This large exotic rhodium plated pot metal gryphon bird brooch is encrusted with multitudes of clear rhinestones. It is 3 1/2" x 3 1/4". It is in excellent vintage condition. It is circa 1937-1940.
Ref: Warman's Vintage Jewelry by Leigh Leshner on page 65.
Collecting Costume Jewelry 202 by Julia C. Carrol, page 24
Fabulous Fakes by Carole Tanenbaum, p. 133.
I have owned this item before with the MB Phrygian helmet marking) This one is unmarked...
Alice Williamson modernist enamel brooch
1955
3" x 2"
Excellent condition
Large Gusanos (caterpiller)Mexican solid gold earrings at 2inches by half an inch wide make for a grand presence. The weight is 7.3 grams of gold that tests from around 9kt to 12kt. These older filigree pieces are not signed and originate from Oaxaca. Absolutely lovely 2 rows of seed pearls are wired and tied off on the back and some solder over the ends finishes the durability of the piece. The seed pearls look more silver than the monitor shows them to be.
A stunning pair of late Art Nouveau 14K yellow gold floral earrings, the petals enhanced with iridescent enamel and the centers set with clusters of blue sapphires. The quality of the enamel, shading from a medium blue to a pale greenish-yellow is superb. The gold surfaces underneath the enamel are delicately engraved to represent the veining and surface textures of real flower petals...
Lovely hand chased silver horseshoe-shaped pin with floral design, c.1900. Unsigned, it measures 1 1/8" by 1 1/8th". Excellent condition......$8 for insured US shipping.
Silver jewelry was made to appeal to the "working girl" who desired beautiful and well made jewelry in European society. After Queen Victoria's Silver Jubilee in the third quarter of the 19th century, silver cuff bracelets were incredibly popular. Silver cuff bracelets extremely collectible today as they were well made and no two pieces were alike, each was unique in its own way...
Beautiful 1940s or 1950s French Renaissance revival two strand necklace in dark goldtone metal with ornate repousse elements with fine dark enameling, and red and black opaque poured glass stones. Marked MADE IN FRANCE. In the style of Chanel jewelry of the period. With large ornate box slide clasp. I am also listing the matching bracelet. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
Super modern wear everywhere signed pendant necklace in polished green and matte black Lucite, with goldtone metal and a goldtone snake chain. Marked LANVIN PARIS. The pendant/top element slide along the
snake chain. Spring ring clasp. Late 1960s or early 1970s. With the recent resurgence of the house of Lanvin, vintage 1960s and 1970s Lanvin jewelry is hotter than ever. 19 inches wearable length. The pendant is 3 1/2 inches long and 2 3/8 inches wide. Excellent condition...
14K yellow gold tie or kilt pin with 3 rose cut diamonds set in white gold. Fully tested. Length: 1 13/16 inch Diameter of 2 large diamond settings: 5.5mm Diameter of small diamond setting: 2.5mm
Weight: 3 grams
Betty Cooke modernist brass brooch
Late 1940s to early 1950s
1 3/4" x 2 1/2"
Weight - 7 grams
Marked COOKE on verso
Excellent vintage condition
An elegant pair of 18K yellow gold earrings with mother-of-pearl inlay by Angela Cummings. The designer pioneered modern hardstone mosaic techniques when she was still lead designer at Tiffany & Co. After establishing her own luxury boutique, she continued to make similar designs under her own name. The earrings are marked “Cummings 18K”.
Origin: America, 1984-2003. Size: 1” x 3/4". Weight: 15.7 grams.
Hans Hansen modernist kinetic ring
designer - Bent Exner
Sterling silver with amazonite bead
Striking geometric design
Size - 7
Weight - 12+ grams
Bead - 3/8" diameter
Central design element stands approximately 1" above finger
Stamped HaH, Denmark, 925s
Excellent condition
These elongated silver cuff links are set with cobalt blue spinels, enhanced with an applied silver wire. Each bridge bar is marked for .835 silver; the anchor bars are decorated with engine-turned engraving. All connections and both hinges are intact and show no stress; there is a tiny nick on the underside edge of one cuff link. They date from the 1950s and measure about 1 ½ inches long by ½ inch at the widest part.
