VICTORIAN Whitby jet antique portrait brooch of a beautiful lady hand painted on porcelain.  She is wearing pink and blue and holding a white dove

VICTORIAN Whitby jet antique portrait brooch of a beautiful lady hand painted on porcelain.  She is wearing pink and blue and holding a white dove. A carved Greek key design decorates the edge of the setting that is 1-7/8″ by 1-1/2″.  On the back edge is a small scratch and that is the only issue … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet antique portrait brooch of a beautiful lady hand painted on porcelain.  She is wearing pink and blue and holding a white dove”

PEACOCK EYE Arts & Crafts parure set in textured silver with colorful glass peacock eye cabochons and earrings with clip backs

PEACOCK EYE Arts & Crafts parure set in textured silver metal with colorful glass peacock eye cabochons and earrings with clip backs.  It is not often you find an entire matching group like this one. Peacock eyes are made of crystal or glass over a silver foil, and according to Ginger Moro, some were made … Continue reading “PEACOCK EYE Arts & Crafts parure set in textured silver with colorful glass peacock eye cabochons and earrings with clip backs”

McCLELLAND BARCLAY Arts and Crafts sterling silver bird bracelet and brooch

McCLELLAND BARCLAY Arts & Crafts sterling figural bird bracelet and brooch set, bracelet 6-7/8″ by 3/4″ and brooch 2-1/2″.  The bracelet weighs 1 ounce and the brooch is 0.7 ounces.  McCLELLAND BARCLAY was both an illustrator and a designer.  Born in 1891, he painted and made sculptural utilitarian pieces and decorative objects for the home, … Continue reading “McCLELLAND BARCLAY Arts and Crafts sterling silver bird bracelet and brooch”

AMOURELLE by Frank Hess very rare convertible necklace/brooch and earrings set with glass pearls, clear rhinestones and gold tone chains, rare 1960s

AMOURELLE by Frank Hess very rare convertible necklace/brooch and earrings set with glass pearls, clear rhinestones and gold tone chains, a marvelous set of rare costume jewelry.  It includes 4 pieces: the necklace of glass pearls and gold chains 15-1/2″ long, a brooch 2″ with a 5/8″ loop that can attach it to the necklace, … Continue reading “AMOURELLE by Frank Hess very rare convertible necklace/brooch and earrings set with glass pearls, clear rhinestones and gold tone chains, rare 1960s”