These earrings are clipbacks, featuring white glass or milk glass apples, set in gold tone. Each earring is marked TRIFARI (with the crown over the T) and DESIGN PAT. PEND. They are circa 1940's and are in excellent condition.
This pin was orginally designed by Mexico artist Frederick Davis in the 1930's. This piece is signed MEXICO SILVER but without the FD mark. Measuring 3 1/2 inches long and 1 1/2 wide. 8 cab amethyst stones guard a large faceted amethyst in the center. Pin back works perfectly. Tiny flea bite in the center stone that can be felt but not seen. No dents, dings or repairs to silver.
A molded pink glass cameo gilt brass pin circa 1910. This Edwardian Austro-Hungarian or Czechoslovakian brooch features a high relief maiden cameo in purplish/pink molded glass in a gilded brass setting. This 1-3/4 x 1-3/8" unsigned pin has the original c-clasp and it is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs other than the loss of most of the gold plating to the brass surround...
This sterling silver ring is a size 7 1/2". It has a nice mod design with its intersecting, bi level sodalite, bezel-set stones. It is marked JR? 925 and STERLING. The band is marked with the Eagle Assay mark for Taxco Mexico. It is in great condition and has a good heft.
This lovely brooch has a diameter of 1 1/4". It is gold filled and has a nice floral accent. The scarab gems are bezel set. It is marked CATAMORE 1/20 12K GF. It is in excellent condition.
Deco period dangle earrings, mother of pearl, Rhinestone and silvered metal. Around 1930, American? Length in total "1 ½ / 4 cm. Condition: fine.
A flashy, high quality signed MADE IN AUSTRIA 2-1/4" across rhinestone pin c1950s-60s. The claw-set stones are in purple and pale purple/blue in varying sized and cuts and all reflect the light brilliantly; it has a safety catch and it is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...
This great brooch is classic MIZPAH. It is decorative with a central, bezel-set, purple stone. It measures 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 1/4". The back is marked MIZPAH withe the maker's mark (in 3 places). It is in excellent condition.
Silver tie clip with the Hopi figure of Kokopelli, a fertility deity. Made of two silver plaques; one cut through, the other engraved and oxidized. Engraved cipher mark of the native American Indian silversmith, and stamped mark Bennett Pat. Pend. C-31. Bennet was the inventor of this tie fitting mechanism. Height "1 ½ / 4 cm.
A vintage 7-1/2" chain link sterling silver charm bracelet with annual sorority charms. It has a snapover clasp and the heart-shaped BETA EPSILON OMEGA charms include those from 1965-1975 inclusive, plus the WELCOME charm, plus two star shaped charms and a bird charm (total of 15 charms). One star, the bracelet and one heart are marked STERLING and the rest test as sterling...
A vintage Edwardian period 2-1/4" sterling silver bar pin with a 3/4 x 5/8" glass covered butterfly wing center c1900-20. The butterfly wing has fine blue irridescence; it has a c-clasp and it is stamped SIL. It weighs 3.8 grams, and it is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...
This great old Jerusalem Cross can be worn a a pendant or a charm. It measures 3/4" x 7/8". The back is marked 980 for its silver content. The Jerusalem Cross is also known as the "five-fold Cross" and "cross-and-crosslets." The cross has been used in early heraldry.
It is also a symbol of faith, among other things.
This fine pin measures 2” long. It displays 3 prong-set, scarab gems, budding from a leaf and stems. It is gold filled and marked BURT 1/20 12KT CASSELL. It is in excellent condition.
Burt Cassell, a designer based in Rhode Island and New York City, made high quality jewelry during the 1950s through the mid 1960s. His gold filled designs, enhanced with semi-precious stones were mainly sold through jewelry stores and not department stores...
A grotesque mask dangles from this silver key ring, suspended by a short piece of sturdy cable chain. The mask and chain are likely Mexican, evoking a grimacing face with bared teeth and hanging tongue similar to various masks of the ancient Americas. It is constructed of several elements, such as a headpiece, tongue and overhanging lip, soldered onto the the flat face; eyes and nose are incised. The key ring displays some wear commensurate with use as well as indecipherable markings...
A signed Coro green rhinestone pin & earrings in the original box circa 1960s. It features green, dark amber and aurora borealis rhinestones in pin and matching clip-on earrings and this set in the original box. This set consists of the 2-1/4" x 1-1/4" pin with safety catch and the two 7/8" x 1/2" clip-on earrings. The settings are gold plated, and each piece is unsigned...
This ring features spore-like protrusions and was made most likely in the 1960s or 1970s. It is a very small size, a 3 ¾, and shows minimal signs of having been re-sized, including what looks like a partial mark for silver (it tests for sterling). There is also a hand-engraved maker’s mark of BARZ. The top measures about 5/8 inch wide by ¼ inch high. Weight: 6.4 grams
These Bullet Cuff Links are pristine. They measure 3/4" long. They are marked SWANK. They are circa 1960's - 1970's and have good heft.
Pair Emma Melendez Mexican silver earrings. These sterling silver screwback earrings have black patination, they measure 1-1/4" x 1/2" and they have a great Modern style design; they are signed STERLING TAXCO with a 3 eagle mark and EMMA and 835 and they weigh 8.5 grams. This pair is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...