Bird Jewelry

Morning Glory Collects…

vintage
jewelry we enjoy buying, wearing and sharing

BIRD
JEWELRY
The Victorians saw the bird
as a symbol for many things, depending on what kind it was and how it
was depicted. Examples are Noah’s dove from the Bible, bringer of great
news, and also as a reincarnation of souls who have passed away; the Robin
who brings Spring each year; and the Eagle symbolizing strength and freedom.
It’s interesting to see how many variations of them have been fashioned
into jewelry.

Also see PEACOCK EYE jewelry HERE.

VICTORIAN silver dove holding
a heart brooch with each feather delineated on both the front and back
sides. It does test sterling but has no marks. The bird alone is 1-1/8"
and the total length is 1-3/4". A similar piece can be seen in the book
""The Price Guide to Jewellery" by Michael Poynder on page 226 where it is
dated circa 1880.
View #V37476

VICTORIAN bird
on the wing pendant with seed pearls and tiny red
and green accents in a gold filled setting. The bird holds a heart in his
beak, what a charmer! Swallows mate
for life I am told, so this could be the symbol and reflection of a long romance.
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#V39842

VICTORIAN gold tone metal round pin with bird design, 1-1/8". View
#V29127

VICTORIAN
18k yellow gold mosaic dove
ring, 3/4" front, size 7.
View #V27582

VICTORIAN gold filled hallmarked bird and leaves bar brooch, 1-3/4".
View #V28858

VICTORIAN silver round pierced and etched bird design brooch with beaded edge,
1-3/4". View #V29130

VICTORIAN silver brooches can
look terrific worn in groups.

VICTORIAN sterling silver hallmarked 1894 bird brooch with floral and leaf
design, 1-7/8". View
View #V29132

VICTORIAN silver locket with etched bird, bamboo, flowers, geometrics
and leaves Aesthetic design, fittings but no covers inside, 1-7/8" by
1-5/8" locket with 5/8" loop on a 29" chain silver.
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View #V32207

VICTORIAN sterling silver Aesthetic style birds, butterflies, leaves
and geometrics engraved bangle, hallmarked "J.A." Birmingham 1882,
slight dings on back, 6-7/8" by 1-1/8".
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View #V32213

VICTORIAN gilt locket with Aesthetic bird motif,
and dental edges fittings for photos inside, 1-1/2" by 1-1/4" with 1/2"
loop. View
View #V32312

VICTORIAN sterling
silver bird, heart, flowers and leaves pin, hallmarked circa 1890, 1-5/8".
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View #V27908

VICTORIAN sterling (tested) silver bird locket, locket 1-1/2, total
2-1/2".
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View #V28864

VICTORIAN jet pin with
silvery painted birds and nest, 1-3/4".
View #V27647

VICTORIAN silver round brooch with engraved bird motif, 1-3/8″,
slight dents in front, marked “standard silver”, circa 1880. View
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#V24972

VICTORIAN
bird motif jewelry, circa 1880.

VICTORIAN "HW
sterling silver band" etched bangle with bird motif, engraved "WLM to LC 1883", 6-1/2" by
1".
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VICTORIAN 9 carat yellow
gold bird bar brooch with a Chester hallmark and maker’s mark "T&G", in original box,
1-1/2" pin. Box reads "Dimmer Diamond Merchant, 24 Church Street, Liverpool".
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View #V33611

VICTORIAN ivory bird beautifully carved with 9 ct yellow gold
fittings, tiny heart with a gypsy set pearl in it’s mouth, 2-1/8" by
1-3/4". View #V33978

VICTORIAN 9ct bird brooch with seed pearls and turquoise, 1-1/8" (marked on
back of bird’s head).
View #V33251

VICTORIAN 14 karat yellow and
rose gold bird pendant and earrings, pendant total length 1-1/2", earrings
1-1/2". The tiny stones may be glass… they are too small to test accurately.
The detail is exquisite right down to the tiny drops. Though I would never have
guessed that this was Mexican Victorian,
similar pieces can be seen in Davis & Pack "Mexican Jewelry" on page 137.
View #V33563

