I fell in love with jewelry early, buying my very first "box lot" at the age of 12. I love anything shiny. If it glitters, if it's colorful... it must go back to my nest!

    During the 1970-80's I was an artist. I began small, teaching the then-popular craft of tole painting, but moved quickly into fine art, getting my MBA in Studio Art. While early paintings were small studies of flowers and fruit, my later ones were 5 foot by 18 foot landscapes and non-representational alkyd enamels on canvas.

    That appreciation for color and the paint stroke made the first Trifari enamel  I ever saw almost jump into my lap by itself! You know, it is hard to negotiate price when clutching to your bosom a truly terrific piece of Trifari. That dealer *knew* there was NO WAY I would pass up that piece! Ahhh well, not a bargain, but definitely a love affair in the making. "Painted" jewelry has a beauty all it's own.
 

 14k ENAMELED and pearl 1-1/8" violet pin, marked on the catch with an arrow through a heart mark, circa 1910. This pin has very slight enamel loss.   View  #Q11738

    ENAMELED and pearl flower 1-1/8" pin and matching 1-1/8" earrings.  View   View   #Q14507

  14k ENAMELED 7/8" poppy pin. View   #Q12735

 Enameled SHAMROCK and seed pearls stick pin.   #Q20736

All SHAMROCK pieces. 
 14k SHAMROCK delicately detailed pendant with seed pearls, circa 1900, 7/8" on a gold filled 16" chain. One tiny seed pearl is missing from the tip of a petal. View #Q20736

    14k SHAMROCK and crescent pin with delicate detail, diamond and seed pearls, circa 1900, 7/8". Back had two small dents, invisible from the front. #Q12737

  SLIDE bracelet with enameled, seed pearl and diamond links all set into 14k yellow gold.    View   View   View   View   #G24928

 14K ART NOUVEAU pearl and enamel 7/8" lily-of-the-valley pin.   View  #Q9809

   ART NOUVEAU enameled watch pin with baroque pearl and diamond.  View   #Q25030

   ENAMELED14k and enameled pendant watch with diamonds, pearls and ruby. Engraved on the inside from a father to his daughter on Christmas 1904.   View   View   View   #V24861

  EDWARDIAN 14k yellow gold, enamel and seed pearl shamrock brooch circa 1900, 1-7/8" by 5/8" including stem. The detailed enameling on this is exquisite.  View  #Q24388

   DeROSA 3" fur clip marked R DeROSA with a peacock surrounded by magnificent detail.   View   View   View   View   #d18663  

   DeROSA blue enameled and rhinestones baskets bracelet with forget-me-nots.   View   View  View   #d23591

   DeROSA  2-3/4" fur clip with enameling and red rhinestones, marked R DeROSA .  View   #d18664

   DeROSA 2-1/2" basket fur clip with purple rhinestone basket, heart-shaped rhinestone petals, and rhinestone and enameled accents.   View   #d23734

DEROSA basket brooches.  View   View  

  DeROSA 2-1/2" clip, looking like the DeRosa basket in every way, but marked on the back "Lillian".  View   View   View   #d18665

   DeROSA peacocks 3" by 2-1/4"  fur clip with enameling, faux pearls and rhinestones.  #d18666

     Signed R DeROSA on each piece, peacocks with enameling, faux pearls and rhinestones. A 6-1/2" by 1-1/4" bracelet  View   View   and matching 1-1/8" by 1" earrings and 3" by 2-1/4" dress clip   View     #d18666

   DeROSA peacocks 1-1/8" by 1" earrings .   #d18666

   DeROSA peacocks set with enameling, faux pearls and rhinestones; 3" by 2-1/4"  fur clip, 6-1/2" by 1-1/4" bracelet  and matching 1-1/8" earrings.   View   View     #d18666

  DeROSA violets 2-3/4" clip and 1-1/3" earrings and peacock basket clip group.

 DeROSA peacocks set with enameling, faux pearls and rhinestones 6-1/2" by 1-1/4" bracelet.   View   View     #d18666

TRIFARI wisteria 3-3/4" pin (converted from a fur clip) #T18642 
Violets bracelet 7" by 1-5/8".  #T18643
and violets  fur clip #T21205.   Backs

TRIFARI demi-lune 3" clips.
Pink #T21206   Lavender #T21204

TRIFARI pastel enameled fur clip.

