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AMITY leather Arts & Crafts purse with unusual berries and flowers design

AMITY leather Arts & Crafts purse with unusual berries and flowers design, 6-1/4″ by 6-1/2″ with 13″ handle, circa 1920.  It is in excellent vintage condition, too!  More of these wonderful purses can also be seen on our reference site  HERE, if you’d like more information. More can be seen about these purses in our … Continue reading “AMITY leather Arts & Crafts purse with unusual berries and flowers design”

VICTORIAN sterling silver locket and collar garter design 1880s

VICTORIAN antique sterling silver locket and collar with the locket design a garter or belt and buckle surrounding fruit and flowers on the front and a plain back. The collar has a pierced x’s design, and both are circa 1880s. The collar is 16″ and 1/3″ wide. Both locket and collar test as sterling but have no hallmarks.    View   View   … Continue reading “VICTORIAN sterling silver locket and collar garter design 1880s”

VICTORIAN floral locket brooch, and antique sterling silver oval brooch with etched designs of flowers and leaves and a detailed beaded edge

VICTORIAN floral locket brooch, and antique sterling silver oval brooch with etched designs of flowers, fruit and leaves and a detailed beaded edge. There is a locket compartment with a cover on back for a photo or a lock of hair.  The brooch has a c-catch and tube hinge, circa 1880, 1-5/8″ at the widest … Continue reading “VICTORIAN floral locket brooch, and antique sterling silver oval brooch with etched designs of flowers and leaves and a detailed beaded edge”

BRANDON WELCH bakelite bangle in chunky marbled cherry custard color artisan hand carved flower and leaf

BAKELITE  BRANDON WELCH artisan made bakelite hand carved chunky  bangle in marbled cherry custard color with cream colored cross-hatched flower centers.  It’s even better in person and the flower and leaf design is really well done. It is 2-1/2″ by 1″ by 1/3″.  The bakelite bangle itself is from circa 1940 and Brandon carved it … Continue reading “BRANDON WELCH bakelite bangle in chunky marbled cherry custard color artisan hand carved flower and leaf”

MIRIAM HASKELL advertising art work by Larry Austin, an 8″ by 10″ original on illustration board

MIRIAM HASKELL advertising art work by Larry Austin, an 8″ by 10″ original painted on illustration board.  The lady wears an amazing set of a coil bracelet and lariat necklace that seem to be made of green poured glass and glass beads, designed by Frank Hess. What fun the feather in her hat is, as … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL advertising art work by Larry Austin, an 8″ by 10″ original on illustration board”

MIRIAM HASKELL Larry Austin advertisement for a Frank Hess designed green set, illustrated in an original painting on illustration board

MIRIAM HASKELL advertisement for a Frank Hess designed green glass beads brooch and coil bracelet illustrated in an original painting on illustration board by advertising artist Larry Austin.  Not only is the jewelry beautiful, but her hat and furs are as well. Her furs are wonderfully illustrated in a detailed way and her look is … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL Larry Austin advertisement for a Frank Hess designed green set, illustrated in an original painting on illustration board”

BROWN suede purse with wonderful silver marcasite frame with crescents and ferns design

BROWN suede purse with wonderful silver marcasite frame, circa 1940.  The reflective quality of marcasites sparkles nicely, and set against the matte finish of the suede, it is a marvelous contrast.  The frame has designs of ferns, crescent moons, and other things on it. The body is 12″ by 5-1/3″ and the frame is 5-3/4″ … Continue reading “BROWN suede purse with wonderful silver marcasite frame with crescents and ferns design”

VICTORIAN Scottish agate, cairngorm and sterling bracelet heart padlock locket

VICTORIAN Scottish agate, cairngorm and sterling silver bracelet with a heart padlock locket closure, made in about 1890.  It’s a 7-1/2″ long bracelet with a 5/8″ by 3/4″ padlock that works.  The padlock has a lovely etched design in the sterling on one side and an open crystal-faced locket compartment on the other, a really … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Scottish agate, cairngorm and sterling bracelet heart padlock locket”