Middle Eastern Sterling Silver Perfume bottle Hand tooled, well chased with a screw top . weight 35 g no apparent damage. Just over 3.5" high, acid tested as silver unmarked.
Franz Bergmann modernist figural sterling silver and rose quartz brooch
Rare mid 20th century work
1 1/2" x 2 1/2"
Weight - 13+ grams
Marked FB, sterling on verso
Very good vintage condition
This is a lovely 3-piece suite of earrings and a brooch, circa 1940's. The earrings and brooch have 3 layers of petals / leaves. The top of each one surrounds the turquoise stone. The earrings are screwback and measure 1/4" x 1/4" (x 1/2" high, from the lowest petal to the top of the stone). Each earring is marked SILVER MEXICO. The brooch displays 6 smaller stones with the same floral design with the top petals enveloping the stones. It measures 1 5/8" x 3/8" (x 1/4") and marked STERLING.
This 10 X 8 millimeter very lively oval cabochon opal is set in a 14Kt yellow gold pendant. Above the fiery opal there are 3 brilliant cut diamond set with the approximate total weight of 0.06Ct to further enhance the pendant. The pendant comes with an 18” long 14Kt gold box chain.
Henning Koppel designed these modernist earrings for Georg Jensen, Denmark, c.1950's. They each measure 1 1/4" by 3/4" and are screwback style. Each is signed "GEORG JENSEN(in dotted oval) STERLING DENMARK 118" and are in excellent condition......
A very fine Victorian 14K yellow gold chain necklace made of fancy open-work links with diamond plaque appliques alternating with reeded circular links. The reeded surfaces gift the gold a soft, shimmering appearance rather highly reflective. The large spring ring can be used simply as a clasp or to suspend and locket or pendant. Tested and guaranteed 14K.
Origin: America, ca. 1880. Condition: excellent, all original. Dimensions: 1/2" wide; 20-1/2” long. Weight: 29.5 gr.
Beautiful period art nouveau 14k pin showing a woman's profile with long flowing hair which takes up the entire front of the pin, c.1900. It is signed "14K R(stylized)" and is in excellent condition. Made by Enos Richardson & Company of Newark, NJ and measures 1 5/8" long. Really wonderful period art nouveau gold pin.......$12 USA for insured shipping plus applicable NY sales tax.
A 9k blue topaz Edwardian rose gold bar pin from the 1910 era. This lovely 1-13/16" brooch features a cornflower blue topaz (tested) and it has a safety pin style clasp and a loop for a safety chain (not present). It is stamped 9Ct and the style is early Deco in feel. It weighs 1.6 grams and it is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...
A 10k yellow gold solid church charm. This 3/4" x 3/8" charm in the form of a church with steeple is from the 1950s-60s. This charm weighs 2.1 grams, it is stamped 10k, sand it is in excellent original condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. The key-ring bale loop is also 10k. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are secondhand and may have slight signs of gentle use...
An elegant pair of Retro 18K yellow gold earrings shaped as bows. Each of the dangling ribbons suspends an old European cut diamond. The diamonds are graded J color and I1 clarity. These earrings would look just as good with jeans as they would a cocktail dress. Tested and guaranteed 18K.
- Circa 1940
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 1" x 9/16"
- Weight: 7.0 grams
- Approximate Total Diamond Weight: .4 carat
A superb pair of double-sided Art Deco silver cufflinks by E. Besseire & Cie. The hexagonal faces are decorated with red, green and black blocks of opaque champlevé enamels highlighted with silver shield-shaped and squiggle accents. The faces are connected bychains. The backs of each face are marked with Besseire’s maker’s mark and with assay marks for silver.
Origin: France, ca. 1930...
This crown Trifari sterling vermeil and rhinestone flaming torch was designed by A. Philippe in 1948. It is 3.5" x .5". It is Des. 149,087.
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This Trifari 'Alfred Philippe" small fruit salad wheelbarrow clip is rhodium plated base metal, with rhinestones, and fruit salads. It is hallmarked Trifari with a crown, Des Pat. No 125185.
It is in excellent vintage condition. Circa 1941 It is 2" x 1"
Ref: Collectors Guide to Costume Jewelry by Tolkein & Wilkinson, p 75.
