This ring is a great example of modernist jewelry circa 1950's. It is a size 7 and has the wonderful modernist, biomorphic, brutalist design. It is adorned with a carnelian bead. The band is marked STERLING. This piece has good heft and is in excellent condition.

A fine and attractive Edwardian gold plated satin finish sash pin with a step-cut amber glass stone c1900-10. This 2-7/8 x 1-7/8" pin features engraved leaves, a mesh layer with a mounted stone and a c-clasp. It is marked simply R on the cage for the pin, and it is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, scrapes, dents, monograms, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs - the plating is intact and there are only slight signs of use...

An Art Deco rose gold plated hammered necklace and earrings set from 1920 1930. This set includes the 17-5/8" necklace with three panels and a springring clasp and the matching 1-1/2 x 3/4" pierced earrings. Each is plated in a rich copper-toned rose gold and each panel has a hammered style finish and this unsigned set is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs however the probable original ear wires may have been replaced with a ball and stud mount...

A vintage c1900 Essex crystal flower basket brooch in a gilt brass setting. This unsigned pin features fine colouring and gilding and it has the original c-clasp. Essex crystals were a Victorian period fancy, with the crystal being reverse carved then hand painted to show the detail of the design. This item is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than a lift of the brass on the left side from the original making of the piece...

A vintage Edwardian sterling silver and graduated seed pearl 3-3/8 x 1/8" bar brooch c1910. This pin is stamped STERLING, it has a safety catch, it weighs 6.0 grams and it is in excellent original 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 secondhand and may have slight signs of gentle use. Surface shipping to the continental U.S...

This vintage set is made of 950 silver. The brooch measures 2 1/2" x 1 1/2". It has a nice, engraved scene (as do the earrings). The brooch has a trombone closure and is marked SILVER 950. The matching earrings are screw backs and marked SILVER 950, as well. The top of the screw backs are marked SILVER with a hallmark of an A. The Suite weighs 1/2 ounce and is circa 1940s-1960s.

This simple but sophisticated ring features a lovely, polished dyed blue chalcedony is securely prong set in a sterling silver mount. The setting displays openwork shoulders with light embossing. The inside of the band is marked sterling and shows an unidentified maker’s mark. The stone exhibits no scratches or other signs of wear. The stone measures stone 7/8 inch long by 5/8 inch wide. The ring is a size 5 ¼.

This Coro gold tone swan brooch has white & black enamel neck and tail accents. Green and yellow enameling for grass and flowers. Red and clear rhinestones.

Dimensions: 1 7/8" x 1 1/2"

Condition: Excellent. Hallmark: Coro Pat pend.

A hand made large silver and glass Arts and Crafts pin brooch. This fine 2-5/8" pin has a trombone clasp and a hand hammered finish evocative of Arts & Crafts jewelry. It has a large cabochon glass stone which looks like natural agate stone and we think this pin predates 1920 but we aren't positive (however glass stones were used in earlier examples). It is unsigned and it tests as silver...

An attractive marquise-shaped marquisite sterling Art Deco ring c1920-30. This size 6-1/2 ring measures 15/16 x 9/16" across the top and it weighs 5.5 grams. It is stamped SILVER, and it is in excellent original 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. Tracked Packet shipping to the U.S...

This silver pin has an intriguing, dynamic design of overlapping hollow half-moons. The asymmetrical feature of the design is sophisticated, and the piece is well constructed with a substantial feel. It has a secure rollover clasp and is marked Industria Argentina on the back. There is also a code that looks to be U51 and a partial silver mark in a diamond reserve, most likely .900. The pin measures 2 1/8 inches long by 1 1/4 inches at its widest part. Gross weight: 16.7 grams

Lovely bar pin with two green tourmalines set in a sterling bar pin. It measures 2" long and has a "c" clasp. The signature looks like "VAV 935 or 925". It is quite lovely.....$7 USA insured shipping.

