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DEROSA JEWELRY 1934-
early 1970s
Let me begin by confessing that I am just wild
about DeRosa jewelry. It’s been one of my top favorites for years, so
let me know if you have any for sale. I will always pay really fair
prices for pieces that I like.
Ralph DeRosa jewelry is known for its intricate layered designs, high quality
components, and translucent enameling. DeRosa
jewelry designs include floral, figural, retro motifs,
and designs inspired by the precious jewelry of the era.
DeRosa jewelry is not easy to find because they didn’t make many of each
style, but is certainly more than worth the search. After years of
collecting and selling this wonderful brand, I have found that the
majority of their pieces were signed, so beware unsigned attributions
where there is no reference material to substantiate it. This New York
City firm was at 404 Fourth Street in New York City and created jewelry from the mid-1930’s until the 1970’s. Like many jewelry
makers, their 1940-50’s jewelry is their best,
in my opinion. DeRosa is one of my very
favorite makers and I collect it myself.
As a serious collector, one of the best things about this maker is that not many pieces seem to
have been made. Many of the pieces shown below are the only ones I have seen
in all the years I’ve been handling vintage jewelry, and that’s over 30
years. One exception is the cupid riding
on a pearlized cloud pin, which I see very often. An example is shown
here on this page. To me, it much less interesting than most other
DeRosa pieces.
Hand painted illustrations from the De Rosa Jewelry Company
seem to have been the first step in the design process. These miniature
works of art are from a collection of over 300 similar illustrations
that I am happy to own and use as a reference. Several are dated in the
1940’s, and many have hand written notes about how each piece should be
produced. They seem to have been done by several different artists, as
the painting styles and designs vary. Many jewelry designers never
worked on paper first, but for those who did, these illustrations are
illuminating as to the thought process and
design sense that went into creating this amazing jewelry.
We BUY, collect and sell DeRosa jewelry!
To see wonderful original design illustrations of DeRosa Jewelry, click
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DEROSA flower basket fur
clip with a white, pink, blue and yellow enameled flower bouquet in a clear
unfoiled rhinestone basket, red glass bead stamen and clear and green
rhinestones, made in the 1940s, 2-3/4". This is signed
"R DeRosa" on the back.
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DEROSA magnificent peacock and basket fur clip marked "R DeROSA".
Along with an enameled
peacock and a purple unfoiled rhinestone basket of flowers and leaves there
are glass pearls and clear rhinestones and it was made in the 1940s, 3". The
green and red enameling is beautifully translucent
and colorful and the basket is an unfoiled purple rhinestone of unusual shape. This is
the very same piece that can be seen in Christie Romero’s book "Warman’s Jewelry", 3rd Ed, page 196.
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DEROSA basket fur clip with an unfoiled red unusually shaped
red rhinestone basket and clear and red rhinestone accents and green
enameled stems and leaves, marked R DEROSA on the back and made in the early 1940s, 2-3/4". This is the exact same piece seen in Christie Romero’s
book "Warman’s
Jewelry", 3rd Ed, page 196.
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DEROSA flower basket fur
clip with an unfoiled purple rhinestone basket, heart-shaped rhinestone
flowers petals, and rhinestone and enameled leaf accents, made in the 1940s, 2-1/2". This can be seen in Christie
Romero’s book "Warman’s Jewelry", 3rd Ed, page 195.
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DEROSA baskets
brooches.
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(Seen in Christie Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 195.)
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DEROSA hand painted design art work of an aqua basket in a circle
shaped fur clip. The basket
itself is a beveled half-circle unfoiled aqua
rhinestone with beautifully enameled violet and lavender flowers and green
leaves. They are set on a clear rhinestones shelf and then into a gold tone
metal double circle with ruffles spilling over the frame. Also
shown here to the right is the original clip.
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DEROSA purple rhinestone bouquet basket in a circular fur clip, marked
"DeRosa" on the back and made in the 1940s, 3" by 2-1/4". The basket itself is a
faceted unfoiled purple rhinestone with beautifully enameled violet and lavender
flowers and green leaves spilling out of it. They are set on a clear rhinestones
shelf and then into a gold and rose gold colored metal double circle with
ruffles cascading over the frame. There is
some slight wear on the finish as often happens on DeRosa of this era, but I do
not find it distracting. Also
shown is the original design art work for this clip, shown at the left.
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DEROSA fur clip that’s a colorful basket of flowers and buds in a gold tone
vessel accented by a blue enameled rim, made in the 1940s. It is 2-1/2" by
1-3/4". Included are red, green and clear rhinestones, and one
rhinestone on the left has a minute chip just at the very tip, which requires a magnifying
glass to see. It’s accented with glass pearls and clear rhinestones. The leaves
and buds are of green and brown enamel work, and they are lovely. So far, after
years of collecting DeRosa, this is the only clip I have ever seen like this.
Note: A brooch like this but in different colors can be seen in Deanna Cera’s wonderful book "Amazing Gems" on page 126, but her brooch is not
signed so she didn’t know it was a DeRosa.
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DEROSA small basket fur clip with purple
rhinestone center and enameled flower bouquet, not signed but an obvious
DeRosa, 1-1/2" by 1-1/3".
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DEROSA gorgeous
bouquet basket fur clip with lavender, green and black enameling to highlight
the red, aqua and clear rhinestone flowers and leaves and the glass
pearls, all set in gold
tone metal, circa 1940, 3". The gold tone finish on the bottom of the
basket is partly missing, but this is hard to see when
the clip is worn. The lattice basket and bow on top just adds a bit more
interest to this charming clip. This is in good vintage condition other than some grayed rhinestones
and the missing gold tone finish on the bottom.
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DEROSA
basket of flowers fur clip with pastel faceted glass lozenges as
flowers, each centered with a little clear rhinestone and set in gold
washed sterling, made in the
1940s, 2-1/4". This is signed "R DeRosa sterling" on the back. Like many DeRosa
pieces of this era, it does have some finish wear but the stones are in
excellent condition.
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DEROSA basket fur clip with red faceted glass stones and clear
rhinestones set in gold tone, circa 1940, 2-1/2" by 2-1/4". Each red bud has
a clear rhinestone center. This is signed "R DeRosa" on the back.
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DEROSA basket of flowers fur clip with pastel faceted glass lozenges as
flowers, each centered with a little clear rhinestone and set in gold washed
sterling, circa 1940, 2-1/4". This is signed "R DeRosa sterling" on the
back. The stones are in excellent condition. This is almost exactly
like the clip #d23921 except that the colored lozenges are in different places.
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DEROSA fur clip with unfoiled rhinestone basket, heart-shaped purple
rhinestone flower petals, and clear rhinestone and enameled leaf accents, circa
1940, 2-1/2".
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LILLIAN
basket fur clip with an unfoiled topaz-colored rhinestones base, heart
shaped purple rhinestone flower, clear rhinestone accents and translucent
green enamel leaves, 2-1/2" clip. Made in the 1940s, this is identical to a DeRosa clip but is
marked on the back "Lillian", a maker I have never seen before for
this kind of piece. It is very three-dimensional and has layers of
flowers. This is the same piece seen in Christie Romero’s book "Warman’s
Jewelry", 3rd Ed, page 196. I don’t know yet who the maker "Lillian"
was and what their affiliation with DeRosa had been, but I hope to find out one day.
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DEROSA basket fur clip with topaz colored unfoiled rhinestone body, heart
shaped purple rhinestone flower, graying rhinestone accents and green
translucent enameled leaves all set in gilt metal, 2-1/2" by 2-1/3".
It is signed "R DeRosa" on the back and is exactly like the one I had
that was signed "Lillian", shown at the left.
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DEROSA pastel blue rhinestone basket fur
clip with enameled forget-me-nots, green leaves and clear rhinestone
accents, slight finish wear upon close examination, 2-3/4" by 2-1/3". This
is signed "R DeRosa" on the back. Other
DeRosa baskets can be seen in the book, "Jewels of Fantasy" by Deanna Cera
on page 124, where she dates them to the late 1930s.
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DEROSA blue and green enameled and clear rhinestones baskets bracelet with
forget-me-nots and leaves, rare and gorgeous, circa 1940. View
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DEROSA pastel blue basket fur clip with enameled forget-me-nots, green
leaves and clear rhinestone accents, slight finish wear upon close
examination, 2-3/4" by 2-1/3". This is signed "R DeRosa" on the
back. Other DeRosa baskets can be seen in the book,
"Jewels of Fantasy" by Deanna Cera on page 124, where she dates them to the
late 1930s.
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DEROSA porcelain
floral basket dress clip with tiny pastel porcelain roses and clear
rhinestones set in silver tone metal, 2-7/8".
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DEROSA
unsigned clear rhinestone links necklace with tiny pastel
porcelain roses and red and clear rhinestones set in silver tone with matching signed clips.
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DEROSA unsigned
rhinestone basket brooch with porcelain flowers and clear rhinestones set in
silver tone, as is, 1-3/4".
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DEROSA
porcelain flowers and clear rhinestones set in silver tone dress clip
with artificial pearls,
one tiny and deicate porcelain leaf broken, 2-5/8".
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DEROSA art work for a brooch or clip. #348 |
DEROSA porcelain pink, rose
and yellow flowers dress clip with clear rhinestones set in silver tone, 1-5/8".
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De Rosa original design art work for a basket clip or brooch. #173
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DEROSA basket fur clip with blue flowers and green leaves, accented with
clear rhinestones and set in gold tone, 2-5/8" by 2-3/8".
This is signed "R DeRosa" on the back.
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De Rosa original design art work for a basket clip or brooch. #318
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DeROSA basket fur clip with red
enameled roses and green leaves on
gold tone metal with clear rhinestone accents, as is with some wear to
enamel, 2-5/8". This is signed "R DeRosa" on the back. View
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DEROSA
romantic red enameled rose bouquet
fur clip in gold tone metal with green enameled leaves, 3-5/8".
This is signed "R DeRosa" on the back.
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DEROSA unusual red enameled rose flower fur clip with gilt sterling and
translucent green leaves, marked "R DeRosa" on the back, 2-7/8".
Made in the 1940s, this
is priced as-is because it has a bit of green enamel missing on some of the
leaves,
and there is some finish wear on the back.
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DEROSA PEACOCKS
The intricate detail and luminous translucent green
enameling make this one of my favorite groups in the DeRosa lines. It never ceases to amaze me how
much skill and care it must have taken to design and create these pieces.
Suspended from the mouth of the peacocks is a glass pearl that moves as the jewelry
does, a nice extra touch. These were made in about 1950 or slightly before.
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Signed
R DEROSA on each
piece, this is a group of jewelry with a peacock motif and lovely
translucent green enameling, glass pearls and tiny green cabochons all
in a gold washed sterling setting. The group includes a 6-1/2" by 1-1/4"
bracelet
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View , matching 1-1/8" by 1" clip back earrings and 3" by 2-1/4"
dress clip, all circa 1950. This set is seen in Christie Romero’s "Warman’s
Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 199, and it was also advertised in the February
1950 edition of "Women’s Wear Daily".
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DEROSA peacocks
fur clip with lovely green translucent enameling, glass pearls and tiny
green cabochons in a gold tone setting, 3" by 2-1/4". #d18666
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DEROSA peacocks bracelet with enameling, faux pearls and rhinestones 6-1/2"
by 1-1/4" bracelet, absolutely spectacular. View
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DEROSA translucent green and
soft red enameled peacock fur clip and earrings with artificial pearls and
green glass cabochons, clip 3" and earrings 1", all circa 1950. This is the
same piece seen in Christie Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry", 3rd Ed, page 199.
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DEROSA peacock fur clip
with lovely translucent green and soft red enameling, artificial pearls and
green glass cabochons, circa 1950, clip 3" and earrings 1". This is signed
"R DeRosa" on the back. View
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DEROSA peacocks
clip back earrings,
1-1/8" by 1". #d18896
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DEROSA peacocks set with
in beautifully enameled metal with glass pearls and rhinestones. There is a 3" by
2-1/4" fur clip, 6-1/2" by 1-1/4" bracelet and matching 1-1/8"
earrings. This is the same piece seen in Christie Romero’s book "Warman’s
Jewelry", 3rd Ed, page 199.
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DEROSA violets
2-3/4"
clip and 1-1/3" earrings and peacock basket clip group.
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DEROSA peacocks
and violets jewelry.
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DEROSA clip shown at the right, this is a close up of just the peacock!
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DEROSA peacock by a tree fur
clip with pink rhinestones, green enameled leaves and a wonderful
enameled peacock sitting under the tree, circa 1940s, 3" tall.
Set in gold washed silver, the pink rhinestones are tulip shaped,
very unusual, and have a lavender flash in the color. Each stone is
smooth on the top and has flat sides. The clear rhinestones are slightly
grayed and there is also slight wear on the finish. This is signed "R DeRosa" on the back. View
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DEROSA FIGURAL JEWELRY
Animals, People and People’s things
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Original art work design for the unsigned
DEROSA bird brooch also shown here. #d20435
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DEROSA
bird brooch made from the design at
the right,
4" diagonal measurement. This is not signed but attributed to
DeRosa from
their original design art work. This is one of the few unsigned DeRosa pieces I have
ever seen.
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DEROSA original art work design for the bird brooch,
photo at the left. #d20435. #174
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This DeRosa art work shows a fly fur clip that seems to detach from
the larger leaf brooch. It looks like fly #d37735, shown at the right here, but so far I haven’t seen
the leaf brooch to go with it. I sure wish I could find one.
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DEROSA fly clip with plique-a-jour wings, 1-1/3". It is marked on the back
both "DeRosa" and
"sterling". It looks like the fly in the art work to the
left, and I would be so happy if I could find the leaf portion. This
can be seen on the Brunalti book "American Jewelry" on page 266.
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CAROLEE Limited Edition 2005
green rhinestone leaf brooch and red lady bug tack, leaf 3" and ladybug tack
5/8". View
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I added this here to show a more contemporary maker using a design
similar
to the DeRosa seen at the far left. The ladybug tac can be worn alone
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DEROSA rare gold tone hand holding
a
torch of liberty patriotic fur clip with clear rhinestone accents, circa 1945, 3". The
texture on this is wonderfully varied with swirling flames, an ornate scrolled cuff and a
ruffled glove. While the clear vintage rhinestone are grayed, I wouldn’t change
them, and the finish is in excellent condition. This is signed "R DeRosa" on the
back. A piece like this can be seen in
the book "Bijoux" by Dena F. Cera on page 225
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DEROSA art work for a poodle brooch.
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DEROSA gold tone poodle
fur clip with clear rhinestones,
2-1/4". This is signed "R DeRosa" on the back. Shown
beside it is an original design art work of a similar DeRosa piece.
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DEROSA
fly brooch with a red rhinestone body and green rhinestone eyes set in gold
washed sterling. It is marked "DeRosa sterling" and it is 7/8" by 3/4".
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DEROSA sterling vermeil
butterfly brooch with clear and red rhinestones circa 1945, 2-1/8".
This is signed "R DeRosa" on the back.
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DEROSA dress clip
with a motif reminiscent of a stylized face using red and blue rhinestones
in a gold tone setting, 2-1/2".
This is signed "R DeRosa" on the back.
