VICTORIAN cut steel arrow or comet brooch, faceted black glass

VICTORIAN cut steel arrow brooch with faceted black glass and tiny etched leaves end, all set in gold tone, 3-3/4″.  One tiny brad is missing, so priced as is.  There is a later added c-catch on the back.  I wonder if this was meant to be a Halley’s comet brooch.   View  #V36088   $95.00    

DEROSA regal brooch enameled black oval has a crown, three fleur-de-lis with clear rhinestones and glass pearls

DEROSA black enameled brooch with gold plated sterling silver setting and clear rhinestones, signed “R DeRosa sterling”.  This regal enameled black oval has a crown, three fleur-de-lis with clear rhinestones and glass pearls in a gold plated setting.  It is circled with glass pearls all the way around. There is a flip-up loop so that … Continue reading “DEROSA regal brooch enameled black oval has a crown, three fleur-de-lis with clear rhinestones and glass pearls”

VICTORIAN style turquoise glass and glass seed pearl bar pin

VICTORIAN style turquoise glass and glass seed pearl bar pin 2″ long.  Bar pins are fun  to wear alone or with others.  This is a newer pin meant to look like an antique, , it is not an antique, but it is still lovely.  View  View  #V42080 $88.00

VICTORIAN snake cuff links with aqua art glass stones that have a nice gold colored matrix

VICTORIAN snake cuff links with aqua art glass stones that have a nice gold colored matrix.  The face of each is 3/4″ by 1/2″, and the length is 1″.  One snake has tiny green rhinestone eyes and the other has red eyes. While serpent motif jewelry goes far back in history, it’s popularity really spread … Continue reading “VICTORIAN snake cuff links with aqua art glass stones that have a nice gold colored matrix”

DAVID ANDERSEN, Norway, gold washed sterling bracelet with glass pearls and black guilloche enameling

DAVID ANDERSEN, Norway, gold washed sterling bracelet with glass pearls and black guilloche enameling, 7-1/4″ wearable length and 1/2″ wide and it weighs 0.6 ounces. It is marked “D-A 925S, sterling Norway” and it has a box clasp that works well.  It was made in the 1950s.  I have read that this was designed by … Continue reading “DAVID ANDERSEN, Norway, gold washed sterling bracelet with glass pearls and black guilloche enameling”

VOGUE FRENCH rare bracelet with lovely purple foil backed transparent poured glass centers surrounded by a textured glass

VOGUE FRENCH rare bracelet with lovely purple foil backed transparent poured glass centers surrounded by a textured lava-looking gray and gold glass with gold tone findings and safety chain.  This is a three piece hinged bangle and wraps around the wrist to fit nicely.  Each of the three segments has an original paper tag inside … Continue reading “VOGUE FRENCH rare bracelet with lovely purple foil backed transparent poured glass centers surrounded by a textured glass”

DEROSA large brooch with red and clear rhinestones and glass pearls in a gold- and silver-plated setting

DEROSA large brooch with red and clear rhinestones and glass pearls in a gold- and silver-plated setting, not signed, 4-1/4″ by 3″.  This is an interesting brooch, similar to some other DeRosa clips as far as the unusual crescent shape with clear rhinestones set in silver colored square settings that rise above the crescent, giving … Continue reading “DEROSA large brooch with red and clear rhinestones and glass pearls in a gold- and silver-plated setting”

DEROSA crescent moon brooch with lovely little glass pearls, set in gold plated sterling silver, 1940

DEROSA crescent moon brooch with lovely little glass pearls, set in gold plated sterling silver.  It is signed on the back “R DeRosa sterling” and it is 2-1/4″ straight across from tip to tip and about 3/16″ at the most wide.  This was made in about 1940. The crescent moon reminds me of the popularity … Continue reading “DEROSA crescent moon brooch with lovely little glass pearls, set in gold plated sterling silver, 1940”