This CoroCraft sterling blue hook billed bird of paradise brooch is gold plated sterling with rhinestones and wonderfull enameling. It is hallmarked CoroCraft sterling with Pegasus.
Reference: Bruinialti, American Costume jewelry- Art & Industry (2008) Vol 1, page 93, mark number 7. Circa 1944-1947.
It is in amazing condition.
It is 3" x 2 1/4"
Paul Lobel modernist sterling silver figurative brooch
This unique and well crafted brooch is rarely available for sale
American modernist
Mid 20th century
4 1/2" x 3"
Weight - 29+ grams
Marked Lobel, sterling on verso
Very good vintage condition
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
Our 14K signet ring is a stylized representation of a royal coat of arms, a forward facing royal open visor of gold with the image at the center showing an open full faced knight or baron with heraldic details. The star at the shield's center is a symbol of hope, the wings above an emblem of protection. The embowed arm of armour at the crest signifies an individual with leadership qualities...
A renaissance era poesy ring (spelled posy, posie, or posey), the outer ring of our posy has a chequerboard pattern with the darkly romantic inscription "Yours till death". The u in the letter Yours is written as a V because it is based off the Latin alphabet which used the letter V to represent both letters.
Posey rings were popular in France and England between the 1400's and 1700's and were often given as gifts between lovers...
A very good, large 18K yellow gold Sputnik ring by H Stern. The dome is studded with a variety of bezel-set tourmalines, amethysts, citrines, aquamarines and garnets. Stern popularized the style in the 1950’s to show off the variety of gemstones mined in the company’s native Brazil. Due to its spiky appearance, the design eventually became known as “Sputnik”. The rings were made in a variety of dome sizes, and this example is exceptionally large...
This bracelet exhibits a classic Scandinavian style extremely popular during the 1950s and 1960s. The dramatic enameling is in vivid colors, featuring panels of Nordic scenes alternating with blue and white cloisonne panels. The tongue and groove clasp is very secure and bears the mark of Ottar Hval, of Oslo. The bracelet measures 7 ½ inches long by 5/8 inch wide. Weight: 26.4 grams
Gorgeous sterling silver pendant accented with enamel and paste stones. The pendant is comprised of a bale set with old-European cut paste stones, suspending a circle set with 30 paste stones, surrounding an articulated central plaque covered in translucent cobalt blue enamel punctuated with a finely worked silver floral motif set with paste...
This deeply carved vintage bakelite bar pin is 2 1/2" long 1" wide by 7/16" thick. It is in excellent condition.
These Coro cockatoos have been hand painted with enamel. At the center of each flower is a faceted, faux diamond.
As you can see by the patent below, this duette was designed by Gene Verrechio and patented in 1941. Pat # for the duette is Des. 126,490 and for the clip #1798867.
Coro invented the "Duette" in the 1930s. An ingenious invention. The design involves two pin clips that fit together, joined by a mechanism at the back, so they can be worn together as a single brooch...
Black enamel on gold with central hair plait. Lettered on the front with "Memori" and initials. The reverse is engraved "Sarah Jackson Obt 20th Dec 1828 Aged 32 Also of Margaret Jackson Obt 8th Feb 1841 Aged 32".
Excellent condition, with a length of 1 11/16" and a width of 1 1/2".
A stunning Art Nouveau 18K gold brooch featuring an enameled and engraved portrait of Pallas Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, horses and olives. Her beautifully engraved helmet is adorned with a small rose cut diamond. Her armor and the embroidery along the edges of her gown are also engraved. The quality of the painted enamel facial details and the background champleve enamel in royal blue is gorgeous. The edges of the medallion are enhanced with natural pearls...
Henry Steig modernist sterling silver tie bar
1950
2 1/2" long x 1/2" wide
Weight - 15 grams
Marked Henry Steig, sterling
Very good vintage condition
A bold bow pin enhanced with white chalcedony at the knot and in teardrops at the ribbon ends, with an unidentified maker’s mark of S within a C. The stones are securely mounted, exhibiting some wear -- tiny scratches and minor loss to the polished surface -- but no cracks or chips. The pin surface has a warm patina from age, with minor surface scratches. The clasp is very secure; the pin stem is slightly bent but in good working order...
A lovely Art Nouveau 14K yellow gold pendant enhanced with translucent enamels in varying shades of green and a touch of rose. The whiplash curve outlines are studded with seed pearls and the whole suspends a baroque freshwater pearl. The pendant is attached to a fine Etruscan Revival 12K gold chain, the box clasp enhanced with ropetwist and beaded decoration. Both parts tested and guaranteed gold as described.
Origin: pendant, America, ca. 1900; chain, ca. 1870...
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...
An interesting vintage 14K yellow gold ring featuring a heart-shaped amethyst in an ornate prong setting with a clustered accent of cultured pearls and another small amethyst at the top...
A vintage mid century modernist pair of screw back earrings in sterling silver and exotic wood by William Spratling. Described as having four curved sterling lines ending in a swirl of exotic wood.
They each measure 1 3/8" long and 1" at the widest.
Marked with the impressed Spratling Silver in an oval on the back of each earring. This marks was used between 1933-40, the first design period.
They are in fine condition with some minor surface scratches and a little tarnish. Screw ...