TRIFARI necklace and bracelet with red enameled flowers, green leaves and red glass beads

TRIFARI necklace and bracelet with red enameled and gold tone cupped flower petals, green leaves and red glass beads in gold tone settings. This set is not signed, but it was purchased by a well-known dealer from a DeRosa niece.  It isn’t a typical DeRosa, and I have now seen a fur clip to this … Continue reading “TRIFARI necklace and bracelet with red enameled flowers, green leaves and red glass beads”

VICTORIAN floral locket brooch, and antique sterling silver oval brooch with etched designs of flowers and leaves and a detailed beaded edge

VICTORIAN floral locket brooch, and antique sterling silver oval brooch with etched designs of flowers, fruit and leaves and a detailed beaded edge. There is a locket compartment with a cover on back for a photo or a lock of hair.  The brooch has a c-catch and tube hinge, circa 1880, 1-5/8″ at the widest … Continue reading “VICTORIAN floral locket brooch, and antique sterling silver oval brooch with etched designs of flowers and leaves and a detailed beaded edge”

MIRIAM HASKELL rare brooch by designer Frank Hess, it has silvery pearlized pressed glass rippled petals and blue glass beads

MIRIAM HASKELL rare brooch by designer Frank Hess, it has silvery pearlized pressed glass rippled petals and blue glass beads, 3-1/4″ wide by 2″.   This is a very unusual Haskell brooch, the only one I have ever seen in my 30 years in this business, and it is one of my very favorites as well.  … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL rare brooch by designer Frank Hess, it has silvery pearlized pressed glass rippled petals and blue glass beads”

MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess coil bracelet of pink, blue and clear glass beads and flowers

MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess coil bracelet of pink, blue and clear glass beads and flowers, circa 1940. This intricate bracelet is made up of pate de verre glass, glass beads and flowers and seed beads, just lush and gorgeous and all made by hand. The base is a woven cloth-covered heavy wire coil so … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess coil bracelet of pink, blue and clear glass beads and flowers”

VICTORIAN antique sterling silver chatelaine clip with etched and pierced crown, floral and beaded design

VICTORIAN antique sterling silver chatelaine clip with etched and pierced crown, floral and beaded design, 2-5/8″ by 1-5/8″.  There is a loop on the back to pass a chain through as well as the larger open hook on the front.  The two red lines in the last photo show where the back loop is.  View  … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique sterling silver chatelaine clip with etched and pierced crown, floral and beaded design”