Favorites 2008

What was hot in 2004.
A move to unsigned, unusual and older (Victorian-1930s).

WHAT’S HOT 2008-2009

1. SENTIMENTALlockets for sweethearts or remembrance of those passed.
This sentimentality can certainly be related to romance, but also to the loss of loved ones with the
World War II generation passing so quickly. What better memo that wearing
treasured photos of those you love.

2. COLLECTIONS stacks of bangles or brooches to wear in
multiples. The mix and match potential makes collections both versatile and easy
to personalize.

3. FASHION STATEMENTS segmented dangly earrings of
Victorian jet, karat gold or
paste. Not
only are they flattering to most women, but they add a touch of class to any
outfit.

4. GREAT MAKERS Examples:
Schiaparelli,
Miriam Haskell 1930-50s,
Hobe 1930-early
1950s. They used high-quality materials and designed with great flair. Quality is always a smart buy.

5. RARE Examples: Victorian boxed sets; 1940s enamels by
DeRosa, Boucher and Trifari; and Vega Maddox
60-70s creations.

6. "FEEL-GOOD" JEWELRY Examples: what grandmother wore; cheerful colors; things that make
you smile like whimsical pieces and combinations. These are always popular in
hard times, just as the wood and
bakelite whimsical brooches were in the
Depression era.

What was hot in 2007.
Bangles and bracelets, dangly earrings, figurals, old favorite makers like
Hess Haskell, earlier Hobe.

VICTORIAN sterling tested
16" by 3/4" etched links book chain with beaded edge and 2" by 1-1/2"
Aesthetic style locket with beaded edge on 3/4" loop, hallmarked S. Bros.,
Birmingham 1893.
View #V31126

VICTORIAN karat yellow
gold bracelet with swivel center double-sided finely woven hair or photo
compartments, tiny star design on four-strand band, etched clasp, extra
large 8" length and 5/8" band with 1-3/4" by 1-1/2" center.
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#V32800

LOCKET "C Co." 2-1/3"
Art Nouveau gold tone locket with purple rhinestone, mounted on a 23" chain,
circa 1915.
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SENTIMENTAL favorites… locket pendant, bracelets and brooches
from the Victorian to Art
Nouveau eras are particularly popular.

VICTORIAN Scottish agate and sterling silver buckle bracelet in box,
adjustable from 6" , 6-3/4" or 7-1/4" by 1-1/4" buckle and 5/8" band.
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View #V33057

COLLECTIONS Victorian silver hinged bangles, especially in the buckle motif,
Scottish agate or Aesthetic
style circa 1890s.

VICTORIAN 9 carat and agate
oval pendant with insect detailed on top, very rare, circa 1870, 2-1/2"
total length by 1-1/3" wide.
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BASKETS sterling and paste
basket brooches called "giardinetti", or little gardens.

Pair of pot metal fish brooches
circa 1940.
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COLLECTIONS to wear in multiples…. baskets, butterflies, bugs
and fish pins to populate a lapel.

BAKELITE leaf and
pineapple carved bangles, 2-1/2" by 3/4" by 1/3".
All #B34300
BAKELITE cream bangle with
painted green dots, 2-1/2" by 5/8" by 1/4", and 1-1/8" earrings.
#B33382

COLLECTIONS stacks of colorful and cheerful bangles and bracelets worn with everything
from levis to summer dresses. Collections can set your own sense of style.

DANGLING segmented earrings in Whitby jet, gold and paste from Victorian to 1930s.
Not only are they flattering to most women, but they add a touch of class to any
outfit.

SCHIAPARELLI "Champagne Morning"
1957 set with unfoiled rhinestone, carved
glass leaves and aurora borealis. The earrings are signed,
and the brooch is typically unsigned. It can be seen in Ginger Moro’s "European Designer Jewelry" on page 87,
and also came in green as seen on page 89.
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#S19698

HASKELL Hess
chartreuse, burnt sienna and tan flattened glass beads and gold tone leaves expansion
bracelet, 3-1/4" front, and matching 4" clip. These gilt leaves were from the "nasturtium" line. #H26051
HASKELL Larry Austin
original watercolor advertising illustration for Haskell flattened bead and
leaves bracelet and clip shown at left,
numbered "815" on back in pencil, 8" by 10".
View #H26053

HOBE red, clear and blue
bracelet, brooch and earrings with patriotic
colored rhinestones set into gold tone filigree,
patent number 143,317 circa
1945, bracelet 7", brooch 1-3/4" by 1-1/2",
earrings 1". The stones are brilliant and unfoiled and the
bracelet an unusual front-opening style. View
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View #O34349

GREAT MAKERS with high quality stones and design, both highly
collectible and great to wear. Quality is always a smart buy.

VICTORIAN 15ct and garnet 2-1/2" brooch and 2" dangle
earrings with original box, 5" by 3-1/3". The workmanship
is amazing, with a different texture on the leaves and tiny balls of
gold accenting each piece and festoon chains on the brooch. To find a set like this with it’s original
box is very rare. The earrings have had a stabilizing gold bar placed
across the back years ago so they are very wearable. A wonderful boxed
set. A festoon brooch similar to
this can be seen in Benette & Mascetti’s "Understanding Jewellery" on
page 96.

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VEGA opal brooch with butterfly and blue, yellow and green enamel,
circa 1965, 2-1/2" by
3-1/2". View #X33546

DeROSA dress 2-1/2" clip
with a motif reminiscent of a face, circa 1940.
View #d21156.

RARE and unusual jewelry to set yourself apart.

BAKELITE BALLOON MAN 3-1/2 inch pin… always good for a smile! The
balloon man is my all-time favorite bakelite pin, circa 1935-40. Seen in
Christie Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry, 2nd Ed, page 149. The
man-with-suitcase version of this is seen in Burkholz’ "The Bakelite Jewelry
Collection" on page 50.
View #B11363

"FEEL-GOOD" JEWELRY… what
grandmother wore; cheerful colors; things that make
you smile, whimsical pieces and combinations. These are always popular in
hard times, just as the wood and bakelite whimsical brooches were in the
Depression era.

UPDATE for 2015

This year there was a wider variety of makers chosen, and not many people
chose the same one!