All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1940 item #1262498
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Stunning 1930s Art Deco riviere necklace in silvertone metal with large brilliant bezel set openback faceted glass crystal stones. Marked GERMANY. The stones are held by prongs at the front. The backs of the bezels are decorated with a finely detailed flower form motif. The stones have pointed backs. Spring ring clasp. Wearable length is 16 1/2 inches and the stones and settings are 7/16 inch or 12mm. Excellent condition. Some tiny flea bites on some stones; most are only visible with a loupe...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1940 item #604375 (stock #mla22006)
Circa 1940 rose gold eternity band with rubies set in white gold flowers going around the entire ring. Ring size 6.5, cannot be sized.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1940 item #1258738
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Beautiful unusual vintage 1930s Art Deco necklace with multi color beads wired in dark goldtone metal, in a bib design. With large opaque cube shaped black beads, and small faceted transparent beads in green, pink, red, aqua, pale blue, and yellow, arranged in single drops and in sprays of four. A fabulous little statement. 15 1/2 inches wearable length and 1 1/4 inches wide. Excellent condition. No missing elements. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1940 item #1235284
Early 20th century
14K gold with carved flowers
L: 18.5 cm / 7.3 in, D: 6.5 cm / 2.6 in
From a Marine county, CA collection
Weight: 21.693 grams

A gorgeous 14K gold bracelet with inter-linked carved flowers (bone?), which are charmingly yellow with age patina. Each flower measures about 1.7 by 1.7 cm, and were individually hand carved (no two are exactly the same). This bracelet fits a wrist of diameter 6.5 cm or smaller...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1940 item #1393504
A lovely 18K yellow 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...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1940 item #1426489
Very fine, heavy, fully three-dimensional 18K yellow gold figural brooch in the form of a 420 Class racing sailboat by Fred of Paris. It can also be worn as a pendant. The mast is fully Bermuda-rigged with beautifully detailed sails worked in contrasting matte and polished gold. Two figures are hiking out over the edge of the hull and waves lap at the sides. The 420 Class was designed in 1959 and became the leading training vessel for Olympic-class boats...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1940 item #1382087
A wonderfully detailed 14K yellow gold brooch depicting a spaniel. The shape of the dog’s head and the amount of fur suggests that the pin represents a Springer or English Cocker spaniel. The pin has substantial weight. The clasp is marked “14K.”
  • Origin: America, circa 1935.
  • Dimensions: 1 3/32” x 3/4”.
  • Weight: 6.9 grams.
  • Condition: excellent; sharp detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1940 item #604353 (stock #mla21806)
Beautiful retro brooch with wonderful deco curved lines, (approximately 1.5 x 1.25 inches) can also be worn as a pendant-- both right-side-up and up-side-down. Also can be used as a watch pin, has both watch hook and retractable bale on back. 14K yellow gold setting with large emerald cut kunzite center stone surrounded by 10 cabochon rubies. Kunzite stone (16mm x 13mm) is approximately 10-12 carats, minimal wear, slightly visible scratch to surface of stone...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1940 item #605941 (stock #mla22406)
Amazing deco 14k yellow gold flexible bracelet, made up of individual links on a steel spring to form the look of twisted gold. Total length of bracelet is approx 7.5 inches, 6mm wide, weight is 19.4 grams. Very unique and rare style of bracelet. The concept is similar to how a slide bracelet works, except on this bracelet, all the pieces are the same to form one continuous, unbroken look. LAYAWAY AVAILABLE! I have a bar pin that matches this bracelet, ask me if interested!
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1940 item #604349 (stock #mla21706)
14K yellow gold snake ring with a beautiful pink-red garnet on the snake's head, 2 tiny diamonds for eyes, ring size 9 - 9.5, weight is 12.9 grams, width of ring at the widest place in front is 14mm, garnet is approximately .33 carat LAYAWAY AVAILABLE!
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Deco : Pre 1940 item #1471036 (stock #15809)
Classic in its elegance and the delicate filigree work that embellishes it, this vintage silver and sodalite pendant necklace dates in the first decades of the 20th c. and I believe it is an Italian piece. Very similar to work that came out of the Peruzzi and Coppini workshops of Florence, the necklace is anonymous yet exhibits very high levels of craftsmanship and its finishing is impeccable...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1940 item #1325586
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. The gallery under the stone echos the heart motif. The amethyst has good, even coloring and is eye-clean. The interior of the shank is engraved "Until Eternity." Tested and guaranteed 14K.

Origin: America, ca. 1930...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1940 item #163395
Pretty 14K yellow gold locket, the front cover engraved with a floral motif centered by a 10-point round brillian cut diamond. The diamond has very nice clarity and color. The inside rim is stamped with the maker's mark "WEH 14K".