VICTORIAN 12k and turquoise bird-motif pierced earrings, 3/4" w/dangle.
These are called "French" and "Mexican" in two different jewelry books!
View #V24822

MEXICAN 12k yellow gold and turquoise birds motif necklace and earrings,
Mexican made. Similar pieces can be seen in Davis & Pack "Mexican Jewelry" page 137.
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View #VWinw

VICTORIAN silver hinged bangle with overlaid yellow and rose gold
storks and etched fronds, old repair at hinge, 6-2/3" by 1".
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View #V31593

VICTORIAN vulcanite bird
brooch registry mark stamped on pin back "Rd No 15623" circa
1884, 2-1/2" .
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#V31773

VICTORIAN etched swallow design
silver earrings, 1" earrings, total length 1-1/4".
View #V32613

VICTORIAN sterling silver
etched bird design drop earrings with beaded edge, hallmarked Birmingham
1880, maker’s mark "GFW", 1" total length.
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#V32922

SILVER and marcasite swallow bird
brooch with red rhinestone eyes, marked "silver", 3-1/8".
View #N32925

VICTORIAN
vulcanite hand holding bird pin, 2".
View #V26449

VICTORIAN A&L Ltd Victorian sterling silver 1-1/4" brooch and 7/8" earrings,
hallmarked Birmingham 1887, bird and faux cut steel flowers central design
with stars border, open covered back for hair or photo.
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View #V31205

VICTORIAN
vulcanite
bird pin, 1-7/8″. I suspect this is a robin, symbol of death and
resurrection, along with the symbol of infinity behind it. View #V26086

VICTORIAN vulcanite bird
and scrolls locket with charming baby photo inside, 1-3/4".
View #V27374

VICTORIAN pressed horn pin
with bird and leaves design, 1-5/8″.
View #V27242

VICTORIAN vulcanite
three-dimensional mother bird feeding nested babies locket, 1-3/4".
View #V27375

VICTORIAN oval horn bird brooch, very three dimensional, 2-1/8".
View #V26280

VICTORIAN bird and
leaves design gold filled locket with tiny seed pearls, 1-1/3" by 1-1/8".
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View #V29839

VICTORIAN vulcanite bird brooch,
very three-dimensional, 2-1/3".
View #V29816

14k SEED PEARL
three-bird bar pin from the early 1900’s.
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#Q12787

NOAH’S DOVE…
like the one that flew from the ark to search for land, signifying good
tidings, a tiny bird pin circa 1900. This tiny
turn-of-the-century treasure is a sentimental favorite for me, as it was
in the very first box lot of jewelry I bought when I was 12 years old.
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#Q4458

EDWARDIAN
yellow gold and diamond bird bar pin, circa 1900, 2".
View #Q27559

PEACOCK buckle marked "Empire"
with peacock eye cabochons and blue rhinestones set in a gold metal framed peacock
and leaves motif, 2-1/2" by 2"
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View #X32747

PEACOCK EYE
style necklace with seven eyes
on a silver colored metal chain, 18-1/2".
These are not genuine peacock eyes because they are actually green glass
cabochons with the blue eyes hand painted onto them.
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View #Y41176

PEACOCK large brooch with blue teardrop-shaped
rhinestones set in a dark silver-gray metal, 4" by 1-1/4".
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#Y41129

ENAMELED blue, yellow and red 3" bird trembler brooch circa 1940. View
View #Y24418

STERLING three birds pin with aqua tiny cabs, 1-5/8".
View #Q26213

STERLING
2" swallows bird chatelaine, 7" double chains.
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View #Q26214

TRIFARI
Duette, faux pearl-belly and rhinestone birds, circa 1940, 3".
View #T21903

EAGLE clear
rhinestone pave eagle bird patriotic brooch with some stones slightly graying, one claw holds the
olive branches of peace, the other the arrows of war, circa 1940, 3-3/4".
View #Y27760

TRIFARI CLIPMATE two flying birds in clear rhinestones, almost 3"
across, circa 1940 This is like a Coro Duette, and the pin comes apart for
wearing as two clips, too.
VIEW #T15823

