouveau 14K gold enameled flower pin with a full-blown blossom centering a seed pearl and a half-opened blossom. The petals are decorated in soft shades of ivory, green and rose iridescent translucent enamels. Delicate floral pins of this kind were popular gifts for new brides in the Victorian and Edwardian eras due to the sentimental meanings of various flowers in the Victorian flower language. The back is hallmarked by Whiteside & Blank.
A lovely 18K yellow gold Sputnik ring by H Stern. The dome is bezel-set with round citrines amethysts, green and pink tourmalines, garnets and aquamarines. This design was created in the 1950s to highlight the range of colored gemstones available from Stern’s Brazilian mines. It came to be called “Sputnik” because of its resemblance to the spiky Soviet satellite launched in 1957. Each piece has a unique appearance depending on the particular selection and placement of the stones...
A superb pair of double-sided Art Deco silver cufflinks by E. Besseire & Cie. The hexagonal faces are decorated with red, green and black blocks of opaque champlevé enamels highlighted with silver shield-shaped and squiggle accents. The faces are connected bychains. The backs of each face are marked with Besseire’s maker’s mark and with assay marks for silver.
Origin: France, ca. 1930...
Paul Lobel modernist sterling silver seahorse brooch
Mid 20th century
This large and rarely seen work measures 3 1/4" x 2"
Weight - 18.5 grams
Marked LOBEL, sterling on verso
Very good vintage condition retaining much of the original oxidized finish
Angel skin Coral bead necklace, graduated, the clasp with little glittering marcasites and silver standard mark 835. With two natural spots, and striped in mildly orange to pink shades. Length 46 cm, largest bead measuring 12 mm. Condition: fine
Bearing the signature of maestro Barrera this carefully made figural brooch depicts a richly clad person, most probably a nobleman or priest, with hands forming a very distinct gesture as if he takes part in a ritual or is performing a dance. Barrera , I suspect, worked in Mexico City, and created some impressive jewelry in the style associated with it...
Two hand carved black jade koi fish placed in a fanciful 14k gold and diamond setting.
Most likely of Chinese origin. Circa 1950's.
Measures appx. 2 1/2" in diameter.
Condition - excellent.
William Spratling's Mexican Silver locket which is 2in. long including the loop for a chain, 1.25 in. deep and 1in. across is featured in todays listing. The stones have striations front and back as most from this era of the Mexican Silver Renaissance do. This example is much better than most found. You can see that some rise to the top but the stones are stable and none go all the way thru or across the amethyst stone. The color is dark and beautiful...
An attractive 15K Victorian yellow gold brooch circa 1870 - 1890. This 1-1/8" diameter brooch is unmarked but tested and has a textured repeated design. It has a (replaced) safety catch. It weighs 7.4 grams, and it is in excellent original condition with no cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than the catch replacement...
A wonderful hammered sterling silver neck ring with a large pendant of a fish in mosaics. Has an iridescent eye. Neck ring is approximately 16 1/2" around. Hard to measure due to the curvature of the links. Lightly hammered, very nice work. Pendant measures about 4 1/2" long and 1 1/4" at the widest. Hook closure. Great condition, silver has a warm patina. Vibrant colors. Eye catching piece!
RARE modernist sterling and rhodochrosite bracelet by Theodor Fahrner, Germany, c.1960's. This famed maker closed shop in the 1970's and produced a very small output of modernist designs. The substantial bracelet is made of heavy gauge silver(weighs 3 troy oz or 90 gms) and measures 7" long. Each of the 6 concave links measures 1 1/16" wide by 1" long and will fit a medium to larger wrist because of the curved links. The 6 matching stones are original and set off the textured silver...
Spring is never too far away when you see a swallow. This unique 14Kt gold retro broach captures a moment of tenderness as a swallow is feeding its offspring in their nest. The bird has a ruby eye and seven rose cut diamonds decorate its wings. The intricately woven nest holds the three fledglings represented by three 5 millimeter cultured pearls. The broach measure 1 ¾” high and the width is the same 1 ¾”.
A vintage modernist sterling silver brooch and earrings by noted silversmith, Maxwell Chayat. Brooch measures 1 3/4" long and 1 1/2" wide. Has a rollover clasp that holds tightly...