All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #1461849 (stock #15749)
Made in Mexico City and following the “Matl school of repoussage” this early Deco silver and turquoise bracelet is anonymous and … gorgeous. Textured repousse feather motifs are predominant here, an allusion to the divine Feathered Serpent of ancient Mesoamerican civilizations. I have always thought that this specific type of work that allows you to follow the maestro’s hand as it works the silver could easily be considered Mexico’s Arts and Crafts expression...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1456443 (stock #4100)

Vintage Betty Cooke Kinetic 14K Gold with Pearl and Onyx Pendant

2 1/2" long x 7/8" at widest point

Weight - 6.55 grams

Marked - Cooke, 14K

Condition - excellent

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1960 item #1452821 (stock #JJ4111p4112b)
A vintage cuff bracelet and/or pendant in the style of Ken Beldin in patinated copper and brass with central pottery heads. Both pieces are signed Xochitl Mexico. There have been some documented Beldin pieces also signed Xochitl and it was noted that she may have been his wife or mistress. Although these pieces are not signed Beldin, the quality and design reflect his work...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Period : Pre 1930 item #696536
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A fabulous vintage Chinese sterling bracelet with large jade cabochons and beautifully detailed figural decorations executed in a layered shadowbox technique, with an openwork panel over a backing panel. Each of the four figures are different. Marked MADE IN CHINA in a diamond shaped cartouche, with an illegible word before the word China. Tests positive for sterling silver. Circa 1900 - 1930. Very substantial at 3.1 ounces/88 grams and drapes beautifully because of its weight...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1087104 (stock #J1637)
This substantial sterling silver bracelet is designed as a classic double-hinged bangle, with eight sides. The modernistic fold-over clasp serves as one hinge, and has the same design as the opposite link. The bracelet bears the mark of Barcelona, Spain, jeweler Puig Doria, which is still producing jewelry of various materials in addition to silver. The bracelet dates to the 1970s and measures ½ inch wide, with an interior circumference of about 7 inches. Weight: 66.3 grams
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Cufflinks and Accessories : Gold : Pre 1900 item #987063
A superb pair of mid-19th century 18K yellow gold, silver and platinum cufflinks set with diamonds and sapphires. The square faces feature collet-set old mine cut diamonds centering intricately pierced quatrefoil motifs bead-set with rose cut diamonds in silver. Rows of channel-set square sapphires radiate outward from the center diamonds toward the rounded corners of the faces...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Art Nouveau : Pre 1910 item #805656 (stock #5924)
An Art Nouveau Kerr sterling thistle brooch circa 1900. This sterling silver pin is by Kerr (1880s-1927) and it in the form of a large stylized thistle. This 2-1/8" x 1-1/2" brooch is of hollow construction with very high relief detail; it has the axe mark for Kerr and it is stamped STERLING and 1941 model number...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Pre 1980 item #1047611 (stock #2480)

Carl Tasha modernist brass buckle

Provincetown, MA

1970's

2 1/2" x 2 3/8"

Marked C.Tasha

Very good vintage condition

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Scandinavian : Georg Jensen : Pre 1960 item #1467236 (stock #JJ4498)
A pair of modernist sterling silver clip earrings, #116 B designed in 1955 by Edvard Kindt-Larsen for Georg Jensen, Denmark. The B indicates that these are the larger examples.

Measure 1/2" across and 7/8" high. Marked Georg Jensen in a dotted oval, 925S Denmark and style 116 B. There is another very tiny hallmark on the end of each of the clips but we can't make them out. May be a U.K. import mark.

No need to have pierced ears, these are clips which hold securely...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Edwardian : Pre 1920 item #1486656 (stock #RSP10058)
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$255.00
This adorable puppy stick pin is unmarked, but the gold tests at about 12kt. The total length is 2-1/8”, the dog’s face is 1/2” x 7/16”, and it weighs 0.9g. He may be a Weimaraner. They were bred as hunting dogs in the early 1800s in Germany, and were named after the Grand Duke Weimar. In real life they are a silvery color, but this guy is made from a nice warm gold...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Retro : Pre 1940 item #935472 (stock #G0126)
Very nice 20th C. Chinese sterling silver tie pin with a Fu(furtune) Chinese character desgn in excellent condition.L: 2-3/4" $65
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Other Metals : Pre 1920 item #1092436 (stock #J1673)
This late 19th-century gunmetal chain has both length and strength, with a bold, stunning look. It features a secure spring-ring clasp and a glossy, blue-black finish, produced by electroplating a coating of iron over a white metal. The links are securely soldered, save for the end link, which may have had a jump ring. Unclasped, the chain measures 51 inches long.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #717668
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A stunning, fabulous vintage bib necklace with draped strands of glass beads and glass based faux pearls strung on silvertone chains, a large center element in gunmetal gray openwork metal with a huge colorless glass stone, and a matching ornate hook clasp. 1960s or 1970s, by the Italian maker Pellini, and never worn, with its original paper hang tag, which is marked PELLINI MILANO MADE IN ITALY...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Deco : Pre 1910 item #697962
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A stunning beaded necklace in carved genuine malachite with genuine coral spacers, with a beautifully detailed pendant in the form of a face or mask. Probably circa 1900 or 1910. Possibly Italian. The pendant is held in a silver frame; the slide clasp is marked 14K. From a Pittsburgh estate.

Wearable length is 17 1/2 inches. 1/2 inch wide at sides. The pendant is 1 1/2 inches long, 1 3/8 inches wide, and 5/8 inch deep. Excellent condition...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Edwardian : Pre 1920 item #1485470
An elegant 14K yellow gold gold bracelet constructed with modified gatelinks, each enhanced with engraved details. The five center links are set with round sapphires. The sapphires have intense coloring and excellent clarity. The interior is stamped "14K" and also has Crane & Theurer's maker's mark.
  • Origin: America, ca. 1910
  • Condition: excellent
  • Dimensions: 3/8" wide; 7-1/4" long
  • Weight: 11.6 grams
  • Approximate Total Sapphire Weight: .60 carat
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Deco : Pre 1950 item #518664 (stock #545 *)
Large copper stylized ram's head pin made by Rebajes, c.1940s. The pin is in excellent and very clean condition. The pin measures 2 7/8" x 1 7/8".
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #665965 (stock #dior9BX)
These clip earrings from the 1970's are marked Christian Dior with an unreadable patent number. They are silver and hematite. 7/8" by 7/8".
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Pre 1900 item #1023937 (stock #01814)
A 19thC Scottish banded onyx sterling silver pin brooch 1850-80. This 2-7/8 x 7/8" lozenge-shaped pin has the original c-clasp; the silver border is unmarked but tests as silver (the pin itself is silver plated). This item is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs other than a small loss to the hand-mounted bezel and a tiny flake on the edge of the onyx (see images). All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues ...