This 14Kt gold vintage claddach ring has British hallmarks. The top of the ring with the crown is 13 millimeter wide the narrowest part of the band is 3 millimeter wide. The size 8 ¾ ring is in great condition and can easily be sized.
A beautiful, well-made rhodium plate 7-3/8" long and 3/8" wide bracelet in the Industrial Art Deco design c1920s-30. This unsigned beauty is made of rhodium plated metal (possibly over brass) and the pinioned links have channel-set rhinestones and designs on the sides. This item is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than the graying of some of the stones...
Yaacov Agam modernist sterling silver and enamel necklace
Mid 20th century
Israel
!4 1/2" to 15" length
Each element measures 1 3/8" long
Weight - a hefty 135 grams
Marked - Y. Agam in script, sterling
Excellent vintage condition
This elegant stickpin features a stylized flower design, based on a Japanese family crest. It is marked “k20” on the back, and tests as a very strong 20kt, so it might be finer. The flower head measures 1/2 x 7/8”, and the whole pin is 2-1/2” long. It weighs 2.4g. The pin is a little bent, not surprisingly given the high gold content (please see photos), and course that can’t be seen when it’s worn, and could easily be straightened. Otherwise in excellent condition, and circa 1900...
It is always vexing when a hallmark eludes identification and this is (almost) the case with the towering vintage silver ring at hand. Brutalist in design, having a big, semi-translucent chrysoprase cabochon nested in its elevated setting, it bears a partial hallmark which has been suggested to me is probably a maker’s mark from Spain. Home of renowned modernist designers such as Joachim S’Paliu and Puig Doria, Spain sounds like a plausible place of origin for our 1970s ring...
This is a Signed: Ma Atsidii ... STERLING & TURQUOISE RING. Unusual
A wonderful example of the cc. 1910 era jewelry of this stick pin, set with a lively fiery 3 X 5 millimeter oval cabochon opal. The edge of the stick pin is decorated by circle like designs. Any lapel accentuated by this pin would look great. The pin is marked with the maker’s mark S – M and 14K.
Here is a brightly colored, enamel Panda Bear charm: so cute. It measures 7/8" x 7/8". The back of the charm is marked MEXICO 925 and eagle 15 mark. Although eagle number 15 was used by such famous silversmiths as Los Castillo and Antonio Pineda, this piece was very, very likely to have been made by Castelan, who used only eagle number 15 and did some work with silver and enamel (although, he worked mostly with just sterling silver)...
Marci Zelmanoff mixed metal ring
Gold and silver organic form "stones" embedded in silver, rose and yellow gold granulated bubbles combine to create a classic hand crafted work
Call it surrealist or brutalist it's definitely her signature and intense style.
Zelmanoff's work was featured in major artisan publications of the 1970s as well displayed in many well know galleries of the time.
More recently, however, Zelmanoff's work has definitely been flying under ...
Welcome Spring with this set of vibrantly colored sterling silver vermeil and enamel butterfly brooches by renowned Norwegian enamelist Hroar Prydz. Made around the middle of the 20th c., the pair celebrates the warmth of yellows and the coolness of sparkling blue with delicate details in brown. Just take a closer look at the richness of pattern in the silver underneath the enamels that makes the butterfly wings look almost real...
A lovely Art Nouveau pendant worked in gilt silver depicting a pair of hounds against a background of oak leaves and acorns. The quality of the casting and chasing is very nice. The reverse is marked "800".
- Origin: Europe, ca 1900
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 1-9/32" diameter
- WeightL 13.0 grams
A lovely large-size enameled 14K gold Art Nouveau flower pin/pendant. The petals are finely decorated with shaded enamels in tones of periwinkle, violet, cream and dark rose. The sculptural petals surround a round brilliant-cut diamond, graded as I/J, VVS2. The back of the pin retains the original clasp, pinstem and folding bail so it can be worn as a pendant. The back is marked “14K” and also has an unidentified maker’s mark.
Origin: America, ca...
An organic mid century modern brooch by the American studio jeweler, Paul Miller. Looks like a flock of birds in flight.
This brooch, executed in sterling silver measures 2 1/4" across and 1 3/4" high. Marked Sterling, Paul Miller on the back. Has a rollover safety clasp that holds securely. Has a little tarnish and a few minor surface scratches.
Very fine example MCM studio jewelry.
A very good Victorian 14K yellow gold stickpin in the Art Nouveau taste. The top of the pin is in the shape of a horse’s head completed with beautiful enameling. The eye is set with a small round cut ruby. The head is superimposed over a gold horseshoe studded with small old European cut diamonds. The gemstones, though small, are very good quality and provide a nice amount of sparkle. The back is marked “14K”.
Origin: America, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, no enamel damage...
A retail shop in Taxco, according to Bille Hougart, Plateria Cortes is a name also found on some of Enrique Ledesma pieces, most probably because they were sold there. So my first thought when I saw this set of vintage Mexican silver surrealist earrings was that they might have been made by Ledesma. And then it all came back to me - a couple of years ago, I sold three sets of earrings in the same exact style (and actually even a pair like the one at hand) clearly signed for Sigi Pineda...
Rachel Gera ring
1970
Israel
Sterling silver with carnelian stone
Bold and dynamic design
Size 8
Weight - 17.75 grams
Stands 5/8" above the finger
Overall dimensions - 1 1/2" x 1"
Very good vintage condition
An elegant late Victorian or early Edwardian 14K yellow gold long chain with opal double-cabochon stations at regular intervals. The stations are carefully arranged so that the opals are alternately spaced whether the necklace is worn at full-length or doubled. The clasp can also be used to suspend a pendant. The opals are good quality with even play-of-color, mostly in the blue/green range with occasional bursts of orange/red. The clasp is marked "14K."
A lovely 18K yellow and white gold, ruby and enamel love pendant (“medaille d’amour”) with a rebus spelling out Plus qu’hier, moins que demain,” (“More than yesterday, less than tomorrow.”) a line from the love poem written by Rosemonde Gérard to her husband Edmond Rostand (author of “Cyrano”) in 1889. The word “plus” is symbolized by a plus sign in white gold and the word “moins” by a minus sign set with rectangular cut synthetic rubies. The remainder of the text is h...