MIRIAM HASKELL by Frank Hess white glass leaves and beads necklace with a lovely wedding bouquet look. The clasp is marked “sterling”, and the necklace is 16-1/2″ with 4″ front drop. A Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell design, it is unsigned as was typical for this era, 1940. It is in excellent condition and has … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL white glass leaves and beads necklace with a lovely wedding bouquet look”
FRENCH foiled glass cabochon links necklace and earrings made in France for Dior. The glowing cabochons are a color I have never seen before, a sort of blue, gray, silver combination, gorgeous and surrounded by clear rhinestones, all set in silver tone metal.. Just wonderful in person. Each piece is marked “MADE IN FRANCE”. The back shows … Continue reading “FRENCH foiled glass cabochon links necklace & earrings for Dior”
AMOURELLE black faceted glass beads necklace and earrings by designer Frank Hess, who had been the head designer at Miriam Haskell earlier. The necklace wearable length is 15″ with 5 strands and it is not marked but matches the earrings perfectly and is an Amourelle set with the signed earrings. The 1-1/4″ clip back earrings … Continue reading “AMOURELLE black glass beads necklace & earrings by Frank Hess”
MIRIAM HASKELL blue, green and melon shaped artificial pearl necklace and earrings, wearable length 16″, blue glass beads 1/2″, earrings 1-1/4″. Designed by Frank Hess, Miriam Haskell head designer in the 1940-50s, it has a lovely and typical flower catch on the necklace and dangling faceted beads on the earrings. Larry Vrba, head designer for Haskell … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL blue & melon shaped glass pearl necklace & earrin”
PURPLE faceted rhinestone ovals necklace in Georgian era style settings with open backs and a gorgeous color of purple set in sterling silver. The clasp is marked “sterling”, and this is 16-1/2″ by 1/3″. The rich purples in this necklace are dazzling to see, just marvelous and in excellent vintage condition. The finish looks … Continue reading “PURPLE faceted oval purple rhinestones necklace in antique style settings”
CABOCHONS necklace with opaque red and white glass cabochons set in gold tone with large links and the flat hook and tassel closure. It is somewhat in the style of some of the German made pieces, or Henkel & Grosse, circa 1960s, but I cannot find the certain proof to make that attribution. The wearable length 18-1/2″ and … Continue reading “CABOCHONS necklace with red and white glass”
RED glass and faceted clear beads necklace, total length 56″. These are all glass beads and can be worn in several different ways since this is one long strand, all in very good vintage condition.. #Y37036 $68.00
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”
VICTORIAN or late Georgian wonderful enameled portraits necklace with 10 different portraits in all. The total wearable length is 14-1/2″ with the larger ovals being 1-1/4″ by 3/4″ and the smaller 1/3″ by 1/2″. The portraits are enamel on textured silver metal with delicately hand painted faces. Two of the portraits have been re-worked so they look a bit … Continue reading “VICTORIAN or late Georgian portraits necklace enameled faces”
STERLING silver collar with alternating pierced links and loops, 17-1/3″ long and the rectangular links are 1/3″ and the circles 1/2″. The weight is about 1.7 ounces and while it tests as sterling, it has no marks. It is in excellent condition, fun to wear with or without a locket. View #N37005
