SEASHELL interesting and unusual seashell and colored glass dangling charms brooch, 1940

SEASHELL and colored glass dangling charms unusual pin circa 1940, 4″ by 3″.   The wonderful charms include sea shells, fish, starfish, a green worm and flowers.  While this does have some Hess Haskell features, I cannot find it in any ads or art work to say that this brooch is really a Haskell from the … Continue reading “SEASHELL interesting and unusual seashell and colored glass dangling charms brooch, 1940”

JOLLE charming fly on a leaf brooch marked “Jolle sterling” on the back, a leaf with curled up edges, just like a real leaf, and an insect

JOLLE charming fly on a leaf brooch marked “Jolle sterling” on the back, a leaf with curled up edges, just like a real leaf, and an insect that has lit on the leaf.  Topaz colored rhinestone dew drops and orange rhinestone eyes complete the piece, and it is set in gold plated sterling silver, 2-1/2″ … Continue reading “JOLLE charming fly on a leaf brooch marked “Jolle sterling” on the back, a leaf with curled up edges, just like a real leaf, and an insect”

DEROSA fur clip with a charming yellow enameled rose buds bouquet, butter yellow flowers

DEROSA fur clip with a charming yellow enameled rose buds bouquet, butter yellow flowers that have tiny pools of golden enamel in the center to give them extra depth.  In a gold plated setting, it is signed “R DeRosa” on the back and was made in the 1940s.  The yellow flowers do have a bit … Continue reading “DEROSA fur clip with a charming yellow enameled rose buds bouquet, butter yellow flowers”

STERLING charm bracelet with 34 puffy heart charms, total length 7″. Among others, the charms include: an engraved and enameled forget-me-not

STERLING charm bracelet with 34 puffy heart charms, total length 7″.  Among others, the charms include: an engraved and enameled forget-me-not; John; Helen; hand shake; initials HER; Home Sweet Home; cross and anchor; the names Ethyl and Nelleen; fleur-di-lis; an embossed pansy flower; an enameled aqua double heart with “Helen” on the back; one aqua … Continue reading “STERLING charm bracelet with 34 puffy heart charms, total length 7″. Among others, the charms include: an engraved and enameled forget-me-not”

HOBE rare sterling silver charms chatelaine with a brooch at each end, six charms

HOBE rare sterling silver charms chatelaine with a brooch at each end and six charms.  The brooches are decorated with applied twisted wire work with a center half-round, and there are charms suspended from it with 2 charms missing.  Each brooch is marked on the back “Hobe sterling”, and they are each 1-1/2″ by 1-1/4.  … Continue reading “HOBE rare sterling silver charms chatelaine with a brooch at each end, six charms”

VICTORIAN antique sterling silver charm bracelet and shamrock charm

VICTORIAN antique sterling silver charm bracelet, a sterling shamrock good luck charm with a red rhinestone in the center, 7-3/4″ by 1/3″ and the charm is about 7/8″.  It tests as sterling, although it is not marked, and it is in excellent condition including the secure clasp, a great addition to your Victorian jewelry wardrobe.  … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique sterling silver charm bracelet and shamrock charm”

DEROSA rare applied charms bracelet with clear rhinestones in a gold plated sterling silver setting

DEROSA rare applied charms bracelet with clear rhinestones in a gold plated sterling silver hinged bangle bracelet.  The charms are applied along the front of the bangle and they are in the shapes of a heart, a sailboat, a bird, a butterfly, a telephone, a shamrock and what looks like a leaf at the front … Continue reading “DEROSA rare applied charms bracelet with clear rhinestones in a gold plated sterling silver setting”

VICTORIAN gold filled heart charm with three aqua glass beads and etched designs on the front

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”