BAKELITE apple juice and butter yellow colored stretchy bracelet with reverse carved pansy, flowers and leaves, a rare color, 7″ by 1-1/8″ front and 1″ back. See other bracelets like this in the fabulous book by Matthew Burkholz “Bakelite Collection” on page 127. Circa 1940, this is in excellent vintage condition. View #B36706 $895.00
HASKELL Hess five-piece jewelry parure with the original advertising art work illustrating it and done by Larry Austin. The set was created with aqua swirl glass bead clusters set in gold tone caps and chains. The necklace is 16″ long with a 3-1/4″ front drop; the bracelet is 7″ long with 2″ drops or charms; … Continue reading “HASKELL Hess five-piece jewelry parure & original advertising art”
SHULTZ bakelite three-row bangle with aqua, green, pink, lavender orange and white squares and dots, This great bangle has been in my personal collection since 2009 and, over time, it has turned from white to a rich cream, as you can see in the progression of photos. Genuine vintage bakelite will always do this, turning from white to cream and then … Continue reading “SHULTZ bakelite 3-row bangle aqua, green, pink, lavender”
BEADS multi-bead necklace with a nice variety of types and colors of glass beads, wearable length 36″ and wire strung. What a treasure of different kinds and colors of beads, a wonderful collection! They are all in excellent condition and so colorful, and the silver hook closure works easily as well. View View #Y65896 $158.00
FRENCH foiled glass cabochon links necklace and earrings made in France for Dior. The glowing cabochons are a color I have never seen before, a sort of blue, gray, silver combination, gorgeous and surrounded by clear rhinestones, all set in silver tone metal.. Just wonderful in person. Each piece is marked “MADE IN FRANCE”. The back shows … Continue reading “FRENCH foiled glass cabochon links necklace & earrings for Dior”
HOBE Austro-Hungarian style pendant with yellow and black enameling, green cabochons, glass pearls and rhinestones, alls et in gold tone metal. The necklace is 18″ long, with the pendant portion 3″ by 1-7/8″ counting both elements, and clip back earrings each 1″. A similar piece can be seen in the book “Masterpieces of Costume Jewelry” … Continue reading “HOBE Austro-Hungarian style pendant & earrings”
SWAROVSKI 1998 “Compassion” flower bouquet brooch in pink, jonquil and clear rhinestones, marked on the back “98JP” with the swan logo and copyright mark, 2-1/2″ by 1-5/8″. In 1998 Swarovski made a “Celebrate the Spirit” series, and this brooch was the first of three pieces in that collection. The “JP” mark is probably the initials … Continue reading “SWAROVSKI 1998 Compassion flower bouquet brooch”
SWAROVSKI 1999 Crystal Garden Collection watering can brooch, clear rhinestone pave with purple and green rhinestone accents set in gold tone watering can brooch 2″ by 2″. It was originally made in 1999 for the Swarovski SCS (Swarovski Collector’s Society) Trunk Show and was one of the twelve brooches in the Crystal Garden Grouping. This is … Continue reading “SWAROVSKI 1999 watering can brooch with clear rhinestone pave”
SWAROVSKI 1999 Garden Collection wheelbarrow brooch with a wheel that can actually spin, 2-1/4″ by 2″. The stones include red ribbed glass “flowers”, teal marquis, purple rhinestones and artificial pearls all set in clear rhinestone pave in hand polished gold plate. This is one of the circa 1999 Swarovski Crystal Garden group and has the swan logo mark … Continue reading “SWAROVSKI garden wheelbarrow brooch, spinning wheel 1999”
EISENBERG Original clear rhinestone dress clip with topaz colored rhinestone accents and all set in silver tone, circa 1940, 3-1/4″ by 2″. It is from this clip design that Eisenberg drew when making the 1990s “Classics” collection, shown here EISENBERG ICE for reference. (NOTE: This price is for the 1940s clear rhinestone clip only, not the … Continue reading “EISENBERG Original clear rhinestone dress clip with topaz”