MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess pressed glass flower garland necklace in lovely blues, white, yellow and green. Each flower is hand painted to look like a pansy and the transparent rippled green glass leaves and round beads are just perfect with them. The necklace is 16″ long and each flower is 7/8″ wide. Made in … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess pressed glass flower garland necklace in lovely blues, white, yellow and green, hand painted like a pansy and rippled green glass leaves”
VICTORIAN gold filled heart charm with three aqua glass beads and etched designs on the front, 3/4″ by 3/4″. The aqua beads might be turquoise, but they are too small to tell for sure. This is a charm rather than a locket and it doesn’t open. Wouldn’t a whole bracelet of charms with turquoises be … Continue reading “VICTORIAN gold filled heart charm with three aqua glass beads and etched designs on the front”
EDLEE set of green and topaz colored carved glass and rhinestones bracelet, brooch and clip back earrings set, all set in gold tone. The bracelet is 7″ by 1-1/2″, the brooch is 2-1/3″ by 1-5/8, and the clip back earrings are 1-1/2″. The bracelet and brooch are marked “Edlee” with a copyright symbol on the … Continue reading “EDLEE green and topaz colored carved glass set”
DEROSA sterling silver parure with pastel blue baguettes and clear rhinestones. It includes a necklace, bracelet and earrings, all brilliant and sparkling, 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 … Continue reading “DEROSA sterling silver parure with pastel blue baguette and clear rhinestones”
DEROSA wonderful set of a bangle, brooch and earrings, each with round pierced designs accented with red and clear rhinestones in a gold plated setting. There is some plating missing here and there upon close examination, but since the set is 75 years old, that is not uncommon. The bracelet is faintly signed on the … Continue reading “DEROSA wonderful set of bangle, brooch and earrings, each with round pierced designs accented with red and clear rhinestones in a gold plated setting”
DEROSA parure, a four piece set of jewelry with filigree bows, clear rhinestones and dangling glass pearls in gold plated sterling silver settings. It includes a necklace that is 15″ long with a center element that is 3″ wide and 2″ deep; the brooch that is 2″ by 1-1/2″; a smaller 1″ bow pin and … Continue reading “DEROSA parure, a four piece set of jewelry with filigree bows, clear rhinestones and dangling glass pearls in gold plated sterling silver settings”
PEACOCK EYE Arts & Crafts parure set in textured silver metal with colorful glass peacock eye cabochons and earrings with clip backs. It is not often you find an entire matching group like this one. Peacock eyes are made of crystal or glass over a silver foil, and according to Ginger Moro, some were made … Continue reading “PEACOCK EYE Arts & Crafts parure set in textured silver with colorful glass peacock eye cabochons and earrings with clip backs”
DEROSA very unusual brooch and earrings with dazzling sapphire blue and clear rhinestones in a rhodium plated sterling silver setting. The blue stones are a lovely rectangular cut and the clear round stones are brilliant. The set is beautifully three-dimensional, which is difficult to show in the photos but we did the best we could … Continue reading “DEROSA very unusual brooch and earrings with dazzling sapphire blue and clear rhinestones in a rhodium plated sterling silver setting”
EDWARDIAN sterling silver and agate hinged bangle bracelet, maker “JC&S” and hallmarked for Birmingham 1918. Each piece of agate has an etched design all around it, and while one very old and very stable crack is barely visible in a tiny segment, it does not detract. There is a safety chain attached and the bracelet … Continue reading “Edwardian English JC&S sterling and agate bangle 1918”
SCHIAPARELLI brooch with brown and gray unfoiled cabochon rhinestones and faceted aurora borealis, circa 1960 and a nice size at 2-5/8″. It is not signed, but the Schiaparelli in this style were signed on the earring clip backs rather than on the brooches, and we have the signed earrings, too. The bracelet that matches this … Continue reading “SCHIAPARELLI brooch with brown and gray unfoiled cabochon rhinestones and faceted aurora borealis”
