Catalog: Estate Jewelry: Costume (310)

Dimensions: 2 1/4" x 1 3/4"

Hallmarked: Hattie Carnegie in an oval plaque.

Condition: Excellent

Reference: Costume Jewelry Figurals by Kathy Flood.

This deLillo pin is heavy and large, measuring three inches across. Circa the mid sixties. William de Lillo was born in Belgian, and worked for Tiffany and Harry Winston in NY before joining up with Robert F. Clark (former head designer for Miriam Haskell) to form the de Lillo creative team in 1967. Their costume jewelry is of the highest quality and ingenious design, using the finest Swarovski crystal stones and beads. De Lillo and Clark moved to France in 1976 where they created costume jewelry for Nina Ricci, Schiaparelli, and high society European grandes dames. They are concentrating more on sculpture in recent years and have settled in Arizona

This Sandor Co. blue fish with red hot lips pin / brooch is in very fine condition. She is in 2 1/4" in length. A very fine catch indeed!!!

This Cadoro (or Hollywood Stars) brooch pin is 2 1/4" x 2 3/4" . It appears to be in mint condition. There are faux black coral all the way aournd. All are in tact. No missing or broken pieces. This item is in excellent vintage condition. It is hallmarked "Cadoro" on the back.

Cadoro Inc. NY was founded by Actor Steve Brody and Dan Staneskieu in 1945. The jewelry was custom designed, highly fashionable, had crafted using brushed gold and silver tone metals, rhinestones and glass crystals from all over the world, seed pearls and stones from the ocean depths. The stones were prong set like a set of dog's teeth that firmly griped the stones. The jewelry made included 3 dimensionals fish, animals and Russian inspired jewelry. Dan died in 1960s and the company ceased operations in 1970. Pieces by this company are extremely hard to find.

Cadoro pieces usually sell in the $250.00 - $300.00 range.

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This spectacular white enamel DOUBLE snake asp hinged bracelet has coral and green cabochons. Snakeskin textured enamel is entirely around the bracelet. Great detail!

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

Condition: Excellent

It looks very much like Trifari's 1960 version from the L'Orient Collection. Hallmark: NOT SIGNED!!

This Weiss gold tone flower basket has colored marquise stones.

This pin was sold on a card marked Weiss. The pin is NOT signed anything. It is 2 1/2" by 1/2" deep. It is a 3-D pierced 14K brushed gold basket with 2 sprays of marquise hand set stones. Stunning!

This two headed fish bracelet is an unsigned beauty. The inside diameter is 2 3/8" x 2 1/8". ,P>Reference: Unsigned Beauties of Costume Jewelry identification and values by Marcia "Sparkles" Brown, Collector Books 2002 page 167 top right corner in a different color.

This Juliana bracelet has a different bold design using large dark blue oval glass stones and powder blue chatons. It is 6 3/4" long and 7/8" wide. It still has it's original safety chain.

Reference: Juliana Jewelry Reference Identification & Value Guide, Ann Pitman, Collector Books, 2010 page 232.

This bracelet is circa 1966-1968

This Juliana bracelet is 7" long by 7/8" wide. It still has it's original safety chain. Great vintage condition.

Reference: Juliana Jewelry Reference Identification & Value Guide, Ann Pitman, Collector Books, 2010 page 42.

Circa 1966

The 3-D design is so beautiful with rhinestones triple layered to resemble flower heads as the focal point of the necklace and earrings. The incredible colors are another reason for the strong attraction. The rhinestones are superb, saturated with color and so bright they mesmerize.

"Trifari", the necklace is adjustable and has a "J" hook. I totally agree with Julia Carroll's sentiment about the "Memo" ad. In her "Collecting Costume Jewelry 202" p. 226 she writes "This advertisement features some of the most beautiful jewelry Trifari produced".

Reference: 50 Year of collectible Jewelry, 1925-1975, Lillian Baker.

Reference: Costume Jewelry 202, The Basics of dating jewelry 1935-1980 by Julia C. Carroll p. 142.

his Hattie Carnegie Egyptian Revival scarab brooch / pendant is gold plated base metal with faux carnelian, turquoise and lapis.

Hallmark: Hattie Carnegie, C

Size: 2 3/8" x 2 1/4"

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This Cadoro double snake pin has a brushed gold tone and coral tone snakes entwined with turquoise heads and accents. It is 3" x 1/2". Fantastic pin / brooch. It is hallmarked "Cadoro" on the back.

Cadoro was found after WW2. Cadoro jewelry reflected the bold artistic acumen and strong influence of the worldwide travel of its partners, Dan Steneskieu and actor Steve Brody. The business continued for only a few years after Steneskieu's death in the mid- 1970s. Cadoro pieces are among the finest to be found today, each bearing the imprint of these ingenious gentlemen, who were determined to imbue their jewelry with imaginative designs and a " touch of class".

Description: gold plated base metal, rhinestones. All three pieces are set with large amethyst, green, and ruby stones.

Hallmark: Trifari Tm on all pieces.

Dimensions: Bracelet is 1 1/4" wide x 7 1/2" long.

Dimensions: Necklace is 1 1/4" wide and is adjustable from about 15 to 18".

Dimensions: Earrings are 2 1/4" long

Condition: Superb! as mint as you can get without taking it off the production line yourself.

This novelty scarecrow pin in gold tone metal is a not so spooky scarecrow. He sports a straw hat, corn cob pipe and a crow perched on his arm. His eyes are faux turquoise beads, His nose is a coral colored bead. The crow has a red rhinestone eye. Lots of details and textures. His legs move. It is 2 1/4" long and 1 1/2" wide. It is not hallmarked. Excellent condition.

This is a beautiful pair of vintage Ciner clip earrings. The are set in gold plate metal and a comprised of red, blue and green glass cabochons and clear rhinestones. They are 1 3/16th in diameter. The are in mint condition.

This famous design is a colorful Pegasus featuring molded plastic and pave rhinestones. Pegasus is 2" long and features an elongated face. This is a design trait of Hattie Carnegie fantasy animal jewelry.

These were also made by Kramer with a value of $275.00-$375.00

Ref: Collecting Costume Jewelry 101, The basics of startling, building, and upgrading identification and value guide by Julia C. Carrol p. 308

Ref: Pictorial Guide to Costume Jewelry identification and Values by Ariel Bloom, Collector Books, 2008 page 160

Classic American Costume Jewelry by Jacqueline Rehmann V2. p 119, Collector Books 2011

Description: All six of 1967 Precious Pet series were pictured in Harper's Bazaar ad. white enamel on gold plated base metal, cobalt blue enamel flowers & polka dots, green eyes, red enamel nose.

Dimensions: 2 1/8" x 1 1/4"

Hallmark: Trifari with copyright & crown over "T"

Condition: excellent

This matching leaf pin and earrings by Ora are invisibly set. The pin is 2 1/4" long by 2 1/4" wide. The earrings are 7/8" round clips .