All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Pre 1960 item #1246633 (stock #JJ1314)
An iconic copper, brass and enamel bracelet by Casa Maya Mexico in the much desired Kiss design. This design is pictured on the front of Sandy Hargrove's book, "Maya Jewelry". Bracelet measures 7" around and 1 1/2" wide. Has a drop that hangs 2 1/2" down. Closes securely with a bar sliding between two tubes. Marked with a partial Maya Mexico stamp. Hammered brass and copper with enamel accents. A little bit of wear to the enamel on one of the headresses. Has a little tarnish...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1960 item #1458520 (stock #JJ4228)
A striking necklace and matching screw back earrings with layers of copper and brass circles by Winifred Mason Chenet, who was an African American woman hand crafting jewelry in Greenwich Village. She reportedly worked with and trained Art Smith, a well respected African American modernist jeweler.

The design is made from hammered copper disks with round brass overlays. The necklace measures 16 1/4" long with an extender added and closes securely with a hook clasp...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1960 item #1136320
This Weiss pin was sold on a card marked Weiss.The brooch is not signed anything. It is 2 1/2" by 1/2". It is a 3-D pierced 14K brushed gold with 2 sprays of marquise hand set stones.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1457855 (stock #JJ4214)
An exceptional vintage large copper pendant with blue and green stone inlay depicting a horse and woman by Ex-pat Ken Beldin, who lived in Tenencingo, Mexico and made jewelry and sculptures from 1940 through the 1960s. Suspended from the original leather cord.

The pendant measures 5" across and 3 1/4" at the widest. Has blue and green crushed stone inlay and turquoise colored beads in the woman's earrings. Great contrast of verdigris and copper...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1415105 (stock #201801)
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$2,600.00
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Absolutely stunning on with a length of 7 inches and a weight of a solid 68 grams. Hallmark correctly shown for Antonio Pineda. The presence is sleek at just under 1 inch. Each moonstone is framed with two caviar balls. The moonstones glow a beautiful blue and there is no damage or repairs. There is some patina but not heavy leaving to buyer to decide for their own personal taste. Clasp is tight and closes with a click. An excellent example from the Mexican Silver Renaissance.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Scandinavian : Georg Jensen : Pre 1960 item #1329219 (stock #JJ2051)
A beautiful Georg Jensen USA Laurence Foss designed brooch in a classic Arts and Crafts pineapple style. Brooch measures 1 3/8" tall and 1 1/4" across. Has a teardrop moonstone cabochon. Marked with U.S.A. Georg Jensen, Inc., 480 and Sterling. Has a roll over safety clasp which holds securely. Nice patina and weight. Some minor surface scratches and a little tarnish. Wonderfully made.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Pre 1960 item #1194558 (stock #J2412)
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.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1960 item #993684
This Hollycraft multi stone multi color rhinestone pin is 2 1/4" x 2". It is in excellent vintage condition. It is hallmarked Hollycraft and copr 1955.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #686788 (stock #1013)

Miguel Melendez, Taxco sterling and amethyst earrings.

1 5/8" x 1 1/4".

Condition - excellent.

Marked with Melendez cipher.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1100598
This rare vintage sterling silver and sodalite necklace and earrings was designed and signed c. 1950's by Taxco, Mexico modernist designer Antonio Pineda (1919-2009). Comprised of 14 sterling silver bezel set links each holding a deep blue stone veined with pink to cream to gold calcite accents. Necklace measures 15 1/2" wearable length and 5/8" wide. Slide in clasp is tight and secure. Screw back earrings are 1 1/2" long and designed with the same open silver platform backing as the necklace...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Scandinavian : Pre 1960 item #433326 (stock #gj0091)
carol lane
$2300.00
Famous Georg Jensen 18k ring designed by Henning Koppel, Denmark, c.1950's. It is size 6 3/4, weighs 15 grams, and is in excellent condition. Signed "GEORG JENSEN DENMARK 750 18K 1089" and also has English marks, as it was sold in England. The center front measures 1 1/4" high. Famous modernist silver deisgn translates beautifully to gold......$30 for insured USA shipping.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1338052 (stock #JJ2204)
A vintage modernist sterling silver heavy brooch consisting of three intertwined circles by noted Mid Century jeweler, Bill Tendler. Measures 2 1/8" across. Marked TENDLER Sterling. Has a rollover clasp that holds securely. Nice contrast of dark and light and thick and thin sterling. Well crafted, quality piece.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1469281
A substantial and heavily oxidized sterling bracelet by Jose Luis Flores. An apprentice of Spratling, Flores also worked in the ateliers of Hector Aguiar,Miguel Martinez and Emma Melendez. Signed Miguel in script, Taxco,Sterling JLF along with a slightly obliterated number. There are faint scratches. The bracelet measures 7-1/4 x 1-3/8 and weighs 80.7gr.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #141310 (stock #md0300)
carol lane
$550.00
Framed square sterling pin with center square moss agate stone by modernist Frances Holmes Boothby, c.1950's. It measures 1 3/8" square and is signed "STERLING fhb". Beautiful stone and in excellent condition.....$15 USA for insured shipping & applicable NY tax.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Modernist : Pre 1960 item #1450054 (stock #JJ3899)
A pair of vintage modernist earrings by Winifred Mason Chenet in copper and brass.

