Composed of flattened, interwoven strips of sterling silver and set with an amber in a square bezel mount, this pin is a piece of quality workmanship and classic design. The back has a secure rollover clasp and bears a maker’s mark of Strazdins, attributed to Alvis Stradzins, a jeweler in Wilton, WI. The pin measures 2 1/8 inches long by 1 ½ inches wide.

Val Bertoia bronze wire brooch

1980s

2 1/2" x 3"

Crafted from a single length of bronze wire this unique brooch is a true statement piece by a world renowned artisan

Excellent condition

Unmarked but guaranteed - purchased by us at an affiliated art gallery in Allentown, PA in the mid to late 1980s

The son of Harry Bertoia, Val Bertoia, is an artist and sculptor in his own right

Bertoia studied engineering early in his caree...

Features a piece of amber carved and polished in the shape of a blossom, surmounting a sterling silver stem with vines and leaves. A small bud is represented by an amber bead. The pin stem is marked 925, indicating a possible European origin or maker, as European makers usually marked the pin stems. The rollover clasp is in good working order. The pin measures 2 ¾ inches long by 5/8 inch wide at the blossom.

This pin is a late 20th century rendition of a traditional Russian balalaika composed of sterling silver strings and fittings on a triangular piece of amber. The neck has a layer of what looks like pressed wood to serve as the fingerboard. There is a mark for sterling on the back of the frame and what are probably the maker’s initials of SP; the Polish mark for sterling, 1986 to the present, is on the pin stem...

Another Georg Jensen classic piece, this brooch, no 20, has a diameter of 1.75in (4.5cm). Bought in 1983, the brooch is in excellent condition. Truly a classic.

Northwest coast sterling raven brooch with gemstone eye, gold chains and twisted wire, signed on back with artist initials, 1990 and 91/100, indicating a limited edition. Measures 2 3/4" wide and 2 1/4" high including hanging chains. Has functioning safety catch. Cast sterling head of a raven, in classic Northwest coast design, possibly Haida, very refined form with good detail, an inset cabochon stone for an eye, appears to be an agate or quartz, the attached chains are gold, as is the twist...

Gorgeous signed Valentino large brooch in Byzantine style, mounted in goldtone metal,with baroque glass based faux pearl cabochons and poured glass cabochon stones by the French maker Gripoix, two in dark red, one in green, and one in a very dark blue. Marked with the Valentino logo of a V and copyright symbol. I've attached it as an enhancer to two gorgeous vintage 1980s necklaces, one with very big double freshwater pearls, and one with very big more rounded freshwater pearls...

A wonderful brooch from the Lagerfeld vegetable collection. Four poured green glass peas fill each of the three matte gold, gilt metal, beautifully articulated pea pods. The pin measures 3 1/2" (9.3 cm) long by 1 3/4" (4.8 cm) deep. The pin is signed on the back with the KL logo. It is in pristine condition. A beautiful addition to any Lagerfeld garden.

Fabulous 1980s brooch by Butler & Wilson depicting Jazz Age icon Josephine Baker in silvertone metal with rhinestones in clear, black, red, green, and blue. Marked B&W. Her "skirt" is loose strands of rhinestones. 4 1/4 inches long and 3 1/4 inches wide. Excellent condition. All stones are bright and better than the pictures. Photos enlarged to show detail.

There's ratatouille to be made with the vegetables in this pin. Eggplant, tomato, green pepper and a radish all combine on this rare, stunning Karl Lagerfeld pin. The matte gold backed pin measures 2 1/2" (6.7 cm) by 2 7/8" (7.7 cm)...