EDWARDIAN 10k purple enamel flower bud pin with a pearl stamen and seed pearls on the leaf

EDWARDIAN 10k purple enamel flower bud pin with a pearl stamen and seed pearls on the leaf, all set in 10 karat yellow gold, made in about 1900.  It is a delicate Edwardian beauty that would have looked wonderful on the light-weight white dresses popular in that era.  The last photo shows other pins like … Continue reading “EDWARDIAN 10k purple enamel flower bud pin with a pearl stamen and seed pearls on the leaf”

FLOWER bouquet brooch with red rhinestones, glass pearls and green enameled leaves, sterling

FLOWER bouquet brooch with red rhinestones, glass pearls and green enameled leaves in a gold tone sterling silver setting.  It is 2-1/2″ by 1-1/3″ and was made in the 1940s. This is a design I hadn’t ever seen before and I really like it, do you?  The colors are so cheerful.   View  View  View  View  … Continue reading “FLOWER bouquet brooch with red rhinestones, glass pearls and green enameled leaves, sterling”

TRIFARI necklace and bracelet with red enameled flowers, green leaves and red glass beads

TRIFARI necklace and bracelet with red enameled and gold tone cupped flower petals, green leaves and red glass beads in gold tone settings. This set is not signed, but it was purchased by a well-known dealer from a DeRosa niece.  It isn’t a typical DeRosa, and I have now seen a fur clip to this … Continue reading “TRIFARI necklace and bracelet with red enameled flowers, green leaves and red glass beads”

VEGA MADDUX ring with lovely butterfly, flowers and leaves and a purple smooth stone surrounded by lovely enamel work

VEGA MADDUX ring with lovely butterfly, flowers and leaves and a purple smooth stone, probably an amethyst, surrounded by lovely enamel work in orange, yellow, green and caramel, size 7-3/4 and 2-1/8″ along the finger.  Circa 1970-1980 it’s signed on the back faintly as are many of her pieces.  What a special piece and in … Continue reading “VEGA MADDUX ring with lovely butterfly, flowers and leaves and a purple smooth stone surrounded by lovely enamel work”

FLOWER lavender enameled flower bouquet and bow brooch with a large unfoiled purple rhinestone center, lavender rhinestone buds

FLOWER lavender enameled flower bouquet and bow brooch with a large unfoiled purple rhinestone center, lavender rhinestone buds and clear foiled rhinestones in a gold washed pot metal setting, 3-1/2″ by 2-1/3″.  This brooch was probably made in the early 1940s.  It reminds me of some  of Fred Gray’s enameled brooches but it is not … Continue reading “FLOWER lavender enameled flower bouquet and bow brooch with a large unfoiled purple rhinestone center, lavender rhinestone buds”

EDWARDIAN delicately enameled pink and green 10k yellow gold flower brooch  with a pearl center, made in about 1900

EDWARDIAN delicately enameled pink and green 10k yellow gold flower brooch  with a pearl center, made in about 1900. It is a delicate Edwardian beauty that would have looked wonderful on the light-weight white dresses popular in that era.  The last photo shows other pins like this so you can see the scale.  View  View  View  … Continue reading “EDWARDIAN delicately enameled pink and green 10k yellow gold flower brooch  with a pearl center, made in about 1900”

DEROSA fur clip of a yellow enameled rose buds bouquet with butter yellow flowers that have tiny pools of golden enamel

DEROSA fur clip of a yellow enameled rose buds bouquet with butter yellow flowers that have tiny pools of golden enamel in the center to give them extra depth.  In a gold plated setting, it is signed “R DeRosa” on the back and was made in the 1940s.  The yellow flowers do have a bit … Continue reading “DEROSA fur clip of a yellow enameled rose buds bouquet with butter yellow flowers that have tiny pools of golden enamel”