An elegant vintage 18" gold plated chain link necklace with facetted purple crystal links c1920. This unsigned necklace has a spring-ring catch, and it is in excellent condition with no cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than some small edge chips to two of the 7/16" wide crystal beads. 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 attractive size 6 sterling silver ring with a natural nephrite jade cabochon stone with applied green and rose gold leaves on the sides. This ring measures 15/16 x 1/2" across the stone and sides, it weighs 4.2 grams, and it has the L.S.P.& Co. mark for L.S. Peterson Co., Inc. of Massachusetts (c1943-1994). This item is in excellent vintage condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...

This beautiful, decorative pin can also be worn as a pendant. It has a diameter of 1 1/8". The center is adorned with a bezel-set, colorful, fine, turquoise cabochon. It is in excellent condition.

A gold plated rhinestone floral pendant on chain necklace from the 1920s-1930s. This 2-1/2 x 1-3/4" gold plated pot metal pendant and 21" link chain features yellow rhinestones in the centre of flowers along with leaves; the chain has a springring clasp, and this necklace is in very good original condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs other than some minor losses to the plating on the pendant and chain...

A vintage signed Forstner sterling silver engraved hinged bangle bracelet c1940s-50s. This bracelet measures 2-3/8" x 2-1/4" (across the interior/inside of the bracelet), and it is 3/4" wide. It is hand-engraved on both the front and back side, with an allover design. It has a buttonless (hidden) clasp and a safety chain, and it weighs 28.9 grams. This item is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...

A colorful studio piece molded as an abstract, modified circle and enameled in browns and blues. The back bears a secure rollover clasp on one side and a pendant bale on the other. The piece works best, however, as a pin. There are some illegible marks on the back; although the pin does not indicate silver, it does test definitively as silver, but not sterling. It measures 2 inches by 1 ¾ inches. Weight: 11.9 grams

A WWI sterling silver enamel sweetheart brooch pin 1914-1918. This attractively enamelled 2-1/4 x 1-1/2" brooch features a shield with a green, brown and yellow enamel maple leaf; the rest of the pin has a fine engine turned design with green and white enamel. It is stamped STERLING on the back and it has the original c-clasp. It weighs 21.3 grams, and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conserv...

A large high relief red orange coral celluloid cameo in a gilt brass setting circa 1930. This 2" x 1-1/2" portrait cameo is in a deep coral orange colour, it has a safety catch, and it is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than some very slight scuffing to the celluloid. All condition issues are noted. Expedited air post to the U.S. starts at $18.50 (other spots may vary). Items paid with a credit card will be sent...

This is an ANTIQUE BUCKLE from a PHILADELPHIA Estate circa 1900. The overall size is 1 1/2" X 3" when hooked together. Note the Attractive ANGEL or CHERUB depicted on the front. This is a base metal Buckle some of the original gilding has worn away; also there are three faux garnets prong set diagonally across the front. The more you LOOK at this piece of ANTIQUE JEWELRY the more you LIKE. In EXCELLENT Condition circa first quarter of the 20th Century

This is a lovely 3-piece suite of earrings and a brooch, circa 1940's. The earrings and brooch have 3 layers of petals / leaves. The top of each one surrounds the turquoise stone. The earrings are screwback and measure 1/4" x 1/4" (x 1/2" high, from the lowest petal to the top of the stone). Each earring is marked SILVER MEXICO. The brooch displays 6 smaller stones with the same floral design with the top petals enveloping the stones. It measures 1 5/8" x 3/8" (x 1/4") and marked STERLING.

Architectural handmade large brass modernist necklace, c.1950's. Constructed of a brass wire necklace(measuring 14 1/2" around) suspended from which is a 7 1/2" long pendant. Original design, this center piece is bent and hammered and made of brass wire and sheets. Very craftsy look of the 1950's. One of a kind conceptually....$7 for insured USA shipping plus applicable NY tax.

This sterling bar pin with red stone is 2 1/4" x 1/4" . It is circa 1920.

