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BUG & INSECT JEWELRY


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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VICTORIAN NCR Company
marked silver gilt bee motif set- a spectacular pendant, collar and
earrings with a three-dimensional bee motif. The detail in this is so
fine, better than pictures can show. On each piece, the detailed bee
sits atop a puffy oval with lovely dangles beneath. The collar itself
has the front of each link decorated with ferns and scrolls and a beaded
edge. The collar is 15" by 5/8"wide; the pendant body is 1" by 1-1/3",
total length 2-1/2 from top of loop to bottom of dangles; the brooch is
1-1/4" by 1-3/4" total; and the earrings are 2-1/2" total length by 3/4"
wide.
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VICTORIAN yellow gold Bohemian garnet
and teardrop-shaped cabochon insect brooch, 1".
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VICTORIAN
lady wearing an insect hair pick, a gold filled bar brooch, a watch chain
and an elegant suit. Cabinet card marked "Gillmore & McIntyre, 1887,
Successors to Wright, Putnam, Conn., Landscape & Portrait Artists".

VICTORIAN French jet (black
glass) or Vauxhall glass faceted bug pin with great detail, 1". This
can be seen in Benjamin’s "Antique Jewellery" on page 71.
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#V33032

SILVER embossed floral and
insect opera glasses.
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VICTORIAN
Aesthetic sterling silver necklace with two butterflies on
the middle of the three ovals, each of which is surrounded with an intricate
filigree edging and the entirety mounted on three silver chains. It is 15"
long wearable length, the
center oval is 1-3/4" by 1-1/4" and the total weight is 1.27
ounces. It cleverly fastens with two hook-and-eyes at the back.
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#V42195




ART NOUVEAU silver and
purple scarab like insect brooch circa 1900, 2-3/4" by 1-/78".
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DANISH
sterling bee links bracelet marked "HaH" (Hans Hansen, 1884-1940)
and "925s", 7-1/2" by 1/4".
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BEE or moth stick pin with glass wing
and clear rhinestones set in silver tone, circa 1930
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BAR PIN with an insect
made of opal, moonstone, ruby and seed pearls, circa 1900.
View #11127

VICTORIAN dragonfly and poppy sash pin with lovely green rhinestones set in a matte
gold tone metal finish, circa 1900, 2-5/8" by 1-5/8". This has got to be my
very favorite sash pin ever! The brooch itself is curved while the pin back
is straight, so there’s room for a scarf or a hanky to run between them. This
very same piece can be seen Christie Romero’s book "Warman’s Jewelry, Ed. 3" on
page 111.

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#Q19163

STERLING
and rhinestone moth brooch with cabochon body, circa 1930.
View #Y20812





VICTORIAN
bug on a branch with flowers bar pin, 2".
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CZECH
pale pink Lalique-style buckle with clear rhinestones, 2-1/2" by 1-3/4".
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MAZER
sterling and rhinestone fly pin, circa 1940, 1-1/2" by 1-7/8".
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#X12965





GRASSHOPPER

rare brooch with glass pearl wings, clear rhinestones on the body and red and
green rhinestone accents all set in silver pot metal, circa 1940, 3" by 1-3/4".

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#Y39025

SILVER and silver
tone leaves and flowers pin with purple stone bug, 5".
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PANETTA grasshopper brooch
with clear rhinestones and green enamel on gold tone metal, 1-3/4".
View #X66190


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DRAGONFLY
sterling and enamel dragonfly brooch or pendant with
filigree wings, aqua glass or turquoise eyes, and a segmented moveable
tail. This may be a Chinese piece and it has a gold wash over the
sterling. Marked "S925S" on the back for sterling and just "925" at the
top of the loop. The cobalt blue and aqua enamel are lovely and
there’s a loop for a chain at the top, 2-5/8" by 2-5/8".

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#N41582
DRAGONFLY peacock eye dragonfly
brooch set in brass with clear rhinestone accents, 2-3/4".
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#Q35382


ALICE CAVINESS
Germany sterling bug pin with aqua and blue enameling on
the wings, brown and yellow enamel on the body, marcasites head, red
rhinestone eyes and all in excellent condition circa 1960, 1" by 7/8".View
#X38963




Kimk Co dragon fly brooch
made of fabric and crystal, 4-1/4" long and 4" wide. It’s eyes are made of
two teardrop shaped aurora borealis crystal, and the body is wrapped
metallic thread and wire over fabric.
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#X40017

FLY small silver buckle
in two pieces with a fly on each one, 3-1/4" total length of both sides and 7/8" wide. Insects
are such fun when used as jewelry motifs.
View #N39753


PURPLE
insect pin with purple, pink and aurora borealis rhinestones in a
gray metal setting, 1-5/8" by 1-1/8". Bugs like this are so much fun to wear
two and three at a time, and this would be as well.