ENAMELED and multi-colored cabochons stylized flowers brooch.   #Y21295

ENAMELED pansies bracelet with rose colored glass cabochons and purple, green and yellow enameling, wonderful detail, 7" by 1".   View   View   #Y19269

TRIFARI blue and green enameled flower necklace.

ENAMELED floral brooch with pink cabochons.   View   #Y19207

  ENAMELED pink, green and blue floral bouquet brooch with glass buds.   View   View   View   #Y19268

ENAMELED floral brooch.   View   #Y19270  

     CORO blue enameled floral trembler brooch with pink rhinestones, 2-3/4".  View   #C24899

   CORO large purple and green enameled flower brooch, 3-1/2".  View   #C24901

   CORO pink and white enameled floral brooch with blue and clear rhinestones, 3".  View   #C24902

    ENAMELED huge 5" floral brooch with rose colored cabochon centers.   View   View   #Y23057

   ENAMELED 1-1/4" ducky pin with baby blue glass cabochon belly.   View   #Y23093

   ROSENSTEIN sterling vermeil enameled and rhinestone frog pins and earrings set.  Set includes 2-1/3" pin, 2" pin, 1-1/4" pin and 1-1/4" earrings. View   View   #X23083

MB ENAMEL lily brooch.   View  #B20382

   MB ENAMEL cherries brooch.   View   #B16698

MB ENAMEL sweet pea brooch.   View   #B16699

STARET 4-1/4" hand holding flowers brooch.    #S19508

STARET torch brooch.    #S16458

STARET 3-1/2" hand holding flowers brooch.    #S19509

      BARCLAY  enameled leaves, ladybug and paved pods brooch.  View   View   #X23718  

   BARCLAY  unsigned blue and white enameled gold tone 2-7/8" fawn pin.   View   #X23598

   BARCLAY  flower bouquet  brooch with enameling rhinestones and artificial pearls, 3-1/8".  View   #X23562

HAR serpent necklace of enameled gold tone and rhinestones, 17" by 2" with matching 1-1/2" by 1-1/4" earrings. Serpent earrings

HAR Dragon hinged bangle

HAR Dragon set 

     ENAMELED leaves and branches with rippled green cabs brooch, 2-1/2".  View   View   #Y23857

ENAMELED flower pin in inexpensive metal, 3-1/4".  View   #Y23556

    BASKET brooch in inexpensive metal, enameled and decorated with pastel cabochons, 2-3/4".   View   #Y23557

   MARY and her little lamb rhyme pin, 2-3/4", absolutely charming.  View   #Y24747

  ENAMELED pansies brooch in purple and yellow, 3-1/8".  View   #Y22487

 "REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR" 2-1/2" by 2-1/3" enamel on gold tone brooch, circa 1942.  View   #Y23877    

      ENAMELED blue and clear rhinestones fur clips, lady and gentleman with intricate details, 2-1/8".   View   #Y25311

   ENAMELED blue, rose and green enameled buds brooch with green cabochon ends and clear rhinestones, 3-1/2".   View   #Y25387   

ENAMELED flower brooch with peacock blue glass round center stone, clear rhinestone accents and artificial pearls, probably an unsigned DuJay, circa 1940, 2-7/8".   View   #Y21189

   GREEN enameled floral spray with rose cabochons and clear rhinestones, 3". Possibly a DuJay.   View   View   #X23054

   ENAMEL and clear rhinestones shovel and bucket brooch, 3-1/2".   View   #Y26161

   ENAMEL cream and green flower brooch with blue glass stamen and clear rhinestones, 3-5/8".  View   #Y26185

   FLOWER enameled and rhinestone brooch with trembler stamen, 3-1/3".  View   #Y26372  

    DECO tiny sterling and enameled oranges motif bar pin, hallmarked, 1-1/2".  View   #Y16626    

   ENAMEL monkey in tree brooch, 2-3/4".  View   #Y26373 

  ENAMELED rooster pin with faux marcasite trim, 1-3/4".   View   #Y22139