This substantial, silver link bracelet is reminiscent of ornate Renaissance jewelry. It is sharply molded with flowers, leaves, vines and beading in openwork panels linked with bars. The largest center panel features a securely prong-set amethyst. The bracelet has a fold-over clasp in good working order. It is a nice quality piece, probably European .800 silver. The bracelet measures a little over 7 inches long; the largest panel in the center measures 7/8 inch wide. Gross weight: 24.5 grams

A classic design of engine-turned engraving on both sides. The cuff links are in nearly unused condition; there are areas of tarnish, which should be cleaned only with a polishing cloth (an applied polish could remove the gilding). The bridge bars and hinges are secure, and there is no sign of metal stress. There is a mark of 835 on the bridge bars to indicate silver content; the name ‘Goldfront’ also appears, as well as an unidentified maker’s mark. The larger sides measure a little over ...

Very interesting handmade dimensionally layered sterling pin by Kupitaan Kulta, Finland, 1950's. It is signed "anvil(mark for Kupitaan Kulta) STERLING" and is in excellent condition. The pin measures 2 1/2" long....$7 USA insured shipping plus applicable NY sales tax.

These clip earrings from the 1970's are marked Christian Dior with an unreadable patent number. They are silver and hematite. 7/8" by 7/8".

This silver bracelet is composed of a complex series of interwoven links, some cast to appear as wound with wires. The tongue-and-groove clasp is quite secure, and there are jump rings for connecting a safety chain if needed. The back of the clasp is marked Argentina with an obscured lozenge mark that most likely indicates silver content, likely .900. The bracelet shows a strong test for silver. It measures 7 ½ inches long by about ½ inch wide. Weight: 26.4 grams

This silver pin evokes the late Arts and Crafts era with its hammered-look surface and serpentine vines, though it is definitely later. The applied coral-colored glass bead centers offer a nice splash of color. The hooded clasp completes the artisan look. The piece was probably made during the late 1950s-1960s to imitate the popular Scandinavian aesthetic of the time. It tests for silver, but not definitively for sterling, so could be European in origin. It is unmarked. The pin measures 2 1/2 in...

This lovely earrings and brooch set has a beautiful, ribbon design in silver. The brooch measures 2 1/2" x 1 3/4". The earrings are clipbacks and measure 1 1/2" x 1". All pieces are marked EMMONS. The earrings are also marked PAT. PEND. This 3-piece suite is in excellent condition.

Featuring bridge-like connectors and open rectangular links, this 1960s sterling silver link bracelet features an abstract design characterized by both lightness and visual heft. It appears to have a lacquered finish to keep the silver bright, and is marked 925 on the back of one rectangular link. Its unusual clasp continues the bridge motif, and points to possibly a European origin. It measures about 7 3/4 inches long by 7/8 inch wide. Weight: 36.2 grams

Sterling and oval tiger eye stone ring, signed WWL, c.1950's. Handmade interesting design, the front measures 7/8" long by 13/16" wide by 1/2" high. It is size 6 1/2 and is in excellent condition. It is signed "W.W.L. STERLING G.R.".....$10 for insured USA shipping.

I have some new information about and pictures of this rare, Coro. I will add all as soon as possible. This 2-piece set is beautiful. The necklace / choker measures 16 1/2" long. It has an adjustable hook closure (marked Coro in script). Each of the 7 colorful cabochons are set in decorative, heavy gold tone, with a clear rhinestone accent. The matching bracelet measures just under 8" long and is also marked Coro (in script) on its clasp. It has 6 cabs. This set is most unusual, gorgeous and ha...

A highly decorative piece in gilded sterling silver designed with a graceful movement, this starfish pin has a rich, textured look. It features yellow-green guilloche enamel with raised graduated disks running down each arm enameled in white. The entire piece is jag edged, and has a convex shape. It dates from the 1960s and bears the maker’s mark of Ivar T. Holth of Oslo. Please note that the first two images show the truest color. The pin measures 1 ¾ inches wide. Weight: 8.3 grams

This impressive Rebajes copper cuff features a thick, curled wire that extends from one terminal to the other, secured by rivets. It has a dark patina from age, and the surface shows only minor wear. The cuff measures 2 inches wide, with an opening of 1 ¼ inches and inside circumference of about 7 ¼ inches. And it has a bit of heft, weighing in at 119 grams, or 4.2 ounces.