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#X66574


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MONET bug on a leaf fur clip with a green and
red enameled insect on a gold tone metal leaf, signed "Monet" on the back,
made in the 1940s
it is 2-1/2" by 1-1/3".
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#X41776


INSECT
blue and clear paste rhinestones bug or fly on a gold washed
sterling silver bar pin, 1-7/8" by 7/8".

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#V37861


INSECT
or bug on a leaf brooch, possibly a dragonfly, with an oval
hematite set on a silver metal leaf with a body of gold colored metal,
3-1/2" by 2-1/3", made in the 1940s it is light weight and easy to wear.

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#Y41772




TRIFARI
sterling vermeil green cabochon, topaz colored rhinestone and red cabochon
1-2/3" fly pin circa 1944. This is patent 137,557. View
#T13852

TRIFARI
sterling vermeil faux moonstone, red rhinestone and blue cabochon 1-2/3" fly pin
circa 1944.
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jelly belly versions.
#T13837
Both pins

TRIFARI
blue cabochon and topaz-colored rhinestone wings fly pin, made in 1944, 1-2/3".
This is patent 137,557.
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#T13851




WEISS bug pin with green and topaz colored rivoli and rhinestones,
made in 1961.
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LES BERNARD
blue bodied 1-1/3" bug with rhinestone wings.
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#X19621

WEISS bug pin with blue rivoli and rhinestones,
made in 1961.
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#W4149




HATTIE CARNEGIE gold tone and clear
rhinestone bug brooch with trembler wings, from about 1970, it is 2" long.
View #C28966

MIRIAM HASKELL Egyptian
scarab motif aqua, blue and orange 2-5/8" brooch designed by Larry Vrba
circa 1972-4. Larry says thousands of these were made because this was an
extremely well-received group which stayed in the line for about 2 years due
to it’s popularity. That is a long time, as many pieces from that era
were only sold for one season.
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FLY brooch in gold tone with trembler wings, clear rhinestone wing accents
and green rhinestone eyes, 2". Hattie Carnegie company marketed
one exactly like this, but this one is not signed. Liz Gross told me that
these were marketed by a few companies including Nettie Rosenstein, Pauline
Rader, Florenza and Carnegie. Carnegie’s first was in 1968 at $5.00 but it
had no stones on wings, and in 1970, is was $7.50 with stones.
View #Y51082




YELLOW unfoiled marquis, golden
unfoiled reverse mounted rhinestones and caramel cabochon all set in gold tone
bug pin, Schreiner quality, 2".
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IRADJ MOINI dragonfly brooch
lattice like wings are set with pink tourmalines with chartreuse and clear
rhinestone accents, 5".
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SWAROVSKI open winged fly
brooch with green and topaz colored crystal wings and gold plated legs and
antennae, 2-1/3". #K26661


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BUTTERFLY,
bee or moth brooch with red rhinestone body and
clear rhinestones lining the wings and body, a cheerful insect in a gold tone setting, this is 2"
by 1-1/2".
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INSECT blue glass cabochon,
blue enamel and clear rhinestones insect fur clip circa 1935, 2".
Liz Gross tells me that is a Coro perfume beetle which is a copy of the
Black Starr & Frost-Gorham advertised in Harpers’ April 1940. It is from
November 1940 and ti sold for $1.00.
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NATACHA BROOKS moth bracelet
and earrings, sterling with gold wash, circa 1945, earrings signed but the
bracelet is not, bracelet 7-1/4" and adjustable by 1-3/4" wide, screw back
earrings 1-1/2".
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NATACHA BROOKS
bees in gilt sterling chatelaine brooches. The
larger bee is 2-1/3" by 1-3/4" and the smaller moth is 1-1/2" by
1′, and the chain is 5-1/2". They are both signed "Natacha Brooks
sterling" on the back. In excellent condition.
This Natacha
Brooks butterfly or moth chatelaine was advertised in 1945 and cost $20. View

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#X65196




SWAROVSKI ladybug bracelet and scatter pins in bright red enamel and
pave, 1995. Isn’t it strange that they were not made to exactly match?
#K9518

SWAROVSKI sunflower and butterfly brooch and matching
bracelet, 1998.
These colors and designs cannot be beat! #K15243

SWAROVSKI enameled and rhinestone bees bracelet, 7-1/2″ by 7/8″.
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#K26752




FLY
bee or insect pin with green invisible sets and clear rhinestone paved
wings, circa 1990, and 1-1/3", in excellent condition. The last photo
shows how much fun these are to wear using more than one, if you enjoy
that look.

