VICTORIAN gold filled heart charm with three aqua glass beads and etched designs on the front

VICTORIAN gold filled heart charm with three aqua glass beads and etched designs on the front, 3/4″ by 3/4″.  The aqua beads might be turquoise, but they are too small to tell for sure.  This is a charm rather than a locket and it doesn’t open. Wouldn’t a whole bracelet of charms with turquoises be … Continue reading “VICTORIAN gold filled heart charm with three aqua glass beads and etched designs on the front”

DEROSA brooch with purple, teal, red and pale blue rhinestones and glass pearls and accented with clear rhinestones and tiny green enameled leaves around the edge

DEROSA brooch with purple, teal, red and pale blue rhinestones and glass pearls and accented with clear rhinestones and tiny green enameled leaves around the edge.  It was made in the 1940s and is signed “DeRosa sterling” on the back.  It is a lovely feminine piece that is 2″ by 1-5/8″.  View  View  View  View … Continue reading “DEROSA brooch with purple, teal, red and pale blue rhinestones and glass pearls and accented with clear rhinestones and tiny green enameled leaves around the edge”

LARRY VRBA Christmas tree brooch with lovely oval glass pearl ornaments, red rhinestone “lights”, clear and topaz colored rhinestone candles

LARRY VRBA Christmas tree brooch with lovely oval glass pearl ornaments, red rhinestone “lights”, clear and topaz colored rhinestone candles and a clear rhinestones star atop to add extra brilliance.  It is a nice large size at 5″ by 3-1/3″.  Signed on the back “Lawrence Vrba”, he was kind enough to make this holiday brooch … Continue reading “LARRY VRBA Christmas tree brooch with lovely oval glass pearl ornaments, red rhinestone “lights”, clear and topaz colored rhinestone candles”

MIRIAM HASKELL Hess dress clip of green and clear glass leaves and white flower buttons

MIRIAM HASKELL dress clip of clear and green glass leaves, white plastic flower buttons and white beads, by Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell circa 1940, it is 3-5/8″ long.  Hess used these flower buttons  in different colors in many of his pieces and they are a nice whimsical touch.  This is a genuine piece of … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL Hess dress clip of green and clear glass leaves and white flower buttons”

DEROSA flower fur clip with a luminous glass pearl on top. Decorated with clear rhinestones and enamel work in black and creamy white

DEROSA flower fur clip with a luminous glass pearl on top.  Decorated with clear rhinestones and enamel work in black and creamy white, it is from the 1940s.  Measuring 3-1/3″ by 2″, it does have a bit of enameling missing, only  flea bites, though, more evident in the photos because they are so magnified.  It … Continue reading “DEROSA flower fur clip with a luminous glass pearl on top. Decorated with clear rhinestones and enamel work in black and creamy white”

MIRIAM HASKELL spectacular Frank Hess designed pink glass beads coil bracelet with pressed glass flowers in pink, purple and blue and milk glass leaves

MIRIAM HASKELL spectacular Frank Hess designed pink glass beads coil bracelet with pressed glass flowers in pink, purple and blue and milk glass leaves, total length 7-1/3″.   This is a hand made bracelet from about 1940, and when it is wrapped around the wrist and crossed over in the front, it creates a beautiful corsage … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL spectacular Frank Hess designed pink glass beads coil bracelet with pressed glass flowers in pink, purple and blue and milk glass leaves”

DEROSA shell-shaped fur clip and earrings with black enamel, clear rhinestones and glass pearls in a gold plated sterling silver setting

DEROSA shell-shaped fur clip and earrings with black enamel, clear rhinestones and glass pearls in a gold plated sterling silver setting.  The clip is 2″ by 1-3/4″, each of the clip back earrings is 1″, and the entire set was made in the 1940s.  The clip is signed “R DeRosa sterling” and each of the … Continue reading “DEROSA shell-shaped fur clip and earrings with black enamel, clear rhinestones and glass pearls in a gold plated sterling silver setting”