Origin: America, circa 1930. Condition: excellent, no monograms or removals. Size: 1-3/16" x 15/16". Weight: 7.0 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: .1 carat.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1940 item #992060
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Lush vintage angelskin or salmon coral beaded necklace with a 14KT white gold engraved slide clasp. Circa 1930. Clasp is marked 14K. The color is warmer than the photos depict. The beads range in size from 6 mm to 3 mm. The shortest strand (wearable length) is 16 inches and the longest strand is 20 inches. The center drops about 2 1/2 inches. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail. Display form is lifesize.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1940 item #1400290
A fine 19K yellow gold folding ball locket with a capacity for four images. The exterior is decorated with a stippled checkerboard pattern with a belt on either side that holds the sphere closed. When the belts are unlatched, the locket opens accordian-style to reveal the inner frames. These lockets have become increasingly difficult to find. The locket is stamped with Portuguese hallmarks for .800 (19.2K) gold.
  • Origin: Porto, Portugal, ca...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1940 item #1123699
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Beautiful early vintage Chinese apple jade beaded necklace with a very finely carved and pierced oval element mounted with prongs in a 14KT gold setting with a slide clasp. Circa 1930. Marked 14K and tests positive for 14KT gold. The beads graduate from large to small and back again to large at either end of the center element. 15 inches wearable length and 1 inch wide at the center. The carved gold mounted element is 1 5/8 inches side to side and 1 inch top to bottom...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1940 item #479013 (stock #mla154)
14K Oval Chatelaine/Locket (stamped 14k) has a mirror on the in side of the front, 2 separate compartments on the in side of the back. Engraved on both front and back, with initials F.H.A. on front. Opens with sapphire clasp. Width: 47mm Length: 60mm with bale (50mm without bale) Depth: 8mm WEIGHT: 27.7 dwt (43.1 grams)
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Deco : Pre 1940 item #697976
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Beautiful sterling articulated necklace with many glittering crystal round and baguette stones and a pendant with a huge brilliant peridot green glass openback and unfoiled stone. Marked OTIS STERLING. Circa 1940. Substantial at 49 grams. The green color is much more intense than the photos depict.

A classic collectible Art Deco piece, and currently perfectly of the moment as well. The fashion world is in the midst of a major Art Deco revival, with top houses such as Marc Jacobs, Lanvin...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1940 item #1357663
Presented in its original box, a lovely 18K yellow 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 a love poem written by Rosemonde Gérard to her husband Edmond Rostand (author of “Cyrano de Bergerac”) in 1889. The word “plus” is symbolized by a plus sign set with rose cut diamond and the word “moins” is symbolized by a minus sign set with rect...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Deco : Pre 1940 item #1228637 (stock #gaf1111-1)
Bold vintage German silver Art Deco locket and stylized geometrical patterned chain combine to create neck pizazz. The locket opens easily to hold two large pictures. The chain measures approx. 11 3/4"L and the locket measures 2" x 1 1/2" x 1 3/4" wide approx. The bale adds another 3/4" to the locket length. Excellent vintage condition. Wonderful piece that commands attention.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Retro : Pre 1940 item #1169557
A lovely Retro necklace worked in 14K rose and yellow gold and set with moonstones and amethysts. The necklace descends from a rose gold paperclip link chain toward a pair of openwork yellow gold plaques, each set with a round amethyst accented with a rose gold stylized flower, and flanking a central triangular plaque designed in the same manner. A pair of oval cabochon moonstones is set at either side. The central plaque suspends a larger oval moonstone with a nearly invisible setting. The ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Retro : Pre 1940 item #1353988
A very nice Retro 14K yellow gold statement ring set with an imposing lemon yellow emerald cut citrine flanked by natural ruby cabochons. The split shank with a cage setting holds the citrine only at the very corners, so from the top, the entire ring appears to be one large expanse of gemstone. The rubies provided a nice pop of color. Tested and guaranteed 14K.

