NETTIE ROSENSTEIN artificial pearl and rhinestones earrings set in gold tone, 1″ clip backs. These look wonderful with the Rosenstein portrait brooches with pearl surrounds. In excellent condition, these are circa 1960. View #X24342 $68.00
HASKELL Hess brooch with pink and yellow violets and green glass leaves dress clip with yellow glass seed beads, 3-1/3″. See similar bracelet to this set on page 151 of Gordon & Pamfiloff’s wonderful “Miriam Haskell Jewelry” book. A Frank Hess design for Miriam Haskell, it is unsigned as was typical for this era, circa … Continue reading “HASKELL Hess brooch with pink and yellow violets”
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 gold tone wrap coil bracelet with clear rhinestones set in gold tone, circa 1940, designed by Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell. It is 9" total length but it is worn overlapped, so about a normal 7" sized bracelet. The front portion is made up of clear rhinestones and gold tone flowers, berries and leaves. It … Continue reading “MIRIAM HASKELL gold tone coil bracelet with clear rhinestones”
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”
HOBE brooch or pendant combination with brilliant unfoiled faceted topaz colored oval center stone surrounded by smaller unfoiled rhinestones in rosy red, aqua and clear, all set in gold tone filigree hand made wirework, circa 1940s. The entire length of pendant, dangling teardrops and loop is 3-1/3″ and it is 1-5/8′ wide. The pendant top can be … Continue reading “HOBE brooch or pendant combination, brilliant”
HOBE Austro-Hungarian style pendant with yellow and black enameling, green cabochons, glass pearls and rhinestones, alls et in gold tone metal. The necklace is 18″ long, with the pendant portion 3″ by 1-7/8″ counting both elements, and clip back earrings each 1″. A similar piece can be seen in the book “Masterpieces of Costume Jewelry” … Continue reading “HOBE Austro-Hungarian style pendant & earrings”
VICTORIAN antique 14k yellow gold brooch with palette work hair flower bouquet and a black Taille d’ Epergne enamel lover’s knot setting fashioned like bent twigs, circa 1870, 2-1/4″ by 1-1/2″. This is one of the loveliest frames I have ever seen on a piece of hair jewelry and it has a glass covered locket compartment … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique 14k yellow gold brooch palette flowers”
VICTORIAN or late Georgian 10 karat gold hair ring with amethysts surrounding the center covered center that holds the hair, such a beauty! It has a replaced band, professionally done, and is marked inside “10” and maker’s mark “VJ” in a diamond shape, and it is a size 9. According to a 1993 Canadian appraisal, the … Continue reading “VICTORIAN /Georgian 10 karat gold hair ring with amethysts”