FANTASY plume
tailed bird pin with pave, red rhinestone berries, 3-1/2".
View #Y20913

ILLUSTRATION of the dress from
which the Schiaparelli bird ornament #S28698 came.
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SCHIAPARELLI attributed red and
clear rhinestone bird dress ornament made into a brooch, 4-5/8" by 2" with
illustration.
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View #S28698

FLAMINGO bird in a landscape brooch
in gold tone, 3" by 2-1/2". The detail is terrific with an Arts & Crafts
feel and includes cattails, stylized water, flowers and leaves.
View #Y65417

I always enjoyed the wonderful design of this brooch, so after keeping
it in my personal collection for years, I sent it off to a professional
enamellist and the result is shown at the right here.>>>

I am delighted with what she did!

FLAMINGO in a pond landscape brooch with colorful enamel work in pinks, greens
and brown colors all on a gold tone metal brooch, 3" by 2-1/2". The detail
is terrific with an Arts & Crafts feel and it includes the flamingo bird, brown
cattails, water, flowers and leaves. This was freshly enameled this
year (2023), and the results are stunning! The finish was a bit plain
when this came to me, so rather than not being able to wear it. I had it
enameled and the result is amazing!

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View #Y65417 now #Y42167

GOLDSTEIN-POLAND bird brooch of sterling set with clear rhinestones,
a bird on the wing brooch which is engraved "May Scott" on the back, 3-1/4" by
2-5/8" and from the 1940’s. There is a photo showing this
brooch in the Costume Jewelry Museum in Rhode Island and it shows the
brooch and the molds it was made from, as well as the Goldstein-Poland
name.
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#Y37578

CLEAR rhinestones
set in pot metal bird in flight brooch, circa 1940, 2".
View #Y27718

MB BOUCHER sterling vermeil
bird brooch with green and clear rhinestones, 2-1/2".
View #M28504

BIRD enameled bird
brooch with clear rhinestones set in pot metal, 4-3/4". This is very Staret-like
but not signed. The enamel work in this is wonderful
with beautifully blended colors and details. What an amazing piece,
so colorful.
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View #Y35911

DeROSA tiny
gold tone bird pin with faux seed pearls, circa 1940.
View #d21838

PEACOCK brooch with green, pink and clear rhinestones set in gold tone,
a nice large 4-1/2". View
View #Y62403

STERLING
bird pin, hand wrought with pierced designs and a green cabochon eye, marked "sterling" on the back,
2-1/4" by 1-1/2". What a cute chick! View
#N38692

PEACOCK
brooch with golden and blue rhinestones set in gold tone, 2-1/4". This
is the first time I had seen this particular peacock, and it is really
spectacular with a dazzling color combination!
View #Y66597

BIRD two-toned blue enameled bird brooch with a
red neck, yellow beak and clear rhinestone accents, 2" by 2".
View #Y41663

DUETTE
style birds, flowers and leaves brooches with brown
enameled bodies and brown, yellow and green enameled foliage. It is a pair of
birds that can be one brooch or used separately as two pins. The combination
of enamel and clear rhinestones
set in silver tone is from about 1940, and this is 3-1/4" by 2-1/3".
There is some missing enameling on the high spots, as can be seen in the photo,
so this is priced accordingly.
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#Y66582

BAKELITE
carved and painted
owl brooch, 2-7/8" by 1-7/8". This pin is shown in
Wassertrom & Pina "Bakelite Jewelry", page 135. This is
also similar to the pieces shown on page 150 of Christie Romero’s "Warman’s
Jewelry", and is probably one of the Walt Disney "Bambi" characters, circa
1940. View
#B16382

SHULTZ
PARROT bakelite head bakelite brooches #B16376

SHULTZ bakelite
moon-over-Miami bakelite brooch.
View #B16375

BAKELITE unusual translucent carnelian-colored dress clips with bird and
flowers motif, 1-7/8". See Christie Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry,
Edition 2" page 151 and in The Best of Bakelite by Battle &
Lesser on page 82. View
#B11417

CORO enameled bird fur clip,
2-3/4".
View #C21912

CLEAR
and pink rhinestone and enamel bird and basket brooch, 2-7/8".
View #Y26791

BIRD lavender,
yellow and black enameled 23/4" bird pin with pink cabochon body.
View #Y10123

PEACOCK brooch with pastel colored pink and yellow glass cabochons,
clear rhinestones and aqua enameling all set in silver tone metal, 3-7/8" by 2-1/8".
Circa 1940s this is in excellent condition.

