VICTORIAN brooch of a pheasant bird sitting with fruits and leaves, reverse painted and foiled on glass, 2″ by 1-1/2″. Made in 1880-1890 or a bit earlier, it is set in a gold twist frame typical of that time. The leaf you see on the top right is clear glass, with no color, and it … Continue reading “VICTORIAN brooch of a pheasant bird sitting with fruits and leaves”
VICTORIAN mini portrait of a lady wearing her ermine stole and a beautiful headdress. It was transferred onto a porcelain oval and then highlighted by hand, 2″ by 1-1/2″. The number “80” is impressed into the back. It is framed in a beaded silver frame with a swing-out stand. View #V36174 $98.00
RICE-WEINER unusual Asian dragon brooch designed by Louis C Mark in the 1940s. It is a nice large size at 4-1/4″ by 2″. The gold plated frame holds a green enameled puffy disk with exotic Asian faces, characters and dragons on both the front and the back. It has Chinese character letters on the back … Continue reading “RICE-WEINER unusual Asian dragon brooch designed by Louis C. Mark in the 1940s”
DENICOLA rare stained glass effect brooch, an exclusive Neiman Marcus brooch with transparent poured glass pink and green cells in a gold plated setting. Not only are the colors absolutely glowing, but the brooch is a nice size, too, at 2-3/4″ by 2-5/16″. It was made at Christmas of 1962 and a vintage advertisement states … Continue reading “DENICOLA rare stained glass effect brooch, an exclusive Neiman Marcus brooch with poured glass transparent pink and green cells, 1962”
HOBE attributed rare and amazing gold washed and sterling silver ornament with a hand carved cream colored plaque in the center. It has a wonderful scene of a child riding a stag, flying birds, vines and leaves. It is framed with sterling and gold encrusted flowers, leaves and berries, all hand made. It has hooks … Continue reading “HOBE attributed rare and amazing gold washed and sterling silver ornament with a celluloid plaque of a wonderful carved scene of a child riding a stag, flying birds, vines and leaves”
VICTORIAN antique early pre Civil War 1840s hair brooch in 14 karat yellow gold with black enamel and three strands of plaited thick blonde hair under glass, 2″ by 1-1/2″. It has the tube and c-catch closure with an extended pin stem typical of this era. The mourning message “In Memory Of” in old English … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique pre-Civil War dated 1843 14 karat yellow gold and hair brooch”
CORO brooch with a bird scene enameled on sterling silver, a two-tone peach colored bird with green leaves, red berries and a wave of blue water at the bottom. Set in a rectangular frame and signed on the back “sterling by Coro”, it is 2-1/8″ by 2″. The enamel work is contemporary and professionally done, … Continue reading “CORO brooch with a bird scene enameled on sterling silver, a two-tone peach colored bird with green leaves, red berries”
VICTORIAN 10-14 karat yellow gold and hand painted portrait brooch with a flip-up loop for a necklace chain. It is hand painted with gold trim, marked “DIBB 10k” on the back bottom, 2-1/8″ by 1-5/8″. It is marked 14k on the catch and 10k on the frame, chain tests 10k but the catch doesn’t. I … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 10-14 karat yellow gold and hand painted portrait brooch with a pop-up loop for a necklace chain”
WHITING DAVIS baby mesh purse with a circle of pink roses design, circa 1930. The gold tone Deco style frame has a stepped and pierced design, quite lovely. The purse itself is in good vintage condition, but there are a few chain fringes missing from the bottom and the soft green fabric lining is badly … Continue reading “WHITING DAVIS baby mesh purse with pink roses design, circa 1930”
MADE IN FRANCE large beaded purse with aluminum beads in pink, gold and silver tone with bronze tone accents, a wonderful glittering surface. The gold metal frame has a wheat edge with a dental and floral swag face and back. The purse is 11″ long including the fringe by 6-1/2″ wide. Inside is a golden … Continue reading “MADE IN FRANCE large beaded purse with aluminum beads in pink, gold and silver tone with bronze tone accents”