NECKLACE artisan made of blue beads with a beautiful hand blown art glass bead in the center

NECKLACE artisan made of blue beads with a beautiful hand blown art glass bead in the center.  It is 27″ long so it slips over your head with no catch needed, and it’s shown doubled up in this photo. The beads are alternating faceted aurora borealis crystals and blue enameled ovals, really special.   View   View   … Continue reading “NECKLACE artisan made of blue beads with a beautiful hand blown art glass bead in the center”

MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess blue glass beads and glass pearls flower bouquet brooch, a large 5-1/8″

MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess blue glass beads and glass pearls flower bouquet brooch, 5-1/8″ by 2-3/4″.  Frank Hess was the head designer at Miriam Haskell and many of the early pieces were not signed, like this one, circa 1940.  The glass pearls on one blossom have a slightly rougher finish than on the other … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess blue glass beads and glass pearls flower bouquet brooch, a large 5-1/8″”

HOBE rare and spectacular bracelet made of rose red glass cabochons, all with a starburst center, and unfoiled clear rhinestones in a gold washed silver setting

HOBE rare and spectacular bracelet made of rose red glass cabochons, all with a starburst center, and unfoiled clear rhinestones in a gold plated silver setting.  It is 7″ wearable length and 1-1/4″ widest at the front, with the braided chain back about 1″ wide.  This was hand made in the later 1940s with lots … Continue reading “HOBE rare and spectacular bracelet made of rose red glass cabochons, all with a starburst center, and unfoiled clear rhinestones in a gold washed silver setting”

HOBE bracelet made of collet set rose pink glass cabochons, the center one with a starburst design that shows through from the back, and unfoiled clear rhinestones

HOBE bracelet made of collet set rose pink glass cabochons, all of them with a starburst design that shows through from the back, and unfoiled clear rhinestones in a gold plated silver setting. It is signed “Hobe” on the back and it is 7-1/4″ wearable length and 1″ wide.  This was made in the 1940s.  … Continue reading “HOBE bracelet made of collet set rose pink glass cabochons, the center one with a starburst design that shows through from the back, and unfoiled clear rhinestones”

SCHREINER brooch of lustrous peach colored pressed glass leaves and an oval orange glass cabochon center in a gold plated setting with a pendant hook on back

SCHREINER brooch of lustrous peach colored pressed glass frosted leaves and an oval orange glass cabochon center in a gold plated setting with a pendant hook on back so it can be worn on a chain as a pendant necklace, too.  It is 3-1/8″ by 2-1/2″, a nice showy size. While this particular brooch is … Continue reading “SCHREINER brooch of lustrous peach colored pressed glass leaves and an oval orange glass cabochon center in a gold plated setting with a pendant hook on back”

HATTIE CARNEGIE brooch with luminescent pressed golden glass leaves that surround a center of  black glass bugle beads

HATTIE CARNEGIE brooch with luminescent pressed golden glass frosted leaves that surround a center of  black glass bugle beads, all in a gold plated setting, 2-1/3″ by 2″.  This has the “Hattie Carnegie” signature on the back.  Similar molded glass leaves were also used by Hobe and Schreiner during this time period of the 1960s, … Continue reading “HATTIE CARNEGIE brooch with luminescent pressed golden glass leaves that surround a center of  black glass bugle beads”

MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess early unsigned coil bracelet, pink, clear and purple glass flowers, artificial pearlized leaves and clear rhinestones

MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess early unsigned coil bracelet circa 1940. Hand made of pastel pink, clear and purple glass flowers, artificial pearlized leaves and clear rhinestones, it has pink beads and silver seed beads all the way around the coil.  It was hand made and is 8″ long and meant to be worn crossed … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess early unsigned coil bracelet, pink, clear and purple glass flowers, artificial pearlized leaves and clear rhinestones”

MIRIAM HASKELL earrings with purple and pink glass petals and gold tone metal flowers and leaves

MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess earrings with purple and pink glass petals and gold tone metal flowers and leaves with clear rhinestone accents, clip back and unsigned,  they are about 1″ by 1″.  These are were made in the 1940s and are not signed, as was typical for this era of Haskell jewelry.    View   … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL earrings with purple and pink glass petals and gold tone metal flowers and leaves”

MIRIAM HASKELL rare and intricate earrings of clear rhinestone rose montee and glass seed pearls

MIRIAM HASKELL rare and intricate earrings of clear rhinestone rose montee and glass seed pearls, all hand made 7/8″ clip backs.  These are signed with the “Miriam Haskell” mark on the back of both earrings.  They are in excellent vintage condition, amazing for their age and delicacy.  This kind of intricate bead work is typical … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL rare and intricate earrings of clear rhinestone rose montee and glass seed pearls”

AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN Renaissance inspired rich blue rhinestone necklace with a combination of both natural seed pearls and glass pearls

AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN Renaissance inspired rich blue rhinestone necklace with a combination of both natural seed pearls and glass pearls, some of which form a halo around each stone.  They are all in a gold plated silver setting.  The wearable length of the necklace is 16″ and the drop at the front is 3″ long.  The three … Continue reading “AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN Renaissance inspired rich blue rhinestone necklace with a combination of both natural seed pearls and glass pearls”