MIRIAM HASKELL Hess lariat necklace with white glass petals and beads. It has four strands at 27″ each total length including the clips, which are 3″ wide each. Included is the lovely Larry Austin original watercolor advertising illustration showing the Haskell lariat and bracelet with a foil “Miriam Haskell” sticker, 8″ by 10″, written in … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL Hess white glass petals beads lariat & art work”
CAPRI “stones of many colors” brooch with colorful and unusually shaped rhinestones set into gold plated petal shapes. It is signed on the back “Capri, and it is 2” across. There are a rainbow of colors and each has unusual facets, adding to the beauty as well. Because they are all unfoiled on the back, … Continue reading “CAPRI “stones of many colors” brooch with colorful and unusually shaped rhinestones set into gold plated petal shapes”
DECO basket brooch with colorful moonglow cabochons and black enameled edges all set in silver tone with clear rhinestones. Made in the 1930s, it is 2″ by 1-1/2″. A very nice lady tells me that this may have been made by the New England Glass Company, but it has no signature. I enjoy wearing baskets … Continue reading “DECO basket brooch with colorful moonglow cabochons”
PEACOCK EYE antique brooch with three rich blue and green oval eyes, all in a row and set in a gold color base metal, 1-3/4″ by 1/2″. The eyes are foiled blue and green glass, probably from Gabonz, Czechslovakia, and the brooch made in about 1900-1910. View #Q42146 $168.00
VICTORIAN antique Bohemian garnet cluster brooch with a locket back, 1-3/4″ by 1/1/4″. The locket back opens easily on a hinge and it has its glass cover to protect a photo or a lock of hair. The design of the tightly clustered rich red garnets is really beautiful. The locket compartment on the back could … Continue reading “VICTORIANÂ antique garnet locket back brooch to hold a treasured photo or lock of hair”
DRAMATIC brooch with peacock blue rhinestones, unfoiled deep blue long marquis and red aurora borealis faceted glass beads in an antique gold tone setting, 2-1/3″ across. If you enjoy color, this is both unusual and spectacular! View View #Y41738 $238.00
UNGER sterling silver ring with Dragon’s breath center stone and marcasite accents, smaller size 4-3/4 and 1-1/8″ along the finger. Marked inside the band by a “U” with arrow” for the maker Uncas, this is a Fred Harvey style ring and from that era. Dragon’s breath is a glass cabochon that is specially treated to … Continue reading “UNGER sterling silver ring with Dragon’s breath center stone and marcasite accents”
VICTORIAN brooch of a pheasant bird sitting with fruits and leaves, reverse painted and foiled on glass, 2″ by 1-1/2″. Made in 1880-1890 or a bit earlier, it is set in a gold twist frame typical of that time. The leaf you see on the top right is clear glass, with no color, and it … Continue reading “VICTORIAN brooch of a pheasant bird sitting with fruits and leaves”
ANTHONY by Antonio Aquilino gold washed sterling silver fish brooch in gold wash with clear rhinestones, red glass cabochon eye, signed “Anthony sterling” on the back, 2-1/3″ by about 1-1/2″. Antonio immigrated from Naples, Italy, in about 1920 but didn’t begin making jewelry until the 1940s. The use of sterling indicates that this was made … Continue reading “ANTHONY by Antonio Aquilino gold washed sterling silver fish brooch in gold wash with clear rhinestones”
DEROSA jade and clear rhinestone brooch in a gold plated sterling silver setting, made in the 1940s. I am not sure, but I believe this is real jade and not just glass, but I have no way to test it to be sure. There is a very stable crack on the back of the jade … Continue reading “DEROSA jade and clear rhinestone brooch in a gold plated sterling silver setting, made in the 1940s”