All Items : Estate Jewelry : Strands : Jewels : Pre 1980 item #1250254
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Spectacular statement size vintage 1970s necklace with very large Chinese turquoise beads and smaller turquoise beads accented with red, salmon, and angel skin coral beads, translucent beads which are probably serpentine, silver repousse butterfly form beads, and a large centerpiece with a carved hardstone element mounted in silver set with turquoise and coral cabochons. The large carved oblong stone is possibly jade, or possibly another hardstone such as serpentine...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #1021534
An outstanding pair of vintage earrings in 18K yellow gold set with diamonds by Tiffany & Co. The oval shape is formed of reeded bars interspersed with prong-set round brilliant cut diamonds, creating a basketweave texture. The diamonds are graded as F color, VS1 clarity, and excellent cut. Each earring is marked “1992 Tiffany & Co. 750”.

Origin: America, ca. 1992. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1” x 3/4”. Weight: 21.4 gr...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1980 item #1122190 (stock #11260)
This bracelet is adorned with an oval, bezel-set, onyx stone that measures 3/4" x 1/2" x 3/8". It has a hook-clasp. It is marked 925 MEXICO TM-192 (possibly, 152). It has good heft and is in excellent condition.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1980 item #1455317 (stock #15564)
Timelessly elegant this vintage Mexican silver Carmen Beckmann ring features a “toi et moi” design with two sparkling color-change sapphires in substantial crown settings. This is a more “demure” Beckmann, if I am allowed the use of the word in this context, reaching for a classic look with clean, lean lines and minimal adornment...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #1381057
A colorful pair of 18K gold and gemstone earrings from the “Rainbow Collection” by H Stern. Made in the 1980’s, the collection was intended to show off the variety of colored gemstones available from Stern’s Brazilian mines and also the artistry of the company’s designers in the subtly graduated colors that reproduce the colors of the rainbow spectrum. The selection includes amethyst, blue topaz, green tourmaline, peridot and citrine...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Rhinestone : Pre 1980 item #9841 (stock #5175L54)
This necklace was purchased in Milan in the late 1970's. It is stunning in its simplicity. The design and sparkle of the attached disk is eye catching. Note the interesting metal, between silver and gun metal in color. Chain 18" long. Disk 1 3/4" high, 1 3/8" wide.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Strands : Pre 1980 item #1207439
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Stunning vintage natural undyed pale salmon angel skin coral and black onyx 9 strand beaded necklace with a goldtone, probably gold plated, slide clasp with with a large onyx cabochon. Circa 1970. The clasp has a flip safety catch. 30 inches wearable length and about 1 1/4 inches wide. It weighs 123 grams. The larger coral beads are 3/8 inch long by 1/8inch wide or 6mm by 4mm. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Strands : Pre 1980 item #1332195
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Gorgeous 1970s vintage six strand torsade necklace with genuine natural undyed angel skin pink salmon coral beads with a goldtone metal box slide clasp with a matching genuine coral cabochon. It weighs 75 grams. The coral beads are 3mm. Wearable length is 27 1/4 inches and the width is about 3/8 inch. Best representation of color is the photos on the mannequin. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Designer Signed : Pre 1980 item #1353096
A vintage pair of 18K yellow gold and diamond ear clips in the "Tiffany Signature Series" created by Tiffany & Co. in 1992. The classic design is the in the form of reeded bands studded with round brilliant cut diamonds creating a sort of basket weave pattern. The diamonds are F/VVS1. The earrings were made without posts, but the clip is open, so posts could easily be added for extra security. The backs are marked "1992 Tiffany & Co. 750"...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1980 item #1460547 (stock #15445)
A rather rare design - I have never encountered it before - by Enrique Ledesma, this pair of earrings brings to mind classical representations of the Aztec Sun Disk yet, in fact, the figure centering them is Tlaltecuhtli, one of the Mexica Earth deities, often referred to as the Earth Monster...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1212588
A fine modernist 18K yellow gold ring set with an intricately carved aquamarine in the "forma livre" (free form) style. Haroldo Burle Marx was particularly known for his use of large gemstones, often fashioned by carving or tumbling rather than being faceted, a technique he invented in 1948. The color of this aquamarine is quite nice—almost a Prussian blue. The gold mounting is decorated with the fine florentined engraving often seen on Marx pieces...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Strands : Jewels : Pre 1980 item #1403975
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Amazing set of two vintage 1970s turquoise beaded necklaces with sterling silver clasps. The beads are graduated and carved in soft barrel shapes. Hand knotted with matching silk thread. The necklace clasps are marked STERLING and also marked B.A.B. These are possibly Native American made; they came from an estate with a large quantity of Native American pieces. The turquoise beads have a fabulous hand carved softly polished slightly matte rustic finish. Together they weigh 272 grams...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #825729
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Amazing and very big signed YSL clip earrings in heavy solid goldtone metal with red resin stones and purple glass based faux pearl drops. 1970s or 1980s. Marked YSL. The sculpted form has the look of a Goossens design. Fabulous and super wearable for day or night. Perfectly of the moment; statement jewelry is the "it" accessory of the season. 2 7/8 inches long and 1 inch wide. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1980 item #1486358 (stock #15999)
Slick, a modernist dream-come-true, crafted with the highest quality of craftsmanship and studded with the most beautiful tiger's eye you have ever seen, this slick Mexican silver necklace was made in Taxco in the 1950s-60s...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1980 item #1418390 (stock #200227)
This is a gorgeous cuff produced by Los Castillo, with deeply chased swirling lines, oxidized recesses, and a beautiful patina. Signed and hallmarked Los Castillo Taxco, with the eagle assay 15 and design # 110. Weight is 58.9 grams. Edge to edge measures 5 5/8", with an additional opening/gap of 1 3/8". This will fit a larger wrist, but can be gently adjusted to size by a professional jeweler. In excellent vintage condition. Circa 1950's.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Rhinestone : Pre 1980 item #1207489
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Fabulous vintage 1970s very long and very big necklace with faceted black glass beads, and large cast silvertone metal elements with brilliant prongset rhinestones, and a matching screw barrel clasp also set with rhinestones. This is most likely a French piece; the construction of the rhinestone elements is the same as the signed French earrings I am listing. I am listing a very similar necklace which would be great to layer with this one. 60 inches wearable length...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1980 item #1483006 (stock #16847)
Offered on consignment...... This very rare bracelet was produced by Celia Harms. Likely 1960's - 1970's. Celia Harms work is very rarely seen and highly coveted. Her jeweled bracelets have a very unique design, with the stones hand picked and the bracelet made around the them. The hand-hammered sterling silver hinged bracelet has a 22 K gold vermeil finish. This is the first one I've come across which is entirely amethyst, and the stones are gorgeous. A mix of cabochons and faceted ame...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Period : Pre 1980 item #1405702
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. In 1907, the Lyonnais jewelry ...
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. Mikimto figur...
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. P...
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. Surface shipping to the continental U....
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. Since ...
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. Conditio...

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. The Les Bernard company, now ...
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. The back is signed “Tono” (in script, with a tilde over the “n”), “HECHO EN MEXICO” – “STERLING TAXCO 925” (in a circle around a conjoined) “AC” - “PIEDRA NEGRA” ...
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. Noble gold has the unique ability to...
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. Made up of two sizes of beads, one plain, the other embellished with ornate wire-work, it is most usually found in choker ...
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. It is 1/2" wide at t...
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. Necklace is blue with gold flecks. The pendant doubles as a pin. It's a stunning necklace, nice and long at just over 20" closed, wearable length. Pendant / pin measures 2 5/16" x 1 1/2". ...
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.