VICTORIAN ”Made in France” French cut steel shoe buckle, brads have 12 facets. I have seen craftsmen and beaders convert these single buckles into bracelets and other pieces of jewelry very successfully. View View #V26459a $38.00
GORHAM sterling handle shoe horn with embossed flowers and scrolls and the engraved initials ”RSA”. There some dents in the handle so it is priced accordingly. It is 9″ long and circa 1900. View #a5563 $68.00
STERLING handled embossed floral designed sewing darner, 6″ long and marked “A” in a diamond. It is still perfectly useable and circa 1900. View #a15925 $65.00
VICTORIAN bar pin with red and blue faceted stones and a white small cabochon, circa 1880s, 2 1/4″ wide. An etched scene of a light house and sailing ships adorns the front of this brooch. View. #V5154 $85.00
BAKELITE CARVED dark yellow cross hatch carved 3″ wide bar pin. It is a great basic to your bakelite wardrobe! View #B16153 $58.00
WATROUS hallmarked Deco sterling photograph case with hammered finish, engraved with initials “HWN” on the front and the dates “Jan 2, 1920 and Sept 14, 1920″ inside, as well as the numbers 83 and 307. There is one very small dimple on the back of the case. Inside, the photo holder is two-sided and swings … Continue reading “Watrous sterling picture frame case, engraved 1920”
DRAGON’S BREATH Fred Harvey era sterling bracelet circa 1950, with the Maisel’s kachina mark and Native American designs. “Dragon’s breath” is glass cabochon that is specially treated to give it this particular coloring and rainbow effect, which is a big favorite of mine. I remember seeing pieces like this as a child growing up in the southwest back in … Continue reading “DRAGON’S BREATH Fred Harvey era sterling bracelet Maisel 1950”
VICTORIAN antique agate letter opener in it’s own box, “vous soit propice 1903” on the enameled band in the middle, which I think translates to “have a good year 1903″, 6-7/8″ by 7/8”. And 1903 was an interesting year! The Wright Brothers made their first flight, the first Model A Ford was produced and the first game of the … Continue reading “VICTORIAN agate letter opener in it’s own box, 1903”
CHRISTMAS tree brooch with clear rhinestone edges and multi-colored rhinestone ornaments set in silver tone, 2-1/3″. #X66167 $24.00
SHULTZ bakelite parrot head brooch in red with butterscotch and green marbling, 3-1/8″. This piece is in the book Bakelite Pins” by Karima Parry, page 171. Ron Schultz creates his wonderful jewelry using only vintage circa 1940 bakelite, and every piece is his own original work. It is signed, as are almost all Shultz pieces, and in … Continue reading “SHULTZ bakelite parrot head brooch in red”