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| Step through the rose
arch, push open the gate, stroll down the rose alley and feel warmly
welcomed to a garden of flowers…. in jewelry!
Flowers, leaves, bouquets, and baskets are all wonderful when
fashioned out of rhinestones and metals. I have a weakness for enameled
jewelry in particular. It started with my grandmother’s late Victorian
and early Edwardian tiny translucent floral pins and lavalieres and
moves through the wonderful 1940s DeRosa enamels and up to the glossy
Swarovski jewelry of the 1990s. |
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FLOWER BROOCH
Victorian 14k gold 2-1/4 inch oval pin with Persian turquoise flowers on
chalcedony framed in beautiful blue enameling, circa 1840-50. (Seen
in Christie Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 41.) ViewView
#V14952 | EMBOSSED FLOWERS locket
in heavy relief gold filled set with rhinestones. VIEW | PIETRA DURA 1-1/3
inch brooch with a pink rose, lily-of-the-valley, forget-me-not and
morning glory! Brought back from Italy by my Grandfather to my
Grandmother circa 1918. (Seen in Christie Romero’s "Warman’s
Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 66.) |
FLORAL
CAMEO set in a 14k frame, it is 2-1/3 inches across and beautifully
detailed, circa 1920. VIEW | EDWARDIAN ENAMELS
came in all varieties of floral motifs, and are delicate beauties.
Circa 1910. | SHAMROCKS… do they
count as flowers? Probably not, but aren’t they lovely! Circa 1910. |
ENAMELED
14k violet pin with seed pearl, 2/3". The tip of one flower petal has a
tiny enamel loss. #Q10025 | ART NOUVEAU
pearl and enamel lily-of-the-valley pin. #Q9809 | CORAL and
seed pearl pin. #Q13052 |
14k ENAMELED and
pearl 1-1/16" violet pin, marked on the catch with an arrow through a
heart mark, circa 1910. This pin has slight enamel loss.
#Q11738 | 10k ENAMELED
and pearl flower and leaf pin, 1-1/4". #Q12739 | ENAMELED and
pearl flower pin and matching earrings.
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#Q14507 |
BAKELITE
FLOWERS translucent green carved 3" double flower brooch
from the 1940’s.
View #B17730 | HAND PAINTED porcelain
bar pin with pink roses, 2".
View #Y25829 | ENAMEL
on sterling oval brooch with pastel green border, pink roses motif.
View #Y25901 |
MB Boucher clear
rhinestones flower pin, 4-1/8".
View #M23566 | BOUCHER advertisement showing the fuchsia brooch at left,
1948
RHINESTONE pave
flower brooches. View | MB (Boucher) pave fuchsia flower 3-1/2" pin set in silver tone,
circa 1948.
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View #M21885 |
FLORAL pale yellow unfoiled rhinestones with clear rhinestone accents and
green enameled leaves in rhodium plated base metal, circa 1940, 3-3/4". This
lovely brooch was featured in the May 2008 edition of "Country Living
Magazine" on page 74.
View #Y32323 | CLEAR rhinestone pave floral
brooch with rhodium plated base metal setting, circa 1940, 3-3/4".
View #Y32324 | JELLY belly Lucite double
flower brooch with clear rhinestone accents, green enameled touches, 4-1/2",
circa 1942. Shown in Brunialti’s "Tribute to America" on page 139. View
View #Y34235 |
ENAMELED floral brooch with pink
glass cabochons, clear and red rhinestones, and pink and green enameling
all set in silver pot metal, circa 1940, 2-3/4" by 1-3/4". This has
a couple of pin pricks of missing enamel, as seen in the photo.
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#Y19207 | ENAMELED pink, green
and blue floral bouquet brooch with glass buds.
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View #Y19268 | ENAMELED floral brooch
with center pastel green rhinestone and pink, rose, yellow and plum colored
flowers nestled into green leaves and tiny blue forget-me-nots, all
set in gold tone metal, circa 1940, 2-1/2" by 1-1/2".
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#Y19270 |
FLOWER pink rhinestone and enameled flower brooch with glass pearl
stamen and a green stem, a large 4-1/4" by 2-1/2". The enamel is missing at the
very edge of a few petals, but it is hard to see without very close examination.
Some is also missing on the stem. This is a well made heavier brooch
made in layers for more dimension, circa 1940.