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FISH brooch in gold tone metal with a green rhinestone eye,
unsigned, 2-1/3" by 2-1/8". I was surprised when I saw this at how
much it is like a DeRosa fish clip, although it is a bit smaller and the
metal more thin. The DeRosa is two-sided and hollow in the middle,
but this one is curved and all one piece of metal. Also this is
textured on the back. I wonder if it was meant to fool the public
into thinking it was by DeRosa, it seems too similar to have been done
by accident. If you know either who made it or when it was made, I
would sure like to know.
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DEROSA gold tone fish fur
clip with red and green enameling, a red rhinestone eye and a large lovely swirling tail, it is 3". Some of the finish is missing from the tail, but this is still
a beauty and a very unusual piece. Signed "R DeRosa" on the back,
it was such fun to wear. Beside it here is an original design art
work for a very similar piece. View
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DEROSA figural fish original design art work. #151
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DEROSA
large fish fur clip with translucent orange and green enameled head and fin, red
and cream enameled lips, and glass pearls and clear rhinestone accents, 4" by
2-3/4". Circa 1940s, it is in very good vintage condition with only some cloudy
rhinestones. This is really unusual and shows one reason that I collect DeRosa.
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DEROSA lion head fur clips with amazing detail, set of 2, each 1" by
1". The fur is a copper colored enamel, the fangs enameled in white and the
inside of the mouth is a deep red enamel. Circa 1940s, the lions both have red
rhinestone eyes. I have collected DeRosa for years now, but hadn’t ever seen
these before. Leo the lion is the astrological sign of July 22- August 23, but
anyone can wear them. Wearing these would bring out the lioness in you,
symbolizing strength and bravery!
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DEROSA
face mask dress clip with tiny peach glass cabochons and a pierced mouth and
eyes, circa 1945, 1-3/4".
This is signed "R DeRosa" on the back.
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DEROSA rare traffic lights fur clips, set of two, one with "STOP"
and a red glass cabochon
and one with a green "GO" sign. Suspended from the bottom are signs with the
words "stop" and "go",
so clever. These are from the 1940s, in excellent condition, each 2-1/8" by
1-1/4". As a long-time collector of DeRosa, I have not seen another like
these so think they are rare, as are so many DeRosa pieces. These are signed "R
DeRosa" on the back.
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DEROSA
face motif fur clip with a feathered headdress, 2-11/16". The design work for this is shown at
the right,
and what a treat to have the matching design art work along with the clip. This
is signed "R DeRosa" on the back. See
this piece in Harrice Miller’s "Confident Collector, 2nd Edition" on page
98.
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Original art work design for the DeRosa face clip. #d20693.
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DEROSA red, blue and clear
rhinestones dress clip, a lovely patriotic piece, circa 1940, 1-5/8".
This might also have been half of a Duette
style brooch/clip combination. It is signed "R DeRosa" on the back. View
#d34366
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DEROSA sterling vermeil
crown brooch with red and clear rhinestones and artificial pearls, circa
1945, 2-1/4". This is signed "R DeRosa" on the back. An
illustration for a
similar DeRosa crown brooch shows how this piece would have been fashioned,
drawing the design for approval before having the brooch made.
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DEROSA
crown pin with glass pearls set in gold colored metal, marked on the back "
DeRosa, 1-1/2" by 1". It’s an classic and regal piece, circa 1950.
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The art work shown just for fun, but it is not included.
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DEROSA gold washed sterling crown brooch with three rich red rhinestones
highlighted clear rhinestone accents, 2" by 1-1/3". It is
marked "R DeRosa sterling" on the back. If you look closely,
you can see the black enamel work beside the red stones making them even more
radiant, and there are elegant little fleur-de-lis shapes between them. View
#d40978
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DEROSA enameled flying pheasant fur
clip with clear rhinestone accents set in silver tone, circa 1950,
4-1/3". Wonderful painted detail and the large size makes this very
special. This is signed "R DeRosa" on the back. View
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DEROSA enameled flying pheasant fur
clip with clear rhinestone accents set in silver tone, circa 1950,
4-1/3". Wonderful painted details and the large size makes this very special.
The last photo shows a Derosa design art work of a similar bird. View
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DEROSA enameled bird pin with clear rhinestone edges on the wings, some
of the enamel is missing, so as is, 1-1/3" by 1-1/4". This is signed "R
DeRosa" on the back.
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DEROSA small sterling vermeil,
glass pearls and blue rhinestones oriental head wearing a headdress brooch, 2-1/4".
Made in the 1940s, this is signed "R DeRosa" on the back.
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DEROSA glass pearl and
clear rhinestones ballerina pin, 2". This is signed "R DeRosa" on
the back.
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DEROSA gilt sterling cherub with wings brooch with blue rhinestone eyes,
marked on the back "R DeRosa sterling", 1-1/3" by 1". What a sweet guardian
angel to wear on your shoulder. It is in excellent condition and from
the
1940s. View
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DEROSA
sterling vermeil and clear rhinestones bird brooch, 3-1/4". This is signed "R
DeRosa" on the back.
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DEROSA cupid or cherub
of the sea brooch in gold tone and glass pearls, 2" tall. This is the
most common piece of DeRosa I have ever seen, and since so many are
still around, many must have been made originally.
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DEROSA tiny gold tone bird
pin with artificial seed pearls, 1-1/2". This is signed "R DeRosa" on the back. A similar one is shown in
wonderful Brunialti book "American Costume Jewelry" on page 277.
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DEROSA FLOWERS
The fantasy and marvelous creativity of
these designs make the DeRosa flower jewelry a joy to own and wear. I
really admire the multiple layers
that give them dimension. The enamel work is so rich and often translucent
as well.
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DEROSA floral fur clip with
orange and green enameling, clear rhinestones and artificial pearls made
in the 1940s, 3-1/2". This amazing piece of jewelry is signed "R DeRosa"
on the back and like many DeRosa pieces, it is a rare one.
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DEROSA original design art work
for a DeRosa brooch or clip, very similar to the clip shown at the left.
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DEROSA floral bouquet fur
clip with cream, blue and green enamel, red glass bead centers and clear
rhinestones accents, 3-5/8" There is light enamel wear, and it is from
the
1940s. This is signed "R DeRosa" on the back.
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DEROSA flower bouquet fur clip with green and clear rhinestones set in a
gold colored metal with translucent green enameled leaves, marked on the
back, "R DeRosa", 4-1/2" by 3-1/8". Some of the clear stones are graying
with age, and this is from the 1940s.
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DEROSA
huge flower bouquet fur clip with three layers of flowers, lots of clear
rhinestones, red glass beads tips, one red rhinestone and green enameled
leaves and buds, all set in yellow and rose gold on a rhodium plated base
metal. It is made of three pieces held
together by tiny screws, giving this wonderful layered effect, and only very
good jewelry was made this way. It is one of the largest DeRosa pieces I
have seen at 5-1/4" by 2-5/8", and it is beyond spectacular. There is some
loss of the gold plating here and there on the back side, but it is
otherwise in very
good vintage condition. Signed on the clip back "R DeRosa", it is
from Spring of 1942. This is a very rare and wonderful example of DeRosa
design.
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DEROSA unsigned flower brooch with peach color
ceramic flower center, green enameled leaves and set in gold tone, 3-3/4" by
2". It is easy to see this is a DeRosa clip because of the
enameling, leaves and layers.
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DEROSA brooch with enameled salmon pink roses accented with clear
rhinestones and set in gold washed silver, signed on the back "R DeRosa", it
is 2-1/4" by 2" with light finish wear here and there. A piece
like this is described in an early 1940s edition of "Women’s Wear Daily".
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DEROSA large lily bouquet fur clip with creamy lavender and purple
enameling and clear rhinestones in a gold tone setting. It is one of their
larger clips at 4" by 2-1/4", and it is as is with some very small chips in
the enamel on two petals. It was made in the 1940s.
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DEROSA swirling brooch with
red glass ball tips, green enameled leaves, and clear rhinestones set in gold
tone metal and signed on the back, "R DeRosa", 2-5/8" by 1-3/4".
There is finish wear
on some high areas but it’s light and the clip is still lovely, made in the 1940s.
I particularly enjoy the overlapping layers and pierced design.
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DEROSA red
rhinestone roses fur clip tied with a golden colored bow and with
green enameling and clear rhinestones set in gold tone, circa 1940, 3-1/8".
This lovely flower clip is signed "R DeRosa" on the back.
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DEROSA intricate flower motif fur clip with
an unfoiled topaz colored
marquis center and accent stones with lots of clear rhinestones that have
turned gray over the years, 4-1/3" by 2-1/4". NOTE: This came to
me with the enamel worn off, so I had it professionally enameled again in 2020
using the pink and green colors. The colors were selected based on the original
design art work in my collection, seen here at the right. The golden finish is
in very good vintage condition, too. From the 1940s, it’s another wonderful design, and it
is marked on the back "R DeRosa".
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huge pink enameled flower bouquet brooch with green enameled leaves,
clear rhinestones, and artificial pearls. It is a really large size at
5-1/4", one of the largest DeRosa pieces I have ever had and I do enjoy wearing it.
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DEROSA original design art work for the brooch shown at the left, hand drawn and
painted circa 1940.
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DEROSA artificial pearl grapes fur clip with green translucent enameled leaves and
stems set in gold tone, circa 1940s, 3". This is signed "R DeRosa" on the
back.
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DEROSA design art work for a flower clip or brooch like the one here at
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DEROSA
large open rose flower fur clip with five cupped petals and the center of a
single glass pearl. Clear rhinestones line the edges of the petals and the
leaves are a translucent enameled green. It is signed "R DeRosa" on
the back and it’s very three-dimensional, a wonderful design. It is
4-1/4" by 2-1/8" and it does have some finish wear as seen in the
photos.
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DEROSA hand drawn and painted design art work for the clip here at the
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DEROSA wild rose flowers and leaves fur clip with three
overlapping open flowers with clear rhinestone petal tips, glass pearl
haloes, tiny red glass tipped stamen and centers, green enameled and gold tone
leaves, and a realistic stem, 4" by 2-3/4". DeRosa created layered
three-dimensional pieces like this, with pieces held together by tiny
screws and multiple elements. Even the stem is well detailed! Circa
1940, it has some finish wear on the gold leaves, but otherwise it’s in
very good condition, and is signed on the back "R. Derosa". Beside this
photo is
the original design art work for it painted on tissue paper.
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DEROSA fur clip with pale pink enameled flower, red glass beads, clear
rhinestones and green enameled accents, circa 1940. It is marked on the back "R DeRosa"
and it is
3" by 2-1/8". There is some gold loss on both the front and
the back and some of the clear rhinestones are a bit gray.
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DEROSA original design art
work for a brooch, probably the one shown at the right.
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DEROSA unsigned
enameled thistle brooch with translucent green leaves and clear and purple
rhinestones, circa 1940, very light enamel wear, a nice large 3-5/8". While this
is not signed, the way it is made and the design art work shown at the left,
plus years of experience with this maker’s jewelry, makes me feel comfortable
making this attribution. You can see the art work by clicking
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DEROSA bleeding heart floral fur clip with pink and green enameling and
clear rhinestones, a
large 3-3/4". This is signed "R DeRosa" on the back.
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DEROSA
fur clip with a
faceted crystal or glass circle decorated with lovely translucent enameled flowers
in pink and green with clear rhinestone accents, all set in gold tone, circa 1940, 2-1/2" by
1-3/4". This is signed "R DeRosa" on the back.
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DEROSA bleeding heart floral
fur clip with pink and green enameling and clear and blue rhinestones, a large
3-3/4". This is signed "R DeRosa" on the back and it is
a slightly different version of #d21158 at the left.
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DEROSA elegant green enameled flower and leaves fur clip with green
glass bead stamen and clear rhinestone accents, all set in gold washed
sterling, 3-5/8" long and made in the 1940s. This is signed "R DeRosa" on
the back.
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DEROSA floral lily motif coil bracelet, brooch and earrings with emerald
green rhinestone centers and clear rhinestone pave in a gold tone setting, absolutely
gorgeous! The overlapping bracelet
is 10" tip to tip but about a 7" wearable size; the brooch is 4" by 3";
and the screw back earrings
1". All pieces have some grayed stones and some wear on the gold tone metal, and
all are circa 1940. This is one amazing set that
only DeRosa would have made! And what a treat to find all these matching
pieces.
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DEROSA fur clip with round faceted yellow crystals, green enameled stems
and clear rhinestones all set in gold tone metal, 4" by 2-1/3". Circa 1940, this
is a very unusual clip with round faceted stones topped by green enameled
bracts and stems and clear rhinestone accents. Some of the clears have
turned gray as often happens with age, and the finish has wear on the high spots, so
it is in good vintage condition. NOTE: We have also had this in blue, item
number 36703 below here.
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The green stones depicted in this design art
work for a DeRosa clip are the same as the red stones in the clip shown
at the right. DeRosa used some amazing and unusual stones to
create their lovely jewelry.
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DEROSA fur clip with
beautiful and unusual curved red rhinestone flowers, blue rhinestone pointed
buds and clear rhinestone accents wrapped with a lovely green enameled leaf.
It is in a gold washed sterling setting that is in very good condition.
Made in the 1940s, it is signed on the back "R DeRosa" it is a
large size at 4" by
2-1/4".
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The orange stone depicted in this design art
work for a DeRosa clip is the same as the red stones in the clip shown
at the left. DeRosa used some amazing and unusual stones to create
their lovely jewelry.
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DEROSA
trumpet flower, leaves and scrolls fur clip with red bead tips and red and
clear rhinestones set in gold tone metal, made in the 1940s, it is a
generous 4-5/8" and very showy. This is signed "R DeRosa"
on the back. It is very similar to the design art work shown here at
the right.
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DEROSA art work for a
trumpet flower brooch
similar to the clips shown here. #248
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DEROSA trumpet flower, leaves and scrolls fur
clip with red glass bead tips and red and clear rhinestones set in gold tone
metal, made in the 1940s. This beauty is a generous 4" by 2-3/4". This
is signed "R DeRosa" on the back. It is very similar to the design art
work shown here at the left.
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DEROSA unsigned
flowers bracelet in gold tone with red glass beads, blue and clear
rhinestones and green enameling, 6-3/4" by 1-1/8". We have the
original art work for the earrings that match this bracelet, and that is
what we base the attribution on.
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DEROSA red, blue and clear rhinestones fur clip with a center
blossom with blue glass bead, clear baguettes, some of which are
graying. and lots of brilliant red rhinestones. Marked "R DeRosa" on the
back, as is with some finish wear on very close examination, 2" by 2".
The flower in the middle of this clip is like the flowers on the
bracelets on either side of this photo and in the art work and earrings
shown below.
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DEROSA unsigned gold tone flowers bracelet with red glass beads, blue and
clear rhinestones and green enameling, 6-3/4" by 1-1/8" .
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DEROSA original
design art work for floral jewelry including an earring like the
bracelets on either side here (top left earring). #55
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DEROSA
round red glass beads and rhinestones blossom and leaves earrings with two-tone
green enameling and clear rhinestones,
clip back 1-1/4". We also own the original design art work for
these earrings. The last photo shows a page of original design art work
for this and four other earrings.
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DEROSA original design
art work for a bracelet. #80
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DEROSA
lavender and green enameled flower dress clip with artificial pearl
stamen and clear rhinestone accents, circa 1940, 2-1/2" by
2-1/8". Fabulous translucent enameling typical of DeRosa enhances this
three-dimensional piece. Also shown
is the
DEROSA designer original art work
done for approval before this clip would have been put into production, a
gouache on tissue which is a rare one-of-a-kind piece. As you can see, a few
small changes were made in the final design when it was produced.