A really inventive Victorian 14K gold book chain necklace, each link in the form of a heart. The links are further enhanced with heart appliques engraved in a floral pattern. The necklace is completed with a large reeded bolt clasp that could easily hold multiple pendants or charms. Tested and guaranteed 14K.
- Origin: America, ca. 1880
- Condition: excellent
Dimensions: 18-3/4” long- Weight: 32.1 grams
A man's 10-14k yellow and white gold diamond ring from the 1950s-60s. This size 14 ring features a solitaire 4 point diamond in a 14k white gold front. The setting measures 5/16" across and the 10k yellow gold shank has plain sides and it is stamped 10-14K with a maker's mark. This ring weighs 9.4 grams and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs other than signs of an earlier resizing...
Israeli modernist sterling silver and pearl ring
Mid 20th century
This unique and well crafted modern form weighs 14.75 grams
Size 7
7/8" tall x 1 3/8" across
Hallmarked 925, Israel with unknown artist cypher
Excellent vintage condition
A wonderful 18K yellow gold brooch depicting Diana (Artemis in the Greek pantheon), goddess of the hunt, animals (wild and domestic), and childbirth. She was also the protector of girls until marriage. Here she is shown with her The goddess is shown wearing her moon-studded tiara and with her bow and arrow attribute. This design was created by the nobleman Prosper, Comte d'Epinay de Briort, one of France's leading sculptors in the Art Nouveau style...
Large modernist handmade rosewood cufflinks with applied sterling, c.1950's. Measures 1 5/16" long by 3/4" wide and marked "STERLING". Excellent condition and great design.....$10 for insured USA shipping & appicable NY tax.
An older, unmarked silver filigree belt that
measures 30" x 3/8" including hook clasp.
Probably 800 silver.
A very attractive 18K yellow gold ring set with an amethyst by the famed mid-century Brazilian designer Haroldo Burle Marx. Burle Marx is well-known for his free form designs, but his collaborations with his brother, the landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx, had a much more linear, abstract feel as in this piece. The amethyst at the center is of the very finest quality, with intensely purple color and excellent clarity...
Fabulous lush vintage circa 1940 or 1950 red coral necklace, natural and undyed, in graduated very large branches, with a dark silver spring ring clasp. It weighs
92 grams. 23 inches wearable length and 1 inch wide at center. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
This cute, sterling silver pin / brooch is a Mexican cat character. He is wearing a bowtie and has abalone (like, fur) belly. It measures 1 1/4" x 1/2"
The back is marked with the #3 Assay Mark. It is also marked TAXCO MEXICO, in a circle, with JRC .in the middle. It is in excellent condition.
This plump silver bow is a classic Los Ballesteros design.
It can be worn as a pendant or a brooch, but either way, this exceptional piece took untold hours to make and finish with such fine precision.
It is marked, "Talleres de los Ballesteros, Taxco, Gro., 925, Hecho en Mexico...
A large bronze bracelet Probably by Hannu Ikonen of Finland in a stunning bubble textured design.
This larger bracelet measures 8" around and 1 3/4" at the widest. Has a secure box closure and safety chain. Nice warm patina. Interesting contrast of smooth and textured surfaces and polished and oxidized finishes.
Unsigned.
Large size really stands out. Fine condition. Great piece.
Made in 1978, this vintage English sterling silver ring epitomizes the timeless appeal of Wedgwood jasper "cameo" rings. Wedgwood jasperware cut across genre divides and come in several colors but this darker blue (along with black) is my favorite of all. Hailing from Greece, I appreciate the Greek Revival figural applique as well as the sweet serenity the image of mother-and-child imparts...
This chain is nicely hand-constructed with applied cast curled pieces that are reminiscent of the applied and hand-worked French chains of the turn of the 20th century. This one appears to be a bit later; the beading looks to have been cast with the rest of the elements and connected with hand-formed S-shaped links...
