All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Gold : Pre 1950 item #712131 (stock #gam-18)
This is a distinguished pair of oval shaped gold filled cufflinks with toggles backs, each designed with a central fleur de lys on a mesh-like background surrounded with a scalloped border, the back designed with a guilloche-like design, unmarked but tests 12K gold filled. Measurements: 7/8 in long x 1/2 in wide; Condition is excellent.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Gold : Pre 1950 item #1359787
A handsome pair of 14K yellow gold cufflinks in the "etrier" style originally popularized by Cartier. The design was meant to suggest a horsebit. When worn, only the circles are visible. The circles are finished with a twisted rope design. Most cufflinks of this style were made by French jewelers, and it is unusual to find an American pair in 14K gold. Stamped with an unidentified maker's mark.

Origin: America, ca. 1930. Condition: excellent. Dimensions: faces, 5/8" diameter...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Silver : Pre 1950 item #1008369
A handsome pair of sterling silver cufflinks by Georg Jensen. The rectangular faces are severely designed in the Art Deco style, with only a series of parallel raised bands as decoration. The solid connectors are attached to hinged oval backs. The cufflinks are marked with the pattern number 80 and bear post-1945 Jensen hallmarks.

Origin: Denmark, ca. 1950. Condition: excellent. Size: 15/16" x 3/8". Weight: 15.6 grams.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Silver : Pre 1950 item #830297 (stock #gam-98)
Exceptional workmanship for an exceptional guy, these large square abalone shell and nickel silver toggle back cufflinks were handcrafted in Mexico, circa 1930, beautiful coloration, marked TAXCO, ALPACA and #3 mark of alpaca silver. Size: 7/8"; Condition: minor wear.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Silver : Pre 1950 item #1201945
A fine and very early pair of silver cufflinks in the “Maya” pattern by Margot de Taxco. Margot established her own studio in 1948. The “Maya” pattern, displaying a strongly-featured native Mexican man in profile, became one of her iconic designs. The cufflinks are generously sized and retain a nice patina...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Native American : Pre 1950 item #1480068
Early to mid 20th century sterling silver stamped Navajo Dine brooch with oval turquoise cabochon stone, stamped sterling twice on the back, has c clasp with safety catch. Measures 2 1/2" x 1 3/8" and is slightly domed in shape. The stone has considerably matrix, spider web effect, and is fairly dark turquoise, set firmly in bezel Nice deep stamping on the silver which is fairly heavy and sturdy...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Silver : Pre 1950 item #710716 (stock #gam-13)
ROMANTIC, ADORED AND DEVOTED...This vintage pair of handcrafted sterling silver cuff links was made by modernist jewelry designer Gonzalo Moreno in Taxco, Mexico circa 1945, having a simple design and excellent craftsmanship, initials RAD; mark on back showing wear but readable STERLING, MORENO, MEXICO; Measurements: 7/8 in wide x 5/8 in high approximately. Condition is excellent with minimal patina of old silver.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Retro : Pre 1950 item #1055782 (stock #vj201087)
Circa 1940s size 7 14K rose and white gold eternity ring with 16 diamonds set in crescent moons made of white gold, 12 rubies set in curved flowers. Hallmarked 14K, width is 9.5 mm (approximately 3/8 inch), weight is 6.7 grams. LAYAWAY AVAILABLE!
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1950 item #731816 (stock #0805)
This beautiful pin / pendant has a nice textured 14K gold swirl design with a pearl set in the middle. It measures 5/8" x 5/8". The back is marked 14K and (what looks like) SB. This piece has good heft and is in excellent condition.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Silver : Pre 1950 item #1224726 (stock #gam101313)
Too cute! This vintage pair of sterling silver toggle back chain link cufflinks feature transfer printed Westie dogs on a black ground, framed in silver. Marked 925, Mid Century. Measures 3/4 in diameter, 3/4 in chain. Excellent condition (shadows cast on face from lighting).
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Period : Pre 1950 item #769696
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Beautiful silver filigree bracelet with 8 panels each featuring a different figure in carved and painted bone. Marked CHINA, circa 1930. With a slide clasp. It tests positive for at least 900 silver. Substantial at 49 grams and with excellent detail. Great size -- 1 1/4 inches wide and 7 1/8 inches long clasped. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1950 item #716903 (stock #mla30731)
14K yellow gold pierced wire dangle earrings with approximately 2 ct round cut peridots, beautifully faceted. Total length is approximately 1.1 inches
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1950 item #717520 (stock #mla30747)
Mens' or womens' 14k yellow gold signet initial ring, initial "R" set on black onyx with 2 tiny diamond accents. Shank has beautifully etched detail on sides. Size 6.75 -7, sizable by a competent jeweler. Top of ring measures 3/8 inch wide, 1/2 inch tall. Weight is 3.9 grams.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1950 item #748692 (stock #mla30825)
Retro period 14K rose gold wide cuff bracelet with etched ridging going all the way around, and an enamel coat-of-arms medallion on the front, very "Verdura-looking." LAYAWAY AVAILABLE! Equivalent wearable length of approx 6.75 - 7" x 1.5" wide, tapering to approximately 1 inch in the back. 61.4 grams
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1950 item #698650 (stock #mla31407)
Most unusual bookchain necklace made of 10K rose gold links alternating with yellow gold-filled links, 14K yellow gold spring ring clasp. Can be worn alone with the clasp in the back, or with a pendant or locket attached (spring ring clasp in front). Total length is 18 inches,links are approximately .25 inches wide. I have never seen a bookchain necklace like this one. Done in a victorian style, probably dates to the 1940s.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1950 item #730819 (stock #0803)
This 14K gold charm rotates, moves, spins, etc. It is the globe of the world including all the continents and bodies of water. The writing and drawing is by hand in, green, red and black. It stands 1" tall and is about 5/8" wide and is in excellent condition.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1950 item #894759 (stock #J1349)
14K Woven Mesh Bracelet with the feel of gold fabric. Italy - Circa 1940's. Size: 7.25" L x 1.5" W; weight: 37.1 grams.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1950 item #723443 (stock #0715)
This is a really neat, rare, old charm. It is the game of Pachinko: an old Japanese lottery game. It is 14K gold and made by A.C. It features a rotating canister with little balls inside that move. The red and white balls are little stones; I believe the white one is a pearl. The bottom reads 14K A.C. It's in excellent condition.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1950 item #420681
This is a 14K Yellow Gold CASH REGISTER CHARM WITH A MOVING ~ OPENING CASH BOX. The FRONT TOP reads: HEART FOR SALE. The size of this OUTSTANDING GOLD piece is 9/16" X 7/16" X 5/16". The Arm on the front functions fine opening the cash box. Beautifully chased on the sides and marked 14K on the bottom. Ca. '50- '70; Excellent Condition. MOVABLE Charm Collectors take note ... jpgs provide more info
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1950 item #595626 (stock #mla20506)
Rare! Large flexible snake bracelet, 14 KT yellow gold, can be gently shaped or reshaped to be worn on the upper arm. Total length (if completely unraveled and laid out straight is approx 17 inches, current diameter is 2.5 inches. Weight is 16.8 grams. Marked 14K on back of snake head and on back of snake tail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Pre 1950 item #751070 (stock #mla30829)
Beautiful vintage goldtone flexible snake bracelet by Whiting & Davis, probably from the 1940s. Total length approximately 11 inches (if unraveled), hallmark on back of snake head unreadable. Excellent condition!
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Designer Signed : Pre 1950 item #845696
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A lovely sterling necklace with an asymmetrical centerpiece with an amazing and huge blue glass openback and unfoiled stone. Marked OTIS STERLING. Circa 1940. With brilliant paste rhinestones. The color of the blue stone is more intense than the photos depict. A classic collectible Art Deco piece, and currently perfectly of the moment as well...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Pre 1950 item #746989 (stock #g304-2)
The cowrie shell was an ancient spiritual symbol for good fortune and wealth. Add some magic on your finger with this organic vintage handcrafted sterling silver ring, featuring a beautifully marked cowrie shell, no hallmarks. Ring size-3; Shell measures 1"; Condition is excellent.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Strands : Pre 1950 item #1298457
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Lovely vintage 1930s or 1940s genuine butterscotch egg yolk honey amber necklace with graduated oval beads and silvertone spring ring clasp. All the beads are about half opaque and half translucent. Professionally restrung on silk cord. The clasp has an early collar opening, without the thumb tab. It weighs 24.5 grams. Guaranteed genuine amber. Wearable length is 19 1/2 inches. The largest center bead is 18mm by 7mm. The smallest end beads are 10mm by 7mm...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Strands : Pre 1950 item #1317390 (stock #J2619a)