A true vintage c1930 brass and tortoiseshell celluloid balls and chain necklace. This 16-1/2" necklace has free-swinging brass-mounted celluoid balls which are 1-1-1/2" long; it has a hook and loop catch and it is unsigned. This necklace 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 vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle...

Formed as a delicate spray of three flowers, this Coro sterling silver pin has an unusual design, unlike much of the company’s Sterling Craft line. The Sterling Craft pieces were hand-constructed, with an arts and crafts look; many had a Scandinavian influence, but this piece is quite naturalistic and more complex in construction. It measures about 3 ½ inches long by 2 inches wide by 1 inch deep. It has a secure rollover clasp. Weight: 18.6 grams

This long, continuous chain is made of white metal links that test very slightly for silver; it is probably European. It is constructed of multiple flat, rope-like loops that intersect to form four lobes. It hangs 36 inches from the neck, and can be worn in a variety of ways – knotted, doubled, tripled, or tied loosely around the neck like a lariat necklace. It measures 1/4 inch wide. Weight: 91.2 grams

This linked handmade silver bracelet features a series of hammered, oxidized panels with scalloped edges. The applied decoration consists of leaves and stylized vines in a pinwheel pattern, reminiscent of late arts and crafts design; the pinwheel motif is repeated on the four-lobed connecting links. All elements test for silver except the spring-ring clasp, which is in good working order and appears to be original. The bracelet dates from the 1950s and measures about 7 1/4 inches long by 3/4 inc...

It has been a while since I offered jewelry from Peru and this is the first in a series I will be presenting in the next few weeks. Very reminiscent of the style of Graziella Laffi, the so-called “Spralting of Peru”, the figural combination brooch / pendant at hand is adorned with polychrome enamel, hand-chased details and oxidation. The colors are vibrant and the workmanship of very high quality,. Yet what I like the most is that sense of imminent motion, so intense one can almost see the b...

This 14K brushed gold trifari necklace sometimes carries the crown mark and sometimes it does not. I have seen it both ways.

It is well constructed to lay perfectly on the neck. It is approximately 12" without the 2" extensions.

A very nice carnelian bead of ancient world probably 2000years old

Beautiful and unusual Victorian gold tone hoop earrings, a spring ring clasp design with an engraved leaf. English or French, probably from the 1870s. Diameter "1/2 / 1.8 cm. Condition: fine.

Gold-filled cross pendant, 1880s French Louis XVI revival, the centre with a pink mabe pearl. Height of the cross "2 ¼ / 6, width "1 ½ / 4 cm. Condition: some age wear.

This lovely bouquet pin / brooch measures 3" x 1 1/8" x 1/4". It has a beautiful foliate design, engraved with the Greek characters for The Delta Gamma Sorority (also known as DG) on the bowed-out center section. The back of the pin is marked STERLING with the Frank M. Schofield Co. / The Schofield Co. maker's mark. The company was originally The Baltimore Silversmiths Mfg. Co., and also went under Heer-Schofield. Delta Gamma is one of the oldest and largest women's "fraternities:" now, of cours...

Israeli silver filigree ornament that could be used both as a brooch and a pendant. Parcel gilt – the teardrops surrounding the oval black stone are left in white silver. Width "2 / 5.5 cm. Probably 1970's, marked in Hebrew (?) plus Made in Israel 935. Safety clasp. Condition: fine.

An Art Nouveau gilt sash pin from the 1900 era with an amethyst glass stone. A beautiful and ornate example of late Victorian costume jewellery. This is a 3-1/8 x 2-1/8" gilt metal sash or cloak pin c1900 complete with a faceted amethyst glass stone and two flanking stones. It has the original c-clasp, the gilding is completely intact (it looks like this pin was stored away for a century or more), and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage ...

