DRAGON’S BREATH Fred Harvey style Dragon’s breath and sterling silver bracelet, 6-1/2″” wearable size including the 1″ opening and slightly adjustable, 1-1/16″ inch across the front and the total weight is 0.8 ounces. Dragon’s breath was a Czechoslovakian product where metal was added to molten glass giving it this particular coloring and rainbow effect, and … Continue reading “FRED HARVEY style Dragon’s breath and sterling silver bracelet”
HOBE framed Josef purse with accessories and a glorious frame with a central faceted aqua rhinestone surrounded by moonstone cabochons and brilliant rhinestones in pink, green and clear. They are set in a gold wire work with little flowers. The body is hand beaded with white glass beads and embroidered in pinks, rose, aqua, green … Continue reading “HOBE framed Josef purse with accessories and a glorious frame with a central faceted aqua rhinestone surrounded by moonstone cabochons and brilliant rhinestones”
STERLING silver mid-century modern bracelet made up of seven decorated links, each with a little stylized flower, leaves and graduated beads. It is signed “sterling” on the back and is 7-1/2″ by 1-1/4″ wide, total weight 2.5 ounces. It has it’s safety chain, and it has that nice weighty and smooth finish that’s one of … Continue reading “STERLING silver mid-century modern bracelet made up of seven decorated links”
DORIS SMALLCANYON (D SMCYN mark) Navajo sterling silver and coral kachina squash blossom necklace and earrings, really beautiful and detailed. It is 26″ long with a 2-1/3″ by 5/8″ center kachina, a 1-5/8″ by 3/4″ smaller kachina, and a pair of two-bead 5/8″ long earrings, not counting the hooks. The set weighs about 5.3 ounces … Continue reading “DORIS SMALLCANYON (D SMCYN mark) Navajo sterling silver and coral kachina squash blossom necklace and earrings”
LARRY VRBA hinged brooch with a golden horse head at the top, wonderful red textured stones and purple cabochons, and glass pearls, all set in gold tone. In addition he has added several different kinds of aurora borealis stones, as well as red faceted glass beads and clear rhinestone flat backs and roundelles. Signed on … Continue reading “LARRY VRBA hinged brooch with a golden horse head at the top, wonderful red textured stones and purple cabochons”
VICTORIAN revival yellow gold filled locket with detailed applied décor on the front and a plain back. The detail is amazing with bead and wire work as well as rows of tiny fleur-de-lis. There are fittings for two photos on the inside, but a cover for only one. The tiny stone in the center front … Continue reading “VICTORIAN revival yellow gold filled locket with detailed applied décor”
MIRIAM HASKELL beautiful wreath dress clip by Frank Hess with two sizes of aqua glass beads and gold tone metal flowers, circa 1940, 2-1/2″ by 2-1/2″. View #H28116 $238.00
HASKELL by Hess butterfly brooch in gold tone with a jade-colored glass circle, brick red glass beads, and clear rhinestone and glass pearl florets, 3-3/4″ by 3″. While most of this brooch is original, it came to us missing some of the decorations on the wings. After years of looking for just the right elements, we … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL by Hess butterfly brooch with green glass circle”
MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess lariat necklace with yellow, caramel and transparent apple juice color glass beads and silver tone leaves, 27″ total length including the two 2-1/4″ dress clips ends. This is a Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell circa 1940, and it is in excellent condition in every way. The bracelet to this … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess lariat necklace with yellow, caramel”
HOBE bracelet with sparkling pink, blue and clear unfoiled rhinestones in a hand made gilt sterling silver wire work setting, 7″ by 5/8″ There is no signature but it is the same bracelet shown in the 1948 advertisement in the last photo here. A bracelet like this was in the HOBE 1948 advertisement “Hobe Jewels … Continue reading “HOBE bracelet with pink, blue and clear unfoiled rhinestones in a hand made gilt sterling silver wire work setting”
