CAPRI star brooch with dragon’s breath cabochons, caramel teardrop shaped rhinestones and rose colored aurora borealis set in textured gold tone metal, signed on the back “Capri”, 3″ across. Dragon’s breath was a Czechoslovakian glass process where metal was added to molten glass giving it this particular coloring and rainbow effect. Capri jewelry was made … Continue reading “CAPRI star brooch with dragon’s breath cabochons, caramel teardrop shaped rhinestones and rose colored aurora borealis”
PEACOCK EYE large antique silver metal buckle with an etched design on the front. The eye stands above the mounting and is absolutely lovely with rich colors. The blue part is glass and the green is enamel. The buckle is curved and it is 4″ by 2″ in the main body, not including the tendrils … Continue reading “PEACOCK EYE large antique silver metal buckle with an etched design on the front”
PEACOCK EYE antique pin with an oval eye set in silver metal with back to back “C’s” designs on four sides. It is small at 1-3/16″ by 5/8″ and fun to wear for a touch of color. The eye is foiled blue and green glass, probably from Gabonz, Czechslovakia, and brooch made in about 1900-1910. … Continue reading “PEACOCK EYE antique pin with an oval eye set in silver metal with back to back “C’s” designs on four sides”
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN small round brooch with delicate white and aqua enamel work around the red stones and natural pearls, all in a gold washed base metal setting. It has older European style tube closure and it is 1-1/8″ across. View View #Q42120 $98.00
CHRYSOCOLLA green segments brooch with pendant option, this has ethnic designs in the silver, possibly Egyptian. Look at the closer photos for the detail, which has really interesting scenes. It is 1-1/4″. Chrysocolla is associated with peace and tranquility. View View View View View #V42122 $228.00
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN Victorian antique brooch with garnets, turquoise and one center garnet colored stone that is glass in an irregular cut. It has a mark that dates it to 1867-1872 and it tests as 800-900 silver. The settings are raised over a dome-shaped sphere with pierced designs. Little flowers raised above the scrolls in the metal … Continue reading “AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN Victorian antique brooch with garnets, turquoise, 1867-1872”
REGENCY saphiret brooch and earrings with the brown blue saphiret teardrop shaped cabochons, teardrop shaped blue and tan rhinestones and a round blue center on the brooch, all in a gold tome metal setting. The brooch, which is signed “Regency” on the back, is almost 2″ across and the clip back earrings are 1-1/8″. Saphiret … Continue reading “REGENCY saphiret brooch and earrings with the brown blue saphiret teardrop shaped cabochons”
WOODEN colorful olives and green leaves pin with olives in red, blue, yellow and brown, circa 1940, 3-5/8″. One tiny black glass seed bead is missing from the bottom of one yellow olive. Hess for Haskell made pieces very similar to this and I waver on whether I think this is by Miriam Haskell or … Continue reading “WOODEN colorful olives & green leaves pin, 1940”
VRBA Christmas tree holiday brooch with candles all in green, clear and topaz colored rhinestones edged with round green beads all set in gun metal gray. Larry says that in this tree, there are components from all over the world! That includes Providence Rhode Island, Austria, China, Czechoslovakia and Germany. This is 4-3/4″ by 3″ … Continue reading “VRBA Christmas tree holiday brooch with green, clear & topaz”