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#Y20272

FLY pin with red
invisible sets and paved wings, a contemporary pin. Side
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#Y20273

FLY bee or insect pin with
topaz-colored invisible sets and clear rhinestone paved wings, circa 1990
and
1-1/3", in excellent condition. The last photos shows how much fun
these are to wear using more than one.

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#Y20274




FLY bee or insect pin with blue
invisible sets and clear paved wings, a circa 1990 pin that is 1-1/3" and in
excellent condition. The last photos shows how much fun these are
to wear using more than one.

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#Y20276

FLIES pin with invisible
sets and paved wings, all contemporary pins.

FLY bee
or insect pin with
purple invisible sets and paved wings, a contemporary pin that is 1-1/3"
and in excellent condition. The last photos shows how much fun
these are to wear using more than one, too.

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#Y20326




BEE-ALIVE
rhinestone bee pin in honey colored and clear rhinestones set in
gold tone, marked "made in China", 1-1/3". I like to wear my bugs and insects in
groups, or hovering over a flower clip.

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#Y37773

BEE
Bee-Alive rhinestone bee pin clear rhinestones set in gold tone, marked
"made in China", 1-1/3". I like to wear my bugs and insects in groups,
or hovering over a flower pin.

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#Y37772

BEE
Bee-Alive rhinestone bee pin clear rhinestones set in gold tone, marked
"made in China", 1-1/3". I like to wear my bugs and insects in groups,
or hovering over a flower pin.

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#Y37772




BUG pin with glass pearl
body.
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TRIFARI "Fantasia"
mother-of-pearl belly insect pin with gray rhinestones set in gold tone,
1-1/3". A page from a

1966 Trifari Catalogue
says, "Golden or platinum toned Trifanium
with bodies in simulated pearl or jade. Priced from $4.00 for earrings
to $15.00 for a brooch ""Fantasies"
faux pearl belly bee
pin, circa 1966. The version with black diamonds and mother of pearl
belly is from the "Fantasia" line advertised in Vogue Oct. 1957 and
still appeared in the Spring 1958 Trifari catalog. The 1962 version was
part of their "Conversation Pieces" line and the 1966 reissue was called
"Fantasies". Both the 1962 and 1966 lines had faux pearl bellies versus
the 1957/58 Fantasia with mother-of-pearl bellies (information courtesy
of Liz Gross.
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#T13677

IRADJ MOINI bug brooch with
yellow and marbled cranberry and blue glass head, artificial pearl body
and black with clear rhinestones wings, circa 1999, 2-1/4".
#K19503




DANIEL SWAROVSKI
Paradise Astara Light Emerald crystal two tone green winged butterfly pin,
gold plated sterling fittings, retired 2003, MIB with original box, pouch
and booklet included, 2" by 1-1/4". #K21024
DANIEL SWAROVSKI
Paradise Astara light fuchsia
lavender and lilac
crystal winged butterfly pin, large size, gold plated sterling fittings,
retired 2003, MIB with original box, pouch and booklet included, 3" by
2". #K21023
DANIEL SWAROVSKI
Paradise fly
magnetic ornament
with green and yellow crystal wings, gold plated sterling fittings, retired,
No box included, 1-5/8"
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DANIEL SWAROVSKI
Paradise Alipur Fire Opal Beetle insect pin in amber/orange crystal, gold
plated sterling fittings, retired 2002, 2" by 2", MIB with original
box, pouch and booklet included. #K21022

DANIEL SWAROVSKI
Paradise Alipur Fire Opal Bumblebee brooch with green and yellow crystal
wings, gold plated sterling fittings. retired, MIB with original box, pouch
and booklet included, 2-1/4" by 1-5/8"".
View #K26659
DANIEL SWAROVSKI
Paradise Akima topaz crystal fly brooch with
faceted crystal green and yellow body and wings, 2" by 1-5/8".
View #K20282




