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VICTORIAN six-pointed star, an amazing 4″ wide paste star brooch in sterling silver. It is heavy has an unusual blunt-ended pin

VICTORIAN six-pointed star, an amazing 4″ wide paste star brooch in sterling silver.  It is heavy has an unusual blunt-ended pin (see the photo of the back), so must have been worn either as a buckle or on a loosely woven fabric.  I have worn it on a chain and through a button hole, as … Continue reading “VICTORIAN six-pointed star, an amazing 4″ wide paste star brooch in sterling silver. It is heavy has an unusual blunt-ended pin”

HOBE signed bracelet with bight sparkling pastel blue, aqua and clear rhinestones set in hand made sterling silver

HOBE signed bracelet with bight sparkling pastel blue, aqua and clear rhinestones set in hand made sterling silver wire filigree masterfully created.  It still has it’s safety chain, wearable length is 7″ long and it is 1″ wide.  Very brilliant, in excellent vintage condition with one VERY minor flea bite on a  clear rhinestone, only … Continue reading “HOBE signed bracelet with bight sparkling pastel blue, aqua and clear rhinestones set in hand made sterling silver”

HOBE sterling silver, gold plated and rhinestone bracelet with pastel rhinestones in pink, yellow, green and lavender

HOBE sterling silver, gold plated and rhinestone bracelet with pastel rhinestones in pink, yellow, green and lavender.  This is marked on the back “Hobe, 1/20th 14k, design pat’n”, and it is a 7″ wearable length by 3/4″ wide.  It is in excellent vintage condition, from the early 1940s, as shown in the patent 131,847.  To … Continue reading “HOBE sterling silver, gold plated and rhinestone bracelet with pastel rhinestones in pink, yellow, green and lavender”

HOBE sterling silver and colorful rhinestones brooch with pink, purple and pastel blue rhinestones in a hand wrought sterling silver setting of flowers, leaves and scrolls

HOBE sterling silver and colorful rhinestones brooch with pink, purple and pastel blue rhinestones in a hand wrought sterling silver setting of flowers, leaves and scrolls.  While this is not signed, it is an obvious Hobe brooch from the 1940s. It is 2-1/3″ by 1-1/2″ in size.  This is an unusual design that I had … Continue reading “HOBE sterling silver and colorful rhinestones brooch with pink, purple and pastel blue rhinestones in a hand wrought sterling silver setting of flowers, leaves and scrolls”

DEROSA sterling silver parure with pastel blue baguette rhinestones

DEROSA sterling silver parure with pastel blue baguettes and clear rhinestones.  It includes a necklace, bracelet and earrings, all brilliant and sparkling, circa 1940. The necklace is 14-5/8″ by 1″ at the widest; the bracelet is 6-5/8″ by 3/4″; and the clip back earrings are 1-1/8″.  The necklace is marked “R.DeRosa sterling”, and the bracelet … Continue reading “DEROSA sterling silver parure with pastel blue baguette rhinestones”

PEACOCK brooch with pastel pink and yellow cabochons

PEACOCK brooch with pastel colored pink and yellow glass moonstone cabochons, clear rhinestones and aqua enameling all set in silver tone metal, 3-7/8″ by 2-1/8″.  This was made in the 1940s and it is in excellent condition.   View   #Y38964   $198.00

SWAROVSKI brooch of a garden water fountain with clear rhinestone water spray tipped by pastel colored drops

SWAROVSKI brooch of a garden water fountain with clear crystal rhinestones water spray tipped by pastel colored drops, all in a hand polished gold plated setting and made in about 1996, 2-5/8″.  The movement of the drops is fun, too. We have abundant information about Swarovski on our Swarovski reference page and more on our … Continue reading “SWAROVSKI brooch of a garden water fountain with clear rhinestone water spray tipped by pastel colored drops”