HOBE elegant brooch with citrine green and pink unfoiled rhinestones set in gold washed sterling hand made wire work with a flip-up loop

HOBE elegant brooch with citrine green and pink unfoiled rhinestones set in gold washed sterling hand made wire work with a flip-up loop on the back for it to be worn on a necklace as well as a brooch.  It is 2-3/4″ by 2-1/3″ and it is signed “Hobe” on the back.  A fabulous piece … Continue reading “HOBE elegant brooch with citrine green and pink unfoiled rhinestones set in gold washed sterling hand made wire work with a flip-up loop”

HOBE pink and citrine green rhinestones bracelet with unfoiled stones set in hand made gold washed sterling wire work

HOBE pink and citrine green rhinestones bracelet with unfoiled stones set in hand made gold washed sterling wire work. There are six round links, and it has a safety chain, 6-3/4″ by 1″.  Handmade in about 1945, this is in excellent condition in every way and it is signed on the back “Hobe design pat’d”.   … Continue reading “HOBE pink and citrine green rhinestones bracelet with unfoiled stones set in hand made gold washed sterling wire work”

VICTORIAN small round pin with hand painted pink roses

VICTORIAN small round pin with hand painted pink roses with painted gold trim, 1″. It is painted on a round china disk, which is then mounted to a gold colored metal setting and it has gold painted edging to highlight the roses. These were popular as friendship gifts from the 1890s to the 1940s.  View   #V40096   $30.00

DEROSA style flower brooch with pink rhinestone flower centers and clear rhinestone accents, intertwined design

DEROSA style flower brooch with pink rhinestone flower centers and clear rhinestone accents, 3-1/2″ by 2-3/4″.  The rhythmic curls and intertwined elements make this very special.  Having handled so much DeRosa jewelry, this reminds me of one, but it could also be a vintage copy by another company of that era, the 1940s.  View  View  … Continue reading “DEROSA style flower brooch with pink rhinestone flower centers and clear rhinestone accents, intertwined design”

ROBERT star brooch or pendant with a pink unfoiled center rhinestone surrounded by rhinestones in aqua, pink and clear

ROBERT star brooch or pendant with a pink unfoiled center rhinestone surrounded by rhinestones in aqua, pink and clear all in a hand made wire filigree setting with a hook on the back to pass a chain through.  The blue lines in the last photo point to the location of the hook for a chain.  … Continue reading “ROBERT star brooch or pendant with a pink unfoiled center rhinestone surrounded by rhinestones in aqua, pink and clear”