STERLING vermeil figural hand brooch with red and clear rhinestone bracelet and ring and red enameled finger nails, 2-1/4". This has an unusual almost bronze-tone finish with gold tone showing through. #Y64926 $115.00
DEROSA lion head fur clips with amazing detail, set of 2, each 1″ by 1″. The fur is a copper colored enamel over gold plate, the eyes red rhinestones, the fangs enameled in white and the inside of the mouth is a deep red enamel. Made in the late 1940s, they are an unusual pair. … Continue reading “DEROSA lion head FUR CLIPS, set of two with amazing detail, 1940s”
CHINESE tiny sterling yellow enamel pumpkin pin with a turquoise glass cabochon circa 1970s, 1-1/2″ by 1″. This tiny treasure is enameled on a silvery mesh, an interesting looking process. View #Q38733 $24.00
DeROSA flower, feather and leaves fur clip with clear rhinestones, glass pearl center and green enameled leaves, 3-3/4″. The enameling is so smooth and perfect that I had wondered if it had been re-done, but even under a loupe I can see no indication of that. Just for fun, here is a jpg of the old DeROSA … Continue reading “DeROSA flower, feather and leaves fur clip c 1940”
DECO Richard Hudnut Deauville Idie Aiuviolioie Deco style silver tone compact with green and white enameled profiles on silver tone, 2-1/4". This compact folds out to a powder, rouge and mirror inside, but the mirror is entirely gray and there is a shallow dimple on the bottom of the compact. The front is in excellent condition. View … Continue reading “DECO Richard Hudnut Deauville Idie Aiuviolioie compact”
EAGLE clear rhinestone pave patriotic eagle brooch with enameled feet and beak, with stones graying but still lovely in a vintage way, one claw holds the olive branches of peace, the other the arrows of war, circa 1945, 3-3/4″. View #Y27760 $198.00
BUTTERFLY ”FK” sterling stylized butterfly links necklace with red and black enameled highlights, wearable length 16″ and 1/2″ wide, marked “sterling” on the back of one segment and on the catch. I do not know who the maker “FK” is. View View #N37780 $75.00
VICTORIAN French jet (black glass) insect or bug pin with flowers and leaves, 1-7/8″. This whimsical combination of dragonfly and lily-of-the-valley flowers is really unusual. French jet is faceted black glass backed with black enameled metal. It is usually more shiny and the pieces much more delicate thanWhitby jet. View #V35883 $198.00
WENDY GELL Wristy, a patriotic fireman with red and blue glass cabochons and rhinestones and elements and enameled fireman, 6-1/4″ by 2″ at the widest with a 1-1/4″ opening at the back to slip your wrist through. Gell uses wonderful and unusual rhinestones, figurals and partial vintage brooches all hot glued to a brass cuff to make … Continue reading “WENDY GELL Wristy, fireman with red and blue glass cabochons”
VICTORIAN antique agate letter opener in it’s own box, “vous soit propice 1903” on the enameled band in the middle, which I think translates to “have a good year 1903″, 6-7/8″ by 7/8”. And 1903 was an interesting year! The Wright Brothers made their first flight, the first Model A Ford was produced and the first game of the … Continue reading “VICTORIAN agate letter opener in it’s own box, 1903”