View #Y38964

PEACOCK brooch with red, green and blue unfoiled rhinestones "eyes" and
clear rhinestones and blue enameled tail, enamel as is with a bit missing but
otherwise in very good vintage condition, circa 1940s, 3" by 2-1/2".

View View #Y38669

PEACOCK brooch with aqua unfoiled and clear rhinestones tail, clear
rhinestones body, all set
in silver tone metal, 3-7/8" by 2-1/8". This is in very good
vintage condition circa 1940s.

View #Y38981

PEACOCK rhinestone peacock brooch with red, blue and green unfoiled oval
rhinestones and clear rhinestones in the tail and clear rhinestones body,
all set in silver, 3" by 2-3/4". This is in very good vintage
condition circa 1940s.

View #Y39026

ANTHONY Originals "Cascade" and "Peacock" brooches ad.
Harper’s Bazaar 1946

ANTHONY Aquilino
Original rare sterling vermeil peacock brooch with cream, red and black enameling and clear rhinestone
accents, circa 1946, 2-5/8". The advertisement in this picture came
from a Harper’s Bazaar Magazine in 1946, and it shows both the Anthony
"Cascade" and "Peacock" brooches.
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#Y26699

CORO "Heavenly Swallows"
birds Duette with clear rhinestones, circa 1944, designed by Adolph Katz,
2-1/2", patent #1798867. Shown in Brunialti’s "Tribute to America" on
page 79. View
See 1944 Ad
#C27864

DeROSA 3" fur clip marked R DeROSA with a peacock surrounded by magnificent detail,
circa 1940. (Seen in Christie Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry, 3rd Ed,
page 195.)
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#d18663

The unsigned De Rosa brooch made from the design
shown at right, circa 1940.
#d20435

The De Rosa original art work design for
the DeRosa bird brooch. #174

DeROSA peacocks 3"
by 2-1/4" fur clip with enameling, faux pearls and rhinestones,
circa 1940.
(Seen in Christie Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 19.)
#d18666

Signed
R DeROSA on each piece,
peacocks with enameling, faux pearls and rhinestones, circa 1940. 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,
all circa 1940. (Seen in Christie Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry, 3rd Ed,
page 199.) View
#d18666

DeROSA peacocks
1-1/8" by 1" earrings, circa 1940. #d18666

TRIFARI enameled
bird 2-3/8" fur clip, circa 1940.
View #T21207a

TRIFARI bird
pin with red and blue cabs and pave, circa 1940, 2-1/3".
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View #T21901

TRIFARI enameled bird
2-3/8" fur clip circa 1940.
View #T21207b

CORO
pastel pink and yellow enameled flamingo brooch, 4-5/8". View
#C22417

JAY STRONGWATER winged dragon brooch with a wonderful combination of
colorful rhinestones. The large center stone is a rainbow of rose, purple,
peach and blue, and the wings are rose and green rhinestones. The body has
light pink, medium pink and caramel rhinestones, and all are in an antiqued
gold tone setting. It is signed on the back "Jay Strongwater", is 3" by 2"
and was made in about 1998, which is when I bought it brand new.
Strongwater pieces always have his distinctive look, and this wonderful
fantasy animal is my all-time favorite!