Ref: Costume Jewelry (Confident Collector) by Harrice Miller p. 156.157
Ref: 20th Century Costume Jewelry by A Gordon, p...
Circa 1960's - 1970's, this bracelet by Carmen Beckmann is a superb modernist piece.
Produced with heavy gauge silver, it's a sleek slinky bracelet with nine tiger's eye stones. It feels luxurious on the wrist, and it shows up magnificently...
A flat top, bezel set jade ring with an ornate gold shank. The ring is stamped 585 along with an unknown maker's mark.
The surface of the stone shows very light wear - free of chips/scratches. Size 3.25.
This sterling silver belt buckle by renown modernist Ed Wiener exhibits a strong, clean design, crisply forged with a smooth panel of ebony set within a partial applied frame. The back has a well-soldered rectangular loop and prong with no signs of repair; it bears Ed Wiener's mark and the mark for sterling. There is a nicely aged patina, with random spots of oxidation, and a roughly half-inch shallow incision of unknown origin on the surface (best seen in first and last photos)...
A delightful Victorian 10K yellow gold figural ring in the form of a genie. The genie's hands are folded across his chest and grasp a old European cut yellow sapphire. The use of a fancy color sapphire in a piece such as this is quite original. The stone is graded as very light, very slightly grayish Yellow-Green (YG 2/3). The ring's shank is in the form of sinuous snake whose head peers over the genie's shoulder and gazes at the glimmering sapphire...
A stand out modernist sterling silver Neck Ring designed by Minas Spiridis, (1938-2020), for Cartier. He was the first non Danish jewelry designer for Georg Jensen.
Marked on the back MINAS in a Greek style font, Sterling and Cartier. Also marked Cartier at the end of one arm.
Measures 11" around with an opening of 3". Meant to sit on the collar bone. Measures 1/2" wide in the center. Can probably be adjusted slightly. Better for a slender neck...
This is a Pair of STERLING HECTOR AGUILAR EARRINGS from a Virginia Estate. The Size is 7/8" X 1 1/8" with Screwback Construction. Designed as MUSHROOMS with AMETHYST QUARTZ pieces prong~set atop. Marked on the back: HA/ MADE IN MEXICO STERLING. One of the Screwback devices needs rethreading; otherwise in EXCELLENT Condition. Ca. 1950 to 1970 add this pair of RARE HECTOR AGUILAR EARRINGS to the Collection
An extraordinary modernist fringe necklace in 18K yellow gold and green tourmaline by the famed Brazilian modernist jeweler Haroldo Burle Marx. Burle Marx invented the technique of carving and tumbling forma livre ("free form") gemstones in 1948, and the technique became his signature. Most often, he used colorful stones native to Brazil—tourmalines, amethysts, aquamarines, citrines, etc...
Esther Lewittes California modernist
1950
Sterling Ski themed brooch
2 1/4" long x 1 1/4"
Weight - 13 grams
Marked Lewittes, sterling
Excellent vintage condition
Victorian period bangle style bracelet in 14K rose gold with a coiled engraved snake in yellow gold decorating the top of the bracelet, intricately carved and engraved with tiny rubies for the snake's eyes. This style of bracelet is sometimes called a bypass bracelet, also referred to as wedding bracelets-- a matched pair of identical bracelets worn together on one's wedding day in Victorian times. The two round balls that bypass each other are covered in Etruscan bead work, excellent condition....
These unique Earrings by Antonio Pineda are a great example of the imaginative designs he is know for. The earring resemble an Arrow open at the center which slip between the front and back of your earlobe so when worn it appears that the top of the arrow is piercing your ear and exiting at the bottom. They measure 1 1/2" long and each is marked with the Antonio Taxco Crown Mark. In good condition with light wear - the backs are a bit out of shape - and they have some light tarnish. The screw b...
Unusual and high style deLillo set. The necklace has a removable 2" extender so that it may be worn at two different lengths. The center marquis pendant creates a very dramatic look, and the detailed filigree work on the back of the necklace adds to its beauty. Elegant costume jewelry set created for the House of DeLillo in the 1970's. This piece is the prototype designed and executed by Robert Clark, former Chief designer for Miriam Haskell. A limited edition followed its creation. This prototy...
A sterling silver necklace in an Arts and Crafts Celtic design.