KJL Kenneth J Lane bee pin in
clear rhinestone trembler wings, set in gold tone, 1-1/2".
#Y64787
E PEARL trembler bumble bee brooch
with clear rhinestones and yellow and black enamel on gold tone, trembler
wings, .
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JEANNE bee pins set in gold tone with
trembler wings, such fun to wear together, 1-1/4". Set of 2.
#Y64752




IRADJ MOINI
huge unsigned blue and green rhinestone pin with
hinged wing, 4-1/4".
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CINER clear rhinestones dragonfly brooch, 4-1/2" by 3-1/2".
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#Y31880
CINER pink
and clear rhinestones bee brooch, 1-7/8".
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MANDEL Show Must Go On David
Mandel green and rose bug pin, 4".
View #X65050

CINI
sterling dragonfly 2-1/3" pin and 1" earrings.
View #X23565

CORO rhinestone bug pin
with red, green, blue and aqua rhinestones set in gold tone, 1-1/3".
View #C34020





SWAROVSKI
clear rhinestone pave set in gold tone with faux pearl spider
brooch, 1-1/2". View
#K26722

DeNICOLA bug pin
with moveable wings, 1-1/2".
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#X5115

CARNEGIE trembler winged insect
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SCHREINER unsigned insect brooch with an aqua glass body, unfoiled green
rhinestone wings, and blue, red and art glass accents all set in gold tone,
unsigned, 1-3/4" by 1-1/4".

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#S39027


JULIANA
D&E insect brooch with unfoiled rhinestones in a green body and pink and blue
wings and a purple tail, early 1960s, 1-5/8" by 1-1/3". Like all
Juliana this is not signed, and whether it is a bee or a fly, it is in
excellent condition.

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#J39116


JULIANA
insect brooch with rhinestones, green body
and pink and blue wings, 1-1/3" by 1". Like all Juliana this
is not signed, and whether it is a bee or a fly, it is in excellent
condition.

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SWAROVSKI
pave flowers and enameled ladybug pin, 2".
View #K22985

SWAROVSKI clear
rhinestone pave dragonfly brooch with multi-colored rhinestone accents.
View #K26281

SWAROVSKI
flower and butterfly brooch, 1998.
Done in pave, jonquil, crystal rose and pink stones set in gold tone with
a red enameled back, 2-1/2″.
View #K15243




SILVER
bug pin with pink rhinestone body. #Y19968

GERMAN sterling
and bone flower and lady bug brooch and earrings, marked "MF Co. sterling
silver Germany", brooch 2-1/8", earrings 1-1/8".
View #X35529

BUG pin in gold tone with
colorful rhinestones.
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#Y21141




HASKELL pink and lavender
seed bead winged bug pin with artificial pearl body and glass eyes, circa
1995, 2". View
#H19565
HASKELL aqua
and green seed bead winged bug pin with artificial pearl body and glass
eyes, circa 1995, 2".
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#H19565

TAIWAN contemporary bug pin with
a wonderful iridescent sheen, 1-1/8".
View #Y20277




FREIRICH glass locust insect
brooch, 1-3/4". View
#X31198

SWAROVSKI rose and blue
rhinestones set in silver tone bee, beehive and flower bracelet, 7" by 1".
View #X60518

BEE brooch of rose rhinestone and artificial seed pearls set in gold
tone brooch, 1-1/2".
View #X60295




SHULTZ bakelite cherries, bananas and ladybug brooch, 4" by 2-1/2".
View #B31416


BARCLAY
brooch of green enameled
leaves, red enameled ladybug and clear rhinestone pave pods, a large
3-5/8" by 3". Barclay jewelry was made by by Rice-Weiner, Alvin and
Robert Rice, Louis Mark, circa 1950, Rhode Island. This brooch is
unsigned but came from the company archives.

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#X23718
It comes with the

BARCLAY
original design art work for this brooch. It is
interesting to see that the original idea was for the pods to be green
enamel, but in the finished brooch leaves are green instead. The design
process of jewelry is documented here. To see more jewelry design art
work, click HERE. I
have not so far seen another brooch like this and often wonder if it was
made as a sample but never put into production.



CAROLEE ladybug scatter
pin with red invisibly set and black and clear faceted rhinestones, 1". #Y63529
VRBA enormous
spider brooch in black and clear rhinestones, 6" across.
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GREEN bee pin with green
and clear rhinestones set in gold tone, circa 1995 by CT Company, 1-1/4". #Y35147