ENAMEL rare 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 made … Continue reading “ENAMEL rare pansy flowers bracelet with rose colored glass cabochon centers and purple, green and yellow enameled flowers on gold plated metal”
VICTORIAN Whitby jet brooch with a cameo of a lady, beautifully carved by hand circa 1870, and 2″ from top to bottom. During that time jet was carved by jet craftsmen using hand tools in small workshops in Whitby, England. I have tried carving jet myself, and it is very difficult. Jet was worn for … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet brooch with cameo, hand carved in about 1870”
VICTORIAN French jet black glass faceted beads and seed beads an oval sew-on element. It is 3-1/4″ by 2-1/3″. If you make period costumes or do reenacting, this would be a real treasure. It came from the wonderful collection of a lady who made costumes for the theater many years ago, and she had wonderful … Continue reading “VICTORIAN French jet black glass faceted beads and seed beads an oval sew-on element”
VICTORIAN French jet black glass faceted beads and seed beads eye-shaped sew-on elements, a pair of two, both fabric backed. Each one is 4-1/2″ by 2-1/3″, and one has the original paper tag that says “Made in Germany” in faint printed letters with the number 10185 on the back, probably an inventory number. If you make … Continue reading “VICTORIANÂ French jet black glass faceted beads and seed beads eye-shaped sew-on elements, a pair of two”
HASKELL Frank Hess early dress clip with carrot orange colored opaque round and flattened glass beads and metal floral findings, circa 1940. This was one of my first Hess pieces and it has been in my personal collection for years. In the early days of Miriam Haskell jewelry, when Frank Hess was the head designer, … Continue reading “HASKELL Frank Hess early dress clip with carrot orange colored glass beads”
HC HATTIE CARNEGIE royal king and queen fur clips with pearlized bellies and clear rhinestone accents in a lovely matte gold tone setting and made in about 1945. Both 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″. These are such a great … Continue reading “HC HATTIE CARNEGIE royal king and queen fur clips, regal with pearlized bellies, clear rhinestone”
STARET fuchsia flower brooch of clear rhinestone pave set in silver tone metal, made in about 1940, and it is a nice large 4″ long and about 2-1/2″ wide. It is signed on the back “Staret”. It is in amazing condition, the rhinestones, the setting and the pin mechanism all three. Other jewelry makers also … Continue reading “STARET fuchsia flower brooch of clear rhinestone pave set in silver tone”
BAKELITE bangle in transparent apple juice over dyed with red. It has wonderful cross hatched and diagonal carving, and is 2-1/2″ by 1″ with 1/3″ walls. There is a tiny thin chip on an edge beside a carved area, but it cannot be seen except from the inside of the bangle, holding it up to … Continue reading “BAKELITE bangle in transparent apple juice over dyed in red, wonderful cross hatched and diagonal carving”
BAKELITE leaf carved hinged clamper bangle and brooch in medium yellow color, beautifully carved. The bracelet is a side hinged 6-1/4″ by 1-1/4″ wide by 1/4″ thick and the brooch is 3-5/8″ with carved veined leaves, made in the late 1930s. These can be seen, among other books, in Grasso’s Bakelite Jewelry page 44 and … Continue reading “BAKELITE leaf carved hinged clamper bangle and brooch in medium yellow color, beautifully carved”
BAKELITE apple juice chunky bangle with reverse carved horizontal lines, 2-1/2″ by 1″ by 1/3″. This piece can be seen in Matthew Burkholz’s book “The Bakelite Collection” on page 58. It is in excellent vintage condition and circa 1940. #B63337 $398.00
