VICTORIAN sterling silver sweetheart pin hallmarked for Birmingham 1894 and the maker’s mark “TW”, 1-5/8″ by 1/2″. It has forget-me-nots and ivy leaves for remembrance and a heart symbolizing love, a nice romantic piece. View #V39379 $58.00
PEACOCK EYE small antique pin in an Arts and Crafts design in a gold colored brass setting with black and white enamel in the small heart shapes, a tiny piece missing. It is 1-1/2″ by 1″. The eye is foiled blue and green glass, probably from Gabonz, Czechslovakia, and the brooch was made in about … Continue reading “PEACOCK EYE small antique pin in an Arts and Crafts design, black and white enamel in the small heart shapes”
VICTORIAN butterfly sterling silver sweetheart brooch, round with flowers and leaves decorating it and a lovely beaded edge. It is 1″ across and circa 1880. This shows the Victorian’s love of nature and natural themes in life and in their jewelry. View View #V40937 $68.00
VICTORIAN sterling silver sweetheart pin with rose gold overlay. The center motif is running feet and legs, called a triskele or a triskelion, this was a Celtic symbol, too, used sometimes with just spirals and sometimes with the legs. There are flowers on either side, as well as a beaded edge, hallmarked for Chester sterling, … Continue reading “VICTORIAN sterling silver sweetheart pin rose gold, Celtic triskele symbol”
VICTORIAN sterling silver sweetheart eye-shaped pin with leaves and swirls designs and beaded edge. There may be hallmarks mis-struck along one edge but if so they are very difficult to read, probably circa 1900, 1-1/2″ by 3/4″. View #V38265 $78.00
VICTORIAN sweetheart rose flower locket brooch, an antique sterling silver, rose- and yellow-gold brooch with magnificent detail. It has intricate rose gold roses and yellow gold leaves with etched stems in the background. It also has a double beaded edge, and an open locket compartment on the back with glass cover on it for a … Continue reading “VICTORIAN sweetheart rose flower locket brooch, an antique sterling silver, rose- and yellow-gold brooch with magnificent detail”
VICTORIAN sterling silver sweetheart brooch with yellow and rose gold overlaid flowers and leaves, 1-1/8″. These are fun to wear alone or in groups, and they were often worn at the neck, as this jpg of a vintage photo shows HERE. It was made in the 1880s. View #V38312 $98.00
REJA attributed heart bracelet with ruby red and clear rhinestones on a smooth and easy to wear gold tone mesh band, 6-1/2″ wearable length and 1″ band. The heart center is about 2″ by 2″. As you can see in the photo, there is very slight wear to the gold tone finish on the back … Continue reading “REJA attributed heart bracelet with ruby red and clear rhinestones”
RED heart padlock bracelet of transparent glass cabochons set in gold tone with a padlock closure to match, so unusual. Each bezel is set with a poured glass foil backed cabochon and the bracelet is 7″ long. A multi-colored similar version of this can be seen in Deanna Cera’s “Amazing Gems” on page 75 where she … Continue reading “RED heart padlock bracelet of transparent glass cabochons set in gold tone with a padlock closure to match”
HOBE heart and bow brooch with a drop suspended from the bottom. It has aqua, pink and clear unfoiled rhinestones set in hand fashioned gold washed wire work, marked on the back “Hobe”, made in the 1940s and it is 2-1/3″ by 1-1/2″, a marvelous design. View #O39676 $544.00