DEROSA fur clip with a red and clear rhinestone flower and green enameled leaves in a gold washed sterling setting. It is very close to matching one of my DeRosa company design art works, from the 1940s, and it is signed on the clip back “DeRosa sterling”, 2-3/4″ by 1-1/2″. The tiny tip of the … Continue reading “DEROSA fur clip with a red and clear rhinestone flower and green enameled leaves in a gold washed sterling setting”
DEROSA fur clip with a gorgeous oval purple rhinestone center, pale yellow baguette rhinestones, and artificial pearls with tiny clear rhinestone accents, what a rich and lovely combination! It is set in a starburst of yellow- and rose-gold washed sterling, just dazzling. This is circa 1945 and it is 2-5/8″ by 2-1/8″. Some of the … Continue reading “DEROSA fur clip purple center rhinestone, pale yellow baguettes set n yellow and rose gold washed sterling”
DEROSA flower fur clip with red tulip shaped cabochons, an aqua teardrop shaped center rhinestone and clear rhinestone accents, marked on the back “R DeRosa” it is 3-1/4″ by 2″. The finish shows some light wear under close examination, and this is circa 1940. HERE is a jpg of the original design art work, shown … Continue reading “DEROSA flower fur clip with red tulip shaped cabochons, an aqua teardrop shaped center rhinestone and clear rhinestone accents”
DEROSA unsigned flower and ribbons brooch with purple rhinestones, clear rhinestone accents and green enameled leaves, 3″ by 2-3/4″. The enamel on this was professionally replaced recently because there was no enamel left when I received it. Like many pieces of jewelry from this era, there are some graying clear rhinestones. I have an original … Continue reading “DEROSA unsigned flower and ribbons brooch with purple rhinestones, green enameled leaves”
DEROSA purple and green basket brooch with a lovely unfoiled purple center rhinestone surrounded by lavender and green enameled flowers and leaves and accented with clear rhinestones, circa late 1940s. It has been converted from a fur clip into a brooch, 3″ by 2-1/4″. DeRosa did make some of their fur clips as brooches, too, … Continue reading “DEROSA purple and green basket brooch with a lovely unfoiled purple center rhinestone surrounded by lavender and green enameled flowers”
HASKELL early Hess wooden beads and glass seed beads coil bracelet, 6″, showing the woven coil cover construction of the bracelet. The beads dangle on strings allowing them to move a bit. See a bracelet in this series in Carole Tanenbaum’s “Fabulous Fakes” book on page 100. This kind of hand work was extremely labor … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL early Hess wooden beads and glass seed beads coil bracelet”
VICTORIAN antique Bohemian garnet cluster brooch with a locket back, 1-3/4″ by 1/1/4″. The locket back opens easily on a hinge and it has its glass cover to protect a photo or a lock of hair. The design of the tightly clustered rich red garnets is really beautiful. The locket compartment on the back could … Continue reading “VICTORIANÂ antique garnet locket back brooch to hold a treasured photo or lock of hair”
ORIGINAL by ROBERT radiant and unusual brooch with a lovely combination of red, rose, purple and blue cabochons with dragon’s breath cabochons, 2″ in each direction and made in the 1960s. I appreciate the way the stones are in different styles of settings which adds so much interest to the design, and also the wonderful … Continue reading “ORIGINAL by ROBERT radiant and unusual brooch with a lovely combination of red, rose, purple and blue cabochons with dragon’s breath cabochons, limb setting”
VICTORIAN antique Scottish agate buckle bracelet set in sterling silver with a safety chain. There are beautifully etched designs on the sterling buckle, both flowers and scrolls. There is a choice of wearable lengths, either 6-1/4″ or 7″, by about 5/8″ wide on the agate and 1″ at the widest part of the buckle. The … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique Scottish agate buckle bracelet set with sterling silver”
HOBE sterling silver, gold plated and rhinestone bracelet with pastel rhinestones in pink, yellow, green and lavender. This is marked on the back “Hobe, 1/20th 14k, design pat’n”, and it is a 7″ wearable length by 3/4″ wide. It is in excellent vintage condition, from the early 1940s, as shown in the patent 131,847. To … Continue reading “HOBE sterling silver, gold plated and rhinestone bracelet with pastel rhinestones in pink, yellow, green and lavender”