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View #K14568 $398.00

BAKELITE reverse
carved apple juice and silver tone metal bird brooch, probably European,
circa 1940, 3-1/2".
View #B13439

BIRD gold and silver tone bird
in flight brooch with blue square rhinestone back, clear rhinestone body and
wing edge and red rhinestone eye, 2-1/3".
View #Y29422

STERLING and 18k gold with
sapphire cabochons owl 16-1/2" by 1/2" necklace and pierced 5/8" earrings with
sapphires and pearls, "925 750 (18k yellow gold) hallmark".
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VENDOME clear rhinestones pave
in gold tone very unusual five birds in flight brooch with original tag, 5".
View #C28562

TRIFARI “jelly belly” bird brooch in brushed gold tone with
rhinestones.
View #T6116

TRIFARI "Chanticleer" rooster jelly belly brooch, an Alfred Philippe design circa
1944, 2-5/8". View
#T13924

TRIFARI heron
jelly belly brooch with clear rhinestones.

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#T20912

Trifari
birds
Trifari "Fantasies" bird pins, 2-3/4" and 1-3/4", and 1" earrings,
circa 1960.
#T10863

Trifari
faux pearls and pearl bellys
Golden or platinum toned Trifanium with bodies in simulated pearl or jade,
including bird brooches.
Priced in 1966 from $4.00 for earrings to $15.00 for a brooch.

Trifari birds
Trifari "Fantasies" bird pin, sweater clip and earrings.

TRIFARI "Fantasies" blue
faux moonstone body and clear rhinestone accents 2-1/4" brushed gold tone bird pin and sweater clip, 8" chain 1"
clips, circa 1960.
View #T10863

TRIFARI bird
brooch with aqua glass belly and clear rhinestones, 2-1/4".
View #T24237

TRIFARI
faux moonstone bird pins, set of 3 at 2-3/4", 2-1/4" and 1-3/4",
all with clear rhinestone accents set in brushed gold tone, circa 1960.
View #T13343

TRIFARI
bird on a nest 2-1/2" brooch with clear, red and blue rhinestones on gold tone with faux
pearl eggs. View
#T12160

TRIFARI "Fantasies" blue
faux moonstone body and clear rhinestone accents 2-1/4" brushed gold
tone bird pin and 1" earrings, circa 1960.
View #T12485

TRIFARI brushed gold tone and rhinestone bird pin circa 1960.
View #T19436

CORO DUETTE red
enameled birds brooch with rhinestones, marked with patn. 1798867, circa
1940, 3-5/8". View
View #C10718

TRIFARI pearl belly rooster 2-7/8" pin and 1-1/4" earrings, circa
1966. View
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#T15962

COROCRAFT DUETTE
enameled brown, orange and yellow bird Duette… a pair of
clips that can also be affixed to a pin back and worn as a
brooch, circa 1940. VIEW
#C17670

CORO Duette sterling vermeil
enameled "Jays" brooch/clips, Adolph Katz, 1942, 3", circa 1940. View
View #C2508

STERLING filigree circle pin
with bird, blue rhinestone, circa 1920, 1". This can be seen in
the

1927 M. Bonn Catalogue.
View #N32274

BIRDS in blue and
yellow blue enameling and
clear rhinestone pave, but unusual in this case as each bird is a brooch
rather than a fur clip. View
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#Y12341

ENAMELED
yellow parrot 3-1/3″ brooch with slight enamel wear, circa 1940.
View #Y22910

PINK and blue Duettes
style birds brooch with clear
rhinestone pave, but unusual in this case as each bird is a brooch
rather than a fur clip.
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#Y19886

ENAMELED birds
brooch and double brooch with clear rhinestones, pastel flowers, marked
with 1937 patent number 2066969,
2-5/8". Enamel is missing off some of the feathers as shown in the
pictures, so priced accordingly.
View #Y61486

ENAMELED bird brooch in blue and green enamel with
clear rhinestones circa 1940, 2-1/3".
View #Y61486

CORO DUETTE
birds brooch and double clip, marked with two illegible patent numbers,
one of which is probably 126,490,
circa 1940, 3-1/2".
View #C61487

DANECRAFT sterling with gold
wash birds on a branch pin with tiny red rhinestones, 1-1/3".
View #Y35941

PEACOCK brooch with
pave body and multi-colored rhinestone tail.
View #Y5704

EAGLE brooch with red
enameling and blue and clear rhinestones circa 1940.
View #Y4380

