AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN antique saber or sword brooch with turquoise and garnets and an animal claw as the blade. Set in gold gilt 900 silver, the amazing detail around the stones on the front, as well as on the gilt back side, add so much to this brooch. It is 2-1/2″ by 1-1/4″ and 1/4″ thick and … Continue reading “AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN antique saber or sword brooch with turquoise and garnets and an animal claw”
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN pendant necklace with green garnet doublettes and natural pearls set in a gold washed 875 silver setting and chain The metal color is an antique gold color, not a shiny color, as fitting for it’s age. Because this has no marks on it, I took it to my GIA jewelry appraiser to have both … Continue reading “AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN pendant necklace with green garnet doublettes and natural pearls”
HOBE comma shaped earrings with pink, blue, rose and green stones, 1-3/4″. All of the stones are garnet and glass doublets rather than rhinestones, so they are gorgeous. One pink stone is chipped at the edge but it is visible only under 5x magnification. You can’t even see that when these are worn. While these … Continue reading “HOBE comma shaped earrings with pink, blue, rose and green stones, the stones are garnet and glass doublets”
BOHEMIAN GARNET oval brooch with rich red garnets set in four stacked layers and in a gold plated setting. This is a nice size at 1-5/8″ by 1-1/3″. The pomegranate red color of the garnets is beautiful, and they completely cover the entire top of the brooch, encrusting it in a lovely way. The last … Continue reading “BOHEMIAN GARNET oval brooch with pomegranate red garnets set in four stacked layers”
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN Renaissance inspired turquoise and garnets earrings in an 800/1000 silver setting, 1-3/4″ total length from the top of the wire to the bottom of the earring and 1/2″ at the most wide. The silver has lovely designs on all the sides, and the two pieces on each earring allows extra movement. View View View … Continue reading “AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN Renaissance inspired turquoise and garnets earrings in an 800/1000 silver setting”
BOHEMIAN GARNET encrusted star brooch which is slightly domed and very beautiful, 1-3/4″ by 1-3/4″. It has the older hinge and C-closure and the pin tip extends a bit beyond the brooch, also an older style. Similar pieces are in the 1893 SF Myers Catalog HERE, in the 1899 Benjamin Allen Catalog HERE, and in … Continue reading “BOHEMIAN GARNET encrusted star brooch which is slightly domed and very beautiful”
BOHEMIAN GARNET necklace with dangling garnets at the bottom of the design, 16+” wearable length and 1-1/4″ drop in the front. The lacy open design and the trembling drops make this even more special, and it has a small box clasp. A necklace similar to this can be seen in the 1899 Benjamin Allen Company … Continue reading “BOHEMIAN GARNET necklace with dangling garnets at the bottom of the design”
HOBE cross pendant of rich red garnet colored faceted rhinestones in an antiqued gold tone filigree metal, 4″ by 3″ and on a chain. It is signed on the back “Hobe” and it has a lovely antique feel. View View #Y41774 $88.00
VICTORIAN antique turquoise, garnet and seed pearls ring in a 10 karat gold setting, size 6-1/2 and 1/2″ wide as it lays on the finger, and it weighs .07 ozs. It’s a lovely design and is beautifully decorated with a halo of tiny gold beads at the top and designs on each shoulder as well. … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique turquoise, garnet and seed pearls ring in a 10k gold setting”
HOBE attributed sterling silver dress clip with a center pink stone surrounded by bullet cabochons in green, marked only “sterling” on the back, 3″ by 2″. The green stones are dyed green chalcedony quartz and the longer pink stones are probably saddle cut gadolinium garnet synthetic stones, just beautiful. There is a tiny flea bite … Continue reading “HOBE attributed sterling silver dress clip with a center pink stone surrounded by bullet cabochons, dyed green chalcedony and saddle cut synthetic garnets”