DEROSA parure, a four piece set of jewelry with filigree bows, clear rhinestones and dangling glass pearls in gold plated sterling silver settings. It includes a necklace that is 15″ long with a center element that is 3″ wide and 2″ deep; the brooch that is 2″ by 1-1/2″; a smaller 1″ bow pin and … Continue reading “DEROSA parure, a four piece set of jewelry with filigree bows, clear rhinestones and dangling glass pearls in gold plated sterling silver settings”
VICTORIAN antique Whitby jet faceted beads, 56″ long with beads that graduate from 3/4″ down to 1/3″. The beads are all hand carved and strung on the original black cord. A carte de visite , not included in this price but shown for reference only, shows a lovely lady wearing beads much like this strand. The … Continue reading “antique Whitby jet faceted beads, 56″ long with beads that graduate from 3/4″ down to 1/3″, all hand carved”
SCHIAPARELLI brooch with brown and gray unfoiled cabochon rhinestones and faceted aurora borealis, circa 1960 and a nice size at 2-5/8″. It is not signed, but the Schiaparelli in this style were signed on the earring clip backs rather than on the brooches, and we have the signed earrings, too. The bracelet that matches this … Continue reading “SCHIAPARELLI brooch with brown and gray unfoiled cabochon rhinestones and faceted aurora borealis”
VICTORIAN Whitby jet brooch with a cameo of a lady, beautifully carved by hand circa 1870, and 2″ from top to bottom. During that time jet was carved by jet craftsmen using hand tools in small workshops in Whitby, England. I have tried carving jet myself, and it is very difficult. Jet was worn for … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet brooch with cameo, hand carved in about 1870”
PEACOCK EYE antique pendant necklace in gold colored metal, the wearable length of the necklace is 16″ wearable length, and the drop below the round ring is 4″ long including the tassel. There is a straight line across half of the spinner eye that may be original or may be a crack, but it is … Continue reading “PEACOCK EYE antique pendant necklace in gold colored metal with tassel”
SCHREINER brooch of lustrous peach colored pressed glass frosted leaves and an oval orange glass cabochon center in a gold plated setting with a pendant hook on back so it can be worn on a chain as a pendant necklace, too. It is 3-1/8″ by 2-1/2″, a nice showy size. While this particular brooch is … Continue reading “SCHREINER brooch of lustrous peach colored pressed glass leaves and an oval orange glass cabochon center in a gold plated setting with a pendant hook on back”
VICTORIAN MALACHITE cameo very unusual necklace with both genuine half pearls and cultured whole pearls. The cameo itself is from the late 1800s, probably 1880-1890, and the rim around it and the scalloped setting for the pearl halo are both 14 karat yellow gold. The chain for the necklace has 14 open links and is … Continue reading “VICTORIAN MALACHITE cameo unusual necklace with both genuine half pearls and cultured whole pearls, from the late 1800s, part karat gold”
BRACELET dragon’s breath cabochons bracelet set in silver and gold washed silver metal. It is 7″ by 1/2″ and it is light weight and easy to wear with brilliant stones, and it was probably made in the 1950s. Dragon’s breath was a Czechoslovakian product where metal was added to molten glass giving it this particular … Continue reading “BRACELET dragon’s breath cabochons bracelet set in silver and gold washed silver metal”
BROOCH dragon’s breath cabochon set in sterling silver pin, marked “sterling” on the back it is 1-1/4″ by 5/8″. The shifting colors in dragon’s breath stones are fascinating and I have enjoyed them since I was a kid and first saw a Fred Harvey ring with that stone in it. Dragon’s breath was a Czechoslovakian … Continue reading “BROOCH dragon’s breath cabochon set in sterling silver pin”
DRAGON’S BREATH Fred Harvey style Dragon’s breath and sterling silver bracelet, 6-1/2″” wearable size including the 1″ opening and slightly adjustable, 1-1/16″ inch across the front and the total weight is 0.8 ounces. Dragon’s breath was a Czechoslovakian product where metal was added to molten glass giving it this particular coloring and rainbow effect, and … Continue reading “FRED HARVEY style Dragon’s breath and sterling silver bracelet”
