STERLING charm bracelet with 34 puffy heart charms, total length 7″. Among others, the charms include: an engraved and enameled forget-me-not

STERLING charm bracelet with 34 puffy heart charms, total length 7″.  Among others, the charms include: an engraved and enameled forget-me-not; John; Helen; hand shake; initials HER; Home Sweet Home; cross and anchor; the names Ethyl and Nelleen; fleur-di-lis; an embossed pansy flower; an enameled aqua double heart with “Helen” on the back; one aqua … Continue reading “STERLING charm bracelet with 34 puffy heart charms, total length 7″. Among others, the charms include: an engraved and enameled forget-me-not”

AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN Renaissance Revival antique heart shaped garnets and seed pearls brooch

AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN Renaissance Revival antique heart shaped garnets and seed pearls brooch with six heart-shaped garnets around the edge and a round garnet in the center. Black enamel work surrounds the stones on the front, and the back is equally detailed.  It is 1-3/16″ across.  This is a 835 gilt silver setting and there are hallmarks … Continue reading “AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN Renaissance Revival antique heart shaped garnets and seed pearls brooch”

DEROSA heart shaped dress clip with unusual blue and green glass disks and low profile cabochons in a silver tone metal setting

DEROSA heart shaped dress clip with unusual blue and green glass disks and low profile cabochons in a silver tone metal setting.  This has two layers, the underneath layer is a textured antique silver convex metal piece and on top of that is a layer of fern-like leaves surrounding each stone.  Between the two is … Continue reading “DEROSA heart shaped dress clip with unusual blue and green glass disks and low profile cabochons in a silver tone metal setting”

LARRY VRBA heart and flowers brooch with the dramatic size and wonderful creativity that makes his jewelry so special

LARRY VRBA heart and flowers brooch with the dramatic size and wonderful creativity that makes his jewelry so special.  The golden metal heart is surrounded with clear rhinestones and decorated by flowers made of poured glass, glass, mother-of-pearl, plastic in red, aqua and green.  The aqua glass petals look like those used by Trifari years … Continue reading “LARRY VRBA heart and flowers brooch with the dramatic size and wonderful creativity that makes his jewelry so special”

VICTORIAN Scottish agate, cairngorm and sterling bracelet heart padlock locket

VICTORIAN Scottish agate, cairngorm and sterling silver bracelet with a heart padlock locket closure, made in about 1890.  It’s a 7-1/2″ long bracelet with a 5/8″ by 3/4″ padlock that works.  The padlock has a lovely etched design in the sterling on one side and an open crystal-faced locket compartment on the other, a really … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Scottish agate, cairngorm and sterling bracelet heart padlock locket”

DEROSA fur clip with a heart suspended within a heart of clear rhinestones with a red enameled ribbon bow

DEROSA fur clip with a heart suspended within a heart of clear rhinestones with a red enameled ribbon bow at the top.  There is some missing red enamel on the bow and some very slight graying rhinestones, no surprise because this is probably one of the oldest DeRosa pieces we have ever had.  I would … Continue reading “DEROSA fur clip with a heart suspended within a heart of clear rhinestones with a red enameled ribbon bow”

VICTORIAN gold filled heart charm with three aqua glass beads and etched designs on the front

VICTORIAN gold filled heart charm with three aqua glass beads and etched designs on the front, 3/4″ by 3/4″.  The aqua beads might be turquoise, but they are too small to tell for sure.  This is a charm rather than a locket and it doesn’t open. Wouldn’t a whole bracelet of charms with turquoises be … Continue reading “VICTORIAN gold filled heart charm with three aqua glass beads and etched designs on the front”