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| FLOWER brooch with pink and
blue enameled flowers, clear rhinestones and imitation pearls
set in gold tone with green enameled stems, 3-1/2" by 2-1/8". View
View #Y36623 | FLORAL bouquet brooch with
lavender, pink and blue enameled petals wrapped around red and green cabochons,
blue rhinestones and artificial pearls all set in gold tone with green leaves,
4" by 2-1/3". View
#Y66192 |
DUJAY unsigned flower and leaves brooch with rich purple glass beads
center, clear rhinestone accents and translucent green enameled leaves, just
fabulous. It is a large 4-1/2" by2-1/2" brooch with a gilt finish, circa
1940. A few of the clear stones have grayed over time, and there is very
light wear to some of the finish, but it is otherwise in excellent
condition, a true treasure. While it is not signed, I believe it is by DuJay,
and it has the pin stem that opens only 45 degrees, typical of that maker as
well.
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NOTE: This is how the brooch looked before the lights faded the enamel
off entirely.
#Y20383
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DUJAY unsigned flower and leaves brooch with rich purple glass beads
center, clear rhinestone accents and translucent green enameled leaves, just
fabulous. It is a large 4-1/2" by2-1/2" brooch with a gilt finish, circa
1940. It was a real surprise to me when most of the original enamel
disappeared under the lights in my display case, so I had it professionally
restored in 2020. A few of the clear stones have grayed over time, and there is very
light wear to some of the finish, but it is otherwise in excellent
vintage condition, a true treasure. While it is not signed, I believe it is by DuJay,
and it has the pin stem that opens only 45 degrees, typical of that maker,
and also typical is how the pin is fastened to a little round plate and then
to the brooch itself.
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PEARLIZED flowers brooch with double pastel yellow flower hanging at the
bottom and a big
square purple unfoiled center rhinestone, set in a gold colored metal, circa
1930’s, 3-1/4" by 2-1/2". This is a very unusual brooch, and I had not
seen one like it in 25 years in this business.
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FLOWER brooch with glass oval
cabochons, clear rhinestones and green enamel stems with gold wash leaves,
silver tone back, 3-1/2". View
#Y34881 | ENAMELED blue, rose and
green enameled buds brooch with green cabochon ends and clear
rhinestones, 3-1/2". Coro also did a brooch similar to this, but the one
I know of was signed. View
#Y25387 | J BOUISSOU flower bouquet brooch
with softly colored enameling on gold tone, 2-7/8". This is by a
Paris maker named Arthus Bertrand and I have only seen a few others like it.
It has a tube catch, often used in European jewelry. View
#X20341 |
DEROSA floral fur clip with
cream, blue and green enamel, red glass bead centers and clear
rhinestones accents, light enamel wear, 3-5/8".
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View #d34536 |
DEROSA enameled thistle brooch with clear and purple tiny
rhinestones, light enamel wear, 3-5/8".
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View #Y34547
The DeRosa design art work shown makes me attribute this brooch as an
unsigned DeRosa. |
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".
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View #d37854
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ENAMELED green-aqua and red
flowers and berries 4-1/8" brooch.
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View #Y23340 | ENAMELED flower brooch with
peacock blue glass round center stone, clear rhinestone accents and
artificial pearls, probably an unsigned DuJay, circa 1940, 2-7/8".
View #Y21189 | GOLD TONE 4" floral brooch
with green and clear rhinestones flower and accents.
View #Y23344 |
ENAMEL enameled lavender flower brooch with
lavender glass cabochons and clear rhinestones set in gold tone, circa 1940.
Marked on the back "S" in a star, an unknown maker, 3-1/8".
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View #Y61161 | PINK plastic moon glow
cabochons flower brooch with green enamel and clear rhinestones set in gold
tone, 3-1/2". View #Y35567 | PINK and blue enamel flower
fur clip with red stamen and clear rhinestones, 2-5/8".
View #Y60978 |
FLOWER
brooch in pink and green rhinestones flower and leaves set in gold tone, 2-3/4"
by 1-1/2". It also has a red baguette stem, a nice detail.
View #Y66593 | FLOWER Lily-of-the valley brooch with glass
pearl flowers, green enameled leaves and clear rhinestone accents set in
gold tone, a nice large 4-1/2" by 1-1/2".