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The DEROSA original art work design for the flower brooches
shown in this row.
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DEROSA
attributed flower brooch with red glass beads centered with clear
rhinestones, clear rhinestone petal tips all set in gold tone, 2-3/4" by
2-1/8" , similar to Coro patent 140,016 dated 1945. Almost illegible
mark on the back says something like, "F_ _ RS".
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DeROSA gold washed sterling fur clip with an open rose flower,
unfoiled red baguettes, a glass pearl and dangling blue rhinestones,
circa 1945, 3-1/3" by 2", signed on the back "R DeRosa".
We were told that this was advertised in the 1944 "Women’s Wear Daily"
edition, but I haven’t been able to find a copy.
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DEROSA art work for the clip #d22511
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DEROSA gold washed sterling fur clip with an open rose flower with a
glass pearl center, unfoiled long green rhinestones, and three dangling
purple rhinestones. This was made in about 1945 and it is 3-1/3" by 2", signed on the back "R DeRosa sterling".
We were told that this was advertised in the 1944 "Women’s Wear Daily"
edition, but I haven’t been able to find a copy.
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#102 original design art work for the DeRosa floral brooch similar to
the ones shown here.
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DEROSA cream
enameled lily flower earrings with light enamel wear and clear rhinestones that
have turned to black, set in gold tone clip backs, 1-1/4". This is
signed "R DeRosa" on the back.
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DeROSA sterling
cream and green enameled floral fur clip, 2-1/2".
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DEROSA floral bracelet, fur clips and earrings with cream colored enamel
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DEROSA lily flower bracelet and earrings in beautiful cream colored
enamel and green enameled leaves, orange stamen and glass pearls all set in
gold washed sterling. The bracelet is is a wearable length of 7-1/4" long
and about 3/4" wide and the clip back earrings are 1" long and 3/4" wide.
The bracelet is not signed but other pieces in this lily group were. The
earrings are marked "sterling pat pend" on the clip back, and both pieces
were made in about 1945. We have some of the design art work on paper that
show this flower group, and one is in the last photo here, shown just for
fun and not part of this price.
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DEROSA original design art work for a clip in the lily group.
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DEROSA white enamel fantasy flower bud fur clip
with absolutely amazing colorful and detailed enamel work, one of DeRosa’s
best three-dimensional pieces! The throat of this is a soft aqua
color with the glass bead in the throat red with a tiny clear rhinestone
in the center and is surrounded by gold stamen. Black and green
leaves are painted along the sides, and the base is a translucent green
and rose enamel with colorful rhinestones creating the veins. It
is all set in a gold washed sterling and it’s signed "R DeRosa" with the
hand engraved number 9-646. Could that be a stone setters number I
wonder? This was probably inspired by the Austro-Hungarian style
with it’s brilliant and detailed enamel work.
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DeROSA green, red, aqua and white enameled fur clips with many colors of tiny
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DeROSA
cream, aqua and green enameled hinged bracelet, fur clips and earrings with
white enameled flowers, green leaves and maroon glass centers. This set has
absolutely phenomenal detail, circa 1940, and it includes a 7" bracelet, set
of two 2" fur clips and 1-1/3" earrings with multi-colored accents. This set
was probably inspired by the Austro-Hungarian retro style with
it’s brilliant and detailed enamel work.
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DEROSA painted
pink and cream flower brooch with red rhinestone center and clear rhinestone
accents, 3-1/3". This is signed "R DeRosa" on the back. View
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DEROSA fur clip with green enameled palm tree leaves and aqua
enameled coconuts, clear rhinestone veins, signed "R DeRosa" on the back and 2-3/4" by 2-3/4"
and
made in about 1940. Reminiscent of a tropical Isle!
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DEROSA
gold washed sterling yellow and red enameled dogwood flower necklace
with green enameled leaves, 15" wearable length with the flower at
2-1/8" by 2-1/8". It is signed on the back of the flower "R DeRosa" and
on the clasp "sterling". DeRosa made such unusual pieces and they
didn’t make very many of each design. The Dogwood flower is the symbol
of hope and rebirth.
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DEROSA large flower bouquet fur clip of brilliant topaz unfoiled rhinestones,
clear rhinestone accents and green enameled
leaves, 4-1/4" by 2-1/2". The flower centers are in crown-like
settings and below that are dark green glass balls. There are clear
rhinestone flower spikes and leaf veins and lovely translucent green enameling. This is one of the larger
DeRosa clips, made in layers so that it’s three-dimensional, as their
best pieces were, circa 1940s. This is signed "R DeRosa" on the back.
We also have this with green stones in place of the deep honey color in
this piece.
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DEROSA fur clip with sparkling topaz colored rhinestones, green enameled
leaves and clear rhinestone accents, signed "DeRosa" on the back, 3-1/3" by
2-5/8". This clip made in the 1940s by Ralph DeRosa is multi-layered, well
made and beautifully designed, and it is in excellent condition.
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DEROSA original design art work for a DeRosa clip similar to the clip shown.
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DEROSA fur clip with sparkling topaz and clear rhinestones and green
enameled leaves, 3-1/2" by 2". This clip is signed on the back "DeRosa".
Made in about 1940,
this is in excellent condition with lovely honey colored and unusually shaped
rhinestones, clear rhinestone accents and green translucent enameled
leaves.
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DEROSA long fur clip that is part of the set
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DEROSA
set of bracelet and two clips with sparkling pastel yellow and blue glass bead tips set
in yellow gold metal, as is with a little bit of finish wear. Circa 1940s
and very special! The DeRosa bracelets are not easy to find and this is an
especially wonderful one in both design and condition.
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DEROSA gilt sterling leaf brooch with pale yellow unfoiled
rhinestones and blue and clear rhinestone accents set in gold tone,
2-1/2". Made in about 1940, this is in brilliant, excellent condition and great fun to wear
all year around.
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DEROSA group of yellow and blue rhinestones.
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DEROSA gilt sterling bracelet with links decorated by large yellow
center rhinestones with blue and clear smaller rhinestones set in gold
tone, marked on the clasp "R DeRosa sterling", with it’s safety chain,
6-3/4" by 1".
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DEROSA fur clip with blue, pale yellow and clear unfoiled and
foiled rhinestones set in gilt silver metal, probably sterling, signed
"R DeRosa" on the back, some graying stones and light finish wear, made
in the 1940s, 3" by 2-1/4".
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DEROSA art work for a clip design with the same torpedo element as the fur clip
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DEROSA fur clip with yellow, blue and clear rhinestones set in a
gold wash over silver metal, 2-1/3" by 1-3/4".
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DEROSA glass pearls fur clip with lovely green enameled leaves and
brilliant blue glass beads and rhinestone, clear rhinestone accents. All
set in gold tone, it was made in the 1940s and it is 3-1/2" by 2-1/3".
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DEROSA blue and yellow fur clip with a heart shaped blue and yellow unfoiled
rhinestones accented with lots of clear rhinestones and set in a gold tone metal
setting, 2-3/4" by 2" and circa 1940s.
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DEROSA blue and yellow rhinestones fur clip with clear rhinestone accents,
2-5/8" by 2". Set in a gold tone finish, there is some finish wear, mostly on
the back, where it is signed "R DeRosa". It is a really very lovely piece of jewelry.
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DEROSA fur clip with blue
faceted glass disks, green enameling and set in gold tone, some of which is
worn through as can be seen in the picture and green enameling, circa 1940, 3-5/8".
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DEROSA yellow and blue rhinestone fur clip with clear rhinestones
accents, some of which are graying, in a gold washed setting, signed "R
DeRosa" on the back, 2-3/4" by 1-7/8". There is wear on the finish,
mostly on the back side and at the very top of the clip. It was
made in the 1940s.
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DEROSA blue glass disks and clear rhinestones fur clip set in gold tone,
circa 1940, 3". This piece is signed "R DeRosa" on the back, and
the blue disks are elements I have only seen on rare pieces of DeRosa
jewelry so far.
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DEROSA red
glass disks fur clip with two-tone green enamel stems and clear
rhinestones, all mounted into a gold tone setting with light
finish wear, signed "R Derosa on the back, circa 1940, 3" by 2-1/4".
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DEROSA fur clip with blue faceted glass disks, two-tone green enameled
stems, and clear rhinestones,
all set
in gold washed silver, 3-1/2" by 2-1/3". Ralph DeRosa jewelry is known
for its layered three-dimensional designs, high quality components, and translucent
enameling. Some of the rhinestones are graying, and some of the finish is worn
through to the silver tone, as can be seen in the photos, but it doesn’t show much when worn. The blue faceted glass
stones are pierced through the middle and attached with gold tone wires, and
so far I have only seen these elements on DeRosa jewelry. It is signed on the clip
back, "R DeRosa" and it’s circa 1940
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DEROSA fur
clip with faceted royal blue glass disks and green enameled stems accented with
clear rhinestone swirls, all in a gold washed setting, 3" by 2-1/4".
It is signed "R Derosa" on the back.
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DEROSA fur clip in gold washed sterling with blue rhinestones with clear
rhinestone accents. The stylized leaf shape is enhanced with the way
the rhinestones are set, and this is circa 1940.
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DEROSA fur clip with brilliant montana blue rhinestones and clear
rhinestone accents set in gold washed sterling silver. This is and was made
in the 1940s.
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DEROSA original hand painted design art work circa 1940s. |
DEROSA original hand painted design art work circa 1940s |
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DEROSA fur clip with golden and yellow rhinestones set in petal shapes
of gold tone metal, marked on the back "R DeRosa", 2" across and in
excellent vintage condition, circa late 1940s.
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DEROSA fur clip with blue and yellow rhinestones set in petal shapes of
gold tone metal, marked on the back "R DeRosa", 2" across and in excellent
vintage condition, made in the late 1940s. Another lovely piece from my
favorite jewelry maker.
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DEROSA bracelet with blue faceted glass
elements with
clear rhinestone insets and clear rhinestone accents, all set in silver tone
with some finish wear on back, 7" by 1-1/4".
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DEROSA
art work, possibly for the necklace shown here at the right. #542
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DEROSA necklace with blue faceted glass elements and clear
rhinestone insets and clear rhinestone accents set in silver tone with some finish wear on back.
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DEROSA brooch with blue faceted glass rounds and clear rhinestones set
in silver tone, as is with a chipped center stone, so it is priced
accordingly. You cannot see the chip without a magnifier. It’s signed
"DeRosa" on the back, 1-3/4" and was made in the 1940s.
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DEROSA
dress clip with
patriotic red, clear and blue invisibly set rhinestones, a gleaming beauty. The
red and blue sparkling baguettes are channel set in silver tone and the
clear rhinestones set them off perfectly and are very clear. It’s 2" by
1-3/4" and in excellent vintage condition, circa 1940s and signed "DeRosa"
on the back.
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DEROSA brooch made of blue faceted
glass rounds and clear rhinestones, it has a pendant loop so it can be worn on a chain as a
necklace and it is set in silver tone metal, 1-5/8".
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DEROSA
fur clip with big blue bell-shaped unfoiled rhinestones along with red
and clear rhinestone accents, set in gold tone, circa 1940, 3" by
1-1/2". DeRosa made pieces unlike any other maker.
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DEROSA sunburst fur clip with blue glass beads and clear
rhinestones, 2-1/3" by 2-1/2". Circa 1940 and in excellent condition.
We have this in red too, item #d41287.
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DEROSA original art work for a brooch or clip design. #333
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DEROSA blue and green round glass beads and clear rhinestones fur clip,
3" by 3-1/4". View
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DEROSA original design art work.
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DEROSA brooch with blue beads and clear rhinestones, rose and yellow
gold, some finish wear on the back, 3-1/3" by 1-3/4". Circa 1940, this is in
very good vintage condition.
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DEROSA sterling silver parure with pastel blue baguette rhinestones. It includes a
necklace, bracelet and earrings, all brilliant and gorgeous, circa 1940. The
necklace is 14-5/8" by 1" at the widest; the bracelet is 6-5/8" by 3/4"; and
the clip back earrings are 1-1/8". The necklace is marked "R.DeRosa
sterling", and the bracelet is marked "DeRosa". The perfectly matching
earrings only say "sterling pat. pend" on the back. Other than a bit of
finish wear on the back of the earrings only, this set is in excellent
condition with brilliant stones and well-working clasps and clips.
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DEROSA
fur clip with a brilliant aqua rhinestone center, glass pearls and tiny
clear rhinestones all set in gold washed sterling,
3-1/3" by 2-1/4". Made in the 1940s, it is signed "R DeRosa sterling" on the
back.
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DEROSA sterling and blue baguette rhinestones choker necklace, 14-3/4"
wearable length and 1" wide at the front. The blue unfoiled
baguette rhinestones are accented by clear rhinestones. It is signed "R DeRosa"
on the clasp back and inside. Circa 1940, DeRosa necklaces are more difficult to
find than their clips, and this is a really well designed piece with a flair
and in excellent condition.
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DEROSA Retro style fur clip with sapphire blue colored rhinestones and
clear rhinestones set in gold washed sterling silver with a ruffle. Marked on the back "R
DeRosa sterling" it was made in the 1940s, 2-1/2" by 2-1/2".
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DEROSA
intricate fur clip of clear rhinestones set in gold tone metal, 2-1/2" by
1-1/2", signed on the back "R DeRosa". Typical of DeRosa, this is a
layered design that takes much more work to make and creates such interesting
shapes. There are some grayed
rhinestones and a bit of wear on the finish at the very top, typical of
jewelry this age.
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DEROSA Retro style red rhinestone fur clip with little clear rhinestone accents in a
gold washed sterling setting with a ruffle It is signed on the back "DeRosa" and
was made in the 1940s. It does have some finish wear as you can see in
the photos, a bit of black on the far left inside the curl.
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DEROSA arrowroot flower
and leaves fur clip with clear and blue rhinestones in a rose and yellow
gold finish, circa 1945, 4-1/2". This is signed "R DeRosa" on
the back.
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DEROSA Arrowroot design art work for the clip
shown
at the left. #d21160.
#146
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DEROSA green enameled floral fur clip with blue and clear rhinestones,
3". This is signed "R DeRosa" on the back. View
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DEROSA dress clip and brooch combination with clear
baguettes and rounds with blue rhinestones in silver colored metal and
marked on the back "R DeRosa", 1-7/8" by 1-3/4" circa 1940s.
Some of the stones are graying very slightly, as is often the case with
jewelry this old.
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#d41241
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DEROSA blue enameled bow brooch with clear rhinestones and gold colored
scrolling trim, a regal classic. It is signed "DeRosa" on the back and is
3-1/3" by 1-5/8". Some of the clear rhinestones are turning slightly gray
upon close examination. The last photo shows a Harper’s Bazaar Magazine
advertisement from Spring 1947, shown for reference. The ad states this
brooch has "Brilliants with Victorian enamel on sterling-rhodium or gold
finish- at fine stores".
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DEROSA open flower fur clip with a rich blue
round center rhinestone surrounded by pastel blue enameled petals and little clear
rhinestones, marked on the
back "R DeRosa", circa 1940, 2-5/8".
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~ DeROSA VIOLETS & HYDRANGEAS
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A 1942 edition of "Women’s Wear Daily" describes
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DEROSA violets fur clip with
lovely translucent purple and green enamel over gold tone, excellent
condition, 3-1/3". View
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DEROSA enameled
purple violets and green leaves fur clip with clear rhinestone
centers, marked "R. DeRosa" on the back of the clip, circa 1940, 3-1/4".
