Catalog: Estate Jewelry (468)

This pin exhibits a sturdy, well-molded design of a pharoah's head with fine detail. It is secured by the original rollover clasp, and is marked sterling on the back. There is no maker’s mark. The pin measures 1 1/2 inches long by 1 ½ inches wide and dates 1950s-1960s. Gross weight: 20.7 grams

Wide copper band is decorated with an applied brass monkey figure inspired by a Precolumbian motif (see the last photo). It is inset with small pieces of abalone. On one side is a discolored area, of about ½ inch square, left from an old label. As the discoloration is on the side, it is not obvious when the cuff is worn. The bracelet measures 2 ½ inches at its widest part and 2 ½ inches across the opening. It has a 7 ½-inch internal circumference.

This sturdy pin is probably the work of an American maker; its Scandinavian style is reminiscent of VikingCraft or early Danecraft. It is well cast, with an original working rollover clasp; it is marked sterling on the back, but no maker’s mark. It measures 2 1/4 inches long by 1 1/2 inches wide. Gross weight: 16.8 grams

This triangular pin features a cabochon pink quartz set in a recessed bezel mount. It bears the mark of Danish maker N.E. From and the sterling mark. Deep patination on the front enhances the stone. The rollover clasp is very secure. The pin has a small nick to the edge on the back, shown in the detail photo; it is not viewable from the front. Each side of the pin measures 1 ½ inches long.

Decorated with curled thick silver wire within rectangular frames. The frames are connected with curved flat panels; the frames are decorated with small nicks to imitate tool marks. The back of each frame is marked sterling; two have the complete maker’s mark of a conjoined JM, for New York jewelry artisan Joseph Masaniello. The bracelet measures 8 inches long by 5/8 inch wide. Weight: 34.5 grams

This delicate pin has a branch-like design formed by lost-wax casting, with a textured surface and applied beads. The oxidized and textured surface has a Brutalist feel. It is marked sterling, with what appears to be a maker’s mark of AR in an oval reserve. The pin has a secure rollover clasp, and measures 2 ¼ inches long by 1 ¼ inches wide. Weight: 8.2 grams

An enameled violin is suspended from an enameled treble clef, both enhanced with marcasite. The clef bears a rollover clasp on the back, and the violin is marked Germany/sterling silver. When worn with the clef at a slight angle, the 1960s pin measures approximately 2 inches long by ¾ inch wide at the violin. Weight: 5.2 grams

Composed of eight vertical panels connected by brass circular links, this bracelet is enameled with large gold dots on a white background. The reverse features gold venous enameling on black. There are no chips or cracks to the enamel; there is no signature, but the bracelet appears to be professionally made, similar to a Kay Denning piece. The fold-over clasp is secure and made of a yellow metal. Connecting links are strong but not soldered. The bracelet measures just over 7 inches, including the clasp, by 1 3/4 inches wide.

This charming sterling silver bracelet is handmade, composed of coiled wire rosettes alternating with rectangular panel links. It is sturdily made despite its delicate look and bears the mark of Just Andersen of Copenhagen (who stopped working in 1973). Its secure hook closure features an additional safety clasp. The back of the clasp exhibits the maker's mark as well as marks for sterling silver, Denmark, and the design number of 141. The bracelet measures 7 ½ inches long and about 3/8 inch wide. Weight: 11.7 grams

Delicate, leafy openwork distinguishes the sterling silver frame of this 1950s pin. It is set with a chrysoprase disk that has a transluscent ‘cobblestone’ pattern when held to the light. The back is marked sterling, and has a secure rollover safety clasp. The stone is in lovely condition; the pin looks to have been hardly worn. Total diameter is 1 3/8 inches.

Renoir of California had an affinity for primitive art, and the design of this bracelet is a good example of that inspiration. Part of the company’s Matisse line of enameled jewelry, this bracelet features oblong copper panels of two lengths decorated with blue enamel with white specks. The fold-over clasp is marked ‘Matisse’ on the top. There are some minor edge chips in the enamel on the back. It measures about 7 inches long by 1 1/4 inches at its widest point.

These 1960s cuff links are formed as square buttons, with diagonal scores enhanced by oxidation. They are hollow, but have a substantial feel and a nice heft. The larger buttons are marked Taxco; there is no sterling mark but all of the buttons test as sterling silver. The large buttons measure just over ½ inch square; the small ones, just under ½ inch square. Weight: 10 grams total

Composed of randomly fused sticks of silver, and set with an aventurine cabochon. The lower drop is articulated and bears the impressed number 835 on the back, indicating the silver content. The piece is likely Eastern European, and has a darkened patina. It measures 2 inches long by 1 inch wide.

Formed in the shape of coral-like branches and set with what appears to be a gray pearl, this delicate sterling silver pin was made by Otto Robert Bade of New Hope, PA. Bade was a prominent designer for Francisco Rebajes, and purchased the company in 1958 from. Bade renamed the firm Orb, which ended production in 1971. The pin is marked ‘Orb’ on the reverse and is secured with a safety clasp. It measures 2 inches long by 1 1/4 inches wide.

These earrings are made of roughly cast concave oval discs. Each drop hangs from a rosette-shaped top and swings freely. Due to the casting process, there are slight differences in darkness among the pieces: The tops exhibit darker oxidation than the drops, and there is a slight difference in shade between the earrings in general. The surface has a brushed finish. The screw backs are marked S835, with an unidentified maker’s mark of what looks like I.Bh. They are probably Norwegian. Each earring measures a little over 2 1/4 inches long and 3/4 inch wide. Weight: 10.9 grams

Simple, elegant modernist earrings of irregular-shaped panels by Frances Holmes Boothby, bezel-set with cabochons of dyed black onyx. They have very secure screw backs and are marked fhb on the reverse of one, sterling on the other, with sterling indicated on both of the screw backs. The stones are in excellent condition, with no scratches, nicks or other issues. The earrings measure approximately 3/4 in. long by 1/2 in. wide. Gross weight: 7.4 grams total

Composed of a trapezoidal enamel center of a red-orange and black mottled design, within a pierced cast sterling frame of geometric designs. The frame is of irregular width and is enhanced with oxidation. The C-clasp is secure; the matte-finish back is marked ”STG. SIL,” usually attributed to Australia or New Zealand, with the unidentified maker’s mark, possibly FM. The piece measures 1 ¾ inches long by 1 1/4 inches wide. Weight: 13.3 grams

Formed as a stylized flower and decorated with purple enamel surrounded by embedded sterling frames. It is hallmarked Edinburgh and bears the date mark for 1972. The pin has a secure rollover clasp, and measures about 1 ½ inches long by 1 3/8 inches at its widest area. Gross weight: 9.1 grams