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#Y66592 | TREMBLER blue, brown and green enameled flower
brooch with trembler stamen in the center, 3-1/2" by 1-1/2". Circa 1940, it
is set in pot metal and has aqua and clear rhinestone accents. Very good
condition!
View #Y41171 |
STARET 4 inch enameled
rhinestone floral brooch, circa 1940.
View #S16702 | McCLELLAND BARCLAY
sterling roses 7 inch long bracelet and 1-1/3 inch brooch, circa
1940. #X14946 | ENAMELED lily brooch
with trembler stamen, circa 1940.
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#Y19127 |
STERLING vermeil flower brooch with large purple unfoiled
rhinestone and clear accents, 2-5/8". The purple rhinestone is set on an
angle which adds to the dimension of this pin.
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#Y19135
| STERLING
vermeil flower brooch with large purple rhinestone and clear accents,
2-5/8". The purple rhinestone is set on an angle which adds to the
dimension of this pin.
View #Y19135 | FLORAL
brooch in clear rhinestone and faux pearls, circa 1940’s.
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#Y5479 |
GOLD TONE 4" floral brooch
with colored glass ball stamen and rhinestones.
View 23341 | Flower brooches shown
together for scale. | GOLD TONE 3-7/8" floral brooch
with clear and green rhinestones.
View #Y23342 |
DUJAY unsigned pair of trembler flowers dress clips with clear and red
rhinestones with green and brown enameling, each 2-3/4" by 1-1/2", each has
a flower that trembles on a tiny spring, but each one also has professionally
done
cold soldered point that keeps one of the flowers on each unable to tremble.
Circa 1940, these are both in excellent condition otherwise.
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View #Y38729
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CORO clear and red rhinestones trembler flower bouquet brooch set in silver
tone, a nice long 4" by 2-1/3" wide and circa 1940. Both flowers
tremble on tiny springs, the rhinestone are in very good condition with only
very slight graying, and the pin back functions perfectly.
View #C38754
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GOLD TONE leaf with silver
tone accents and clear and red rhinestone flowers, a large 4" brooch.
View #Y23339 | TRIFARI silver
tone 4" fur clip with clear rhinestones.
View #T20939 | RED rhinestone
rose buds 4" brooch with clear rhinestone accents, all set in gold tone.
View #Y20902 |
DeROSA red "carved" petals floral 2-3/8" clip with a glass opalescent center.
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DeROSA red roses 3-1/8" clip with enameling and rhinestones.
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#d21162
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DeROSA red floral and berries clip.
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#d21164
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ENAMELED flower brooch with
pink flowers, green leaves and red and clear rhinestones, slight enamel loss
on the black detail, set in gold and silver tone, 3-3/4".
View #Y36516 |
ENAMEL pansies bracelet with rose colored glass cabochons and purple,
green and yellow enameling on gold tone, wonderful detail, 7" by 1". This is
in excellent condition.
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View #Y19269
| FLOWER artificial pearl, clear
rhinestones and honey glass flower brooch set in gold tone, as is with solder point where the stems join at the
bottom, barely visible, 3-1/8".
View #Y34699 |
GREEN enameled floral spray
with rose cabochons and clear rhinestones, 3". Possibly a DuJay.
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View #X23054 | FLORAL brooch with two large
1-1/4" green rhinestones set in gold tone with clear rhinestone accents,
2-7/8". View 23343 |
LILY-of-the-VALLEY brooch with glass pearls and green enameled leaves on
gold tone metal, 4" by 2-1/4". The green enamel has some chipped places and some
rhinestones are grayed, but the pin is
still lovely and wearable.
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View #Y37305
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DEJA
cream and green enameled floral brooch with clear rhinestones and a red
glass drop, 3″. Enameling shows light wear, but the brooch is still lovely.
View #X24781 | FLORAL pale blue and green enameled on gold tone brooch with
pink and clear
rhinestones, 3-1/4" and very three dimensional.
View #Y22400 | PERFUME pin with purple and
yellow enameled blossoms set in gold tone, 2-3/4". On the back is
a tiny "cage" where a puff of scented cotton would make the flowers smell
good.
View #Y36521 |
IRIS
enameled flower fur clip with blue glass balls as stamen, 2-7/8".
View #Y22109 | DOUBLE gold tone
double flower brooch with clear rhinestones and blue glass stamen,
2-1/2″. View
#Y26186 | ENAMEL cream and
green flower brooch with blue glass stamen and clear rhinestones, 3-5/8″.