Origin: America, ca. 1935. Condition: excellent, all original. Finger Size: 8-1/2. Dimensions: citrine, 19x11mm. Weight: 13.0 g...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Retro : Pre 1940 item #1390570
An imposing, yet very wearable Retro ring featuring a large, deeply colored honey-gold rectangular step-cut citrine flanked by lines of calibre-cut synthetic rubies (typical of the period) between lines of bead-set old European and single-cut diamonds. The color contrast of the stones is quite striking and the size is imposing without being overdone. Tested and guaranteed 14K gold and platinum.
  • Origin: America, ca. 1935.
  • Condition: excellent; all original.
  • Dimensions: crow...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Retro : Pre 1940 item #1384458
An attractive pair of Retro 14K yellow gold dangle earrings fashioned as circles of gold balls centering round brilliant cut amethysts. The amethysts have rich deep coloring and excellent clarity. The earrings were originally screwbacks and have been converted to wires. The new look is much more wearable and provides tons of sparkly movement!
  • Origin: America, ca. 1935.
  • Dimensions: 3/4" wide; 1 3/8" long from top of wires.
  • Weight: 5.9 grams.
  • Approximate Total Gemstone ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Retro : Pre 1940 item #1352627
An impressive Retro period ring worked in 18K yellow gold with platinum accents, and featuring a .48-ct old mine cut diamond flanked by a pair of bright .47-ct round brilliant synthetic rubies (customary for the period). The ring was designed by Albert Rolland, a custom jeweler who set up shop in Paris in 1904, and is finely detailed with ropetwists and beading, as well as an ornate gallery along the sides. The gallery is fairly deep, so the ring sits nicely above the finger. The diamond is g...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Retro : Pre 1940 item #1301122
An 18K yellow gold and platinum brickwork strap and buckle ring by J. E. Caldwell. The buckle and the tongue of the strap are worked in platinum and set with round brilliant-cut diamonds. The diamonds are graded as H/I color and VS clarity. The buckle is fully functional, so the ring can be adjusted from size 2 to 8. This style of ring was popular in the Retro period, but only Caldwell, Tiffany and few other luxury makers crafted them with adjustable mechanisms such as this. Stamped with Ca...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Retro : Pre 1940 item #1211682 (stock #02326)
a vintage 1930s sterling silver hand engraved heart photo locket on chain c1930s. This 1-1/4 x 1-1/8" locket has fine hand engraving on the front (the back is undecorated), and it has two retaining bezels with celluloid windows. The 19-1/2" link chain has a hook and eye clasp, each piece is stamped STERLING, and this necklace weighs 14.6 grams and it is in excellent condition with no monograms, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively gra...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1940 item #702077 (stock #mla30709)
Circa 1940s size 7 14K rose and white gold eternity ring with 16 diamonds set in crescent moons made of white gold, 12 rubies set in curved flowers. Hallmarked 14K, width is 9.5 mm (approximately 3/8 inch), weight is 6.7 grams. LAYAWAY AVAILABLE!
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Retro : Pre 1940 item #1385239
A noble poodle stands encircled in a ring of gold in this Art Deco period French 18K gold charm or pendant. The dog’s stylized design echoes the ribbed and twisted rope motifs along the edges. The pendant retains the original matching jump ring. Stamped with French 18K gold marks.
  • Origin: France, ca. 1935.
  • Condition: excellent.
  • Dimensions: 13/16” wide; 1 1/8” height (including jump ring).
  • Weight: 4.8 grams.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Retro : Pre 1940 item #877595 (stock #av41001)
18k yellow and rose gold retro link bracelet c. 1940, 3 rows of chunky links with architectural shape and detail. Smooth back, comfortable on the wrist. Hallmarked 18K on clasp tab. LAYAWAY AVAILABLE! Width: 1 inch Length: 7 5/8 inches Weight: 44.5 grams
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Deco : Pre 1940 item #697979
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A fabulous fringed necklace, wearable for day or night, in sterling silver with very big glittering purple openback and unfoiled glass stones in prong settings. Circa 1935. The clasp is marked STERLING and the other elements test positive for sterling. The color is much more intense and slightly warmer than the photos depict. Huge stones, statement necklaces, and the color purple are all very significant current fashion trends. Also perfectly of the moment because it is a classic Art Deco p...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Deco : Pre 1940 item #705642
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A beautiful vintage sterling necklace with brilliant rhinestones in channel settings, in flexible links with detailed engraved decoration. Circa 1930. With a slide clasp and safety chain with a spring ring catch. Marked STERLING. Substantial at 53 grams and drapes beautifully. The links are connected at the inner edge and fan open at the outer edge.

14 1/2 inches long clasped and 1/2 inch wide. Overall excellent condition. All the stones are bright with the exception of three in one lin...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1940 item #604379 (stock #mla22106)
Beautiful emerald cut medium shade translucent amethyst in 14K yellow gold deco setting with 6 diamonds on each side of the amethyst. Total estimated t.c.w. is approximately 20 pts. Ring size 7, can be resized by competent jeweler. LAYAWAY AVAILABLE!
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Retro : Pre 1940 item #1406927
An outstanding Retro 18K gold mesh buckle bracelet generously set with diamonds and rubies. The bracelet is constructed with alternating bands of rose and yellow gold, creating a subtle striped pattern. The buckle is topped with platinum and is set with old European cut diamonds around the frame and calibre-cut synthetic rubies (typical of the period) on the prong. The tip of the bracelet strap is channel-set with synthetic rubies. The diamonds are H/I color and VS1 clarity. The mesh has a serie...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1940 item #479020 (stock #mla155)
14K yellow gold bar pin, detailed Etruscan bead work, w a total of six round-cut stones, each w diameter of approx 4 mm, which spell 'REGARD' from left to right: Ruby, Emerald, Garnet, Amethyst, Ruby, Diamond Diamond tests as real diamond. Length: 74 mm Width: 11mm WEIGHT: 9.3 dwt (14.5 grams)
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Deco : Pre 1940 item #906841 (stock #gal-137)
This is a vintage Art Deco style sterling silver and marcasite ring featuring a raised sterling ribbon set with marcasite flowing down the center of a black onyx cab and three marcasite set on the base of band, circa 1920, oval shape, marked ND "925". Size: 7 3/4, measures 3/4 in H x 5/8 in W; Excellent condition.