A stunning 1950's costume jewelry pendant with prong-set aurora borealis rhinestones in shades of blue and white surrounding a central large amethyst rhinestone. The brooch is finished with four pear-shaped amethyst drops. The metal has a matte gold finish. With the addition of a pendant loop affixed to the pinstem, this piece would make a terrific pendant.
Ca. 1950. Condition: excellent. Dimensions: 2-7/16" x 1-3/8".
Jack Brusca and Joseph Dante sterling silver wave cuff type bracelet
1975
2 5/16" x 1 1/2"
1 3/4" at tallest point
1 1/4" rear opening
Weight - a hefty and solid 90.80 grams
Hallmarks - etched signature, strl, 1975
Very good vintage condition with minor surface scratches
For nearly eight decades the Cini signature has meant original handcrafted, heirloom jewelry. This pin is 1 1/2" square.
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an 18K filigree diamond ring from a Maryland estate. This diamond is European cut, SI2 clarity, IJ color .....beautiful ring....try on at Jantiques in Kensington, Md 20895
This Norma jelly belly sterling duck with umbrella is 1 3/4" x 1". It is hallmarked Norma and sterling. He has a red rhinestone eye. Lucite jelly bellies were copied from figurals originally done in gold and rock crystal.
Tribute to America Costume Jewelry, by Brunialti, on p. 143. Circa 1944-1945. Excellent vintage condition.
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Here is an exceptional necklace and earrings set from Antonio Pineda, circa mid-century. Collector quality.
This set is a book-piece design, shown in Gobi Stromberg's "Silver Seduction : The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda."
The design is known as "Crossing Arches with Teardrop Amethysts", and it's a heavy modernist design which is hand-wrought with superb craftsmanship. The necklace has seven teardrop amethysts dangling beneath the crossed arches...
A very fine pair of Edwardian 14K yellow gold and platinum cufflinks, the double faces set with mother-of-pearl plaques centered with cabochon emeralds. The faces faces are bordered with platinum rims engraved in a reeded design. The emeralds are very nice quality, with vivid pure green color and good clarity that contrasts nicely with the iridescence of the mother-of-pearl. The use of emeralds in cufflinks is relatively uncommon...
This exceptional verre eglomise rock crystal panel depicts a maiden in classical dress playing with a hound. She sits on a plinth in a clearing with cypress trees in the background. The scene is backed with grayish mother-of-pearl that seems to create a sky of swirling clouds. The reverse of the pendant is simply finished with pale grayish-blue silk. The plaque is simply mounted in an 18K yellow gold frame with a bail at the top...
This fine brooch measures 1 1/4" x 1 1/4 x 1/2". It has a lovely design with 4 pearl accents. The back is marked SYMMETALIC STERLING + 1/20 14K. It is in excellent condition.
The W.E. Richards Company was founded in North Attleboro, MA in 1902 producing wRe and Symmetalic jewelry of sterling silver with 14K gold overlay. The jewelry is always made very well...
This English jewel reflects the aesthetics of fin de siècle France and Russia, with its pink topazes and demantoid garnets. The fairly large oval topazes are surrounded by swirls of seed-pearl-set gold, and set off by 4 bright green demantoid garnets, two of which are set into the fine chains which connect the top section to the bottom; of the other two, the top one is a modified pear shape, the other is oval. The jewel measures 2” long by 1-1/8” across at the widest point, and weighs 5.4g...
Industrian Argentina modernist brass statement necklace
1970
Should fit a 15" neck
Center element measures 7" long
Weight - 137 grams
Labeled
Great condition
This twisted enamel bangle of sterling silver resembles the work of Canadian metalsmiths such as Guy Vidal and John Larin, who produced highly textured designs during the late 1960s and 1970s. This bangle features a ribbed surface on both sides, with alternating pockets of burnt orange and dark maroon enamels, with one pocket left undecorated — possibly for stamping what looks like a mark of some kind on the reverse...
A handsome pair of 18K yellow gold cufflinks worked in the Etruscan Revival style with applied bead rosettes. The spherical faces are attached by chains to baton backs, also decorated with applied bead rosettes. The gold surfaces have a slight matte finish. The cufflinks are hallmarked with the French “hibou” import mark.
Ca. 1940...
Attention hay burner lovers. This pendant is a well executed cast of a horse’s head decorated by a unique green diamond for the eye. The textured and polished finish on the different parts of the head gives this beauty a life like appearance. The width including the bail is 1 ½” and the height is approximately 1”.
LARGE HOBE sterling and gold-washed beautiful floral and leaf brooch with blue glass stone PLUS sterling earrings with matching blue glass stones, c1940's. LARGE pin measures 2 3/4" by 1 3/4" and is signed "HOBE STERLNG". Rich design with leaves and flowers, the two colored metals provide contrast. Excellent condition except that the blue glass flower is missing only one of the 10 prongs(see photo 1) - so is not loose at all...
A large vintage Mexican sterling baby deer pin c1930s-40. This 3" x 1-3/8" pin is of hollow construction, and it has a green turquoise glass eye. It has a safety catch, and it is stamped PLATA STERLING 925. It weighs 6.2 grams, and it is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, scrapes, dents, monograms, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs; the eye has a straw mark original to the glass...
Modernist enamel boat by Madeline Turner, c.1940's, who studied enameling with Karl Drerup and designed jewelry for Tiffany and Georg Jensen, USA. Of good size, this gorgeous modernist domed enamel measures 2 1/8" high by 1 13/16" wide. The enamel colors are various shades of blue, yellow, green, red, tan, and white. Excellent condition...
An extraordinarily fine and rare Art Nouveau sporting brooch featuring an enameled fox head superimposed over a horseshoe, a riding crop and a whip. The horseshoe is set with old mine cut diamonds simulating the nails. The fox's eyes are set with rubies. The pin is beautifully enameled in lifelike colors. The fox's mouth is open to show fierce jagged gold teeth. An identical brooch was featured in the "Masterpieces of American Jewelry" exhibition held in 2005 at the Museum of American Folk Art i...