A 14k rose gold goldstone Art Deco hand made statement ring from the 1930 era. This size 6 custom ring features a cabochon goldstone (copper flecked glass) bezel-set on a custom hand decorated and incised rose gold setting. The setting measures 11/16 x 5/8", this ring weighs 4.9 grams and it is stamped 14K. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are not...
Modernist domed enamel bird by Madeline Turner, c.1940's, who studied the enamel process with Karl Drerup. This hand made piece is one of a series by Madeline Turner and can be made into a pin by adding a metal frame. The enamel colors are white, turquoise, dark blue, and green. Of good size, it measures 2 1/8" wide by 1 3/8" high. Unsigned and purchased from a close family friend. Condition is perfect. Turner also designed for Tiffany and Georg Jensen, USA. Also see items #104677 & #104680 for ...
Stunning vintage Italian silver charm bracelet wrought in the Etruscan style and adorned with four beautiful fob charms set with semi-precious and glass cabs. I love these pieces for their "shock and awe" approach to accesorizing that goes hand in hand with the boldness and seductiveness of Europe's southern-most coasts. Usually crafted in 800 or 900 silver and associated with the Peruzzi and Coppini Bros, Etruscan bracelets of this type are labor intensive to make with their dozens of florets, ...
A fine Art Nouveau 14K yellow gold bracelet designed as a chain of daisies. Each flower is centered by a mine cut diamond. Each plaque is pierced to delineate individual flower petals and the back of each plqaue is engraved in a matching pattern. The reverse engraving is a technique sometimes seen on very high-end French jewels of the period, but rarely on American pieces. The diamonds have bright color (G/H) and SI1 to I1 clarity. The back of the clasp is engraved with the date March 3, 19...
Approximately 16in. wearable length this is an older master piece designed by Sigi Pineda and properly hallmarked with eagle for Sigi Pineda. The inside measurement for the neck is 4.25in. wide inside x 5.25in. inside. With 12 gem quality amethyst cabachons 12mm x7mm and weighing 129.8 grams this piece is a crowning jewel for a Mexican silver collector. Simply the best, LOOK AT THAT NECKLACE!
A stand out modernist sterling silver Neck Ring designed by Minas Spiridis, (1938-2020), for Cartier. He was the first non Danish jewelry designer for Georg Jensen.
Marked on the back MINAS in a Greek style font, Sterling and Cartier. Also marked Cartier at the end of one arm.
Measures 11" around with an opening of 3". Meant to sit on the collar bone. Measures 1/2" wide in the center. Can probably be adjusted slightly. Better for a slender neck. Weighs 53 gr.
In very nice...
A modernist pendant by the noted NYC jeweler, Paul Lobel. This pendant is made of twisted sterling silver wire ending with a exaggerated prong set clear orb. The orb can spin around in the 'cage'. Signed on the back, LOBEL, Sterling. Has a wonderfully darkened patina. There is a small scratch on the ring that attaches to the bale.
The pendant measures 2" at the widest and 3 1/4" high including the bale.
Original Lobel chain measures 17" and has a hook closure that holds securely. Marke...
Stunning vintage necklace strung with dozens of rondelles with brilliant colorless stones. With an asymmetric buckle motif and a slide clasp with pave stones. There are four strands
strung with alternating rondelles and round beads; The two outer strands are brass or goldtone base metal and the two inner strands are silvertone base metal, creating a fabulous and
versatile gold and silver effect. This piece is most likely French, circa 1950. The metal at the clasp is goldtone.
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From a Maryland Estate this is an ANTONIO AMETHYST Quartz & 970 Silver Bracelet. 7" in Length with the HEAVY SILVER Quality that make these ANTONIO Pieces Famous. Rarity...
some additional signed Mexican pieces are offered on eBay........ seller: seantiquesjewelry
A fabulous pair of mid-century 18K yellow gold and platinum earclips by Cartier set with brilliant round cut diamonds. The gold surfaces are cast in a rough texture that contrasts beautifully with the bright diamonds set in platinum. The diamonds, as expected of Cartier, are extremely fine quality (E color/VVS2 clarity). French jewelry became more flamboyant in the 1960s, as wartime restrictions eased. Most importantly, jewels were designed for the "modern woman" who wanted to transition her loo...