DECO very unusual extra long brooch with black and green glass elements on a silver metal backing, sparkling with many wonderful marcasites, 6″ long and 1-3/4″ at the most wide. One green glass piece has a minute chip at a point, difficult to notice without magnification. I have never seen anything quite like this, and … Continue reading “DECOÂ very unusual extra long brooch with black and green glass elements on a silver metal backing, sparkling with many wonderful marcasites, 6″ long”
HOBE Austro-Hungarian revival style locket with glass pearls and red, black and white enamel work on a gold tone metal, marked on the back “Hobe”. It is 1-3/4″ by 1-1/8″ and it opens on a hinge at the bottom with space inside for photos but no fittings, and it comes with a chain as well. … Continue reading “HOBE Austro-Hungarian revival style locket with glass pearls and red, black and white enamel”
SEASHELL and colored glass dangling charms unusual pin circa 1940, 4″ by 3″. The wonderful charms include sea shells, fish, starfish, a green worm and flowers. While this does have some Hess Haskell features, I cannot find it in any ads or art work to say that this brooch is really a Haskell from the … Continue reading “SEASHELL interesting and unusual seashell and colored glass dangling charms brooch, 1940”
STARFISH brooch with red and aqua glass cabochons in a heavily textured gold setting, 2-1/2″. The center rhinestone is a wine red and the smaller red cabochons have a stripe of apple juice color in them, unusual and absolutely beautiful. It has a hook on the back so that it can be worn on a … Continue reading “STARFISH brooch with red and aqua glass cabochons in a heavily textured gold setting”
DEROSA large flower bouquet fur clip of lacy looking flowers with blue glass bead centers, just gorgeous and feminine as well. Sometimes when I look at it I see a tree rather than a bouquet, how about you? In a gold plated setting, it is signed on the back “DeRosa” and is a nice bold … Continue reading “DEROSA large flower bouquet fur clip of lacy looking flowers with blue glass bead centers”
MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess aqua glass beads lariat necklace with clear rhinestone leaf-shaped dress clip ends. The total length is 21″ incuding the clips which are each 1-3/4″ wide. Circa 1940, it was designed by Frank Hess, the head designer. In the early days of Haskell jewelry, Miriam Haskell put no identifying marks on … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess aqua glass beads lariat necklace, 1940”
HOBE spectacular brooch with rose pink colored glass star sapphire look cabochon center. Set in sterling silver with rose and yellow gold plating, it has the intricate hand wrought flowers, leaves and wire work that the Hobe of this era was prized for. It is a nice size at 2-1/8″ by 1-1/2″ and just look … Continue reading “HOBE spectacular brooch with rose pink colored glass star sapphire look cabochon center”
VICTORIAN extra long 84″ black glass faceted beads muff or lorgnette chain necklace, the longest I have had so far at an amazing 84″ total length. There are a few chips here and there. This was hand knotted between each bead, a sign of quality, and it has a watch hook. View View View #V37989 … Continue reading “VICTORIAN extra long 84″ black glass faceted beads muff or lorgnette chain necklace, 84″ long!”
VICTORIAN black glass 56″ long muff, watch or lorgnette chain with very unusual “watermelon seed” or “crepe stone” beads and seed bead spacers, and a watch hook on the end. These beads were purposely made with a “bloomed” or matte finish in order to comply with obligatory mourning dress of the era. View View #V29215 … Continue reading “VICTORIAN black glass 56″ long muff or lorgnette chain with very unusual “watermelon seed” or “crepe stone” beads, 56″”
DEROSA parure, a four piece set of jewelry with filigree bows, clear rhinestones and dangling glass pearls in gold plated sterling silver settings. It includes a necklace that is 15″ long with a center element that is 3″ wide and 2″ deep; the brooch that is 2″ by 1-1/2″; a smaller 1″ bow pin and … Continue reading “DEROSA parure, a four piece set of jewelry with filigree bows, clear rhinestones and dangling glass pearls in gold plated sterling silver settings”
