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GEORGIAN or early Victorian antique cut steel drop pierced earrings with foil backed red tinted glass cabochon centers

GEORGIAN or early Victorian antique cut steel drop pierced earrings with foil backed red tinted glass cabochon centers.  The centers look like they are rose tinted and foiled underneath, typical for this era, and the sparkles you see are decorative, not damage.  In other words, the top of the cabochons are perfectly smooth with no … Continue reading “GEORGIAN or early Victorian antique cut steel drop pierced earrings with foil backed red tinted glass cabochon centers”

GEORGIAN or early VICTORIAN cut steel and green foiled glass cabochons drop earrings, very old

GEORGIAN or early VICTORIAN antique  cut steel and green foiled glass cabochons drop earrings, very old and still glowing with color, entire length 1-3/4″.  Tinted and foiled quartz pieces of jewelry similar to these can be seen in the wonderful book “Georgian Jewellery” by Ginny Reddington & Tom Dawes on page 102, where they date … Continue reading “GEORGIAN or early VICTORIAN cut steel and green foiled glass cabochons drop earrings, very old”

NECKLACE of lovely garnet colored oval glass cabochons in a gold filled setting and on an 18k yellow gold chain

NECKLACE of lovely garnet colored oval glass cabochons in a gold filled setting and on an 18k yellow gold chain, 15″ long.  The cabochons are a glowing rich color, as you can see in the photo, and each oval cabochon is 5/8″ by 1/2″.  Simple and oh so beautiful!   View  View  View  View  #V42072  … Continue reading “NECKLACE of lovely garnet colored oval glass cabochons in a gold filled setting and on an 18k yellow gold chain”

LARRY VRBA glass pearl grapes brooch with clear rhinestone halos around each grape and green and aqua enameled metal leaves

LARRY VRBA glass pearl grapes brooch with clear rhinestone halos around each grape and green and aqua enameled metal leaves.  It is 5-1/3″ by 4″ and signed “Lawrence Vrba” on the back.  This could also be used as a desk or dresser ornament, as well as worn as a brooch.  I often use Larry’s brooches … Continue reading “LARRY VRBA glass pearl grapes brooch with clear rhinestone halos around each grape and green and aqua enameled metal leaves”

LARRY VRBA early earrings with glass seed pearls and seed pears with aurora borealis rose montee

LARRY VRBA early earrings with glass pearls and seed pearls with aurora borealis rose montee.  Larry identified these for me as his early work, confirming that they are his earrings from when he first began doing his own line of jewelry.  They are 2-3/4″ by 1-1/8″  clip backs, and the work is similar to the … Continue reading “LARRY VRBA early earrings with glass seed pearls and seed pears with aurora borealis rose montee”

AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN antique sword in a sheath brooch with beautiful garnet colored glass stone

AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN antique sword in a sheath brooch with beautiful garnet colored glass stones set in 800 silver.  This is two pieces attached by a chain, as can be seen in the photo, and it is 2-1/3″ long.  There are very tiny marks on the silver blade, one could be the mark for Vienna, and the … Continue reading “AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN antique sword in a sheath brooch with beautiful garnet colored glass stone”

AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN antique Renaissance Revival cross pendant necklace of purple stones, a shell center, and a chain with alternating pearls and faceted purple glass beads

AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN antique Renaissance Revival cross pendant necklace of purple stones, a shell center, and a chain with alternating pearls and faceted purple glass beads.  Renaissance Revival in style, it is set in gilt 900 silver, and it is 16-1/2″ long and the cross is 2-1/4″ by 1-3/4″.  This is one of the nicest crosses we … Continue reading “AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN antique Renaissance Revival cross pendant necklace of purple stones, a shell center, and a chain with alternating pearls and faceted purple glass beads”

COLORFUL flower blossom cornucopia dress clip of colorful round glass ball stamen in a silver tone setting

COLORFUL flower blossom cornucopia dress clip of colorful round glass ball stamen in a silver tone setting, 2″ by 2″.  Some petals are covered with clear rhinestones and some are pierced.  While DeRosa made some clips similar in design to this one, so did other makers, and this one is not signed nor is it … Continue reading “COLORFUL flower blossom cornucopia dress clip of colorful round glass ball stamen in a silver tone setting”