VICTORIAN sweetheart rose flower locket brooch, an antique sterling silver, rose- and yellow-gold brooch with magnificent detail. It has intricate rose gold roses and yellow gold leaves with etched stems in the background. It also has a double beaded edge, and an open locket compartment on the back with glass cover on it for a … Continue reading “VICTORIAN sweetheart rose flower locket brooch, an antique sterling silver, rose- and yellow-gold brooch with magnificent detail”
MIRIAM HASKELL Frank Hess design rare faceted crystals bar brooch with two circle elements and round aqua glass bead accents, 4″wide . A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for this era, the late 1930s. This is a very unusual brooch and one of my favorites, like crystals of … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL Hess crystal bar brooch, aqua accents”
VICTORIAN sterling silver round locket brooch with a rose and yellow gold overlay, a tulips and leaves motif with scalloped and beaded edge and fittings for a photo on the back, 1-1/3″ by 1-1/8″. This is a sweetheart pin and it would be perfect for adding your own photo or a lock of hair to … Continue reading “VICTORIAN sterling silver round locket brooch with a rose and yellow gold overlay, a tulips and leaves motif with scalloped edge and fittings for a photo”
VICTORIAN antique turquoise, garnet and seed pearls ring in a 10 karat gold setting, size 6-1/2 and 1/2″ wide as it lays on the finger, and it weighs .07 ozs. It’s a lovely design and is beautifully decorated with a halo of tiny gold beads at the top and designs on each shoulder as well. … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique turquoise, garnet and seed pearls ring in a 10k gold setting”
HOBE attributed ring with unusual pale blue glass moonstone cabochon in a rounded diamond shape surrounded with unfoiled aqua and clear rhinestones and in a gold plated sterling silver setting. The setting includes not only the typical had wrought filigree wire work, but also a picot beaded edge. It is not signed, which is typical … Continue reading “HOBE attributed ring with unusual pale blue moonstone glass cabochon in a rounded diamond shape surrounded with unfoiled aqua and clear rhinestones and in a gold plated sterling silver setting”
HOBE bracelet with pink, blue and clear rhinestones in a hand made gold plated sterling silver filigree wire work setting, 7″ by 5/8″. There are very tiny flea bites on some of the pink and blue rhinestones, visible only under magnification. There is no signature but it is the same bracelet style shown in the … Continue reading “HOBE bracelet with pink, blue and clear rhinestones in a hand made gold plated sterling silver filigree”
ASIAN LC Mark water man brooch carrying his water containers across his shoulders, 3″. Set in silver tone with beautiful detailed enameling, cloisonné and glass beads, signed on the back and made by Rice-Weiner circa 1941, designer Lois C Mark, marked “pat D 129,573”, date 1941 for LC Mark. This can be seen in Brunialti’s … Continue reading “LC Mark ASIAN water man brooch carrying water containers across his shoulders”
MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess early unsigned coil bracelet circa 1940. Hand made of pastel pink, clear and purple glass flowers, artificial pearlized leaves and clear rhinestones, it has pink beads and silver seed beads all the way around the coil. It was hand made and is 8″ long and meant to be worn crossed … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess early unsigned coil bracelet, pink, clear and purple glass flowers, artificial pearlized leaves and clear rhinestones”
MIRIAM HASKELL rare and intricate earrings of clear rhinestone rose montee and glass seed pearls, all hand made 7/8″ clip backs. These are signed with the “Miriam Haskell” mark on the back of both earrings. They are in excellent vintage condition, amazing for their age and delicacy. This kind of intricate bead work is typical … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL rare and intricate earrings of clear rhinestone rose montee and glass seed pearls”
VICTORIAN Labrodite and silver cross pendant that is 2-1/8″ by 1-3/4″. This is circa 1890 or a bit earlier. Black materials are often the most difficult to identify, but a rock hound friend of mine identified the cross as Labrodite (also spelled “Labradorite”). I cannot prove that, so I priced it as glass, although I … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Labrodite and silver cross pendant, circa 1890”
