VICTORIAN rare woven hair jewelry brooch with gold front engraved, “To Our Mother”, and the back engraved, “To Our Mother from her Husband and Children”, 2-1/3″ by 2-1/3″, mid-1800s. Also dangling from a bow are a woven cross, anchor and heart symbolizing “Faith or love, hope and charity. The brooch is in excellent vintage condition, … Continue reading “VICTORIAN rare woven hair Mother brooch”
RETRO stylized leaf fur clip with green and clear rhinestones set in gold tone, the bows and pierced leaf add dimension, 3-1/2″ by 3″. I have seen these marked Reinad and De Rosa, but this has no mark at all. It is in excellent condition in all ways except for some very light graying of some of … Continue reading “RETRO stylized leaf fur clip with green and clear rhinestones”
LUCITE jelly belly trembler brooch, a hand holding a pale pink and cream enameled orchid flower with aqua forget-me-nots wrist corsage with a glass pearl center, circa 1945, a large 4″ long. The red nail polish is a fun whimsical touch. There is one missing piece of enameling on a flower petal, only the size of … Continue reading “LUCITE jelly belly trembler brooch, a hand holding an orchid”
SWAROVSKI clear and black rhinestone dangling earrings with the swan logo on the back, in a hand polished gold plated setting, 2" by 5/8". These must be made for pierced ears I guess, but the sharp ends that would go through the hole are larger than a normal pierced ear would take. I would wonder … Continue reading “SWAROVSKI clear and black rhinestone dangling earrings”
SHULTZ bakelite yellow carved Scotty dog figural broochwith perky black eyes and nose , 2-3/4″. What a charmer for a pet! 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 is signed, as are almost all Shultz pieces, and in excellent … Continue reading “SHULTZ bakelite pale yellow Scotty dog brooch”
GERMAN sterling tiny basket pin with chartreuse, deep green, topaz and purple pastes, marked on the back “Germany sterling”, 1-1/2″ by 1-1/4″. These are sometimes called “giardinetti”, or little gardens. It’s in very good vintage condition. View #Q38572 $78.00
MIRIAM HASKELL pink beads necklace, can be worn from 15-16". There are three shapes of beads, and the largest is an irregular shape, adding texture to the necklace. Included also are clear rhinestone rondelles, and tiny opalescent glass seed beads are between the others. There is a bit of paint missing here and there, hard … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL pink beads necklace opalescent seed beads”
SHULTZ bakelite red apple fruit and worm brooch with amazing laminated worm, butterscotch and black laminated details, 3″. The worm itself was amazingly hard work…it is all laminated layers to make the turn in his neck. The worm comes out of the apple and is seperate from it at the top, as can be seen in the second … Continue reading “SHULTZ bakelite red apple and worm brooch amazing book piece”
PASTE clear paste earrings, total length 1-1/8″, paste alone 5/8″. There is a patent number on the back “patn 48340?”, hard to read. View View View #Q38284 $238.00
VICTORIAN woven hair watch chain with dark blond hair in a tubular spiral weave with gold tone fitting and a loop for a fob in the center, 12-1/2″ by 5/16″ and hardly a hair out of place. View View View #V38198 $50.00