This lovely brooch was featured in the May 2008 edition of "Country
Living Magazine" on page 74.
View #Y26185 |
FLOWER
gold tone leaves and clear rhinestone paved 3-D flower pin with green
rhinestone stamen, 3-1/4".
View #Y21841 | PINK rhinestones 3" flower pin
set in gold tone, circa 1940.
View #Y21200 | FLOWER
3-1/3"
brooch in gold tone with green enameled leaves and glass ball stamen. View
#Y21843 |
B. BLUMENTHAL & Co. Inc.
antiqued gold tone flower brooch, 4-3/4".
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View #X31794 | STERLING and rhinestone flower and leaves pin 3-3/4".
View #N22189 |
GOLD tone textured round brooch sporting an applied flower with a
lavender rhinestone center, 2-1/8".
View #Y38928
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TRIFARI red lily-of-the-valley two-pronged 3" clip circa 1940.
#T11175
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TRIFARI red poppy 3" fur clip. #T12296
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TRIFARI red poppy 3" fur clip circa 1941. (Seen in
Christie Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 195.) #T12295
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TRIFARI red floral 3" fur clip circa 1940. #T14044
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TRIFARI red floral 1-7/8" pin circa 1960. #T13066
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TRIFARI red floral 3" fur clip circa 1940. (Seen in Christie
Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 195.)
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#T19134
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TRIFARI blue lily-of-the-valley two-pronged 3" clip circa 1940.
#T13723
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TRIFARI
enameled yellow and green poppy 3" fur clip circa 1940.
#T18245
| TRIFARI
yellow floral 2-7/8" fur clip circa 1940. (Seen in Christie
Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 195.) #Ttrifylw |
TRIFARI pastel floral clip circa 1940. (Seen in Christie Romero’s
"Warman’s Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 195.) #T12689
| (Seen in Christie Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry,
3rd Ed, page 192.) | FLOWER 4" pin with green and
clear rhinestones and enameling on the stems, circa 1935-40. There is a small
area of enamel loss where each stem crosses the ribbon. This piece
is the one seen in Christie Romero’s
"Warman’s Jewelry", 3rd Ed, page 192.
View #Y20487 |
FLOWER pin with purple and
clear rhinestones and green and brown enameled stems, circa 1940, 4". This
lovely brooch was featured in the May 2008 edition of "Country Living
Magazine" on page 74. This same piece is the one seen in Christie Romero’s
"Warman’s Jewelry", 3rd Ed, page 192.
View #Y20486 | FLOWER 4" pin with purple and
clear rhinestones and enameling on the stems, circa 1935-40.
This same piece is the one seen in Christie Romero’s
"Warman’s Jewelry", 3rd Ed, page 192.
View #Y20488 | FLOWER 4" pin with purple and
clear rhinestones and enameling on the stems, circa 1935-40.
View
#Y22895 |
Trifari rosebud 1"
earrings | Trifari
brushed gold tone 3-1/4" rose pin and 1" earrings with a very
three-dimensional construction. #T6162 | Trifari rosebud 1"
earrings |
CORO
pink enameled floral
Duette marked "Coro Duette, Pat’n 1798867" and is 3-5/8" by 2-1/3", similar to the Day & Night set. Patent issued
to Adolph Katz in 1939.
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#C13105 | CORO unsigned
"Day and Night" pieces. The earrings are 1-1/8" and the bracelet
is 7" by 1-1/4". They are beautifully enameled,
and the flower petals move to open and close the flower.
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View "Day and Night" unsigned bracelet. Each
flower on these pieces opens and closes. They are enameled on both sides,
and the underneath each are round glass beads and rhinestones. View
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View | CORO unsigned
Blue set day
and night style. The necklace is 16-1/4" and 6-1/2" by 1-1/3" (front
width), the pin on the top left is 3-1/4" and the clip is 2-1/2". View
#C14732 |
FLOWER red and blue unfoiled
rhinestone flowers fur clip with clear rhinestone accents, all set in silver
tone, 2-5/8".
View #Y62743 | FLOWER pin with many petals of
clear rhinestones and a center of a topaz rhinestones all set in silver
tone, 1-3/4".
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View #Y15616 | MASTERCRAFT flower brooch of
green, clear and yellow rhinestones set in pot metal circa 1940, 2-5/8".
