All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #514948
Superb Mikimoto brooch in the shape of a harp. The harp’s sounding board is set with a row of ten fine AA pearls graduating from 3.3 to 5.8 millimeters, and the strings are studded with round brilliant-cut diamonds. The neck and column, both worked in gold, are beautifully detailed. The pearls are of exceptional quality with light cream body color and rosé overtones. The luster is very bright and the pearls are well matched. The diamonds are SI1/2 clarity and G/H color...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1980 item #1461198 (stock #04306)
The size of Pendant: 1"L x 7/8" W x 5/16" H
The size of Opal: 5/8" L x 3/8" W x 1/4" H (18mmx10mmx7mm)
The length of Silver chain 18 1/4" Long
Material of Stone: Mexican Fire Opal in oval shape design.
This is Beautiful Mexican Fire Opal mounted on artist made as Pendanton
Sterling silver base. It is signed on the back as, BG engraved, artist name.
It has Sterling marking on necklace chain.
Age of pendant and necklace not known but at least
30 years old...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1414816
A nice 14K yellow gold and diamond ring, conversed from a lapel pin, in the form of a maze. The round brilliant cut diamond lies at the center of the maze. A fun ring perfect for the meditator or mystic! The back is marked "Josten 14K."
  • Origin: America, ca 1970
  • Condition: excellent
  • Finger Size: 6-3/4
  • Dimensions: 5/8" diameter
  • Weight: 4.8 grams
  • Approximate Total Diamond Weight: .10 carat
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #967583 (stock #01682)
A simple and well made vintage 2-1/8" x 1-1/4" cross in 10k yellow gold with a centrally mounted 2 point round brilliant cut diamond. It is stamped 10K on the loop (twice), it weighs 1.2 grams, and it is in excellent original condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #1043015 (stock #vj201071)
Authentic Tiffany 10 Strand Pearl Necklace by Paloma Picasso with 18K yellow gold clasp. Hallmarked on clasp c1982 T & Co, also hallmarked on clasp loop Paloma Picasso. Approximately 900 pearls total. Purchased from Tiffany's, 5th Avenue, New York, absolutely 100% Authentic. Can be worn straight or twisted (see photos). Could also be worn doubled as a bracelet. New, never worn, comes in original Tiffany jewel case box. Will make a nice gift! Length is 17.25 inches (untwisted)
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1980 item #1469186 (stock #15863)
A graduate of the Parson's School of Design in Paris, Erika Hult de Corral is one of my favorite modernist designers and silversmiths in the context of Mexican silver jewelry. Spanning a few decades, her work is unfailingly of the highest quality with attention paid not only to materials but also to finishing and, of course, imaginative design. The ring presented here, wrought in sterling and centered by a scrumptious tiger's eye stone, can also be found with Enrique Ledesma's signature...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Modernism : Pre 1980 item #1384460 (stock #JJ3189)
A sterling silver hand wrought brooch by the mid century modernist studio jeweler, Ruth Berridge, (1921-2004). Looks like rows of randomly placed flattened pebbles. Curved for a multidimensional effect. Measures about 2 3/8" across and 1 1/2" high. Hand signed © Ruth Berridge, Handmade Sterling on the back. Rollover clasp holds securely. Fine condition with minor surface scratches and a little tarnish. This piece is from her estate. Classic Ruth Berridge design.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1333263
A 14K white gold pendant featuring a prong-set 1.04 carat diamond (H/I1). The diamond has very good cut and brilliance. The pendant is accompanied by an 18-3/4" white gold chain.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #1352631
An elegant 18K yellow gold, Akoya pearl and diamond heart ring by Mikimoto. The diamond-studded heart is centered with a cluster of three 4.3-4.5mm pearls, graded as extra-fine AAA—the highest possible quality rating. They have fine luster and white body color with rosé overtones. The diamonds are E/VVS. The interior of the shank is stamped with Mikimoto's hallmark.

The ring is accompanied by a 2006 written Bailey, Banks & Biddle appraisal for $2150.

Origin: Japan, ca. 1990...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1277836
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Stunning very very big 1970s signed Les Bernard tiered necklace in goldtone metal with Byzantine style and Roman style coins, dark silvertone beads, marbled amber Lucite beads, and transparent amber Lucite beads mounted in heavy ornate cast metal settings, with a large center cross pendant. With heavy ornate chains and hook clasp. The coins have a dark antiqued finish with touches of black. Marked LES BERNARD on the clasp and on the back of the largest coin...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1980 item #273440 (stock #20013)
This handsome cross pin (that also has a bail to double as a pendant) is by circa 1970. It has a geometric design of copper and onyx inlaid with sterling silver and turquoise. It has 3 layers: the top is the copper, that is skillfully cut for the inlay; the next layer is the onyx and the bottom is sterling...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #1235028
A stunning pair of 18K noble gold and natural fancy-colored diamond earrings from the Snowflake collection by H Stern. Each earring is composed of three snowflakes of graduated size, each set with round brilliant natural fancy-colored diamonds in subtle shades ranging from honey to pale golden brown. The diamonds average VS2 clarity. The earrings are made with 18K noble gold, a color somewhere between white gold and yellow gold that Stern created in 2001...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1980 item #1488983 (stock #15972)
I was always in love with beaded necklaces but as I grow older I appreciate their elegant comfort even more. Whether worn alone or combined with similar pieces, with stones or all-silver, they can be counted on to save the day whatever the occasion. This specific design by Carmen Beckmann is one of my absolute favorites - I have one in my jewelry box and I will never let go...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1249184
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Great statement vintage 1970s Trifari heavy chunky chain necklace with very big enameled pendant in the form of a Chinese junk sailboat. Great Chinoiserie motif. Marked TRIFARI. 30 inches wearable length and the pendant drops 4 inches with bail. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1980 item #828046 (stock #0865)
This beautiful, sterling silver bracelet measures 7 1/2" long. Each link features a dark, multifaceted stone with iridescent colors. The stones are bezel set. The V-spring box clasp is marked on each piece: the V-spring has the Mexican Assay mark with a 2 inside the spread eagle. The box part is marked with words in a circle; but all I can make out is PLATA 925.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #1362604
A beautiful and rare 950 silver bracelet with cabochon stones of amethyst,green beryl, pink tourmaline, and citrine by Brazilian jeweler Haroldo Burle Marx who was the brother of Roberto Burle Marx, also a jeweler and notable landscape architect. This bracelet was designed for and sold at The Altomar Collection, which was a small boutique in the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C. from 1982 until 1999. It measures 5 3/4" around in the inside plus an additional 1 1/4" opening...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1980 item #1418019 (stock #200222)
Circa mid-century, this is a seldom seen design from Margot de Taxco. The original drawing is shown in "Margot Van Voorhies : The Art of Mexican Enamelwork", and is called "Intricate Knot". This is collector quality. The two shades of enamel are blue with gold flecks, and white with silver flecks...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #714013 (stock #mla30723)
Large snake brooch made by Italian designer Piranesi. 18K black gold setting covered with amethysts, pink tourmaline, two approx 5 pt diamonds for eyes. The combination of these stones gives this brooch an overall stunning color, a real standout.