The enameling on the leaves reminds me of the lovely translucent enamel work that
Boucher did, and it adds so much to the design, circa 1940s.
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DEROSA violets gold tone with purple and green enameled violets and clear rhinestone
centers fur clip, circa 1940, 3-1/3".
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DEROSA
enameled lavender and purple violets and green leaves earrings with clear rhinestone centers, 1-1/3"
clip back earrings.
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DEROSA violets fur clip with a bouquet of small flowers enameled in lavender
and purple with clear rhinestone accents. The gold finish seems to have been
enameled again at some time in the past and it, too, is in wonderful condition.
It is signed on the back "R DeRosa", made in the 1940s and it is large at 3-1/2"
by 2-1/2".
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DeROSA
purple and green enameled violets clip back earrings, 1-1/4".
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DEROSA
violets original design art work, probably for earrings. #92 |
DEROSA violets
design art work for a bracelet. #90 |
DEROSA violets design art work, possibly for a brooch or a clip. #89 |
DEROSA unsigned
violets fur clip with lavender enameled violets on a crystal circle,
2-1/2".
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DEROSA enameled violets fur clip in purple and lavender with green
leaves and clear rhinestone accents, circa 1940, 2-1/3" by 2-1/2". This is
missing one little flower.
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DEROSA violets in a cornucopia fur clip with lovely lavender, purple and
green enamel work on the flowers and the green leaves, 2-3/4" by 2-1/2".
This has light finish wear on the front, and it is circa 1940. It is
layered like the best DeRosa for extra dimension. Although it is not
signed, it is obviously from the series of purple flower jewelry they made,
and we have has many examples of that series.
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DeROSA bouquet of violets fur clip with wonderful purple, lavender and
green enamel and clear rhinestone accents, 2-1/2 inches. As can be seen in
the photos, there is finish wear on the front right of the clip. It is circa
1940s. To see the original art work from when this clip was designed ,
please click
HERE. The art work is NOT included in this sale, but shown for interest
sake only. Note that it was originally proposed as a forget-me-not clip, the
hand penciled note says "Violets", and as you can see, that’s how it was finally made. View
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DEROSA original art
work design for the violets clip. The
note at the bottom reads "violets", and the clip was indeed done in
violets instead of the forget-me-nots originally illustrated.
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DEROSA purple, pink and lavender hydrangea fur clip with clear
rhinestones and enamel work. There are some grayed stones and the enameling shows slight wear,
as can be seen in the photos. It is 2-5/8" by 1-1/3". Circa
1940, DeRosa is one of my very favorite makers.
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DEROSA lavender violets earrings with green leaves and a row of clear
rhinestones up the center of each. These are from the 1940s and are
7/8" long clip backs.
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DEROSA lavender enameled violets bouquet fur clip and bracelet with
green enameled leaves and clear rhinestones. The clip is 4-1/3" and the
bracelet is 7-1/4" long and 7/8" wide. From the 1940s, this is a wonderful
example of the amazing jewelry by this company. The "DeRosa" signature is on
the back of the clip.
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DEROSA
fur clip, a lavender and cream colored flower bouquet with lots of four
petals in each flower, accented with green enameled veins and little clear rhinestones,
some of which have turned gray as can be typical of pieces of this age.
Signed on the back "R DeRosa" it was made in the 1940s and it is 2-3/4" by
1-1/2". It is the same intricate design that makes DeRosa my
favorite, and it is domed 3/4" deep from top to bottom through the
bouquet!
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DEROSA
sterling vermeil, aqua rhinestone and enamel violets fur clip circa
1945, 4". View
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DEROSA original design art work, similar to the clip shown here at at left. #168
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DEROSA enameled violets fur clip with rhinestones,
2-3/4".
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DEROSA fur clip of purple enameled violets and green leaves with clear
rhinestones and artificial pearls, beautifully designed and in very good
vintage condition, with only light wear on the gold tone finish on the
front, 3". DeRosa made such amazing jewelry during this period with layers
of curled leaves and glass pearls spilling out. It is circa 1940 and this is
a fine example. View
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DEROSA violets earrings with enameled flower violets, tiny florets and leaves.
Enameled in lavender, purple and green with clear rhinestone accents, these
are 1-1/2" by 7/8" clip backs. Circa
1940, these are not signed but they match other DeRosa pieces I have had.
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DEROSA unsigned violet flowers
and leaves necklace with tiny florets in lavender, purple and green enamel
work with clear rhinestone accents, 14-2/3" with a front drop that is about
2" by 1-1/2". Circa 1940, this is in very good vintage condition with only
the slightly graying rhinestones to note.
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DeROSA
enameled unsigned bracelet with lavender and purple violets on crystal circle
links, 7-1/2" by 1".
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DEROSA purple enameled violets and crystal open circles bracelet, 7-1/2" by
3/4" and with its original safety chain. DeRosa did several styles in their
violets series, and they are among my favorites with lovely colored enameling
and terrific detail. This was made in the 1940s.
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DEROSA violet fur clips showing the variety of styles that were made.
DEROSA
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DEROSA
large and lovely enameled ribbon tied flower bouquet fur clip of pastel
pink, blue, aqua and yellow flowers with green leaves with lots of clear
rhinestone accents, all set in gold tone and circa 1940, 4-1/3". This is
such a lovely piece and one you will wear with everything! It is in very
good vintage condition with only some graying of the rhinestones.
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DEROSA lavender enameled violets bracelet with green enameled leaves and
clear rhinestones, 7-1/4" and 7/8" wide. This has it’s safety
chain and it was made in the 1940s.
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DEROSA lavender enameled violets
bouquet fur
clip with green enameled leaves and clear rhinestones, 4-1/3".
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DEROSA enameled floral fur
clip of pastel pink, blue, aqua and yellow flowers with green enameled
leaves and
clear rhinestones, spectacular and made in the 1940s, 4-1/3". The
matching bracelet is also shown here.
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DEROSA bouquet fur clips.
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DEROSA enameled violets fur
clip with green enameled leaves and clear rhinestones, large spectacular and
made in the 1940s, it is 4-1/3" long.
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#d36512 |
DEROSA pink enameled hydrangea flower
bouquet fur clip, 2-5/8". View
#d32695 |
DEROSA art work design similar to brooch #d21673. #307 |
DEROSA blue and white enameled flowers fur clip with clear rhinestones all
set in gold tone, 2-3/4" by 1-1/3" .
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DeROSA AQUA and PINK
Jewelry
and some with unusual elements |
DeROSA 2-1/2" aqua rhinestones pin and 1" earrings on black enamel
accented with clear rhinestones.
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DeROSA sterling
vermeil aqua
rhinestones 2" brooch with clear rhinestone accents, black enameled
background. View
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DeROSA
2-1/2" pin and 1-3/4" earrings set. Dangling over the top of the black
enameled backgrounds are pink rhinestones accented with clear rhinestones.
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DEROSA fur
clip with unusual pink molded glass trumpet flowers and green
translucent enamel leaves with clear rhinestones, all set in gold tone
metal, circa 1940, length 3-1/2". It is signed on the back. Be sure to
see the enlarged photo to really see the unusual pink buds. This is one
more example of the unusual components used by DeRosa.
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DEROSA aqua rhinestones flower brooch with clear rhinestone accents and
aqua and cream enamel set of 2. They are signed on the back "Derosa" in very
tiny letters, and one pin stem says "sterling" while the other says "Pat
Pend". Each is 1-1/8" by 1" and they were made in the 1940s.
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DEROSA unsigned flower
fur clip with a pink center of grooved and domed glass and accented with clear rhinestones, 3-1/4"
by by 2". The gold tone finish really sets this off. View
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DEROSA
blue pierced and domed florets stylized flower bouquet fur clip with clear
rhinestone accents, circa 1940, 3-1/3" by 2-1/3". I have seen these scored half
ball elements in other DeRosa jewelry, and find them just beautiful as they reflect light, and each one has a
tiny clear
rhinestone in the center. View
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DEROSA swirl fur clip
with grooved and domed aqua tips set in gold tone, each with a clear rhinestone accent,
all set in gold washed silver. It is marked on the back "R. DeRosa", circa
1940, 2-1/4". The finish does show wear visible on close examination.
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DEROSA flower fur clip with aqua faceted
glass beads and clear rhinestones set in gold tone with pierced filigree
veins, signed
"R DeRosa" on the back and 2-1/2".
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DEROSA original art work for a brooch or clip using elements like
the blue and pink ones shown here.
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DEROSA aqua pierced dome flowers fur clip with clear rhinestones and
artificial pearls set in gold tone, circa 1940, 3".
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DEROSA original design art work for a brooch or clip using elements like the
blue and pink ones here.
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DEROSA sterling vermeil and
aqua rhinestone flower brooch with rose gold and yellow gold wash,
3-1/8". It is interesting to see that DeRosa made some of their designs as
both brooches and fur clips. A piece like this can be seen in the book
"Bijoux" by Dena F. Cera on page 224 where she dates it to 1945.
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De Rosa design art work for the clip shown at right and the brooch shown at
left. It is interesting to note that the made this same design in both a fur
clip and a brooch. #128
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DEROSA
sterling vermeil aqua and clear rhinestones fur clip, 3-1/4". A
piece like this can be seen in the book "Bijoux" by Dena F. Cera on page
224.
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DEROSA sterling
vermeil flower fur clip with a pink unfoiled rhinestone center and clear
rhinestone accents with lovely pierced petals. It is marked on the clip
"R DeRosa sterling", circa 1940s, 2". This is in very good vintage
condition, with only light wear on the metal edges and graying clear rhinestones
here and there. It is really lovely and well made, as are most DeRosa
clips from this era.
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DEROSA floral brooch
with pastel blue rhinestone center and clear rhinestone accents all set
in gilt silver, 3".
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DEROSA sterling vermeil
flower fur clip with a brilliant aqua unfoiled rhinestone and clear rhinestone accents, circa 1945,
2". The upturned petals give this a great dimensional look, and it has the
high quality and great design for which
DeRosa is so well known.
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DEROSA matte finish gold washed sterling Retro style fur clip with an amazingly
colorful unfoiled aqua to pale green center rhinestone and clear
rhinestone accents all set in a yellow gold washed sterling, signed on the
back DeRosa sterling, 2-1/2" by 2" and circa 1940’s.
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DEROSA aqua unfoiled rhinestones fur clip with clear rhinestones accent
set in gold washed sterling and signed "R DeRosa sterling" on the back. It is
2-3/4" by 1-1/3" and in excellent condition, made in the early
1940s.
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DeROSA
fur clip with
pale aqua enameled backs behind the red and clear rhinestone flowers, 3-1/3". This
is just one example of the unusual elements DeRosa used in their
jewelry.
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DEROSA extra large fur clip with an unfoiled rectangular aqua
rhinestone, center with red and clear rhinestone accents in a bow and scroll
design. It is marked R Derosa" on the back and it is 4" by 2-1/2" gold
washed silver setting made in the 1940s.
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DEROSA
design art work for the clip shown at the left.
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DEROSA
Jack-in-the-Pulpit flowers fur clip with pastel blue unfoiled demi-lune
shaped rhinestones and
tiny clear rhinestones in a gold washed sterling. This is a fine
example of how DeRosa used layers to create their more interesting
designs. It is signed
on the back "R DeRosa sterling", made in the 1940s, and it is 3-1/2" by 2,"
and in excellent vintage condition. View
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DeROSA
unsigned 2-1/2" blue enameled and clear rhinestones star fur clip. View
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DEROSA gold washed sterling cornucopia brooch
with lovely oval aqua rhinestones accents with clear rhinestones, marked on
the back, "DeRosa sterling", 2-5/8" by 2-1/2", excellent vintage condition.
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#d41213 |
DeROSA unsigned 1-1/2" blue
enameled and clear rhinestones star fur clip.
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DEROSA pink
fur clip with a circle of projecting unfoiled pink rhinestones, each in a
keystone shape, with a glass imitation pearl center and accents and clear
rhinestones that have grayed, all set in gold tone. On the back are catches
so that this could have been added to a necklace at one time, too. It is 2"
across and in good vintage
condition.
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DEROSA
original hand painted design art work for a brooch or clip from the 1940s.
This shows the same projecting rhinestones you can see on the other two DeRosa fur
clips in this row. #d20622 and #d36551.
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DeROSA flower fur clip with
blue enameled petals, projecting free-standing pink crystal petals, each in
a keystone shape, and a glass pearl
center all set in gold tone, circa 1940, 3". View
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DEROSA lavender flower fur
clip with unfoiled pale lavender blue stones as petals and clear rhinestone
accents, circa 1935, 2-1/3". This is signed "R DeRosa" on the back.
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DEROSA aqua enameled starfish brooch in gold
washed sterling silver, 1-7/8" by 1-7/8". It is signed "R DeRosa sterling"
on the back and it was made in the 1940s. As you can see in the
magnified photo, some of the aqua enamel is missing here and there.
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DEROSA pink glass petals flower brooch, 2-1/3" by 2". While this is not
signed, it does use the unusual keystone-shaped pink rhinestones in a way
that I have only seen on other DeRosa pieces, as well as the multiple layers
for which they were known. The two pieces of red rhinestones are invisibly
set, and look like four segments when each is only one. The center is
made of topaz-colored rhinestones, and there are clear rhinestones all
around the clip. This was converted long ago from a clip to a brooch, and it
would have been signed on the top of the clip. The last image shows a vintage original
DeRosa art work illustrating a similar brooch.
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DEROSA brooch with pink
and clear rhinestones and green beautiful and transparently enameled leaves,
a nice large 4". While this is not signed, only DeRosa did these pieces with
so much dimension and quality and this style of leaves, circa 1940. I
haven’t seen but two of these so
like many DeRosa pieces, it is relatively rare. Note the details, like
the crescent shaped center with clear rhinestone on it and the translucent
enamel work.
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DEROSA brooch with pink and clear rhinestones and green beautiful and
transparently enameled leaves, a nice large 4". While this is not signed,
only DeRosa did these pieces with so much dimension and quality and this
style of leaves, circa 1940. I haven’t seen but two of these so like many
DeRosa pieces, it is relatively rare. Note the details, like the crescent
shaped center with clear rhinestone on it and the translucent enamel work.
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DEROSA
enameled green leaves and red glass bead berries brooch the lovely
translucent green enameled leaves for which DeRosa is known, 3-1/3" by
1-7/8". Circa 1940, it is in excellent vintage condition. While this I not
signed, I can feel safe in saying it’s by DeRosa due to all the similar
pieces I have had over the years.
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DEROSA pink rhinestone earrings with peach colored enamel tiny petals
and clear rhinestone accents all set in gold tone metal, 1" by 7/8" clip
backs. Marked "R DeRosa on the back of one earring and "pat pend" on the
back of the other. There are tiny tips of the peach enameling missing here and there,
but hard to see without magnification.
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DeROSA rare pink enamel
and clear rhinestones fur clip set in silver tone, circa 1930s, 3-1/8". This
reminds me of the fine jewelry from the Edwardian era, truly elegant,
delicate and well made.
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DEROSA pink unfoiled rhinestone earrings set in gold tone metal with
clip back, 7/8".