BIRD enameled
bird pin with glass "moonstone" belly, 1-1/2", circa 1945.
View #Y24975

TRIFARI clear rhinestones 2" bird brooch with red rhinestone eye.
View #T23400

CZECH
blue molded glass birds motif 16" necklace and 7-1/2" by 7/8" bracelet.
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PAIR of enameled bird pins
with rhinestone wings, 7/8" each. View
#Y22184

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

BIRD enameled
bird brooch with artificial pearl belly, 2-1/4″.
View #Y24403

ENAMELED love birds brooch
with blue rhinestone bellies.
View #Y20478

DeROSA sterling
vermeil and rhinestones bird brooch, 3-1/4".
View #d24783

HUMMINGBIRD three-dimensional pin with clear rhinestones, 3-1/2". View
#Y24423

SWAROVSKI peacock pin,
3-7/8". View
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#K19220

TREMBLER
bird on a cuckoo clock figural pin, bird trembles on a spring when
moved, 1-5/8" by 1-1/3". It has aqua, green and red rhinestones and
white beads set in gold tone, a real cutie. The hands on the clock are
at 5:05.

View #Y66406

BIRD earrings with topaz
colored and clear rhinestones set in sterling silver, not gold as they
look in the picture), circa 1930s, screw back earrings 1-3/8". It is
interesting that these figural earrings are different birds and not
matching. I like that. View
#Y37201

BIRD clear
belly brooch with reverse carved slashes, set in gold tone, 2-5/8".
View #Y62692

GREEN bird scatter pin with
clear rhinestones, 1-1/2". View
#Y35942

BIRD carved unfoiled
rhinestone stork brooch, 3" by 3-1/2".
View #Y27767

PINK bird brooch with large
faceted pink unfoiled rhinestone belly set in sterling with gold wash,
3-1/3", marked "sterling". View
#Y65599

JULIANA style unsigned red, pink and aurora
bird brooch, 2-5/8".
View #J28254

BIRD sterling vermeil
bird brooch with clear unfoiled belly and pink rhinestone beak, 3″.
View #Y25067

CORO
2-3/4" gold tone and rhinestones fantasy bird pin, circa 1965.
View
See 1965 Ad #C21684

PEACOCK blue and green cabochons and
rhinestones peacock necklace set in gold tone, 4" pendant on a 20" chain.
View #Y28640

TEXTURED
gold tone swan brooch with clear rhinestone tail and water and red
rhinestone eye, 2-1/4".
View #Y28995

PANETTA brushed gold tone
owl brooch with clear rhinestones, 2".
View #X28262

SHULTZ bakelite brooch, red and
green hand carved parrot brooch with painted beak and glass eye, 3-1/3".
#B32020

STERLING vermeil with clear and
red rhinestones bird’s head earrings, 1".
View #Y29748

CAROLEE limited Edition 1997
macaw brooch with navy and golden enamel and clear rhinestones, 2-5/8".
View #X61832

FLAMINGO red enameled brooch
with red rhinestones, 3".
View #Y60965

ENAMELED song bird brooch in blue and green enamel with
clear rhinestones circa 1940, 2-1/3".
View #Y61486

CRAFT
(Kenneth Lane) lovebirds brooch with blue and green rhinestones, 2-1/8".
View #X61844

BIRDS red and green enameled birds and nest brooch,
2-3/4". View #Y61784

VRBA
clear and yellow rhinestone bird house brooch with enameled hummingbird,
mother-of-pearl flowers with clear rhinestones centers and tiny green leaves, 4".
View #K62647

JENSEN sterling and moonstones bird brooch with mark dating 1915-1930.
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#N23860

FELCH &
Co. sterling doves bracelet.
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JENSEN sterling bird
brooch, 1-5/8", dotted oval mark 925s 320.
View #N24009

CORO
Lucite heart held by bird, 2" by 2-5/8".
View #C28009

CORO NORSELAND
4-1/3" sterling eagle brooch circa 1943.
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View 1943 Ad #C23918