PANSY rare enameled pansy flowers bracelet with rose colored glass cabochon centers and purple, green and yellow enameled flowers on gold plated metal. This bracelet has really wonderful detail so be sure to look at the close-up photos. It is 7″ by 1″ and in excellent condition, amazing for it’s age. I think it was … Continue reading “PANSY rare enameled pansy flowers bracelet with rose colored glass cabochon centers and purple, green and yellow enameled flowers”
VICTORIAN antique early pre Civil War 1840s hair brooch in 14 karat yellow gold with black enamel and three strands of plaited thick blonde hair under glass, 2″ by 1-1/2″. It has the tube and c-catch closure with an extended pin stem typical of this era. The mourning message “In Memory Of” in old English … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique pre-Civil War dated 1843 14 karat yellow gold and hair brooch”
SHULTZ bakelite buttons brooch in butterscotch, red, green and black with a red bakelite bar top, 3-1/4″. The collection of buttons is charming and so much fun! This piece is in the book “Bakelite Pins” by Karima Parry, page 175. It was made in 2007 or a bit earlier. View #B64240 $398.00
TRIFARI Jewels 1996 monkeys brooch with green, brown and blue rhinestones set in gold tone, 2-1/2″. This is from Trifari’s “Safari Collection”. Hear no evil, see no evil speak no evil, it is signed on the back “Trifari” and the date 1996. View View #T61619 $36.00
HC CARNEGIE royal Emperor and Empress king and queen fur clips with milk glass bellies and clear rhinestone accents in a lovely matte gold plated setting, made in about 1942. Both regal pieces have the earlier “HC” mark for Hattie Carnegie on the back. The king is 2-1/4″ by 1-1/4″, the queen 2-5/8″ by 1-1/2″. … Continue reading “HC CARNEGIE royal Emperor and Empress king and queen fur clips with milk glass bellies and clear rhinestone accents”
SHULTZ bakelite bangle in swamp green with wonderful caramel brown marbling with long oval colored dots and smaller black dots, 2-1/2″ by 3/4″ wide by 1/2″ thick. This was made in 2009 and has been in my own collection since then. I enjoy the unusual color. View #B35231 $248.00
BAKELITE muted marbled denim blue saucer shaped bangle with black overdyed slash carving, 2-1/2″ by 1″ by 1/3″. A re-polished bakelite bangle similar to this can be seen in the wonderful book by Matthew Burkholz, “The Bakelite Collection” on page 49, top right. The last photo, shown here just for fun, shows other colors this … Continue reading “BAKELITE muted marbled denim blue saucer shaped bangle with black overdyed slash carving”
VICTORIAN antique Whitby jet bracelet and brooch set with Tyrolean boy portrait on the front. The bracelet is strung on elastic, as it was originally when it was made, and the links are faceted. It is 6″ relaxed size and stretches to about 6-1/2″ with a 1-1/2″ width at the front and 1-1/8″ back. The … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique Whitby jet bracelet and brooch set with Tyrolean boy portrait on the front”
VICTORIAN Whitby jet large intricate love knot brooch, carved amazingly from one piece of jet, 2-1/4″ by 2″. Knot motifs in jet jewelry were most often carved in the 1840s. This very special piece is from the personal jet collection of Katy and Helen Muller, authors of the books on jet jewellery. I am so … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet large intricate love knot brooch, carved amazingly from one piece of jet, 1840s”
SHULTZ set of TWO chunky bakelite bangles, early Shultz pieces in butterscotch and orange, each with colorful confetti dots, 2-1/2″ by 2-1/2″ by 1-5/8″ by 1/3″. These are rare and early Shultz bangles from my own collection and they were made prior to 2000. The last two photos show the signature in each bangle. View … Continue reading “SHULTZ set of TWO chunky bakelite bangles, early Shultz pieces in butterscotch and orange, each with colorful confetti dots”