The necklace is not marked, but the clasp is marked 925 for sterling and also has a tiny mark, maybe a stylized 'S' that we can't identify.
Central pendant measures 2 1/8" across and 2 1/4" high including the dangle. Necklace measures 17 1/2" long. Has a spring clasp that holds securely.
Warm patina, quality piece.
This cornflower necklace was made by W. A. P. Watson in Solihul, England using the trade name of Exquisite (Hallmarked) from about the late 1940s to the 1970s. It is 18" in length and the cornflower sections are 1" x 11/16". Clean and bright!
A vintage 26-1/2" necklace consisting of individually knotted graduated round Chinese serpentine jade beads. The beads range from 9/16 to 17/16" across, and this necklace features a gilt sterling silver box clasp (marked SILVER). This item is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, 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...
A very nice modernist silverplate over copper tie bar decorated with a design of coiled silver wire by studio jewelers Morley & Kim Crimi. This use of coiled wire is characteristic of the maker, who more frequently worked in copper than in silver. The back is marked “Morley-Crimi Hand Wrought”.
Origin: America, ca. 1955. Condition: good, some wear to lacquered finish near solder joints. Size: 2-3/4” x 11/16”.
Being offered is a circa 1963 .970 silver (better than sterling which is 925 parts silver per 1000 parts) bracelet by Antonio Pineda of Taxco, Mexico, attractive modernist piece; curved silver links supporting jade cabochons; tongue and box clasp with security chain. Dimensions wearable 6 1/2"; 1/2" at its widest. Marked. In excellent condition. Nice heavy weight!
With hallmarks dating 1955-1962, this bracelet from Hector Aguilar is nothing short of spectacular.
It's a hand-wrought piece, with three huge oval azurite stones separated by silver twisted barbells. The back is a long silver ID bar, with the closure tongue sliding into it. Tight, secure, perfect.
This is a book piece design, shown in Penny C. Morrill's "Silver Masters of Mexico". However, this one is quite rare, having three large stones instead of five smaller ones.
This mid-century bracelet by Antonio Pineda is unique and unusual. And a real stunner.
It reminds me of a tiara, or a crown. Tipped with nine pearls, executed in 970 silver, it's a heavy and substantial hand-wrought showpiece. Hinged at both sides to open wide and easily fit over the wrist, closure is a tight and secure tongue in box. Collector quality.
Closed, wearable length is 6 3/4". Width in front is 1".
Weight is 108.8 grams.
Signed and hallmarked with the Antonio Taxco crown, ...
A very handsome and unusual pair of cufflinks comprised of moss agate discs with 18K gold mountings. The stones are nicely colored, with lots of green “moss” suspended in the translucent background. The fronts are accented with decorative gold scrollwork. The faces are connected with chains to plain gold bar backs. Tested and guaranteed 18K gold.
Ca. 1930. Origin: Europe. Condition: excellent, one face has a 1/8” flake on the back side of the edge. Size: 5/8” diameter. Weight: 6....
Sterling silver Danish earrings set with square paua, or abalone, shells which shimmer with iridescent greens and blues.
Each measures approx. 6/8" in diameter. Signed "Denmark, sterling, CGP, Haandarbeide (handmade)." Very good vintage condition. Clip-ons which could be converted to posts.
An elegant yesteryear’s platinum and diamond bow like pendant is set with nineteen round diamonds. Thirteen of the diamonds are set in the body of the pendant, while three diamonds are hung from the bottom. The approximate total weight of all diamonds is 0.75Ct. The 1 ¾” long and 9/16” wide pendant is accompanied by an 18” long platinum chain.
An elegant pair of 19K yellow gold "Contas de Viana" earclips. The domes are covered with concentric circles of ropetwist appliques in the ancient Etruscan style. The clips are stamped with older Portuguese hallmarks for 19K.
Viana beads were modeled on ancient Etruscan jewels found in archaeological sites in Portugal. The circular patterns of filigree and granulation were thought to resemble the eyes of a partridge, bringing luck and protection. A Portuguese girl received her first bea...
An attractive 1-3/4 x 1" three colour gold pin in the form of three maple leaves on a branch. The leaves are textured and have green, yellow and rose gold; it is stamped 10K, it has a safety catch, it weighs 3.3 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 secondhand and may have slight signs of gentle use. Surface shipping to t...