According to published reports Winifred Mason Chenet was an African American woman hand crafting jewelry in Greenwich Village. She worked with and trained Art Smith, a well respected African American modernist jeweler. She believed that each piece should be unique and distinctive. These earrings have two parts, the top is smooth polished copper and the bottom has a coiled brass overlay...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #983494 (stock #J991)
These handmade, two-sided cufflinks each feature a square piece with an incised geometrical design connected by a figure-8 to a dome-shaped piece. The links are very securely soldered to each side; there is a tiny ‘ding’ to one dome. The squares measure about 5/8 inch and are marked Sterling and Taxco. Weight: 8.1 grams total
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Scandinavian : Pre 1960 item #101082 (stock #sc0049)
carol lane
$995.00
Bauhaus modernist design labradorite 14k("585")gold pin made by Kaunis Koru, Finland, 1962. This wonderful "space-age" hand made design features a glorious good sized brown/blue/gold iridescent labradorite(7/8" by 1/2")stone. The pin measures 1 1/2" by 1 1/8" and is in excellent condition. It is signed "HN(designer), crown in heart(locally made in Finland), 585(14k), faint mark-can't read city, I7(made in 1962), KK(stylized for maker Kaunis Koru)...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Retro : Pre 1960 item #1376078 (stock #9741)
A 10k twin black Alaskan diamonds and white sapphires ring from the 1950s. This size 5 ring features a pair of faceted oval Alaskan diamond (pyrite) claw-set stones and four white sapphires in a 9/16" across and 1/2" wide setting. It is stamped 10K and this attractive ring weighs 2.5 grams. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs other than a bit of wear to the sapphires...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1386343 (stock #180409)
This signed Matilde Poulat necklace lays beautifully and is a statement maker at 1.5in. tall and 17in. wearable length. This is a pre-1960 signage with patent, registration, Matl and Mexico no eagle. The quality workmanship is further demonstrated with a weight of 131 grams. Matl lovers should include this in their collection, just LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1470168 (stock #4182)

Miguel Melendez sterling silver and faceted amethyst brooch and earring set

Mid 20th century

Taxco, Mexico

This solid and well-crafted set weighs a total of 30 grams

Brooch - 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

Earrings - 1" x 1 1/2"

Melendez apprenticed in William Spratling's studio in the 1940s before working at Los Castillo and later branching out on his own

Marked M in a circle, Taxco

Excellent condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Gold : Pre 1960 item #1090687
Interesting vintage pair of 14K yellow gold cufflinks, the faces set with detailed medallions depicting a Native American above black onyx plaques. The edges are finished in a classic ropetwist motif. The backs are marked "14K."

Origin: America, ca. 1950. Condition: very good, sharp detail; the toggle mechanism on one link is slightly bent, but does not affect functionality and is not visible when being worn. Size: 15/16" diameter. Weight: 20.25 grams.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Scandinavian : Pre 1960 item #42643 (stock #sc0017)
carol lane
$825.00
Modernist handmade 14k and onyx ring by the famous Danish jeweler, Bent Knudsen(Bent K), c. 1950's. It is signed:"BENT K 14K" although the mark is hard to read. The ring is made of heavy gauge gold and is size 6 and measures 15/16" long and 3/8" wide. Architecturally strong design and beautiful.....$14 USA insured shipping.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1960 item #1482507
A fine Italian Etruscan style 18K gold fob charm set with amethysts and pearls. The charm is shaped as a crown. The gold surfaces are enhanced with twisted wire and rosette motifs. The oval amethysts have nice medium color intensity and the pearls have good luster. The charm bears the maker’s mark of Figli di Vittoria Franconeri di Lidia (Florence).
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All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1353212 (stock #3732)

