BAKELITE bangle in transparent apple juice over dyed in red, wonderful cross hatched and diagonal carving

BAKELITE bangle in transparent apple juice over dyed with red.  It has wonderful cross hatched and diagonal carving, and is 2-1/2″ by 1″ with 1/3″ walls.  There is a tiny thin chip on an edge beside a carved area,  but it cannot be seen except from the inside of the bangle, holding it up to … Continue reading “BAKELITE bangle in transparent apple juice over dyed in red, wonderful cross hatched and diagonal carving”

DEROSA fur clip, a lavender and cream colored flower bouquet with four petals in each flower, accented with green enamel

DEROSA fur clip, a lavender and cream colored flower bouquet with four petals in each flower, each centered with a clear rhinestone, accented with green enameled veins and little clear rhinestones, some of which have turned gray as can be typical of pieces of this age.  Signed on the back “R DeRosa” it was made … Continue reading “DEROSA fur clip, a lavender and cream colored flower bouquet with four petals in each flower, accented with green enamel”

CELLULOID translucent butterscotch bangle with silver overlay in a buds and scrolls design

CELLULOID translucent butterscotch bangle with silver overlay in a buds and scrolls design, 2-1/2″ by 7/8″ wide by 1/4″ thick. While it has superficial signs of  wear on very close examination, there’s nothing that detracts from it’s beauty and none that go through the silver to the black below. It was made circa the 1930’s. … Continue reading “CELLULOID translucent butterscotch bangle with silver overlay in a buds and scrolls design”

HOBE set of bracelet and brooch with pink and green rhinestones, both hand made in filigree wire work

HOBE set of bracelet and brooch with pink and green rhinestones, both hand made in filigree wire work in about 1945.  On the bracelet, every other link is an open filigree, an unusual design, and it is 7″ by 7/8″.  The brooch has a place on the back to run a chain through so it … Continue reading “HOBE set of bracelet and brooch with pink and green rhinestones, both hand made in filigree wire work”