This long, continuous chain is made of white metal links that test very slightly for silver; it is probably European. It is constructed of multiple flat, rope-like loops that intersect to form four lobes. It hangs 36 inches from the neck, and can be worn in a variety of ways – knotted, doubled, tripled, or tied loosely around the neck like a lariat necklace. It measures 1/4 inch wide. Weight: 91.2 grams

Gold-filled cross pendant, 1880s French Louis XVI revival, the centre with a pink mabe pearl. Height of the cross "2 ¼ / 6, width "1 ½ / 4 cm. Condition: some age wear.

Beautiful and unusual Victorian gold tone hoop earrings, a spring ring clasp design with an engraved leaf. English or French, probably from the 1870s. Diameter "1/2 / 1.8 cm. Condition: fine.

This is a lovely Victorian pin has a coral branch supporting three dangles with coral beads and a small coral branch. The dangles give movement and liveliness when pin is worn. The whiplash design of the mounting suggests that the design has a strong early Art Nouveau influence. The pin is gold-filled and it is circa 1885.

Filigree comb, Spanish or French, c 1880, no marks, gilt metal, possibly silver gilt. Height c "4/ 10.5 cm, width "3 ½ / 8.5 cm. Condition: partial loss to one lily ornament (cf. pics).

A sassy dragon curled around a large amethyst-colored brilliant (yes, it’s glass) hides the hook that turns this into a watch pin. He has a dark red cabochon eye (probably also glass) and a colorless brilliant in his mouth. The pin is unmarked and is 1” by ¾” in size. The metal is vermeil (gold over silver). A round hinge and eared clasp suggest an age of late 1800s or early 1900s, but the exact age is unknown.

Amethyst? No. Glass. Gold? No. Gold fill. Do those facts mean this lavalier is any less lovely? No! This charming lavalier is both antique and eye-catching. The stone is amethyst-colored glass and the metal is gold-fill. The lavalier is not marked, but the 20" gold-filled chain bears the maker's mark for Bates & Bacon. The lavalier is 1 1/8 X 3/4", not including the fresh-water pearl dropper. Circa 1900.

Here is an impressive, hand-constructed pendant of wound thick wire around a square piece of polished spectrolite. The stone has a lovely iridescence, and internal yellowish bands. The pendant is permanently attached to a thick chain that has no clasp; both the chain and pendant are silverplated; the pendant bears the impressed mark of Walter Arnesen, Copenhagen (1968-1973). The entire necklace, including pendant and chain, drops 15 inches.

This dramatic necklace is composed of linked panels of various shapes, decorated with applied brass wirework and pink stone beads, possibly untreated tourmaline. The modified figure-eight chain is brass. It dates around 1960, and the design is often attributed to the Mexican jeweler Maya, although there is only a partial mark for Mexico on the back. The necklace measures approximately 18 ½ inches long; the pendant measures 6 ½ inches long by 2 3/4 inches wide.

A copper cuff with deep patination and a leaf-like design of crimped and scored edges. Bright, convex, circular motifs contrast nicely with the darkened surface, with curled terminals. The cuff is unmarked. It measures 1 ¾ inches wide with an internal circumference of a little over 7 1/2 inches; the gap measures 1 1/8 inches across.

Stick pin, lava and yellow metal, c 1900 or earlier. Oval shape and motive of a grape vine. Height "¾ / 2 cm. Condition: fine.

Superb simplicity: elegant bronze and enamel brooch with a stylized profile in a circle, clearly inspired by the Bauhaus logotype created by Oskar Schlemmer. Unsigned, probably French, c 1930. Diameter "1 / 2.4 cm. Condition: fine.

This is truly an interesting and unique piece. The pendant / medallion is 2-sided. It depicts the 12 symbols of the Zodiac on the front. The center has a scroll that reads "LUCK" and/or "GOOD FORTUNE) in Hebrew (MAZEL). It has a diameter of 1 1/2". The chain is 24 1/2" long. The back displays the Zodiac names, dates and meanings of the symbols. This piece is gold tone. The front is in excellent condition. The back words and numbers are a bit blurred, due to age (see pictures)...

Wide copper band is decorated with an applied brass monkey figure inspired by a Precolumbian motif (see the last photo). It is inset with small pieces of abalone. On one side is a discolored area, of about ½ inch square, left from an old label. As the discoloration is on the side, it is not obvious when the cuff is worn. The bracelet measures 2 ½ inches at its widest part and 2 ½ inches across the opening. It has a 7 ½-inch internal circumference.

This modernist, Scandinavian pendant is certainly unique: circa 1960. It measures 2 3/8" x 2 3/8". The circle in which the drop hangs has a diameter of 1 1/2". The glass drop is cobalt blue in color. The back of this piece is marked MADE IN DENMARK and signed Bent Larsen Inc DENMARK.

Honey colored amber brooch, made in Königsberg / Kaliningrad in the 1950’s. Four leaves and a gold-filled shaft with a Russian / Soviet hallmark. Width "1 ¾ / 4.5 cm. Condition: tip of one leaf with minimal damage (cf. pics).

Amita gold and silver inlay on black damascene background of floral metal work often described as in the Komai style. This is serious inlay work. One pin Or a pair of SB earrings; 59 Each.
(A) Black Butterfly Screwback Earrings marked with a crown shape Amita mark and a small star to dot the "i"?. 1" across
(B) Figural pin marked AMITA JAPAN. Peonies & Iris motifs instead of the usual Japanese motifs on other damascene. 1 1/2" across X 7/8" north to south...