Gorgeous vintage 1960s French star form brooch in silvertone metal with very brilliant prong set rhinestones. The brooch has a French trombone pin close and typical French construction and materials. Possibly by a designer such as Roger Jean Pierre or Roger Scemama. I've attached it to a long strand of glass based faux baroque pearls, hand knotted, with matching silvertone spring ring clasp, from about the same period. The pearls are possibly Gripoix. The brooch is 1 1/2 inches wide...
From a Victorian gentleman’s jewelry box: a pin in the shape of a foil or rapier, to secure the folds of your cravat or jabot. Italian micro mosaic set in gilt brass. Length "2 ½ / 6.6 cm. Condition: fine.
Pretty brooch or pin, a small guitar made in the late 19th century or around 1880. Micro mosaic made up of Millefiori glass tesserae in a brass setting. Length "1 ¾ / 4.5 cm. Condition: fine.
Elongated drop earrings, Aventurine black and gold glass with a swirl. Bohemian, c 1900. Height "1 ¾ / 4 cm. Condition: fine.
A pair of Victorian rolled gold plate dangle drop earrings from the 1890s. These well-made hollow 1-3/4 x 1/2" earrings have an applied bow and four swinging drops each. They are screw-backs and they are unsigned. The backs are rose gold coloured and the earring itself is yellow gold and they may be the original backs (screwbacks were introduced in 1894). This lovely pair is in excellent condition with no cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs...
Checked black and white clip on ceramic earrings, c 1960, unsigned and made by hand, probably Scandinavian. Concave shape and a light blue shade to the white. Height "1/2/ 2.2 cm. Condition: fine.
A Victorian gold filled seed pearls photo locket with a long watch chain necklace from the 1890s. This attractive oval 1-5/8 x 3/4" (including bale) locket retains the two photo retaining bezels and it has two instant relatives included. The back is undecorated and the front has a lovely X-style design with graduated seed pearls. It has a satin finish and it comes with a slightly later J.Co. 1906 15 YRS gold filled chain with a swivel...
A gypsy style three strand necklace with faux stamped silver coins, balls,spacers and glass coral. 32"
An Edwardian brass bangle bracelet with an antique portrait cameo circa 1910. This beauty has fine and detailed design elements and lots of openwork and the hand carved shell cameo is thick and well carved. This hinged bangle has a pushbutton box clasp and it measures 2-5/8 x 2-1/4" across the interior and 1-1/8" at its widest. It is unsigned and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs...
Gorgeous vintage 1940s or 1950s French five strand bracelet with glittering pink faceted glass bezel set open back unfoiled pointed back stones and glass based faux baroque pearls mounted in goldtone metal with an early oversized spring ring clasp with a thumb collar rather than a tab. Excellent condition with two small losses to two pearls, pictured but not noticeable when worn. Slight wear to the goldtone finish at the clasp is also pictured but again not noticeable when worn...
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...
A red roses hand painted porcelain Edwardian pin brooch from around 1910. This well-painted 2-1/8 x 1-3/4" brass mounted pin features gold trim, deep red roses and green foliage with a yellow and light green wash. It has the original c-clasp and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, crazing, damage or repairs other than some brass oxidation and a touch of gold wear...
Vintage brooch or pin presenting a lady in profile, a classic motif within a gilt frame. Made of red clay and fired in a way that adds a crackle effect to the gilt surface. Probably French, c 1940's, unsigned. Diameter "2/ 5 cm. Condition: fine.
A heavy 3-D gold plate pendant faintly marked (RE-) with ropetwist chain. The cast pendant measures 3" x 2-1/2", the chain 24". Total weight 1.4ozs.
Chic big statement vintage 1960s or 1970s necklace with marbled translucent Lucite chain with drops and beads in different colors of Lucite simulating amber, and filigree beads, chains, and mesh in dark goldtone metal, with oversized spring ring clasp. Painted detail on the center drop. Probably French based on the materials and design. The drops along the sides are arranged in an asymmetrical but balanced design. Great size -- 18 1/2 inches wearable length and the center drops 6 1/2 inches...
Cast and gilt brass brooch from the 1930’s, probably French. Relief decoration of bamboo and Japanese / Chinese characters. Width "1 ¾ / 4,8 cm. Condition: some wear to the gilt (cf. pics.). A bracelet of the same design is being offered in another GC listing.
An Edwardian silver plated coin holder pendant on chain necklace from the 1910 era. This practical 2-1/8 x 1-1/4" coin compact pendant features two spring platforms which would hold nickels and dimes. the 25" chain is continuous and there is a pair of words on the largest platform, one of which is SILVER (we can't make out the other). It has a button clasp and it has never had a monogram. It is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, monograms, damage or repairs...
A graduated florentine gold plate collar with matching clip on earrings. The collar measures approximately 17" and at its widest point (center)measures 1-5/8"(width). Unsigned.
An Edwardian angel wings silver plated pin or brooch with a white glass cabochon stone from the 1910 era. This 4-1/8 x 3/4" pin has fine detail and the original c-clasp. It is unsigned and the glass oval stone is bezel-set. This pin is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than some shallow flake chips and scrapes to the glass stone. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all ite...