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View #X61050 |
CARNEGIE 2-3/4" seed bead flower.
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#C18598
| CARNEGIE beaded flower pins and earrings circa 1950.
VIEW | HASKELL daisy-bright floral necklace and earrings circa
1950. VIEW |
CINER jonquil
rhinestone pave huge 6-1/2 inch flower spray all set in gold tone! Circa
1996. View
View #K15835 | CINER pave flowers tied with a
ribbon of black enameling, 3 inches across, circa 1996. #K2353 | VRBA
Morning Glory 6 inch brooch which is so dimensional it does everything but
bloom! Larry Vrba made this for me from my logo at Christmas of 1998.
View #K20122 |
PALE yellow
unfoiled and clear rhinestones set in silver and gold tone brooch, 3-1/8".
View #Y26172 | ENAMEL
floral trembler brooch with artificial pearls, red cabochons and clear
rhinestones, 3-1/3"
View #Y26579 | SILVER and silver
tone leaves and flowers pin with purple stone bug, 5".
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View #Y26164 |
CORO
lavender and green with clear and purple enameled flower brooch, 3-7/8".
View #C26749 |
BRILLIANT sterling vermeil flower pin with faceted topaz-colored
crystal balls, 3-5/8". View
#Y20888
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MORNING GLORY 4" brooch of blue and green plastic.
View #B24238
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TRIFARI floral
brooch Sorrento "baby tooth" baroque pearls 3" brooch and 1" earrings 1959.
View #T26619 |
DEROSA red enameled roses fur clip in gold tone with green enameled
leaves, 3-5/8".
View #d26352 | AMOURELLE white
glass seed bead flower brooch with green enameled leaves, 3-1/2".
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View #X26796 |
HASKELL white glass flowers
petals, yellow and green glass accents daisies daisies and leaves pin with
horse shoe mark, 2-1/4".
View #H25039 | DAISY bracelet, Haskell brooch
and screw back earrings. | DAISY white
glass bead and flower petals coil bracelet with yellow and green glass
accents.
View #H28054 |
ENAMELED 2-3/4" rose
brooch circa 1940. View
#Y21850 | LILAC mother-of-pearl floral and butterfly pin 4-1/2".
I have been told that this wonderful brooch was made by a company called
"Ocean’s Treasures".
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View #Y21881 | PURPLE gold
tone mesh with purple rhinestones flowers brooch with pressed leaves, circa
1940, 3-1/2".
View #Y26801 |
ORANGE, brown, clear and aurora
borealis flower brooch, 4-3/4″.
View #Y26913 | BETTINA
Von Walhof red glass petals earrings.
View #X26802 |
RED faceted crystals on long gold tone stems trembler brooch with bow,
4-1/3". View
#Y24303 |
PINK floral brooch in
pink rhinestones and clear rhinestone accents, set in gold tone, light
enamel wear, 4". View
#Y35556 | PINK enamel and clear
rhinestone large orchid fur clip set in pot metal, light wear on the enamel
ridges, 2-3/4". View
#Y35569 | PINK purple, blue and green
glass flowers 1-5/8" pendant on a sterling 24" chain. #Y28339 |
BOUQUET pot metal floral
brooch with white
plastic rounds, clear rhinestones and white enamel bow and
ribbons, circa 1940, 3".
View #Y61244 | FORGET-ME-NOTS enamel brooch and screw back earrings in gold tone with
blue and green enamel, real pearls, delicate brooch at 1-1/2" earrings 1". #Y61927 | DEROSA sterling vermeil floral fur clip with
oval red rhinestone center and clear rhinestone accents, circa 1945, 3".
View #d34190 |
ORCHID Coro style unsigned
orchid brooch with lavender and purple enamel and clear rhinestones,
graying, trembler stamen, 4".
View #Y63030 | BLUE and white
enamel on gold tone flower brooch with clear rhinestone accents, 3".
This has four pin-prick sized missing spaces in the enamel, barely visible
but mentioned for accuracy.
View #Y34719 | FLOWER brooch with green glass
leaves, red rhinestone center and clear rhinestone accents, 3-1/3".
View #Y625161 |
FLOWER jade flower and leaves. View #Y62705
| IVORY carved flower brooch marked "silver" on the back, trombone
catch, 2-1/8". View
#B63051 | |
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