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DEROSA coil bracelet
with pink and clear rhinestones and green translucent enameled leaves set in gold tone,
total length 8-1/2", front width 2-3/4", band width 5/16", signed "Derosa"
on the back, circa 1940. View
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DEROSA pink rhinestone and
green enameled leaves and flowers clips and bracelets group, circa 1940. As you
can see, they used two different shades of pink rhinestones depending on
when they were made I suppose. #d19062 |
DEROSA pink rhinestones and translucent green enameled leaves fur clip with clear
rhinestone accents and a gold tone finish, 2-3/4". This is signed "R DeRosa"
on the back.
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DEROSA pink rhinestones and translucent green
enameled leaves fur clip with clear rhinestones.
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DEROSA pink rhinestones and green enameled leaves bracelet with the
lovely translucent enamel work and clear rhinestone accents, all set in gold
tone metal. There is light finish wear on the back of the bracelet. The
bracelet is 7" by 1-1/8" and it was made in the
1940s.
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DEROSA pink rhinestones and green enameled leaves earrings in a gold
tone finish, 1" clip backs.
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DeROSA flower bud
fur clip with petals of invisibly set rose colored glass, accented
by clear rhinestones and a glass pearl, 4"
tall. This is an amazing three-dimensional clip.
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DEROSA unusual fur clip
in an open shamrock-shape with red rhinestones, glass pearls
and clear rhinestones, 3-1/2" by 2-1/3".
This is priced as-is with
almost all the clear rhinestones turning gray and some wear on the finish upon close
examination, but it is still lovely and wearable, made in the
1940s. It is signed "R DeRosa" on the back. Many
DeRosa designs are relatively rare, and they seem to have made a much
smaller number of most of their designs then other major jewelry makers of
the era.
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DeROSA medium
dark pink rhinestone
and green enameled leaves earrings.
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DEROSA gold washed sterling brooch with pink
rhinestone center, signed on the back in tiny letters "R DeRosa
sterling" and made in the early 1940s, it is 3" by 2".
The mark is hard to see so I pointed to it with two red lines in the last
photo.
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DeROSA multi-colored pastel
unfoiled
rhinestones fur clip/pendant combination, 2-3/4" long and set in silver tone. Dazzling
colors and shapes! View
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DEROSA pink oval rhinestone ring with clear rhinestone accents and
accented with inset black enameling in the background behind the
rhinestones, all set in silver tone, size 5-3/4, and with the front being
1-1/8" by 1-1/8". It is signed "DeRosa" on the back and it is in excellent
condition.
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DEROSA fur clip with enameled flowers and swirl, a lovely peachy
color in two tones and set in gold tone with clear rhinestone accents,
2-1/4" by 2-1/4". It is signed on the clip back "R DeRosa" and
it’s circa 1940. I have
collected DeRosa for two decades now, but this is the first I have seen this
piece. DeRosa didn’t seem to make all that many of each of their pieces from
the 1930s and 1940s.
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DEROSA pink
rhinestones and enamel green leaves earrings with clear rhinestone
accents, circa 1945, 1".
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DEROSA rose pink
unfoiled rhinestone bracelet set in gold tone, 7-1/4" by 3/4".
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DEROSA gold washed sterling Retro style fur clip with an amazingly
colorful unfoiled aqua center rhinestone and clear
rhinestone accents all set in a yellow gold washed sterling, signed on the
back DeRosa sterling, 2-1/2" by 2" and circa 1940’s.
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DEROSA large
fur clip of aqua unfoiled rhinestones flower
bouquet and green enameled leaves, 4-1/4" by 2-1/2". The flower
centers are in crown-like settings and below that are golden colored glass
balls. There are clear rhinestone flower spikes and leaf veins and lovely
translucent enameling. This is one of the larger DeRosa clips, and made in
layers so that it’s three-dimensional, as their best pieces were, circa
1940s. This is signed "R DeRosa" on the back. We also had
this with the topaz colored larger stones.
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DEROSA green
and yellow enamel and green demi-lune shaped rhinestones Jack-in-the-pulpit flowers fur clip
with clear rhinestone accents and pierced filigree leaves, 3-1/2".
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This is a design art work for a DeRosa bracelet, not unlike the one shown
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DEROSA hinged bangle bracelet with a marvelous sheath of flowers set with
green rhinestones accented with clear rhinestone. It has it’s safety
chain and is signed on the inside "R DeRosa". It is 7" around the inside and
about 5/8" wide, and the finish does show some wear. Made in the 1940s, it’s an
unusual design, but then DeRosa bracelets are a bit unusual and hard to find.
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DeROSA sterling stylized flower fur clip with green
unfoiled rhinestone petals and a clear rhinestone center and bands, 4".
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DEROSA purple rhinestone fur clip with lovely translucent green leaves
and a gold washed sterling setting. There are clear rhinestones as
veins on the leaves and the ribbon and bow design is so nice. This was
made in the 1940s and it is marked "R DeRosa sterling" on the back. At
2" by 2", a very nice size. View
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Hand painted design art work for the clip show here at the left.
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DEROSA dainty green rhinestone small fur clip with a glass pearl in the
center set in gold washed sterling silver, 2-1/8" by 1-1/8". The center is a
seashell shape surrounded by two circles, one holding the green rhinestones.
At the bottom of the top element is a charming bow and ribbon, and suspended
from it is another small bow shape with a green rhinestone center. It is
signed on the back "R DeRosa, sterling", and it is from the 1940s.
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DEROSA Deco green
and clear rhinestones set in pot metal two-part buckle, circa 1935, large and lovely
at 4" by 1-3/4". Hands down the most fabulous buckle I ever owned.
View #d28830
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DEROSA green
rhinestone earrings with clear rhinestone accents.
View
#d22148
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DEROSA green rhinestone fur clip in gold tone with clear rhinestones,
signed "R DeRosa sterling", 3-1/8" by 2-3/4". Circa 1940 and in excellent
condition. Like most DeRosa from this era, there are layers of elements:
gold tone horns, a center clear rhinestone blossom the projects the
unusually cut green rhinestone, which are unfoiled to let the light pass
through.
View #d39518
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DEROSA flower and
leaves fur clip with a green rhinestone center and glass pearl and clear
rhinestone accents, 4".
View #d22076
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DEROSA
star shaped fur clip with wonderful unfoiled emerald green glass
rhinestones but no signature. It is 2"
by 2" and was made in the 1940s. The unusual pointed stones
surround a half-circle green dome shaped center stone, and all of this is in
excellent condition, even the gold washed setting. The person I got it from thought it was by DeRosa, and
it
could be, but so far I have
no firm proof of that. No matter, it is a spectacular clip in a vivid
color!
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DEROSA bracelet
with green enameled leaves and an aqua rhinestone center with glass pearl accents,
all on a gold tone band, 7″ x 1-1/3″. View
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#d19512
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DEROSA
Retro
clear and square green rhinestones fur clip, 2-3/4", circa 1940.
View #d25000 |
DEROSA green and clear
rhinestones, baguettes and cabochons belt buckle set in silver tone, marked
"R DeRosa" circa 1930s, 4" total width and 2-1/4" wide.
View
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DEROSA fur clip with green rhinestones and clear rhinestone accents set
in gold washed sterling, marked "DeRosa sterling" on the back, 2-1/4" by
1-5/8", circa 1940.
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DEROSA flower, feather and
leaves fur clip with clear rhinestones, glass pearl center and green
enameled leaves, 3-3/4". The enameling is so smooth and
perfect that I had wondered if it had been re-done, but even under a
loupe I can see no indication of that.
Just for fun, here is a jpg of the old
DEROSA ad for this clip.
It says, "Brilliant with simulated pearls on sterling, rhodium or gold
finish, Ralph DeRosa Company, New York".
View #d23570 |
DEROSA advertisement for clip #d23570, courtesy of Pat Seal.
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DEROSA fur
clip with lovely translucent green enamel and rhinestones in a swirl or starburst
shape. It is signed on the back.
View #d27636
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DeROSA original design art work. #399 |
DEROSA artwork for a brooch or clip.
346 |
DeROSA sterling vermeil
cornucopia brooch with green rhinestones, 2-3/4". View
#d24444 |
DEROSA sterling vermeil
stylized floral and leaves fur clip with a green marquis and clear rhinestones, circa
1945, 3-1/8". There is some finish wear spread evenly over the piece,
which is often seen on DeRosa pieces..
View #d28753 |
DEROSA green channel set rhinestones dress clip in dental edge setting,
circa 1945, 2-3/4" by 1-1/2". View #d34739
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DEROSA Deco green and clear rhinestone dress clips set of two,
circa 1935, each 1-7/8" by 1-5/8", and both in very good to excellent
condition with all stones in place and the clips tight and working. Each is
signed on the back "R. DeRosa". Sets like this are rare.
View
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DEROSA sterling vermeil green demi-lune rhinestones bracelet, one demi-lune
chipped at corner, 7" by 7/8".
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DEROSA
Deco
necklace with green glass jade-like molded and pierced center and clear
rhinestones all set in silver tone, a rare necklace circa 1940, 15" wearable length with 2-1/2" front drop.
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DEROSA
fur clip with yellow and blue kite shaped rhinestones and clear
rhinestone accents, 2-1/8" by 1-3/4". DeRosa created so many different pieces and most of their best
have more than one layer, just like this does. Made in the 1940s and in very good
condition with no flaws, just brilliant good looks.
View #d39829 |
DEROSA Retro style gold mesh
bracelet with a front of brilliant red baguettes and clear rhinestones, 6" wearable
length, so for a smaller wrist, and the band is 1-1/4" wide. Circa 1950, it
is a quality made piece, like all DeRosa from that era, and marvelously
designed.
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DEROSA fur
clip with lovely lavender unfoiled rhinestones, green enameling and clear
rhinestones, so beautiful. It has very light finish wear but is in
very good condition otherwise, and I enjoy wearing it. Made in the
1940s of gold washed sterling, it is 3-3/4" by 2-1/2".
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#d41850 |
DEROSA sterling gilt flower
and pod
brooch with single purple rhinestone, clear rhinestone accents, 3".
View #D36387 |
DEROSA art work for jewelry designs.
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DEROSA purple and clear
rhinestones set in gold tone 2" fur clip, circa 1940.
View #d24963 |
DEROSA fur clip with a red and clear rhinestone flower and green
enameled leaves in a gold washed sterling setting. It is very close to
matching one of my DeRosa company design art works, from the 1940s, and it
is signed on the clip back "DeRosa sterling", 2-3/4" by 1-1/2". The tiny
tip of the red stone on the far left is chipped, which can be seen upon
close examination only, so it is being sold as is. The last photo here
shows one of the original DeRosa design art works on paper, similar to this
clip and shown for fun, not part of this price,
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DEROSA original design art work that could be for the clip at the left. #d41179
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DEROSA
sterling flower and bow fur clip with a lovely purple rhinestone center,
enameled green leaves, a cream bow and
several glass pearls, all set in gold
washed sterling and circa 1940’s, 3-1/4" by 2-1/4". It is
marked "DeRosa sterling" on the back and has a gold wash, typical for
DeRosa. I had the
enameling all professionally restored in DeRosa colors from the 1940’s.
It’s a joy to have a special piece like this brought back to life!
Many DeRosa designs are relatively rare, and they seem to have made a much
smaller number of most of their designs then other major jewelry makers of the
era.
View #d41317 |
DEROSA
fur clip with gold washed sterling flower and ribbons and red rhinestone petals and drops, a glass pearl center and clear rhinestone
accents, marked on the back "R DeRosa sterling" circa 1940, 2-1/4" by 1-1/3".
This is a lovely example of DeRosa jewelry and will be a pleasure to wear
for years to come.
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#d41190
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DEROSA fur clip with a brilliant red unfoiled center rhinestones and
clear rhinestone accents, marked "DeRosa", gilt silver, 2-1/8" by
1-5/8". There are some graying rhinestones, typical of a piece of
this age, and they are at the very top above the red stone.
View #d41192 |
DEROSA
flower bouquet fur clip with brilliant tiny red cabochon cut rhinestones and
black enamel ribbons, marked on the back "DeRosa sterling" it is washed with
yellow gold. Circa 1940s, it has three tiny clear rhinestone accents and it
is in excellent vintage condition, 2-3/4" by 2-1/3".
View #d41239 |
DEROSA hand drawn and painted art work for a design similar to the clip
shown at the left.
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DEROSA flower fur clip with a big purple rhinestone center, clear
rhinestone accents, green enamel on the fern-like leaves and some finish
wear to the gold tone. It is 3-1/2" by 2-7/8". I don’t know if it
is a fantasy flower or a real one, but it is absolutely beautiful and
from the
1940s.
View #d40976 |
DEROSA flower and leaves fur clip with red glass beads, blue
elongated rhinestones and clear rhinestones with
green and brown enameling , 3-5/8" by 2". It looks like
this is photographed upside-down, but the clip on the back indicates it
is meant to be worn this way.
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DEROSA big gold tone flower
fur clip with deep purple center rhinestone and clear rhinestone accents,
finish as is with medium finish wear on the petal edges, 3" wide. View #D36956
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DEROSA big gold tone flower
fur clips with center rhinestone and clear rhinestone accents, large and
lovely worn separately or together, 3" each.
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DEROSA glorious gold tone flower fur clip with red rhinestone
center and clear rhinestones accents, 3" wide. This is a large and showy
piece with a great three dimensional look, circa 1940s, and because of the
weight it would be best worn on a heavier cloth or coat. Absolutely
spectacular!
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DEROSA
fur clips with red molded elements and tiny clear rhinestones set in gold
washed sterling, marked on the backs "DeRosa sterling", set of 2 each 2" by
1". These were made in the 1940’s. These clips look like a part
of the line shown in art work shown here at the
far right.
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#d41629 |
DeROSA red molded glass petals flower fur clip with an opalescent glass center,
marked on the back "R DeRosa sterling", 2-3/8".
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View #d21163.
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DEROSA design art work similar to #d21163
and clips #d41629 all on the left here. #426
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DEROSA unsigned
6-3/4" by 1" bracelet with green enameled stems and red and clear
rhinestones. Also shown in a DeRosa original design art work, shown at
the right, which illustrates a very similar bracelet.
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#d24360 |
Original De Rosa design art work, possibly for the bracelet shown at the
left.
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DEROSA earrings with red and clear
rhinestones earrings with enameled green leaves, screw back earrings circa 1940,
1-1/8". These match the basket clip #d18664.
View #d33604 |
DeRosa art work for a clip or brooch design.
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DEROSA large brooch with red, blue and clear rhinestones set in gold
tone with green enameled accents, 4-1/3" by 2-1/3".
View #d37320 |
DEROSA Retro floral brooch art work. #396
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DEROSA floral fur clip with
purple rhinestones, glass pearls and grayed rhinestones, 3" by 2-5/8". The
rhinestones have grayed to an almost charcoal color. This is a
wonderful layered and intricate clip
signed "R DeRosa" on the back.
View #D36425
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DEROSA fur clip with three blossoms, each with a pointed purple unfoiled rhinestone
surrounded by clear rhinestones and set in gold tone petals, 3-5/8" by 2".
Ralph DeRosa jewelry is known for its three-dimensional design, high quality
components, and translucent enameling. This is signed on the clip
back "DeRosa", circa 1940.
View #d40326
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DEROSA fur clip flower bouquet of purple rhinestones and clear rhinestone accents, 3" by 2". It is set in gold washed
sterling and from the early 1940s and the combination of that and the purple
stones is lovely.
