VICTORIAN antique 10k lava cameo earrings set in 10 karat yellow gold, circa 1900, 1-5/8″ total length. The cameos themselves are in good condition and not as rubbed as many antique lava cameos are. This is a set in very good vintage condition, and though one cameo is a touch darker than the other, you … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Italian antique 10k lava cameo earrings”
VICTORIAN Whitby jet earrings, hand carved teardrops with faceted ovals, carved florets, jet portion 1-1/3″ and total length 1-3/4″. These are genuine and rare, complete with original Victorian fittings just as they were made circa 1880. We bought them out of a private collection while visiting Whitby with the authors of the two marvelous … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet earrings, hand carved teardrops with faceted ovals, carved florets”
HOBE as-is ring in a rectangular shape with a rosy shocking pink center oval stone surrounded by purple, green, yellow and clear rhinestones. It is size 4-1/4 and it runs 1-1/4″ along the finger. Most stones have wear from use upon close examination and the center rhinestone has a scratch across the surface, so I … Continue reading “HOBE as-is ring in a rectangular shape with a rosy shocking pink center oval stone surrounded by purple, green, yellow and clear stones”
VICTORIAN 10 karat yellow and rose gold wedding or cigar band band ring. This one has twelve smaller flat parts that create the round ring, and each has a leaf and scroll design on it. Size 6-1/2, it weighs .06 ounces. It has one little section where it looks like it may have been resized in … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 10 karat yellow and rose gold wedding or cigar band band ring”
VICTORIAN dainty 9 ct yellow gold and coral beads locket back brooch and earrings, brooch 1-1/3″ by 7/8″ pierced earrings 1/2″ not counting loops. The little purple velvet box isn’t original to the set, but it looks lovely in it. This dainty English set is small enough to have been a child’s set, and it … Continue reading “VICTORIAN dainty 9 ct coral beads locket brooch & earrings”
VICTORIAN 9ct gold wedding or cigar band ring, hallmarked 375 (9ct), maker BV, date 1908, size 7-1/4 and 1/4″ wide and it weighs .10 ounces. This is heavier and better made than many rings in this style, and the gold has a bit of rose gold tint. The AC Becken Catalogue, 1902 shows a nice selection … Continue reading “VICTORIANÂ 9ct gold wedding or cigar band ring, hallmarked 375 (9ct), maker BV, date 1908”
VICTORIAN 10 karat yellow gold wedding or cigar band ring. It has a repeating design of alternating leaves and geometrics, really lovely. Size 7-1/2, it weighs .06 ounces. The AC Becken Catalogue, 1902 shows a nice selection of these rings, but of course they were sold in other places back then, too. The last photos shows … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 10 karat yellow gold wedding or cigar band ring”
HOBE sparkling pink rhinestone earrings set in hand wrought sterling silver flowers and leaves, these are 1″ screw backs from the 1940s. They are marked only “sterling”, but they are by Hobe. View View #O42848 $88.00
GERMANY sterling and green stone cabochon ring with marcasite accents, size 6-3/4 and 5/8″ along the finger. This is probably from the 1950s. It is marked on the inside “Germany sterling” and there are two very small and old chips on the side where the stone meets the setting. View #N35469 $98.00
VEGA MADDUX ring with lovely butterfly, flowers and leaves and a purple smooth stone, probably an amethyst, surrounded by lovely enamel work in orange, yellow, green and caramel, size 7-3/4 and 2-1/8″ along the finger. Circa 1970-1980 it’s signed on the back faintly as are many of her pieces. What a special piece and in … Continue reading “VEGA MADDUX ring with lovely butterfly, flowers and leaves and a purple smooth stone surrounded by lovely enamel work”