HOBE brooch with rose cabochons and blue and clear unfoiled rhinestones set in gold plated silver hand wrought filigree, 2-1/3″. Such wonderful colors! One of the rose colored cabochons has been replaced by a faceted rose colored rhinestone, so this is priced accordingly. It is still a really beautiful brooch from the 1940s. View … Continue reading “HOBE brooch with rose cabochons and blue and clear unfoiled rhinestones set in gold plated silver hand wrought filigree”
RED heart padlock bracelet of transparent glass cabochons set in gold tone with a padlock closure to match, so unusual. Each bezel is set with a poured glass foil backed cabochon and the bracelet is 7″ long. A multi-colored similar version of this can be seen in Deanna Cera’s “Amazing Gems” on page 75 where she … Continue reading “RED heart padlock bracelet of transparent glass cabochons set in gold tone with a padlock closure to match”
TAXCO, MEXICO necklace with lovely purple amethyst cabochons in a sterling silver setting, marked on the back “Taxco 980″, it is 18″ long and about 1/2” wide. View View View View #N42247 $138.00
TRIFARI jelly belly earrings with accented with clear rhinestones and set in brushed gold tone metal, signed “Trifari” on the back of each earring, these are 1″ clip backs. The tiny clear rhinestones are very slightly gray. View View View View #T13678 $148.00
DEROSA seashell shaped black enameled fur clip with a glass pearl and clear rhinestones in a gold plated sterling silver setting. This is signed on the back in tiny letters “R Derosa”, it was made in about 1947, and is 2″ by 1-3/4″. Pieces from this group are in the amazing Brunialti book “American Costume … Continue reading “DEROSA seashell shaped black enameled fur clip with a glass pearl and clear rhinestones in a gold plated sterling silver setting.”
CAMEO cobalt blue glass cameo in a blue enameled setting over yellow gold filled back and chain. The cameo is 1-3/4″ by 1-1/3″ and is held in place by four fleur-de-lis shaped prongs, and the chain marked “1/20th 12k” on the clasp is 26″ long. View View View #Y42225 $138.00
MARIQUITA MASTERSON clear molten glass double brooch in sterling silver, signed on the back with her logo and “.925″. It is 2″ by 1-1/8”. Masterson started her jewelry line in Houston in 1984, where it is still made today. The jewelry is set in sterling silver, and each piece is hand cut and set with … Continue reading “MARIQUITA MASTERSON clear glass double brooch set in sterling silver”
EGYPTIAN revival very pale green faience scarab brooch set in in 800 silver metal, it has the lotus, animal or bird head and wings designs, 1-5/8″ by 1-1/2″. Faience is a kind of glazed ceramic or earthen ware. The lotus symbolizes rebirth. There are what seem to be Egyptian letters on the back of the … Continue reading “EGYPTIAN revival very pale green faience scarab brooch set in in 800 silver”
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”
