Elegant Patrice, as usual. Handsome three dimensional lion figure on thick serpentine pendant with carnelian and amethyst dangle. Necklace beads are grade A amethyst. Note beautiful backing on the pendant. Necklace is 17" long, end to end; pendant, including dangle, is 3 3/4" by 1 3/8". Chunky clip earrings are of Wyoming jade and amethyst and are 1 1/8" by 7/8".

A stunning PLATINUM RING with 3-Tone 18K. Gold (Yellow Gold, White Gold and Pink Gold) Braid inset. Very fine workmanship! Size: 7

Ring by Minas Spiridis for Georg Jensen, sterling silver and 18K gold. Marked inside with an L, for the pinkie finger of your left hand. Minas Spiridis - whose signature is included in the decoration - has been designing jewelry for Georg Jensen since the early 90’s. His shapes are at the same time soft and powerful, and the ring fits comfortably, just where the finger meets the hand (approximate size: 58, inner diameter c "3/4 / 18 mm)...

Fabulous 1980s signed Dominique Aurientis wood bangle with heavy goldtone metal appliques in the form of grapes and grape leaves. Marked DOMINIQUE AURIENTIS PARIS. Very weighty and substantial. I am also listing a similar bangle from the same estate. Inside diameters are 2 1/2 inches and 2 3/8 inches. 7/8 inch wide and 1 inch thick. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail. Display form is life size.

Being offered is a superb circa 1995 silverplate candlestick made by famous master silver designer Emilia Castillo of Taxco, Mexico. Handwrought candlestick featuring three bamboo columns with an attached three dimensional frog, made of oxidized silver, supporting the silver bobeche & rectangular base. Dimensions: 7 1/4 inches tall by 5 inches wide at the base. Marked as illustrated. In excellent condition.

From our Southeast Asia Collection, a contemporary but very beautiful Burmese shwei-zawa wall hanging from Pagan, Burma, executed in brilliant gold leaf against a shiny black lacquer ground. The scene depicted is most likely something from the Jataka Tales (the stories of the previous lives of the Buddha), though we are not positive which exact scene is being portrayed...

From our Southeast Asia Collection, a large and very attractive Indonesian tribal mask, crafted from a dark hardwood we think is either teak or some other rosewood variant, inlaid with mother of pearl or shell. They craft a lot of masks in different versions in Bali, but the more frequently encountered version you see there is a much smaller but heavily painted multicolor style, that we tend to find a bit gaudy...

Incredible huge statement long lariat necklace by the Italian fashion house Moschino, with a heavy dark blue silk cord terminating in two very large tassels made from Italian poured glass drops or beads in palest gray lavender, on engraved chains in dark goldtone metal, held in large caps of dark goldtone metal. Marked MOSCHINO and MADE IN ITALY on the attached metal hang tag. Also with original paper label marked MOSCHINO BIJOUX...

Doubled up this would make a nice necklace for a doll. All metal is sterling silver and signed by the jewelry maker. Two pieces: necklace and removable pendant. Pices sign and those who must wear royalty's dark rich amethysts, consider this necklace with removable rose quartz pendant around your neck to bring you love and loyalty...

Spectacular Long Genuine Cultured Pearl Necklace with excellent Luster. Hand knotted, length 78 cm. (30 1/2"). Average size 7.3 mm. Total 96 Pearls. Practical magnetic safety lock! Shipping extra.

Patrice's giraffe has personality! And, he and his 17" necklace are made of wonderful materials: apple turquoise, Bavarian glass, red coral, Mojave green turquoise and 24K gold plate on brass. Pendant is 1 1/2" by 2 1/4" and is chunky. Note the lovely design on the back of the pendant. Earrings are 1" in diameter and are Bavarian glass and Mohave green turquoise with 24K gold plated clips.

From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, a very fine contemporary Indian miniature painting, executed in a colorful but subdued palette of red, green, purple, and blue, with a lavish use of gilt highlights and detailing.

Ordinarily we prefer only the antique miniatures, but we thought this one was so well-done that we made an exception...

We just found out that this buckle was designed by Denez for the Autumn/Winter 1970 Yves Saint Laurent season. We found examples from the same series in the book, "Yves Saint Laurent Accessories," by Patrick Mauries. The buckle measures 4 x 5" (10.5 x 12.5 cm). It is made to hold a 2" (5.5 cm) wide belt and has it s original attachment piece. Art Nouveau in style with bronze, copper and gilt tones, it reminds me of some of the metro stations in Paris...

Very dramatic 1980s goldtone metal mounted wood necklace with a large detailed dimensional head of a leopard, hanging from a heavy double strand of dark red silk cord. Marked DOMINIQUE AURIENTIS PARIS. The leopard head element is based on 16th century Benin bronze leopard head masks which were worn as waist or hip ornaments. The leopard was a symbol of royal power in Benin and was also depicted in statues, full size masks, and other objects...

Solid 18K. Sandblasted Gold ring set with one Genuine Blue Sapphire @ 0.84 ct. and 2 brilliant cut Diamonds @ 0.04 ct. total weight.

A 14k white gold aquamarine, topaz and diamonds ring from the 1990s. This ornate and emphatic size 7-1/4 ring features a pear cut 2.2 carat (calculated) blue aquamarine stone flanked with two smaller pear cut amber coloured topaz stones with 12 flanking light greenish white topaz and 14 single point diamond stones. The setting measures 13/16 x 1/2", this ring weighs 5.8 grams and it is stamped 14K YJ...

Massive and spectacular, this YSL linked bracelet has a slightly industrial feel. It is 8" (20.6 cm) long, not including the tongue, and 1 1/8" (3.2 cm) wide. The charcoal gray metal half-circle links are 7/16" (2.3 cm) high and are each 7/8" (2.6 cm) long. They border the (probably) rosewood center links that are approximately 5/8" (2 cm) high by a hair under 1" (2.8 cm) long. It is marked YSL Made In France on the back of the clasp ...

This is a substantial Valentino lucite & gilt metal necklace. It measures 19 3/4" (50.5cm) long from the hook to the last ring in the chain. Each of the orange lucite pieces are 1 3/8" ((4cm) long.. They measure a hair more than 1" (3cm) across the top and 1 5/8" (4.5cm) at the bottom. They are about 1/4" (.6cm) thick. The gilt metal spacers are separated from each lucite piece by a gold bead.. IFrom around 1985, it looks to be in unworn condition...