Henry Steig modernist sterling silver ring

1950

Size - 6 1/2

Weight - 12 grams

Height - 1 1/2"

Stamped Steig, sterling

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1021721 (stock #1844 / 397)
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$110.00
Rare modernist earrings by Irvin and Bonnie Burkee, a husband and wife team who created unique jewelry in their studio from the late 1940s until the 1970s. The minimalist aesthetic sterling silver earrings are circa 1950s, and feature discs each decorated by a single silver sphere. The earrings are screw-backs, and the tops measure .75" in diameter. Signed "Sterling, Burkee." Excellent vintage condition.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1258492 (stock #JJ1437)
A modernist brooch by noted mid century silversmith, Frances Holmes Boothby in Sterling Silver and Ebony. This large marlin measures 3 3/4" long and 1 1/2" tall. Lightly hammered. Marked fhb, Sterling on the back. Has a safety rollover clasp that holds tightly. Nice condition, just a few minor scratches and a little tarnish. A wonderful example of Mid Century Modern jewelry.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1378239 (stock #3918)

C. Leslie Smith modernist sterling silver earrings

American modernist

1950s

1" x 7/8"

These solid and well crafted earrings weight 12.50 grams

Marked sterling and hallmarked on verso

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Bakelite : Pre 1960 item #68590 (stock #mj0032)
carol lane
$55.00
Lovely period hand carved yellow bakelite flower pin, c.1940's. Flower measures 1 1/2" in diameter and is in excellent condition....$6 for insured USA shipping plus applicable NY sales tax.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1434909 (stock #3723)

Nicely made British Modernist Sterling and Enamel Brooch⁠

Hallmarked D L with lion passant, anchor and O ⁠

2 3/8" x 1 1/4"⁠

Weight - 15 grams⁠

Excellent vintage condition⁠

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1960 item #816866
Atwood & Sawyer of England are producers of copies of 18th & 19th century precious jewelry. They have been in business since 1956 producing many jewels seen on Dynasty and Dallas TV series.

This pin is hallmarked A & S.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1412809 (stock #4026)

Fridl Blumenthal modernist sterling silver screw back earrings

Mid 20th century

1 3/8" long x 5/8"wide

Weight - 7 grams

Marked Fridl, sterling with tulip hallmark

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1960 item #1164272 (stock #180967932405)
This is a super Ciner brooch featuring a full figure jeweled camel. There red (maroon) enamel decoration is rimmed with rhinestones dotted scalloped borders. There are three movable tassels dangling from the edge. His hump is a large carnelian. On top of his head there is a crown with a glass carnelian.

This pin is 2 1/2" x 2 3/4" . It is highly dimensional at 3/4" thick.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1308919 (stock #4003)

Henry Steig modernist sterling silver bracelet

1950

Interior circumference - 4 1/2" with a 1 3/4" opening in rear

2 1/8" x 1 3/4"

For a small wrist

Weight - 25.90 grams

Marked Henry Steig, Sterling

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #119898 (stock #md0270)
carol lane
$725.00
Figural sterling snail pin by famous NYC modernist Bill Tendler(1924-1981), c.1955. Snail has original oxydized finish with applied silver dimensional coiled shell measures 1 3/4" wide by 1" long. Of good weight, pin is signed "TENDLER STERLING" and is in excellent condition. Charming piece made with a sense of humor by a famous silversmith......$11 USA insured shipping plus applicable NY tax.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1425067 (stock #202505d)
Some might say this Margot de Taxco pectoral is her defining work since leaving Los Castillo. The length is approximately 17in. Weight is 96 grams of masterful repousse technique. It spans 3.25in. across on the drop and 2.5in. at the widest point for the height. Design #5184 is seldom seen now and this one has a warm natural patina. No damage or repairs, just LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1960 item #1376459 (stock #JJ3004)
A vintage modernist sterling silver ring with a greyish brown moonstone like cabochon by noted silversmith, Maxwell Chayat. Measures size 7.5. Marked with a partially struck Chayat and Sterling. The ring is in very nice condition, with some tarnish. There is a little bit of roughness to the edge of the cabochon, but most likely was done during production. It was probably resized at one point. Well made and heavy, great mid century design.