NETTIE ROSENSTEIN Jewelry
1935-1975
Well designed and with obvious quality, Rosenstein pieces are elegantly finished with great attention to detail. Nettie Rosenstein was a multi-talented lady, making clothing and accessories as well as jewelry. Rosenstein jewelry comes in every size shape and color, with favorites being the sterling vermeil pieces, Oriental motifs and portrait jewelry.

  ROSENSTEIN 2-1/3" textured gold tone and rhinestones and aqua cabochons pin of an oriental lady with ivory face holding a flower in her hand, circa 1960. (Seen in Christie Romero's "Warman's Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 204.)   View   View   View  #X9287

    ROSENSTEIN 2" textured gold tone and rhinestones Siamese musician brooch with ivory head, circa 1960. (Seen in Christie Romero's "Warman's Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 204.)  View  #X18322

   ROSENSTEIN 2" textured gold tone and rhinestones fisherman brooch with ivory face, circa 1960.  View   #X17299

  ROSENSTEIN 2-3/4" textured gold tone and rhinestones Thai dancer brooch with ivory face, circa 1960. (Seen in Christie Romero's "Warman's Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 204.)  View   #X17212

    Rosenstein design pencil sketch for a bejeweled headdress brooch.

    ROSENSTEIN 2-3/4" textured gold tone and rhinestones Siamese dancer brooch with ivory face.  View   #X21201.

ROSENSTEIN Asian lady brooch with faux coral flowers and cabochons and clear rhinestones headdress, circa 1960, 2-1/3" by 1-1/4". The carved rose at the top of her headdress is real carved coral and the coral colored accents are tiny glass cabochons. This is marked "Nettie Rosenstein" in an elongated oval on the back. Included is the one-of-a-kind original hand drawn Rosenstein design pencil sketch for a this brooch, what a treat to have with this brooch.  View   #X23986 

  Rosenstein design pencil sketch for a bejeweled headdress brooch, shown at left.

  ROSENSTEIN jester brooch with blue cabochons and faux pearls set in gold tone, black enameled face, 2".   View   #X22504 

 ROSENSTEIN ivory elephant brooch with jeweled carved ivory head, 2-1/3".   View   #X24138  

 
ROSENSTEIN 2-5/8" aqua and red rhinestone elephant pendant on 22" thick gold tone twist chain.  View   #X28152

   ROSENSTEIN ivory standing elephant brooch with red, aqua and clear stones, 2".   View  View   #X24220   

     ROSENSTEIN 1-3/4" king and 2" queen pins with black carved possibly wooden heads and gold tone bodies with rhinestone accents.   View   #X23563

  ROSENSTEIN oriental man and woman pins with green glass faces, black enameling on gold tone and clear rhinestone accents. Man is 1-1/3" and woman is 1-1/2".   View  #X22914

ROSENSTEIN  brushed gold tone oriental lady figural 2.5" fur clip with green glass face and cabochons and clear rhinestones.    View   #X12157 

  ROSENSTEIN sterling vermeil enamel and rhinestone frog pins and earrings set circa 1940s.  Set includes 2-1/3" pin, 2" pin, 1-1/4" pin and 1-1/4" earrings. This can be seen in Brunialti's "American Costume Jewelry, Art & Industry" on page 45, where they say it was shown in Fall 1944. A set with pieces similar to this can be seen in the book "Bijoux" by Deanna Cera on page 230.   View   View   #X23083

     ROSENSTEIN sterling enameled and rhinestones bracelet circa 1945.  View   #X23719 

   ROSENSTEIN wrapped heart fur clip with pink-lavender rhinestones set in sterling vermeil, 2-1/4".   View   View  #X23599

ROSENSTEIN sterling fish fur clips, 2-5/8" and 2" with 1-1/4" earrings. View View #X24350

   ROSENSTEIN sterling and enameled2-3/4" flying fish fur clip with green rhinestone eyes. View #X24351

   ROSENSTEIN jester 3-1/4" brooch and two matching 1-1/4" scatter pins. View #X24139

      ROSENSTEIN sterling vermeil and clear rhinestones flower brooch, circa 1945, 3-1/8".   View   #X25851

    ROSENSTEIN gold tone, clear rhinestones and artificial pearl 2" flower trembler necklace, 15".  View   #X25989

   ROSENSTEIN sterling vermeil shamrock pin with clear rhinestones, 2-5/8".  View   #X25102

   ROSENSTEIN stars brooch and earrings with green aurora cabochon and clear rhinestone accents.   View   View  #X19418

ROSENSTEIN very unusual sterling sword fur clip with face, 3-1/2". View View #X21892

  ROSENSTEIN embossed gold tone brooch with Indian motif.   View   #X19272

ROSENSTEIN sterling vermeil heart pendant with gold tone artificial pearls, clear rhinestones and a rose glass cabochon center, 2-1/8" heart and  17" chain, circa 1946 as documented by this Harper's Bazaar Magazine 1946 advertisement. High quality and well made as is most Rosenstein.   View   View  #X22136

ROSENSTEIN 
Harper's Bazaar 1946
Illustrating the heart pendant shown at left.

   ROSENSTEIN cross pendant with blue enamel and lave in gold tone, circa 1965, chain 22" pendant 2-1/3".  (Seen in Christie Romero's "Warman's Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 205.)  View   View  #X9554

 ROSENSTEIN hand painted portrait brooch set in ornate gold tone with clear rhinestones and artificial pearls, 2-1/2" by 1-3/4", circa 1960. The lady in the portrait wears wonderful jewelry and a powdered wig.   View   #X11708

   ROSENSTEIN 1" artificial pearl and rhinestones set in gold tone earrings.   View   #X24342

  ROSENSTEIN hand painted portrait brooch in gold tone with artificial pearls and clear rhinestones.  View  #X22409

   ROSENSTEIN elegant lady hand painted portrait 2" pendant with clear rhinestones on 22" gold tone chain.   View   #X28503

  ROSENSTEIN sterling vermeil and clear rhinestones brooch with delicate hand painted Degas-style ballerina center, 1-5/8". The charming miniature painting is done on celluloid.    View  #X22135

ROSENSTEIN portrait enameled on metal set in gold tone with clear rhinestones brooch, 2-3/4".   View   #X27683

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