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DEROSA leaf fur clip with deep
red and clear rhinestones in rose and yellow gold tone setting, circa 1945, 3-5/8".
View #d33634 |
DEROSA art work for the fur clip at right.
#148
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DEROSA
Deco
fur clips with red rhinestone set in sterling vermeil and clear rhinestone
accents, set of 2, each 1-3/4" long.
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View #d37355 |
DEROSA sterling vermeil bow fur clip with red and clear rhinestones
and artificial pearls, 3". View
#d23729
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DEROSA
gold washed sterling fur clip with large
red center cushion rhinestone and tiny clear rhinestone accents. Made in
the 1940s, it is only marked "sterling" on the back, but I feel
certain that it is by DeRosa. It is 2-5/8" by
1-1/3".
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DEROSA clear and red rhinestones arrow or comet fur clip, 2" by
5/8". It is signed on the back, "R. DeRosa", circa 1940. The square red
stones are unfoiled to allow light to pass through, and the clear
rhinestones have some gray in some of them.
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DEROSA dress clip in antiqued gold tone with delicious
pomegranate-colored glass beads tucked into the layered petals, 1-3/4". This
is circa 1940 and it is in excellent condition, signed "DeRosa" on the
back.
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DEROSA chains and red
beads fur clip suspended from a crescent shaped flowers top, wonderful detail,
circa 1940, 4" by 2" wide. The glass beads are the color of garnets and are
faceted on the sides. DeRosa was so clever with his use of unusual
rhinestones and beads.
View #d34035 |
DEROSA sterling vermeil flower fur clip with red cabochon center and clear
rhinestone accents, 3-1/4".
View #d24302
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DEROSA clear and red
rhinestone dress clip set in silver tone, 2-1/2". The red stones remind
me of pomegranate seeds, delightful!
View #D36360
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DEROSA dress
clip with a blue cabochon center, red baguettes and clear rhinestones.
In patriotic colors, it is marked "R DeRosa" on the back, 2" by 1-1/2".
All set in gold tone metal and in good condition except for some graying
of the clear rhinestones. So far I have only seen this design with a
either a green or a blue center stone.
View #D34905 |
DEROSA sterling
vermeil buds fur clip with red unfoiled faceted stones 2-5/8".
View #d35999
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DE
ROSA translucent green enamel and red and clear rhinestone 2" fur clip. Made
in the 1940s it is in excellent vintage condition.
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#d18851
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DeROSA
sterling vermeil starburst fur clip with red bead center and rhinestone accents,
circa 1940, 2-1/4". This is in excellent condition and a layered and well
designed piece like many of the DeRosa pieces from the WWII era.
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#d20624
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DEROSA gold tone atomic starburst fur clip with red, aqua and
clear rhinestones, 2". View
#d23830
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DEROSA earrings with round red glass beads in a gold tone setting,
some finish wear, 1"clip backs. These are in a terrific curled snail
shell design.
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DEROSA red glass beads fur clip in a swirling setting of gold colored
metal with clear rhinestone accents, marked on the back "R DeRosa", 2-5/8"
by 2-5/8", some finish wear on the back side and circa 1940.
View #d41287 |
DEROSA single earring covered with red glass balls set in a gold
tone metal finish, 7/8" clip back.
View #d41287 |
DE ROSA fur clip with a large oval faceted red rhinestone center and clear
rhinestone accents, 2-1/3". This clip also came in another color,
View here.
View #d19834
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DEROSA art work. #205
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DEROSA
sterling vermeil and red rhinestone retro fur clip with tiny clear
rhinestone accents, 2-1/4". The original art work for this lovely piece
is included, and these are rare one-of-a-kind illustrations done by the
original designer. View
View #d36260 |
DeROSA
gold tone with red and clear rhinestone fur clip, 2-1/3". This
clip is light weight for a DeRosa.
View #d22677 |
DEROSA deep pink rhinestone earrings with clear
rhinestone accents, 1-1/3".
View #d35499
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DEROSA starburst fur clip with blue, red and clear rhinestones set in a
three-tiered gold and silver tone setting, marked on the back "R DeRosa" and 2"
wide.
View
View #d40818
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DEROSA sterling vermeil flower clip with red and clear rhinestones,
3-1/3". View
#d24393
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Combination of DeRosa
flower and unsigned hummingbird brooch.
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HUMMINGBIRD pin with
clear rhinestones, 3-1/2". This is NOT a DeRosa, but it looks great with the DeRosa flower brooch as shown
at the left. View
#Y24423 |
DEROSA sterling fur clip with red
glass beads, gold wash, 2-5/8". View
#d36927 |
DEROSA cherry red
faceted glass and rhinestone earrings, 1-1/8". These match one of the
DeRosa basket clips.
View #d29103 |
DeROSA gold
tone cornucopia earrings with red and clear rhinestone dangles.
#d23935 |
DEROSA dress clip with a blue cabochon center, red baguettes and clear
rhinestones. In patriotic colors, it is marked "R DeRosa" on the back, 2" by
1-1/2". All set in gold tone metal and in good condition except for
some graying of the clear rhinestones. So far I have only seen this design
with a either a green or a blue center stone.
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DEROSA patriotic WWII era red, clear and blue rhinestones dress clip set
in a silver color rhodium plated setting, a genuine beauty. The red and blue
sparkling baguettes are channel set and the clear rhinestones set them off
perfectly, even though some of them are graying slightly. It’s 2" by 1-3/4",
circa late 1930s and signed "R DeRosa" on the back.
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DEROSA red and clear fur clip with a retro
design in red unfoiled teardrop and square shaped rhinestones and clear
baguettes and round rhinestones, signed on the back "DeRosa", 2-5/8" by
1-1/2", some clear stones are turning gray.
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DeROSA
red and clear rhinestones floral pin, 2-7/8".
View #d23051
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DEROSA red cabochons fur clip bouquet set in yellow, rose and white gold
colored metals, signed "R DeRosa", 4" by 2-3/4". Like so
many of the 1940s DeRosa pieces, this is well made with layers of leaves,
stems and stones. There is slight finish wear, visible on close examination,
but the stones are all present and the clip mechanism works perfectly. This
is signed "R DeRosa" on the back.
View #d38872
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DEROSA fur clip with a heart suspended within another heart with clear
rhinestones and a red enameled ribbon. There is some missing red on the
bow and some graying
rhinestones, no surprise because I think this is one of the oldest DeRosa
pieces we have ever had, I would think from the 1930s. It is 2-1/2" by 1-1/2".
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De Rosa design art work very similar to the clip shown at the right. #293 |
DeROSA floral bouquet fur clip with aqua and clear rhinestones, circa 1940, 3-7/8".
View
#d21161. |
De Rosa design art work very similar to the clip shown at the
left. #130 |
DEROSA blue enameled flower and leaves fur clip with
a long pointed aqua rhinestone center, clear rhinestones and glass pearl accents, circa 1940,
3" long. One leaf is gold tone and the other an aqua enamel, and this is
a gorgeous clip.
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DeROSA Jack in the
Pulpit floral brooch art work. #399
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DEROSA enameled and pink
faceted pointed crystal fur clip, totally re-enameled at some point, 2-7/8".
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DEROSA flower fur clip with red tulip shaped cabochons, an aqua teardrop
shaped center rhinestone and clear rhinestone accents, marked on the back "R
DeRosa" it is 3-1/4" by 2". The finish shows some light wear under close
examination, and this is circa 1940.
HERE is a jpg of the original design art work, shown here just for fun
but not included in this price.
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DEROSA
flower fur clip and earrings with three rows of cupped flower petals,
all enameled in a light cinnamon color, and centered with a glass pearl.
Marked "R DeRosa, sterling" on the back, they are in excellent vintage
condition, clip 2-5/8" by 1-5/8" and clip back earrings marked "sterling
pat pend" are 1" across. NOTE that the clip backs on the earrings
are not original, but they fit and function perfectly and are of the
same era.
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DeROSA topaz-colored and
clear rhinestones three dimensional rose and leaves fur clip, 3".
View #d21701
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DeROSA textured gold tone and
artificial pearl earrings, 1-5/8" clip backs.
View #d24923
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DEROSA small gold plated sterling bow brooch with tiny clear rhinestones,
signed on the back "R DeRosa sterling" and made in the the 1940s, it is 1-1/2"
by 1-1/4".
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DEROSA sterling vermeil and
artificial pearls 2-3/4" floral clip and 1" earrings.
View #d25325
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DEROSA flower bouquet fur clip and earrings with red glass bead cabochon
stamen and tiny clear rhinestone accents in a gold washed sterling setting,
made in the 1940s. The 2-3/4" fur clip and 1" clip back earrings are both in
excellent vintage condition, and DeRosa was one of the best costume jewelry
makers ever. The brooch has a swirling design that gives it the
illusion of movement.
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DEROSA sterling vermeil and artificial pearls 3" clip and 1" earrings.
View #d25326
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DEROSA floral
fur clip in gold tone with green and clear rhinestones, 4-5/8" long. identical to the
one at left, but this one is unsigned.
Reinad also made this same brooch, and we’ve seen many that are not
signed at all.
#d20825. |
DEROSA floral fur clip in gold tone with red and clear
rhinestones, signed "R DeRosa" on the back, it is 4-5/8" circa 1940. This clip was also made by Reinad
and there are also some that have no signature at all.
View #d19809 |
DEROSA gold washed sterling silver starburst earrings with a flowers in
the center of each one and glass pearls. These were made in about
1945, and they are 1-3/16" clip backs.
View #d20625 |
DEROSA flower links bracelet with
red rhinestones set in gold tone, with safety chain, 7" by 7/8".
View
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DEROSA sterling vermeil and blue rhinestones flowers bracelet, signed
"DeRosa" on one side of the tongue and "sterling" on the other, 7" by
7/8". View
View #d34524 |
DEROSA unsigned sterling vermeil bracelet with links of topaz colored
and clear rhinestones set with swirls and flowers, safety chain, 7" by 3/4"
. View
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DEROSA sterling vermeil fur
clip with topaz colored unfoiled center rhinestone, artificial pearls and
clear rhinestones, 2-3/4". View
#d36296 |
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DeROSA BERRY & LEAF
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DeROSA red and
clear rhinestone strawberry fur clip with lovely translucent green
enameled leaves, 3-1/8". It is signed on the back, "R. DeRosa and it’s in
very good vintage condition with only a few graying rhinestones.
View #d23233
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DEROSA
strawberry set, red and clear rhinestones set in gold tone, necklace and
earrings, 15" necklace and 1-1/8" earrings. Wonderfully designed and
three-dimensional. Only the earrings are signed but they are obviously
an exact match to the necklace.
View #d20199
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DEROSA enameled lush red strawberries brooch with clear rhinestones and
enameled berries and translucent green leaves, circa 1940, 4-1/3" by 2".
This was professionally converted from a fur clip to a brooch some time ago,
but you must look closely to see it, and even then, it is visible only from the back.
Also, the enameling is a bit uneven if you look under 5x magnification. The
clear rhinestones are set in a way I hadn’t seen before, into silver square
settings that stand a bit above the red enamel, giving it beautiful
dimension. This is just really special!
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DEROSA strawberry bracelet and earrings with rich red rhinestones and
clear rhinestone accents in a gold tone setting that is in excellent
condition, almost as though it was never worn. The set is signed on
the back of the earrings "R DeRosa". The bracelet is 7" wearable
length by 7/8" wide and the clip back earrings are 1-1/4". These are from
the 1940s and the set looks like it was made yesterday!
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DEROSA red and green enameled strawberry fur clip with clear rhinestones
set in little gold metal squares, 2-1/8" by 1-3/4". Some enamel is missing
where it doesn’t show, at the bottom and a tiny bit at the top, but this is
still a lovely piece of jewelry made in the 1940s by one of the best jewelry
companies.
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DEROSA red glass bead grapes
fruit fur
clip with green enameled leaves and clear rhinestone accents all set in gold
tone, circa 1940, 2-3/4" by 2". This is in excellent condition and looks a
bit like
a DuJay, but it’s marked "DeRosa" on the clip back. Just gorgeous
and in excellent condition. View
#d36063 |
DeRosa art work for a clip like the one at the right.
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DEROSA red unusually shaped rhinestones berries and leaves 3-3/4" fur clip with
faux pearls, circa 1940.
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#d21164 |
DEROSA
sterling vermeil and red rhinestone 7" by 1" bracelet and 1-1/8" earrings.
View
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DEROSA red
rhinestones grapes fur clip, 3-1/2".
View #d23590 |
DEROSA green enameled
leaves brooch with clear rhinestone accents, 2-1/2".
View #d27674
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DEROSA unsigned green
enameled leaves necklace, bracelet, brooch and earrings, necklace
14-1/2" with 2-1/4" at the front drop, bracelet 7" by 1-3/4", earrings
1", brooch 3-1/2". This group, also seen in brown, is one
of the most commonly available these days, so it brings a lower price
than the more unusual pieces. #d19093 |
DeROSA unsigned
leaves 3" brooch . The enamel work is typical DeRosa, and notice that the
size, shape and curve of the leaves is identical to those used in the signed
DeRosa strawberry necklace, shown above.
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DeROSA unsigned leaves set
with green enamel, clear rhinestones set in gold tone bracelet, brooch and
earrings set, 6-3/4" by 1-1/2" bracelet, 3-1/2" brooch and 1-1/8" earrings.
The enameling is beautifully done and transparent, similar to the Boucher
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DeROSA leaves and
strawberries jewelry.
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DEROSA unsigned caramel
enameled leaves brooch and earrings with clear rhinestones, 2-3/4" brooch
and 1-1/8" earrings. The enameling is beautifully done and transparent,
similar to the Boucher enamels.
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DeROSA ACROSTIC JEWELRY
Acrostic jewelry uses the gems to spell out a message (Diamond for
"D", Emerald for "E", etc.). Popular messages include "regards" and
"dearest". Acrostics were popular in Victorian jewelry as well.
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DEROSA
acrostic
"Regards" rhinestone spray fur clip circa 1940, 3-5/8". The rhinestones are colors that
represent ruby, emerald, garnet, amethyst, ruby, diamonds and sapphire which
acrostically spells "regards". DeRosa did more of these romantic
acrostic pieces that spelled out a message of love and regards. Other
DeRosa acrostics pieces can be seen in the book, "Jewels of Fantasy" by
Deanna Cera on page 158, and in the book, "Swarovski, a Celebrating a
History of Collaborations in Fashion, Jewelry, Performance & Design" on
page 149. A DeRosa brooch similar to this one is featured, so DeRosa
used Swarovski crystals in at least some of their pieces.
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"Regards" clip and art work.
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DEROSA acrostic "Regards" rhinestone spray fur clip in gold
plated silver, circa 1940s, 2-1/3". The rhinestones are colors that
represent ruby, emerald, garnet, amethyst, ruby, diamonds and sapphire
which acrostically spells out the word "regards". There is light finish
wear as often happens on these older DeRosa pieces and some of the clear
rhinestones have grayed with age, so this is priced accordingly. It is
still a lovely and wearable piece. DeRosa did more of these romantic
acrostic pieces that spelled out a message of love and regards. Other
DeRosa acrostics pieces can be seen in the book, "Jewels of Fantasy" by
Deanna Cera on page 158. In the book, "Swarovski, a Celebrating a
History of Collaborations in Fashion, Jewelry, Performance & Design" on
page 149, a DeRosa brooch similar to this one is featured, so DeRosa
used Swarovski crystals in at least some of their pieces.
