PORTRAIT BOX an ormolu style jewelry box with a painted portrait of French Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon, on the lid, oval shaped with a soft golden colored velvet lining, 2-5/8″ by 2-1/3″ with 3/4″ depth inside. If seen through a 5x loupe I think it may be a transfer with lots of hand painted … Continue reading “PORTRAIT BOX an ormolu style jewelry box with a hand detailed portrait of French Empress Josephine”
SHULTZ Lucite bangle with reverse carved and painted ladybugs, flowers and leaves in red, green, yellow, blue and black, 2-1/2″ by 1-1/3″ by 1/3″. Like a clear jelly belly with hand painted colors, it is in excellent condition. View #B64485 $98.00
NETTIE ROSENSTEIN portrait locket pendant in the shape of a pocket watch with a clear rhinestone halo around the edge. It is 1-1/8″ across and set in gold plated sterling silver. It is easy to remove and replace the portrait inside with one of your own if you want to. The charming girl in the … Continue reading “NETTIE ROSENSTEIN portrait locket pendant in the shape of a pocket watch with a clear rhinestone halo”
VICTORIAN floral 9 karat yellow gold ring made from a charming early Victorian lace pin with flowers. Just lovely, with hand painted enameled flowers on a white background and set in 9 carat yellow gold. It is a size 5-1/8, the center is 3/4″ by 1/2″ and the total weight is .19 ounce. Be sure … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 9k yellow gold ring made from a charming early Victorian lace pin”
MIRIAM HASKELL Hess wooden flower and beads coil bracelet with hand painted aqua coral sticks with gold plated leaves. The front element is 2-1/4″ by 2″ and the beads are strung on elastic so the bracelet is adjustable in size. It is a Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL Hess wood flower, beads, aqua coral bracelet”
SHULTZ bakelite yellow carved dog brooch with gold tone chain collar, inlaid black eyes, and hand painted nose and tongue, such a shy sweetie, 2-7/8″. Ron Schultz, who began making his bakelite jewelry in the 1980s, creates his pieces using only genuine vintage circa 1940s bakelite, and every piece is his own original work. It … Continue reading “SHULTZ bakelite yellow carved dog brooch”
VICTORIAN antique Whitby jet bracelet with hand painted green Tyrolean boy and faceted links. It’s 6-1/8″ relaxed size and stretches to 6-1/3″ with a 1-1/2″ wide front and 1-1/8″ back. Green boy or gypsy portrait pieces like this were popular circa 1860s. This exact piece was featured in the May-June Issue of “Antiques Diary, Britain”, … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet bracelet green Tyrolean boy 1860”
VICTORIAN Whitby jet and green hand painted Gypsy boy set of a brooch and earrings, circa 1870 and hand painted. There’s an open hand carved loops border around both the brooch and the earrings, amazingly delicate work, especially with the hand-crafted tools they used back then. Light surface crazing on the back of the earring … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet Gypsy boy set, brooch & earrings c 1870”
PEACOCK EYE style necklace with 7 eyes on a silver colored metal chain, 18-1/2″. These are not genuine peacock eyes because they are actually green glass cabochons with the blue eyes hand painted onto them. View View #Y41176 $58.00
VICTORIAN Whitby jet beads pendant with a hand painted porcelain green Tyrolean or gypsy boy portrait, 2-1/2″ by 1-1/4″ pendant on a graduated strand of beautifully hand carved jet beads in alternating twist and geometrically carved designs, an 18″ necklace. It is amazing to look at these beads and realize they were made by hand one … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet beads pendant with Tyrolean boy”