A German Industrial Art Deco celluloid or Bakelite chrome necklace from the 1920s. This evocative beauty features chromed links with layered or stepped segments in the German Industrial Deco style. It also has angular orange celluloid links and it is marked GERMANY on the jump ring. It measures 17" long, the middle drop is 7/8" deep and it has a springring clasp. It is in the style of, and closely resembles the work of, Jakob Bengel and we feel confident it is one of his creations (another B...
A feldspar necklace and earrings set from the 1930s with pastel colours. This natural mineral crystal is semitranslucent and easily dyed with a linear fiber-like appearance and it is shown to good effect in this post-Deco era set. The 15-1/2" necklace has five interlocking hoops with one colour each of blue, pink and green; the colours alternate on the ends of the necklace. The 1-1/2 x 7/8" screwback earrings have multiple colours of feldspar as well and all stones are capped with brass fitt...
A Victorian Scottish banded agate brooch pin from the 1860-80 era. This attractive antique round pin measures 1-3/4" across and it has a central hole. it is in white metal and has the original c-clasp. The Victorian were fascinated with the natural world, and specimen agates were popular set into tables and boxes, and of course jewellery. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than a few small natural internal cleaves and st...
The spectacular appearance of this vintage couture necklace owes to its dazzling rainbow of colored glass bulbs dangling from a double linked gold plated chain. The bulbs are drizzled with gold for added bling. This necklace is most likely from the 1970s and used in a runway appearance for high end fashion models. If you need stage presence, this necklace will get you there. Superb condition.
From the 1950's, inspired by the Art Deco movement, is this pale pink and clear Lucite moonglow hair stick pin. In perfect condition, it measures 6" long. The pink ornament measures 1.25" x 7/8".
Stunning unusual vintage probably 1970s modernist Machine Age style French or possibly German very big wired necklace with carved washed resin beads in
black or very dark blue with a cream or beige underlay, with silvertone metal end caps and findings and large spring ring clasp. It is made like an older Art Deco
necklace of the 1930s, and the clasp is an old fashioned thumb collar clasp but this piece is most likely 1970s Art Deco Machine Age revival, possibly made
with earlier fin...
A mid-Victorian pair of hand carved shell cameos of a mythological man and woman mounted on a later bar pin c1900. The two 7/8 x 5/8" cameos are thick and finely carved and the rolled gold plate pin has a safety clasp and it measures 1-7/8" long. It is unsigned and it 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 ma...
An Art Nouveau gilt sash pin from the 1900 era with an amethyst glass stone. A beautiful and ornate example of late Victorian costume jewellery. This is a 3-1/8 x 2-1/8" gilt metal sash or cloak pin c1900 complete with a faceted amethyst glass stone and two flanking stones. It has the original c-clasp, the gilding is completely intact (it looks like this pin was stored away for a century or more), and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage ...
Amazing big heavy vintage 1970s or 1980s necklace with graduated beads in dark amber Lucite spaced with matte goldtone round beads and with a matching
goldtone lobster clasp. The beads alternate between more opaque and more translucent. There are groups of matching faceted beads toward the ends of the
necklace. 34 inches wearable length and the largest beads are 1 1/8 inches wide. Overall excellent condition; one medium bead has a small flaw, pictured, and
the pattern is not quite sy...
A nice quality and vintage c1910-20 gold filled expansion bracelet and matching necklace, all with hand carved shell cameo portraits. the bracelet measures 1-1/4" across, the bracelet measures 5-7/8" around at rest, the 17-1/2" necklace has a snapover clasp and the central pendant hangs down by 2". This set is unsigned and 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 issu...
An Art Deco chrome yellow crystal bracelet from the 1920s. This true vintage Art Deco bracelet has intense yellow crystal stones. This 7-1/8" x 5/8" chrome plated bracelet has fine wirework on its four linked segments; each bezel-set crystal is in the intense Chrome Yellow colour popular at the time. It is unsigned, it has a box clasp, and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded a...
A vintage, flowing lines Art Nouveau gilt brass 1-1/4 x 1-1/8" brooch c1890-1900. It has a c-clasp, cabochon green glass faux moonstones, and it is unsigned; it is in very good original condition with no cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs other than the loss of most of the gilding (traces remain) and a flake to one stone and some minor dulling from wear to the others (the chip is accented by our lighting and it is barely visible when the pin is worn). All items are thoroughly an...
A vintage Art Deco period 14-1/4" cherry red celluloid & brass choker necklace c1930s0. It is made of cherry celluloid hearts and barrel beads with brass mountings. This cheery choker necklace measures 1/2" across the hearts, it has a gilt brass clasp, and it is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs other than some minor gold plating loss to the clasp. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted...
Glam tribal or safari style beaded long necklace, possibly French, with simulated ivory Lucite beads and simulated amber Lucite beads strung on a fine goldtone
chain. 1970s or 1980s. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
A vintage Victorian 1-3/4" x 1-1/4" hand-carved bone pin c1860-80, depicting a stag or reindeer in the forest. Finely carved with nice detail in the border and tree limbs, this pin has a brass c-clasp and it is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than the replacement of the simple wire pin. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs...
Description: base metal, enameling
Dimensions: 2 7/8" x 2"
Hallmark: None
A genuine Art Deco 1920s long strand of faceted white crystsal and black French jet 1/2" wide beads strung on cord. This unsigned true flapper necklace measures 52" long and it is in excellent condition with no cracks, losses, damage or repairs other than some minor edge chipping and abrasions to some of the crudely fashioned beads. 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. ...