PEACOCK EYE Piels Freres unsigned antique peacock eye pins, a matched set of two. Each is 1″ across, and the eyes are a raised blue glass surrounded by green enameling. The eye is probably from Gablonz, Czechslovakia, and the pins made in about 1910. View View View View #Q41250 $598.00
ASIAN LC Mark water man brooch carrying his water containers across his shoulders, 3″. Set in silver tone with beautiful detailed enameling, cloisonné and glass beads, signed on the back and made by Rice-Weiner circa 1941, designer Lois C Mark, marked “pat D 129,573”, date 1941 for LC Mark. This can be seen in Brunialti’s … Continue reading “LC Mark ASIAN water man brooch carrying water containers across his shoulders”
VICTORIAN antique aqua beads and seed pearls bar pin 2″ long. Because they are so small, I cannot tell if the aqua pieces are glass or genuine turquoise but either way, it’s a lovely pin. Bar pins are fun to wear both alone or with others similar to them. View View View #V42080 $88.00
GERMAN iridescent blue and green gem tone crescent-shaped elements earrings, 1-1/4″ clip backs. Marked on the back “Made in Germany”. I have seen similar crescent-shaped glass elements on both Miriam Haskell and Alice Caviness jewelry also, and I think they are really lovely and dramatic, flattering the face. View #X39458 $348.00
VICTORIAN Labrodite and silver cross pendant that is 2-1/8″ by 1-3/4″. This is circa 1890 or a bit earlier. Black materials are often the most difficult to identify, but a rock hound friend of mine identified the cross as Labrodite (also spelled “Labradorite”). I cannot prove that, so I priced it as glass, although I … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Labrodite and silver cross pendant, circa 1890”
BRACELET dragon’s breath cabochons bracelet set in silver and gold washed silver metal. It is 7″ by 1/2″ and it is light weight and easy to wear with brilliant stones, and it was probably made in the 1950s. Dragon’s breath was a Czechoslovakian product where metal was added to molten glass giving it this particular … Continue reading “BRACELET dragon’s breath cabochons bracelet set in silver and gold washed silver metal”
BROOCH dragon’s breath cabochon set in sterling silver pin, marked “sterling” on the back it is 1-1/4″ by 5/8″. The shifting colors in dragon’s breath stones are fascinating and I have enjoyed them since I was a kid and first saw a Fred Harvey ring with that stone in it. Dragon’s breath was a Czechoslovakian … Continue reading “BROOCH dragon’s breath cabochon set in sterling silver pin”
DRAGON’S BREATH Fred Harvey style Dragon’s breath and sterling silver bracelet, 6-1/2″” wearable size including the 1″ opening and slightly adjustable, 1-1/16″ inch across the front and the total weight is 0.8 ounces. Dragon’s breath was a Czechoslovakian product where metal was added to molten glass giving it this particular coloring and rainbow effect, and … Continue reading “FRED HARVEY style Dragon’s breath and sterling silver bracelet”
NB STERLING dragon’s breath bar pin with a Dragon’s breath center cabochon, a red opalescent stone in the Arts & Crafts style, 1-1/4″. Dragon’s breath was a Czechoslovakian product where metal was added to molten glass giving it this particular coloring and rainbow effect. What a colorful shimmering center stone that any dragon would be … Continue reading “NB STERLING Dragon’s breath shimmering center”
HOBE framed Josef purse with accessories and a glorious frame with a central faceted aqua rhinestone surrounded by moonstone cabochons and brilliant rhinestones in pink, green and clear. They are set in a gold wire work with little flowers. The body is hand beaded with white glass beads and embroidered in pinks, rose, aqua, green … Continue reading “HOBE framed Josef purse with accessories and a glorious frame with a central faceted aqua rhinestone surrounded by moonstone cabochons and brilliant rhinestones”