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DEROSA "dearest" acrostic
bracelet with clear, green, purple, red and yellow rhinestones in gold tone
setting, circa 1949, 6-1/2" by
1/3". Acrostic jewelry uses the gems to spell out a message (Diamond
for "D", Emerald for "E", etc.). View
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DEROSA acrostic "Regards" rhinestone spray fur
clip in gold plated silver, circa 1940s, 2-1/3". These are faceted
glass rhinestones,
but are colors
that represent the first letters of the gem stones ruby, emerald, garnet, amethyst, ruby, diamonds and sapphire
which acrostically spells out the word "regards". There is light finish wear,
as often happens on these older DeRosa pieces, and some of the clear
rhinestones have grayed with age, so this is priced accordingly. It is still
a lovely and wearable piece. It is marked on the back "R DeRosa". DeRosa
did others of these romantic acrostic pieces, each of which spelled out a message of
love and regards, and they can be seen in the book, "Jewels of Fantasy" by
Deanna Cera on page 158. In the book, "Swarovski, a Celebrating a History of
Collaborations in Fashion, Jewelry, Performance & Design" on page 149, a
DeRosa brooch similar to this one is featured, so DeRosa used Swarovski
crystals in at least some if not all of their pieces.
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DeROSA "DEAREST" bracelet,
with artificial Diamond, Emerald, Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire and Topaz to spell
out the romantic message, circa 1949.
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DeROSA MISCELLANEOUS
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ABOVE is the original design art work on tissue paper for the bracelet shown
at the right.
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DEROSA hinged bracelet with a long rectangular red rhinestone in the
center, two rows of clear rhinestones leading to a row of blue baguettes on
each side. Set in gold tone, it is signed "DeRosa" on the back of the clasp
and has it’s safety chain. It is in very good vintage condition, with light
scratches and rubbing on the finish here and there. It is 6-2/3" around the
inside, 1" wide at the front and 5/8" wide at the back. Spectacular
and very hard to find, it’s the only one I have seen like it so far in the
almost-three decades I have been doing this!!
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ABOVE is the original design art work on tissue paper for the brooch or clip
matching the bracelet shown at the left.
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DEROSA unsigned feather brooch with pink oval unfoiled rhinestones
accented with clears and in a silver and gold tone setting, circa 1940, 3-1/3". View
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DEROSA feather
bouquet brooch with purple and clear rhinestones, 3-1/4" by 2-1/4".
The dramatic purple unfoiled oval rhinestones are accented with brilliant
clear rhinestones, and it’s all in a gold washed setting. This is in
excellent condition with only one tiny clear stone turned gray. Circa
1940, it is not signed buy I know for sure it’s by DeRosa because we have
had signed ones like it.
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DeROSA feather
fur clip with green and caramel enameling, red and blue rhinestones and clear rhinestone
accents all set in gold tone metal, circa 1940, 3-1/4". This is
signed on the back side.
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DEROSA
gold washed sterling and clear rhinestones brooch with dangling aqua rhinestone
pendants, marked in tiny letters high on the back "R
DeRosa sterling" first made in 1946.
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DEROSA August-September 1946 De Rosa advertisement
Courtesy of Pat Seal. It shows the brooch shown at the right.
The words say, "Brilliants on sterling with varicolored pendants – finished
in gold or rhodium. Sold in finer stores. DeRosa designed jewels".
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DEROSA sterling vermeil brooch with dangling pendant bars tipped with green rhinestones,
2-1/8" by 2". It’s unusual and seven elements hang from the top
frame which is decorated with little flowers and ferns, all circa 1940.
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DEROSA sterling vermeil fur clip with clear glass demi-lune
rhinestones and pierced pods, marked on the back "R DeRosa sterling",
from the 1940s, 3-1/2".
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DEROSA sterling vermeil
and rhinestones leaf brooch, 2-1/3" very slight finish wear.
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DEROSA three-piece dress clip with an unfoiled green center and
brilliant clear rhinestones set in silver tone metal, signed on the back
"R DeRosa", it is 4-1/3" by 2" .
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DEROSA
sterling vermeil
oval earrings with clear rhinestones with lovely filigree and beaded borders,
circa 1940,1-1/8". Signed R. DeRosa on the back of the earrings and
"sterling, pat. pend" on the clip back. The stones are evenly slightly graying.
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DEROSA floral and leaves bracelet and earrings with plum, cream and
green enamel on gold tone. The bracelet is fine but one earrings is "as is"
(wearable but with repairs on the enameling). The bracelet is 6-5/8" by
about 1-1/3", clip back earrings 1-1/3". The price is for the bracelet only
and the earrings are included for free.
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DEROSA gold washed sterling
bracelet with black glass beads and purple, red, green, pale blue and clear
rhinestones, with it’s safety chain, circa 1940. The wearable length is 7"
and the front element is 1-3/4" by 1-1/2". Interesting and sophisticated
colors and unusual stones make this extra special. DeRosa jewelry was
made in fewer numbers than most other well-known makers. Ralph De Rosa made
jewelry from about 1934-1970. The metal finish is a bit matte rather than a
bright shiny silver, a lovely setting for the beads and rhinestones, and it
is in excellent vintage condition. View
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DEROSA gilt sterling brooch with purple and green faceted rectangular
rhinestones, green enameling and clear accents, 1-3/4" by 1-1/2". It does
have some wear, as seen in the photo, but it’s priced accordingly and very
pretty anyway, circa 1940.
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DEROSA bracelet in gold washed sterling with purple, pale blue, green and
clear rhinestones and glass pearls and accented with tiny green enameled
leaves around the edge. It was made in the 1940s and it still has it’s
safety chain.
The wearable length is 6-7/8" and the front element is 1-3/4" by 1-5/8".
Interesting and sophisticated colors and unusual stones make this extra
special. DeRosa made fewer pieces in each style than most other well-known
jewelry
makers, so you won’t see them everywhere. Ralph De Rosa made jewelry from
about 1934-1970. The metal finish is a bit matte rather than a bright shiny
silver, a lovely setting for the pearls and rhinestones, and it is in
excellent vintage condition.
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DEROSA rare bracelet with a red unfoiled center faceted rhinestone
center, surrounded by dark red, green and caramel colored enameled cabochon
shapes and all in a heavy bronze looking finish. It is 7-1/2" wearable
length with a front element of 2" by 1-1/2" and the width of the chain back
is 1-1/3", as is.
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DEROSA pierced gold tone bracelet with chains, rhinestones and
glass flowers in red, green, blue, pink and topaz. The wearable length is 7"
long and it is 2" wide at the front and 1-1/4" at the back, and circa 1940. This
is the first bracelet of this style that I have seen in all the years I have
been collecting DeRosa, so I was excited to get it. It is in very good vintage
condition and the catch works perfectly. What a treat!
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DEROSA
Old World look buckle with wonderful little blue and red glass flowers,
rhinestones in aqua, red, green, purple, yellow and blue, and it’s all
mounted on a gold tone filigree back. Marked "R Derosa" on the
back of both of the two pieces, it is a total of 5-1/2" long by 2" wide.
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DEROSA topaz colored center
rhinestone fur clip with unfoiled yellow rhinestone edges, set in gold tone,
very slight finish wear at some of the petal edges, circa 1940s, 2".
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DEROSA
fur clip with a gorgeous oval purple rhinestone center, pale yellow baguette
rhinestones, and artificial pearls with tiny clear rhinestone
accents, what a rich and lovely combination! It is set in a starburst of
yellow- and pink-gold wash, just dazzling. This is circa 1945 and it is
2-5/8" by 2-1/8". Some of the tiny clear rhinestones have grayed a bit with
age, which can happen, but it’s still an absolute beauty. The last photo
shows what may be the original design art work for this piece, and while the
art’s not for sale, it did come from a collection of original DeRosa design
art work which I am lucky enough to own. The layered three-dimensional look
is so typical of DeRosa, and one of the reasons they are a top favorite
maker of mine in both quality and design.
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Shown here is the original design art work for a very similar DeRosa
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DEROSA rare unsigned fur clip with gold tone chain fringe and
hand set topaz-colored glass beads and rhinestones, a nice large size at
3-1/2" long. It was made in the 1940s, and shimmers when it moves. I call
this a DeRosa because I have one in this same design with the DeRosa
signature on the back. This is in very good vintage condition on the front,
and the fur clip mechanism on the back has a professionally added a safety
catch for security. Like so many pieces by DeRosa, it is beautifully
designed and unusual. A real joy to own and to wear, and the dangling
chains create a beautiful movement.
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DRESS CLIP with chain fringe and topaz-colored beads and rhinestones,
both 3-1/2". One of these is signed and one unsigned
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DEROSA fur clip with gold tone
chain fringe and clear rhinestones, a nice large size at 3-1/2" long.
It was made in the 1930s and shimmers
nicely when it moves. Some of the clear rhinestones are graying, commiserate with
their age, but it is still quite lovely to wear and the clip mechanism works perfectly.
Like so many pieces by DeRosa, it is beautifully designed and unusual.
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DEROSA bracelet with unfoiled topaz colored
rhinestones set in gold colored metal. This has a hinge on one side and the
clasp on the other, and it is a small size at 6-1/3" wearable size, 1-1/8"
front width and 1/2" wide at the back. This has a safety chain on the hinged
side, and it is marked "R DeRosa" on the back of the clasp.
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DEROSA
bracelet with unfoiled topaz gold, brown and caramel colored rhinestones set in gold
colored metal. This has a hinge on one side and the clasp on the other,
and it is a small size at 6-1/3" wearable size, 1-1/8" front width and
1/2" wide at the back. This has a safety chain on the hinged side, and
it is marked "R DeRosa" on the back of the clasp. Along the back
side there’s some gold finish missing down to the silver beneath, as
seen in the photo. There are also two rectangular rhinestones, each with
a small chip you need magnification to see, and they are so small I
cannot get a picture of them, but the bracelet is priced accordingly.
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DEROSA Deco clear crystal "O"
and rhinestones dress clip, 2".
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DEROSA original design art work. #271 |
DEROSA Deco green crystal "O"
and rhinestones dress clips, set of two, 2" each.
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DEROSA
original design art work.
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DeROSA
glass and rhinestone 2" dress clips in clear and pale green crystal.
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DEROSA unsigned
aqua rhinestone earrings, patent number for the clip is 1967965 dates them
to circa 1934, 3/4". DeRosa often used the clip back on their earlier
earrings.
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DEROSA gold washed sterling bracelet with round glass pearl cabochons
and clear rhinestone accents, 1940s and safety chain still present, 6-5/8"
by 3/4", substantial in weight,. It is marked "deRosa sterling" on the back.
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DEROSA design art work for the bracelet at the left.
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DEROSA gold washed sterling bracelet with clear
rhinestones, six links and a safety chain. This is a beautiful curved
and pierced design, a real classic from the 1940s. It is 7" wearable length
and about 1-1/8" wide
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DEROSA sterling vermeil fur clip with aqua unfoiled center rhinestone,
red glass beads and artificial pearls, 2-1/8".
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De Rosa
Retro
art work.
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De Rosa
original design art work.
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De
Rosa Retro fur clip with aqua and clear rhinestones set in gold tone. View
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DeROSA Retro red and clear
rhinestones 3-1/3" retro style fur clip.
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DEROSA original art work. #434 |
DeROSA
8" by 1-7/8" antiqued gold tone bracelet with blue and red cabs.
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DEROSA design art work. #466 |
DEROSA bracelet with blue glass cylinders set in silver tone links
accented with clear rhinestones, marked on the clasp, "R DeROSA", 7" by
1/3". Sadly, this is "as is" with many broken cylinders.
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DEROSA
sterling vermeil floral fur clip with oval red rhinestone center and clear
rhinestone accents, circa 1945, 3".
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DEROSA original design art work similar to the clip shown at the left. |
DeROSA or DuJay unsigned blue unfoiled rhinestone earrings set in silver
tone with clear rhinestone accents, 7/8" clip backs. I have seen both DeRosa
and DuJay brooches with this open flower element in them,
and DeRosa earring backs that look just like
these. .
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DEROSA fur clip with a marquis shaped rich blue rhinestone and clear
rhinestones in the leaves and stems, it has a silver finish on the front and
a gold washed finish on the back, signed "R DeRosa", 3" by 2".
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DEROSA fur clip with a Retro
design and a large amethyst-colored purple rhinestone center accented with clear
rhinestones, some graying of rhinestone and wear on the gold finish, 3" by
2". The last jpg is a
magazine advertisement for this same clip and it is dated 1941, but we don’t
have the actual paper ad.
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"DeRosa 404 4th Avenue
Jewels by DeRosa $16.00
Two-tone gold plated clip of simulated rhinestones with topaz or amethyst.
Leading stores."
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DEROSA retro
purple rhinestone and artificial pearl brooch, circa 1944, 2" by 2-3/4".
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DEROSA original art work for brooch #d23931, marked in pencil "Done 3-13-44". #230 |
DEROSA art work that shows a clip by DeRosa
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DeROSA CLEAR RHINESTONE
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DEROSA elegant and very brilliant V-shaped
necklace with clear rhinestones set rhodium plates silver colored metal,
signed "R DeRosa" inside the catch in tiny letters. It is16" wearable
length with 1 2-1/2" front drop, substantially made by masters circa
1940. I have also seen this in green and clear rhinestones, along
with the bracelet.
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DEROSA elegant set of a necklace and bracelet in excellent vintage
condition.
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DEROSA sterling silver and clear rhinestones hinged bracelet, signed
on inside of the the clasp "R DeRosa sterling. 6-7/8" wearable size with
a front element of 1-5/9" wide. I have also seen this in
green and clear rhinestones along with the necklace.
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DEROSA sterling and clear rhinestones fur clip with round and baguette
shaped clear rhinestones, signed on the back "R Derosa, sterling", circa
1940s, 2-3/4" by 1-3/4′.
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DeROSA sterling and clear rhinestones fur clip and earrings
in silver tone, circa 1947 according to a magazine ad from that year.
The clip is 3" and clip back earrings are 1-1/4". These are sparkling,
beautiful and in excellent condition with a rhodium plated sterling
finish.
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DEROSA sparkling clear rhinestone earrings set in rhodium plated
sterling, 1-1/2" by 1" clip backs. These are each signed on the
back "R DeRosa". Classy, elegant and in excellent vintage
condition, they have the wonderful detail for which DeRosa is known.
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DEROSA bow fur clip with brilliant clear rhinestones and glass pearl
rows and dangles, a wonderful combination. It is
signed "R DeRosa" on the back and it’s 2-3/4" by 2" It’s amazing that this
piece from the 1940s is in such excellent vintage condition. It
must have been treasured and carefully stored for all these years.
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DEROSA necklace, an elegant piece created of
pale yellow and clear rhinestones set in gold tone and signed "R DeRosa" on
the inside of the clasp. It is 14" wearable size with a 2-1/3" front drop.
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DEROSA necklace, an brilliant elegant piece created of pale yellow and clear
rhinestones set in gold tone and signed "R DeRosa" on the inside of the
clasp. It is 14" wearable size with a 2-1/4" front drop.
Made in the 1904s it hangs gracefully on the neck, as the photo shows
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DEROSA necklace with dangling glass pearls and
clear rhinestones, signed "R DeRosa sterling" on the back so circa 1945,
14-1/2" wearable length and the front is 3-1/2" long.
