All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1136164
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Fabulous vintage Les Bernard long necklace in dark brass/goldtone metal with heavy curb chain and large round stations in Etruscan/Byzantine style, two with Lucite cabochons in blue and green. Foldover clasp. Marked LES BERNARD. 1970s. Very substantial at 175 grams. Some Les Bernard jewelry was designed by Ugo Correani, who had his own line and also designed for Karl Lagerfeld, Versace, and others. Very rarely one sees pieces with both names...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #715934
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Incredible vintage Kenneth J. Lane bib necklace in dark goldtone brass with huge openbacked and unfoiled glass stones, brilliant colorless rhinestones, and faux pearls (the pearls are lightweight). Marked K.J.L. 1960s, from a Pittsburgh estate. With a slide clasp. With a very dense design which creates a ruffled effect. Very much on trend: statement necklaces and huge stones are key looks this season.

Great size -- 2 1/2 inches wide at center and 15 inches long clasped. Excellent condition...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1960 item #710133
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Excellent vintage flower form fur clip with brilliant smoke gray stones in gunmetal japanned metal settings, with a very large faux pearl trembler in the center of the flower. French, marked DEPOSE, and a possible Roger Jean Pierre piece.

Great size -- 4 inches long and just under 2 inches wide and 1 1/2 inches deep. Very good to excellent condition...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1330325
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Fabulous 1970s signed Gucci goldtone metal and light and dark amber geometric modernist design guilloche enameled link long necklace which can also be worn as a belt. Marked GUCCI and MADE IN ITALY. Each link is also marked S in a lozenge shape. 1970s. An iconic vintage Gucci piece, these were also made in shorter (18 to 20 inch) but otherwise identical versions to be worn as necklaces only. The enameled links are slightly convex and curved. They alternate with heavy twisted connecting rings...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1960 item #1262735
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Stunning early signed 1950s Miriam Haskell four strand necklace with opaque black glass beads in multi shapes, mounted in signature Haskell dark "Russian gold" dark goldtone metal caps, with hook clasp and wired extender chain. Marked MIRIAM HASKELL. Wearable length is 17 inches on inside strand and the center drops about 1 1/4 inches. Excellent condition. A few beads have miniscule flea bites from wear, not visible except under a loupe. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #837287
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Unsigned but most definitely by Schreiner, this fabulous set has a very large and dimensional pendant suspended from a goldtone metal braided chain. The pendant has a huge marbled blue glass stone surrounded by layers of pale green glass cabochons, and pale blue and raspberry glass faceted stones. The pendant has a drop with matching stones and a matching raspberry poured glass bead. The clip earrings have matching stones and beads...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1950 item #1216303 (stock #310717459619)
This jelly belly gazelle brooch is unsigned. There is a signature which I cannot read or photograph. The body of the gazelle is lucite with a red eye.

Hallmark: none that I can read or photograph.

Dimensions: 3 5/8" x 1 3/4"

Circa 1944

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1960 item #655177 (stock #0997)
A vintage 15-1/2" knotted 3/8" turquoise glass bead necklace with a gold plated ball insert clasp c1950s. This necklace has a tag which says MADE IN U.S.A. which exactly resembles the tags used by Vogue jewellery of New York (1936-77?). This item is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1249181
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Fabulous huge statement classic collectible 1970s Givenchy oversized chain link necklace and matching clip earrings in shiny goldtone metal and navy blue Lucite. Marked GIVENCHY on all pieces. Foldover clasp. Necklace is 17 1/2 inches wearable length and 1 1/2 inches wide. Earrings are 1 1/8 inches long. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Edwardian : Pre 1910 item #697096
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Lovely sterling bracelet with very large apple jade stones. Circa 1900. Marked S, for sterling silver. With a light gold wash. Decorated with finely detailed repousse designs depicting stylized flower forms. With a slide clasp and safety catch. An excellent piece to wear alone or to layer with other jade bracelets.

7 inches wearable length by 1/2 inch wide by 3/8 inch deep. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #948632
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Fabulous statement drop clip earrings with red silk rosettes and black silk bows surmounting huge brilliant colorless cut lead crystal stones, all mounted in silvertone metal. Circa 1980, unsigned, probably by Yves Saint Laurent or Valentino. From the same estate as several of the other French signed pieces I am listing. 2 3/4 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #279889 (stock #30024)
Here is an interesting modern, Finnish bracelet. It is made up of 6 slightly convex links with the ridged and textured design so characteristic of Sarpaneva. It is marked, “BRONZE FINLAND P. SARPANEVA.” It measures 7 1/4” long x 1/2” wide. The safety chain adds a nice touch. The bracelet has good heft and is in excellent condition.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #837300
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Stunning unsigned Schreiner necklace with detachable large brooch. The signed brooch only version of this piece is more common. In dark silvertone metal with huge marbled mauve pink glass stones, and huge pale violet blue molded glass leaf form stones. Many Schreiner pieces were made for designers such as Christian Dior, Norman Norell, Pauline Trigere, and others, and were unsigned because they were made to be shown or sold as accessories to the designer's couture clothing collecti...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #723686
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Stunning vintage fringed necklace in textured goldtone metal with very big glass based teardrop shaped baroque faux pearls, modernist oblong chain link elements, and decorated connecting links. 1960s. Not marked, however, the design, materials and findings are characteristically French. I have another necklace listed with these distinctive chain links. A fabulous and very modern day or evening piece. Hook closure.

Wearable length is 16 inches and width is 2 inches. Excellent con...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #838768
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Amazing matched pair of statement size bracelets in silvertone metal with very large brilliant stones in fuschia and a green which has an edge of teal. Circa 1975. The stones are openbacked. Not marked but very substantial and weighty and with the look of French construction and style. The colors are a classic French combination. The colors are warmer and brighter and the stones are more brilliant than the photos depict. Slide clasps. Each is 2 1/4 inches wide and 7 inches long c...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #823304
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Huge vintage statement size signed Kenneth Lane clip earrings in goldtone metal with brilliant colorless rhinestones. 1960s. Marked K.J.L. on the backs of the clips. From the estate of a New York socialite. Great size -- 4 1/8 inches long and 1 5/8 inches wide. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1090418
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Fabulous early statement size YSL bracelet in heavy cast goldtone metal with "molten gold" stones in sculpted settings. Marked YSL and MADE IN FRANCE. Late 1970s or early 1980s, designed by Robert Goossens, who has designed jewelry for decades for Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel, and other couturiers. Early foldover clasp. 8 inches long, 1 1/2 inches wide and 1/2 inch deep. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail. Display form is life size.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #680378
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An amazing and rare saphiret glass demi parure consisting of a necklace and matching clip back earrings. Marked KRAMER OF NY. Circa 1960. An outstanding find from a Philadelphia estate. Saphiret glass is a unique color changing art glass which was originally developed by the Victorians and was used off and on throughout the 20th century. It is currently enjoying a huge surge in popularity and collectibility.

The earrings are marked KRAMER OF NY. All stones are prong set. The metal is goldto...