An elegant silver tie clip by Marcin Zaremski, Warsaw, c 1980. The pure and restricted style of MZ has made him internationally known. Monogram mark MJZ, 925 (sterling quality), M . Zaremski and an eye (Zaremskis’s personal mark). Width " 2½/ 6,2 cm. Condition: fine.
An Edwardian 15k amethyst & pearls lavaliere from the 1905 era. A great example of fine Edwardian gold jewellery. It measures 20-3/4" and it is in 15k yellow gold. The stones include nice bezel set faceted natural amethysts and seed pearls, all mounted in an ornate 2-7/8 x 2" central drop. The drop is stamped 15Ct, and the replaced chain tests as 10k...
A fine quality vintage 1970s rope chain necklace in 10k yellow gold. This 24" necklace has a springring clasp, it is stamped 10K with an FO maker's mark, and it weighs 10.7 grams. This necklace is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use...
An outstanding pair of Edwardian 14K yellow gold double-sided cufflinks, the simple oval faces set alternately with round rubies and old European cut diamonds. The faces are joined by unusual arched connectors that give the cufflinks a nice, comfortable spread to fit the wrist. The cufflinks may be worn with either the diamond or the ruby sides showing outward. The gemstones are of fine quality...
We have an Antonio Pineda Onyx tear drop vintage bracelet that is a wearable length of 7.25in. and a striking 1.75in. tall. These Mexican bracelets were made in relationship to the size of the stones that were obtained and this is one of the tallest tear drops I have found. The weight is 120 grams heavy and is collector and museum quality.
This heavy pendant has a diameter of 1 3/4". It has great detail, featuring the Pisces, astrological fish (the 12th sign of the zodiac). It is marked 800 and is in excellent condition.
These earrings are unique as they are Taxco Mexico with a Native American motif. The "top" is convex with a diameter of 1". The 3 dangling leaves measure 1 1/2". They are marked 925 TS-14 MEXICO. They are in excellent condition and have good heft.
This unique pendant measures 1 1/8" long x 3/4". It displays silver, textured, oxidized areas with blue enamel accents. This piece is in excellent condition and has good heft.
A beautiful dress set comprising two double-sided cufflinks and three shirt studs, the round faces set with abalone disks encircled by platinum borders. The abalone has fine guilloche carving in a chrysanthemum pattern and the platinum borders are decorated with an engraved laurel wreath design. The abalone has very nice luster with overtones of rose and green. Abalone cufflinks are richer looking and much more uncommon than mother-of-pearl...
This fine pendant has a diameter of 1 1/2". It features The Water Bearer sign with other decorative aspects. The front is marked AQUARIUS. The back is marked BEAU STERLING. It is in excellent condition. Aquarius is the 11th sign of the zodiac (January 20th-February 18th).
Rachel Gera modernist sterling silver ring
Israel
1960 - 1970
Size 6 1/2
Weight 14.04 grams
Marked GERA
Very good vintage condition
Art Smith modernist sterling silver and stone ring
Oversized and substantial
c. 1950
Stone measures 2 1/16" long x 1" at widest point
Size 7 - 7 1/4
Weight - 31.55 grams
Very good vintage condition
Stone displays natural variations and inclusions
The sterling silver cat & fish pin was designed by Hubert Harmon in the 1940's. Fish with hook measures 5" long. Cat head with cascabells is 1 1/2" X 1 1/2". The connecting chain is 10" long. Cat has amethyst eyes, fish with amethyst eye & amethyst tail detail. Pin back and locks work perfectly. Beautiful condition. Harmon designs are rare as he only created his Taxco, Mexico silver pieces for a very few years in the 1940's...
An unusual 10k marquise opals and garnets cross over ring circa 1950s. This vintage yellow gold size 6-1/4 ring features natural opals and genuine deep red garnets. This ring has six claw-set round cut garnets and two colourful natural navatte shape opals. It measures 9/16" across the setting at its widest and it weighs 4.3 grams...
This rare find features a colorful Parrot. It measures 2" tall x 1". It features a stained glass style of a Parrot on its stoop. It is marked MEXICO with the Alia maker's mark. It is in excellent condition.
This textured cuff bracelet features a pocked surface and is decorated with applied half-beads of molded silver. The piece is unmarked, but definitively tests as silver, possibly sterling. Its surface exhibits areas of oxidation, and a couple of areas where the texture didn’t take in the molding process. The bracelet measures 1 ½ inches wide, with an interior circumference of just under 7 inches, including the 1 ¼-inch opening between the terminals. Weight: 52.3 grams
A nice revival piece imitating the late Victorian Scottish agate pins. The agates are securely set in etched sterling silver. The top features a pierced setting mounted with a glass half-bead in the same dark honey color of the original Scottish cairngorms. The pin has a rollover clasp that probably replaced the original C-clasp. The pin stem appears to be original. The pin is unmarked, but tests as sterling silver. It measures a little over 2 ½ inches long.
Moonstone cabochons are bezel-mounted within oval onyx panels sitting in silver linked frames. All stones are very secure; one moonstone has a crack down the center that isn’t highly visible but can be felt by running a fingernail over it. The moonstones exhibit a milky quality with some blue highlights.The bracelet has a new sterling silver spring-ring clasp. The bracelet is unmarked, but the bezel mounts around the onyx panels test positively for silver...