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DEROSA magazine advertisement for a lovely necklace like the one we have
at the left. It says, "DeRosa Designed Jewels- Brilliance and simulated
pearls in gold or rhodium plated sterling at Finer Stores."
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DEROSA sterling silver fur clip with with white glass beads that
tremble
on springs, marked on the back "R DeRosa sterling, a nice large size at
4-1/3" and made in the 1940s.
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Harper’s Bazaar Magazine advertisement from August 1946. It says,
"De Rosa Designed Jewels Rhodium or gold finish on sterling, at finer
stores. Ralph DeRosa New York". Courtesy of Pat Seal. |
DEROSA original design art work very similar
to the DeRosa necklace #d41906.
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DEROSA clear rhinestone set in silver knots necklace, choker length at
13-1/3" wearable length with a 3-1/2" front drop, excellent vintage
condition except of a nick on the back where I assume someone tested it.
Please do NOT test these wonderful vintage jewelry pieces that way. It is so
unusual to find a piece from the 1940s in such wonderful condition. This is
a solid well-made piece and the pointed drops are solid rather than hollow.
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DEROSA original design art work for a brooch
with the same shaped dangles as on the necklace #d41906.
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DEROSA flower gold tone mesh bracelet with an artificial pearl
and clear rhinestones creating the flower. This was made in the later 1940s, and
it is 7" by 1-1/4" bracelet. This is unusual, beautifully designed and
three-dimensional. It is a lovely bracelet and it is in very good vintage
condition with some graying small rhinestones and a mark or two on the bracelet
band. What an amazing piece by an amazing maker!
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DeROSA
floral gold tone mesh bracelet and fur clip with flower motif accented
with artificial pearls and clear rhinestones, circa 1940, 3-1/3" fur clip
and 7" by 1-1/4" bracelet . A matched set, this is unusual and
nicely three-dimensional. This lovely set is in very good vintage condition
with only a few graying small rhinestones and a mark or two on the bracelet
band. View
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DEROSA flower fur clip with artificial pearls and clear
rhinestones creating the flower. Set in a gold tone metal, this was made in
the later 1940s, and it is 3-1/3" by 2". This is unusual,
beautifully designed and three-dimensional. This lovely clip is in very good
vintage condition with some graying small rhinestones and it is signed
"DeRosa" on the back. What an amazing piece from an amazing maker!
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DEROSA clear
rhinestones set in gold tone pin with suspended central ball, 1-3/4".
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DEROSA gold tone and imitation
pearl fur clip with clear rhinestones, 4 dark stones, circa 1940, 2-1/2".
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DEROSA gold tone hinged bangle bracelet with clear rhinestone applied
"charms" in the shapes of a heart, a sailboat, a bird, a butterfly, a
telephone, a shamrock and what looks like a leaf in the front center.
The size is 7" around the inside, 7/8" wide at the front and back both and with it’s original safety chain.
One thing to know is that the back hinge must be straight across in
order for the bangle to close properly.
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DEROSA
intricate fur clip of clear rhinestones set in gold tone metal, 2-1/2" by 1-1/2", signed on the back "R DeRosa".
Typical of DeRosa, this is a layered design that takes much more work
to make and creates such an interesting clip. There are some grayed
rhinestones and a bit of wear on the finish at the very top.
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DEROSA dangling pendant style earrings with clear rhinestones
set in gold tone metal, open flower design, 2" long clip backs probably
made in about 1950. They are signed on the back "R DeRosa".
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DEROSA blue enameled bow brooch with clear rhinestones and gold colored
scrolling trim, a regal classic. It is signed "DeRosa" on the back and
is 3-1/3" by 1-5/8". Some of the clear rhinestones are turning
slightly gray upon close examination. The last photo shows a Harper’s Bazaar
Magazine advertisement from Spring 1947, shown for reference. The ad
states this brooch has "Brilliants with Victorian enamel on sterling-rhodium
or gold finish- at fine stores".
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DEROSA jewelry in a Harper’s Bazaar Magazine advertisement from Spring
1947. It says "DeRosa designed jewels – Brilliants with Victorian
enamel on sterling-rhodium or gold finish at finer stores".
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DEROSA sterling vermeil,
clear rhinestones and black enamel scroll design bracelet , circa 1947,
size 7" by 1". Marked "Sterling R. DeRosa" on the back, and like most
DeRosa jewelry, this is heavy and well made with obvious quality. Shown
in the book Brunialti’s "American Costume Jewelry" on page 266; the ad
for this is also shown in Brunialti’s "American Costume Jewelry" on page
157 and it is dated 1947 there.
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DEROSA
Duette style sterling pin with black enamel and clear rhinestones, 2-1/4".
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DeROSA clip/pendant
combination. The necklace is 15", and the clip 2-1/2". This very unusual piece can be separated to use either way.
The clip mechanism hooks onto the back of the pendant
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DeROSA bracelet with
enamel and clear rhinestones in a gold washed silver setting with chains
as the back and a safety chain. This is 7" by 1".
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DEROSA
seashell shaped black enameled brooch with glass pearls and clear
rhinestones in a gold washed setting, signed on the back in tiny letters "R
DeRosa", it is 2" by 1-3/4" and was made in the 1940s.
This was also made as a brooch by DeRosa.
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DEROSA sterling
silver and clear rhinestones bracelet, 6-3/4" by 3/4". This is marked
"sterling" on the clasp and "R. DeRosa" inside the clasp, and it is well
designed and substantial in quality, circa 1930s.
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DEROSA
unsigned sterling bracelet with clear rhinestones set in silver tone, circa
1940, 7" by 3/4" bracelet marked "sterling" on the back. The
design is so lovely and each link curves a bit to fit the wrist better.
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DEROSA sterling fern
motif necklace of clear rhinestones set in silver tone with three repeating fern designs,
circa 1940 and 15" long. DeRosa is one of my very favorite makers, and
this is a lovely example of a DeRosa necklace in excellent vintage condition.
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DEROSA original design art work
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DEROSA original design art work for a bracelet. #503
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DeROSA clear rhinestones and
faux pearls brooch with a feather motif, 1-7/8".
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DEROSA sterling clam shell
brooch with clear rhinestones and artificial pearl, marked "Sterling,
R. DeRosa" on the back, circa 1940, 2". The delicate
spider web-like design and graduated sized of the rhinestones add to the glory of this brooch. Some
stones are grayed at the very top above the pearls.
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DEROSA sterling vermeil
and faux pearl 14-1/2" necklace and 1" earrings with rhinestone accents.
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DEROSA design art work for a necklace and earrings. #529 |
DEROSA sterling vermeil
and clear rhinestones bracelet, marked on the back and inside of the clasp,
7" by 7/8". Beautiful and intricate design with open
filigreeareas, typical of the best
DeRosa pieces.
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DEROSA Deco two-piece buckle
with clear rhinestones set
in pot metal, 3-1/2" by 1-1/2".
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DEROSA earrings with clear
rhinestones set in silver tone, 1-1/4". These are marked, "DeRosa,
sterling, pat.pend" on the back of one earring.
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DeROSA sterling16" faux pearl and
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DEROSA
sterling and clear rhinestone leaves motif 15" necklace and 1-5/8" earrings.
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DEROSA silver tone,
clear rhinestone and artificial pearl fur clip, 2-1/2". As is with about 1/3
of rhinestones graying, but still lovely.
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DEROSA clear rhinestones dress clip with baguette and round
rhinestones set
in a matte gray silver tone, 2-1/4" by 1-1/8". It is signed on the clip
back "R DeRosa" and does have some grayed stones. It is circa 1930s.
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DEROSA
dress clip with clear rhinestones and a glass rod in the Deco style,
2-5/8" by 1-5/8". This clip is in very good condition, with some stones
slightly grayed, and it is from the late 1930s. #d38675
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DEROSA dress clip with clear rhinestones and a glass rod in the Deco
style, 2-5/8" by 1-5/8". This clip is in very good condition, with some
stones slightly grayed, and it is from the late 1930s. In Deanna Cera’s
wonderful book "Jewels of Fantasy" on page 155 is another example of a
DeRosa piece using glass in a similar way. As she says in her book,
DeRosa is opulent and elegant, and she credits the design in her book to
designer Elvira de Rosa circa 1940.
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DEROSA clips.
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DEROSA clear rhinestone
and frosted glass flowers dress clip, 1-5/8″.
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DEROSA vines
motif sterling, clear rhinestone and glass half-pearl necklace and bracelet
set. The sterling wrought vine and tendril motif is so special, and this is
the only set like this that I have seen so far, even after years of
collecting DeRosa jewelry. The necklace is 15-1/2" long and 1-1/4" wide at
the front and the bracelet is 7" long and 1" at the widest, with it’s own
safety chain. This is selling as-is because the smallest clear rhinestones
that go behind the neck are graying, and the glass coated pearls are
different shades of cream and white as they have aged over all these years.
This is circa 1940, the bracelet is marked "DeRosa sterling" and the
necklace is marked "sterling".
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DEROSA original design art work for a bracelet. #80
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DEROSA sterling silver interlocking bows brooch with clear and
square blue rhinestones, delicate for this maker at 1-7/8" by 1-1/2".
It is signed "DeRosa sterling" on the back and is in excellent vintage
condition, circa 1940. It is signed one the back "R DeRosa
sterling". Note how the blue square rhinestones are set at each
end of a bow, typical of some DeRosa pieces.
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DEROSA dress clip clear round and baguette rhinestones and medium blue rhinestones in a silver rhodium
plated setting, 2-3/4" by 2" and circa 1940s. Signed "R
DeRosa" on the clip back, this is in excellent vintage condition with brilliant
rhinestones. Typical of the quality of DeRosa jewelry, each stone has a separate
little opening on the back to allow light through.
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Occasionally, we have a lovely DeRosa piece refreshed with new enamel work. We
send it to an excellent professional enamellist to have this work done and the
two pieces shown here are a result.
Since plating can show signs of wear as it ages this is a nice way to extent
the wearable life of the piece. I will always state when my pieces have
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DEROSA large gold tone feather brooch with
wonderful enamel work in aqua, pale yellow and pink with clear rhinestones,
4" long and made in about 1950. It is signed at the very bottom of the
stem, and the enamel work has been professionally done this year (2023).
Because the gold finish was a tad rough, we though the enamel would add a
lot to this marvelous brooch, and it has, but it is not original to the
piece. The last photo shows how it originally looked when it came
to me.
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DEROSA fur clip with a feather, flowers and
leaf, all in gorgeous lavender, pink and green with clear rhinestone accents.
The masterful detail in the enamel work on this piece, with tiny lines
accenting each element, shows a skillful professional hand. The
finish was a bit rough 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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DeROSA magazine
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DEROSA advertisement 1947
This was in a Harper’s Bazaar Magazine advertisement from Spring 1947, seen
in the last photo here. The ad states this jewelry is "DeRosa designed
jewels- Brilliants with Victorian enamel on sterling-rhodium or gold finish-
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DEROSA August-September 1946 De Rosa advertisement
Courtesy of Pat Seal. It shows the brooch shown at the right.
The words say, "Brilliants on sterling with varicolored pendants – finished
in gold or rhodium. Sold in finer stores. DeRosa designed
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Advertisement for a De Rosa set of a clip, bracelet and earrings, 1947.
The ad reads, "DeRosa Designed Jewels. Brilliants on sterling, rhodium
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"Brilliants on sterling – rhodium or gold finish", This lacy looking set is
shown with a card that says "DeRosa designed Jewels ~ Ralph DeRosa
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DEROSA jewelry in a magazine advertisement from Harper’s Bazaar summer
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Jewels ~ and ad for clip #d23570, courtesy of Pat Seal.
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DEROSA jewelry in a magazine advertisement "Rhinestones resplendent by
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DEROSA magazine advertisement for a clip from 1941, "Ralph DeRosa, 4th
Avenue, NYC – Jewels by DeRosa. A two-toned gold plated clip with simulated
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"DeRosa designed Jewels ~ Ralph DeRosa Company, NY".
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DeROSA "Am I or Am I not!?"
These are unsigned pieces that have many earmarks of a DeRosa piece,
but so far I cannot find a reference to be 100% sure about
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DEROSA
flower fur clip with round red glass stamen, lavender petals, green leaves
and clear rhinestones, 2-1/8" by 2-1/8". As can be seen in the photo,
it has many dark rhinestones, but I enjoy it anyway. I had it
professionally enameled again and used colors that DeRosa might have used.
It has no signature so I cannot be certain that this is a DeRosa clip so
far, but it sure has many of the earmarks of their work.
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DEROSA
original design art work for a brooch or clip. Could this be for the
clip at the left?
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DEROSA style flower brooch with translucent green, rose and orange enamel over
gold tone and accented with clear rhinestones and artificial pearls, 3-5/8".
Having handled so much DeRosa jewelry, this reminds me of one but I do not
think it is. It is really
lovely, even if unsigned, and I had it professionally enameled to restore
the color.
What a joy to restore this lovely piece of jewelry!
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DEROSA original design art work that could be for the clip shown at the
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DEROSA unsigned flower and ribbons brooch with purple rhinestones, clear
rhinestone accents and green enameled leaves, 3" by 2-3/4". The enamel
on this was professionally replaced recently because there was no enamel
left
when I got it. Like many pieces of jewelry from this era, there are graying
rhinestones. The original DeRosa design art work shown at the left looks a lot like this brooch,
but I cannot be sure, so see what you think! I am so pleased that we
could restore this amazing piece of jewelry.
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Every once in awhile I see a wonderful
piece of jewelry by DeRosa, but it has issues that cannot be repaired. The
clips on the right and left are good examples. I want to share
them here so they can be seen by others, and hopefully I will find them in good
condition one day!
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DEROSA red enameled lily flower fur clip with the back flower petal
missing, 4" by 2-1/4". I am always sad to see a wonderful piece of
DeRosa that is broken like this one. While the photo may look
upside-down, the clips on the back show that it was meant to be worn
like this. I’ve even worn it like it is and no one noticed the
missing petal.
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DEROSA fur clip, as is with one stem missing,
it has a large purple marquis shaped center rhinestone, 3 shocking pink long
stones and clear rhinestone accents, along with green enameled leaves.
Sadly,
it’s missing one stem at the bottom where there should be three stems. It is 4-1/3" by 1-5/8" and signed "R
DeRosa" on the back.
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Now and again I run across a DeRosa piece that is made exactly like the Hobe
jewelry of the 1940-50’s, and the bracelet to the left is a perfect example of
that. Made just like a Hobe bracelet, it is signed "DeRosa". As far as I
know, there was no connection between the two companies, but these are SO
similar that it does make me wonder. I wish I knew for sure, and if you
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DEROSA bracelet in the 1940s Hobe style with unfoiled
rhinestones in green, golden and pale yellow set in silver tone wire
work and filigree, 6-3/4" by 2" wide at the front and 1/2" wide at the
back, circa 1940s. Jointed links make this flexible to wrap around the
wrist comfortably, and it is in very good vintage condition with no
missing stones and no damage or repairs.
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DeRosa and Hobe bracelet
clasps. While these are both very typically Hobe looking, the top
one is signed "DeRosa". I wish I still had a shot of the front of this
DeRosa bracelet, too. The similarity is amazing and yet there is no
documented connection I am aware of between Hobe and DeRosa.
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