These 1960s Scandinavian earrings have distinctive, lacy frames, each set with a cabochon carnelian in a bezel mounting. The clip backs are marked S925 and are original; the earrings are probably Danish. The earrings measure ½ inch wide.

This dramatic disk pin features a hammered surface decorated with applied wire in a stylized floral design. A framed dome graces the center and four applied beads enhance the edges of the wire work design. It has a secure trombone clasp and brass pin stem, both original to the piece. The piece is unmarked but tests definitively for silver, likely .800 or .830 and appears European in design. The pin measures 2 1/8 inches in diameter. Gross weight: 20.8 grams

This great ring is a size 7. It measures 1 1/8" x 5/8" x 1/4". The ring's mod face is mounted on a wide, shank that tapers from 3/8" to 1/8". The design is great. This piece is marked 925 and weighs 14 grams. It is in excellent condition.

This decorative bracelet and/or pendant measures 7" long. It has a very decorative purse that "snaps" opens. The purse measures 1 1/4" x 1 1/2" X 1/2". Each side is adorned with a green cabochon. This bracelet and charm is in excellent condition.

We love the organic beauty of these Art Nouveau period biomorphic form cufflinks. The camera does not reflect the transluscent light of the slightly mysterious looking natural nuggets of smoky quartz. The gold filled toggle backs are stamped PAT. 29920363. Measurements: 5/8in long x 1/2 in wide approximately. Condition of stones is perfect, minor wear to plate.

This lovely, mod pin / brooch. It is by the fins Danish silversmith, Niels Erik From. It measures 2 1/8" x 1". It is in excellent condition. The back is marked STERLING DENMARK NE FROM 925 S.

This lovely, sterling silver, Mexican, well-crafted bracelet displays shiny, turquoise cabochons on each ornate link. It is 6 3/4" long. Each convex link measures approximately 1 1/4" x 1". It has a box clasp marked STERLING 925, and, in a circle on the back of one of the links: TAXCO HECHO EN MEXICO (blurry) with the an illegible mark in the middle. It has a V-spring and Box Clasp marked STERLING 925. It has good heft, weighing just under 1 1/2 ounces and is in great condition.

These mid-century earrings are composed of rectangular and concave gilded sterling silver plaques enameled in a deep blue with a linear design under the glaze. The blue shows much brighter than in the images and more of a contrast with the two raised ridges of gilded sterling that decorate the center. They are secured by screw backs in good working order, and are signed Balle 925 for Øystein Balle of Norway. They measure 1 inch long by 3/4 inch wide. Weight: 10.1 grams

Composed of wood beads that are dyed red, wire-mounted on a pewter bar and from chain swags. The photos show the red as a fire-engine red; the beads actually are darker, more of a maroon. Photo 3 is the closest to the actual color. It is a sizable brooch, but lightweight, and secured on the back by a modified C-clasp. It is signed Aarikka Finland on the back of the pewter bar, which has been highly oxidized. The chains appear to be made of darkened brass. The pin measures 4 ¼ inches at its wide...

Fine sterling and black enamel cuff links. They measure just under 1" x just under 1" x 1/8". The sterling swirls are a nice accent. The back of each is marked BETO TAXCO and ? in a circle with 925 in the middle. They also have the eagle mark with 3. They have good heft. A tiny piece of the sterling swirl is "pinched." These links are still in excellent condition. FREE US STANDARD S/H

a signed Coro vintage 1940s silverplated gargoyle bracelet. This Gothic-style 7-1/4 x 2" bracelet features a high relief central gargoyle segment with flanking links on each side; it is stamped with the Pegasus Coro mark (c1945-55). This wild bracelet is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than some minor wear to the plating on the underside of the snapover catch. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues ...

An authentic ancient rare glass eye bead from east Asia