This stunning bracelet is composed of an applied cast floral layer on a plain, hinged bangle bracelet, with a secure tongue-and-groove clasp and security chain. The tongue bears French import marks that guarantee a silver content of at least .800, and probably dates anywhere from the 1930s to the 1950s. The bangle measures about ½ inch wide with an internal circumference of just under 7 inches. Gross weight: 28.4 grams
A fine, heavy pair of 18K yellow gold cufflinks in the “mors de filet” or “snaffle bit” style. When the ends are flipped up into their closed position, the entire cufflink has the look of horse bit, especially with the raised diamond patterns on each end. The ends of the connectors are inset with round brilliant cut diamonds. The cufflinks are marked indistinctly with French gold hallmarks.
Origin: France, ca. 1955. Condition: excellent...
A large Edwardian puffed heart pendant/brooch worked in finely pierced platinum and set with nearly six carats of old European cut diamonds. Most Edwardian hearts are somewhat smaller than this generously-sized example...
Circa 1860 natural shell inlaid with gold and silver. Extremely tiny handiwork that seems to be a completely lost art. This cross is carved into a beautiful scalloped shape and has a floral motif inlaid on the top. It measures approximately 1.5" long and 1" across. The shell is 3/16" thick. It has a simple bail and we have strung it on a beautiful two-sided ribbon. It is in excellent condition with no chips in the shell and no metal work missing.
A vintage sterling silver abstract modernist ring from the shop of Walter Wright, a Los Angeles jeweler. Wright was an associate of Margaret De Patta and sold her work and other modernist jewelry. A five sided central design with three dimensional circles and bars coming off a blackened background. Approximately a size 10. Marked Walter Wright Sterling. Has some tarnish, a few scratches on the back of the band and a little wear to the black. Great example of mid-century modern studio jewelry.
A scarce Gustave Hauber 800 silver and amethysts brooch circa 1895 1900. This antique German Arts and Crafts silver pin was prodi uced by Gustav Hauber of Schwabisch Gmund, Germany (active 1870-present). It measures 1-5/8 wide and is 2-1/8" long. It has three dangles with facetted natural amethyst gemstones at the end of a poppy like floral pierce-work, plus a central amethyst cabochon. It has the original c-clasp, it is stamped DEP 800 with Gustave Hauber's maker's mark. Arts and Crafts was bet...
A 10k yellow gold and deep purple & blue synthetic alexandrite stone pendant necklace circa 1960. This vintage 1" x 3/4" (sans bale) pendant comes with a 10k yellow gold pendant box link chain. This pendant has a stippled finish and the 16-1/2" box chain has a spring-ring clasp. Each piece is stamped 10K, this necklace weighs 6.3 grams, and the stone's intense purple with blue colour turns blue in outdoor lighting.
These vintage simulated alexandrites are usually corundum laced with vanadium...
A vintage black Alaskan diamond Hematite ring 1950s-60s. This size 6 ring measures 11/16 x 5/16" across the stone`and it weighs 2.7 grams. It is stamped 10K and QJ, and it is in very good condition with no cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than a very tiny chip at the bottom rim near a claw and an abrasion to one point of the stone. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have...
A 14k onyx & pearl cravat or tie bar pin circa 1915-20. This vintage 1-7/8" long pin has a central genuine pearl set into an oval 3/8" x 1/4" onyx stone. It has a safety clasp, it weighs 2.6 grams, and it is in excellent vintage condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Expedited tracked an...
Ed Wiener modernist sterling silver earrings
c. 1950
1" long
Very good vintage condition with good original oxidation
Sleek and elegant sterling hand made Danish pendant with a gorgeous oval malachite. This is an expertly crafted piece with the textured reverse also being an eye catcher. This measures 2 3/4" long and 1 1/2" wide. It is in fine original condition with no chips or cracks to the stone. Could be worn on a chain or any size neck ring. Signed Denmark, a makers mark that I am not able to make out,925S,Sterling and Handmade. Mod and wonderful.
From the same Florida estate as the Danish malachite pendant, this is a another expertly hand crafted signed Danish sterling pendant with a wonderful orbital rutilated quartz. It measures 1 5/8" long and 1" wide. It is in fine original condition and could be worn on a chain or thin neck ring. Signed IU 925S and Handmade in Denmark. The stone is fascinating and perfect for this solid setting.
This traditional Miao Chinese Minority hair pin would have been worn by young woman for festival. The butterfly motif is in reference to the Miao creation myth.
The hair pin is 5 inches long.
An older, unmarked silver filigree belt that
measures 30" x 3/8" including hook clasp.
Probably 800 silver.
Peter Macchiarini modernist sterling, bronze and copper brooch
c. 1950
California
3" x 3"
Marked MACCHIARINI
Very good vintage condition
A Victorian 10k rhodolite garnet rose gold ring from the 1890 era. This fine size 6 late Victorian ring has a lovely Rhodolite garnet claw-set stone. This ring measures 5/16" across the stone, it is in 10k rose gold and it is stamped 10K with a maker's mark. It weighs 1.6 grams, and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintag...
Art Smith modernist sterling necklace and bracelet set w/amethyst
Sterling silver choker and bracelet
Choker measures appx. 3 7/8" x 4" interior diameter
Bracelet measures appx. 2 1/8" x 2 1/8" interior diameter
Large amethyst orb measures 3/4" in diameter
Lot weight - 49 grams
Necklace signed
Excellent vintage condition
A 14k heart pendant with diamonds on a chain necklace circa 1960s. This 9/16" x 9/16" heart shape yellow gold pendant has four genuine brilliant cut facetted diamonds, channel set into the heart. It comes with 19-1/4" fine link 14k yellow gold chain. The diamonds graduate from 1 to 4 points by gauge, and the pendant and chain are both stamped 14 K. This necklace weighs 3.3 grams and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All ite...