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This festive necklace is composed of large, faceted Bakelite beads interspersed with round one. The necklace has been restrung with a new yellow metal spring-ring clasp and jump ring, so is quite secure. The beads come in butterscotch, black, cherry, root beer, dark brown, orange and marbled green, to name a few shades. There is one round bead that appears to be Prystal. All beads definitively pass the Simichrome test except for the black. They are probably from the 1940s...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Strands : Pre 1950 item #1132649
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Sumptuous vintage necklace with two strands of graduated oxblood red undyed Mediterranean coral spezzati, or branches, with a gold washed silver clasp. The color is a true red and darker than the photos depict. Best representation of color are the photos on light background. Circa 1940. The clasp is not marked but tests positive for at least 900 silver. 18 1/2 inches wearable length on the inside strand. It drops 3 1/2 inches in the center. Excellent condition...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Strands : Pre 1950 item #1207448
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Stunning statement vintage 16 strand necklace of undyed natural Mediterranean salmon to red coral beads, with a large goldtone metal sliding element with cannetille wirework, and a matching goldtone metal hook clasp. Circa 1940. 17 1/2 inches long and about 1 inch wide. It weighs 126 grams. The beads are about 1/8 inch wide or 5mm by 4mm. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Strands : Pre 1950 item #1119447
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Beautiful vintage necklace of large round beads made from genuine natural translucent cherry amber. Probably circa 1930. Hand knotted with the original pale pink silk cord. Guaranteed genuine vintage amber. Three of the beads have small inclusions but most of the beads are clear, which is considered very desirable. The color is dark reddish brown under white photo lights. Under yellow incandescent light it is a warmer more red color. The beads have a beautifully aged patinated finish. 4...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Tie Clasps and Stud Sets : Pre 1950 item #751002 (stock #gam-69)
This is an elegant vintage five piece gray mother-of-pearl and silver bezel pair of cuff links & stud set in original box, circa 1940-1950, This dress set includes circular cufflinks and three shirt studs, the abalone set in silver decorated bezels, the backs are gold toned, unmarked, blue lined case marked The B R Baker Co. Toledo, Cleveland; Measurements: Cuff links- 1/2 in diameter, Studs-1/4 in dia. approx. Condition is excellent.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Modernism : Pre 1950 item #1366832
A striking modernist 14K yellow gold link bracelet, with enlaced circular and oval links. The interplay of shapes creates a very chic look. It can be worn alone or with a collection of charms. The reverse is stamped for 14K gold and has an indistinct maker's mark.

Origin: America, ca 1940. Condition: excellent. Dimensions: 7-3/4" long; 5/8" wide. Weight: 25.2 grams.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Ethnic : Far Eastern : Pre 1950 item #1048770 (stock #860)
A Fine Translucent Apple Green Jade with Diamond Pendant: China, early 1900s, marked 14 K. The very brilliant and translucent apple-green pea-pod shape (?) jadeite with a diamind set in a 14 karat clasp, well carved pendant. It measures 3.6cm long and 1,2cm diameter
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1950 item #705309 (stock #mla30721)
14K yellow gold screwback earrings (stamped 14K Tiffany & Co on both screwback pieces) with 4-5mm pearls. The diameter of the earring is 18mm, total weight of both earrings together is 8.1 grams.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Ethnic : Far Eastern : Pre 1950 item #1207445
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Beautiful vintage circa 1940 Chinese export drop screwback earrings in gilt/gold washed silver filigree, with blue enameling and genuine carnelian cabochons. Not marked. 2 1/4 inches long and 5/8 inch wide. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Ethnic : Far Eastern : Pre 1950 item #794042 (stock #0025)
This Mythical beast/lion and fish pendant is made of less silver content, Miao Chu silverwork from China Miao Tribe, it is from pre-1950s, worn during ceremonies and festival, please ask for more photos and enjoy browsing our gallery.....
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Ethnic : Far Eastern : Pre 1950 item #1232908 (stock #1301)
A Very Fine and Rare Chinese 24K Gold Mounted Jadeite Bangle Bracelet: China, each section stamped with #. The beautiful jade bracelet with 24K gold is set with 2 sections decorated with stylized floral design in gold pieces. It is in very fine condition,its measurements: 6.8cm outer diameter, and 5.1cm inner diameter.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Ethnic : Far Eastern : Pre 1950 item #1199437 (stock #M165)
The groups of Yao minority live in in both China and Thailand. This necklace is of low grade silver which was typical of the Chinese jewelry around the late 1800's and early 1900's. The necklace is light weight and comfortable to wear.