UNGER sterling silver ring with Dragon’s breath center stone and marcasite accents

UNGER sterling silver ring with Dragon’s breath center stone and marcasite accents, smaller size 4-3/4 and 1-1/8″ along the finger.  Marked inside the band by a “U” with arrow” for the maker Uncas, this is a Fred Harvey style ring and from that era.  Dragon’s breath is a glass cabochon that is specially treated to … Continue reading “UNGER sterling silver ring with Dragon’s breath center stone and marcasite accents”

VOGUE FRENCH earrings with lovely foil backed transparent wine red poured glass centers surrounded by a textured glass

VOGUE FRENCH earrings with lovely foil backed transparent wine red poured glass centers surrounded by a textured lava-looking gray and gold glass and set on a flat gold tone metal disk setting.  Made in France, they are clip backs that are 1-1/8″ across.  The “Vogue” signature is on the back of the clips on both … Continue reading “VOGUE FRENCH earrings with lovely foil backed transparent wine red poured glass centers surrounded by a textured glass”

CHAINS style brooch/pendant combination and matching earrings with purple, gray and pink rhinestones

CHAINS style brooch/pendant combination and matching earrings with purple, gray and pink rhinestones in a very detailed setting of yellow gold plate. The brooch has a emerald cut center rhinestone surrounded by lavender, pink and gray marquis, and it is shot through with a golden arrow and covered with a filigree swirl, and it is … Continue reading “CHAINS style brooch/pendant combination and matching earrings with purple, gray and pink rhinestones”

GEORGIAN or early Victorian antique cut steel drop pierced earrings with foil backed red tinted glass cabochon centers

GEORGIAN or early Victorian antique cut steel drop pierced earrings with foil backed red tinted glass cabochon centers.  The centers look like they are rose tinted and foiled underneath, typical for this era, and the sparkles you see are decorative, not damage.  In other words, the top of the cabochons are perfectly smooth with no … Continue reading “GEORGIAN or early Victorian antique cut steel drop pierced earrings with foil backed red tinted glass cabochon centers”

GEORGIAN or early VICTORIAN cut steel and green foiled glass cabochons drop earrings, very old

GEORGIAN or early VICTORIAN antique  cut steel and green foiled glass cabochons drop earrings, very old and still glowing with color, entire length 1-7/8″ from the top of the hook to the bottom of the earring.  Each of the cut steel brads has about 10 facets on it.  The hooks are not karat gold and … Continue reading “GEORGIAN or early VICTORIAN cut steel and green foiled glass cabochons drop earrings, very old”

VICTORIAN Whitby jet earrings, hand carved diamond shapes, faceted balls

VICTORIAN Whitby jet earrings, hand carved diamond shapes suspended from circles with applied faceted balls and carved edges, total length 2″, jet portion 1-5/8″.  These are rare, complete with original Victorian fittings just as they were made circa 1880.  We bought them while visiting Whitby with the authors of the two books about jet jewelry, … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet earrings, hand carved diamond shapes, faceted balls”