FLOWER brooch with aqua blue and blue rhinestones in the center of lovely curled petals that are lined with clear rhinestones

FLOWER brooch with aqua blue and blue rhinestones in the center of lovely curled petals that are lined with clear rhinestones and with a halo of clear rhinestones around the center blue rhinestone, all in a gold plated sterling setting.  The spiraling effect of this design gives it an interesting movement.   I have seen these … Continue reading “FLOWER brooch with aqua blue and blue rhinestones in the center of lovely curled petals that are lined with clear rhinestones”

DEROSA unusual brooch and dress clip combo with clear baguettes and blue rhinestones

DEROSA unusual brooch and dress clip combination with dramatic blue rhinestones and clear baguette and round rhinestones in a silver plated setting.  Just look at that amazing depth in the blue center stone!  This is marked on the back “R DeRosa”, and it is 1-7/8″ by 1-3/4″.   Made in the 1940s,  a few of … Continue reading “DEROSA unusual brooch and dress clip combo with clear baguettes and blue rhinestones”

McCLELLAND BARCLAY Arts and Crafts sterling silver bird bracelet and brooch

McCLELLAND BARCLAY Arts & Crafts sterling figural bird bracelet and brooch set, bracelet 6-7/8″ by 3/4″ and brooch 2-1/2″.  The bracelet weighs 1 ounce and the brooch is 0.7 ounces.  McCLELLAND BARCLAY was both an illustrator and a designer.  Born in 1891, he painted and made sculptural utilitarian pieces and decorative objects for the home, … Continue reading “McCLELLAND BARCLAY Arts and Crafts sterling silver bird bracelet and brooch”

SWAROVSKI brooch of a garden water fountain with clear rhinestone water spray tipped by pastel colored drops

SWAROVSKI brooch of a garden water fountain with clear crystal rhinestones water spray tipped by pastel colored drops, all in a hand polished gold plated setting and made in about 1996, 2-5/8″.  The movement of the drops is fun, too. We have abundant information about Swarovski on our Swarovski reference page and more on our … Continue reading “SWAROVSKI brooch of a garden water fountain with clear rhinestone water spray tipped by pastel colored drops”

GLAMOROUS purple cabochons and opalescent glass links necklace and bracelet

GLAMOROUS purple cabochons and opalescent glass links necklace and bracelet with red, green and blue rhinestones and glass pearls accents all set in gold tone, 14-15″ necklace, 7″ bracelet, just post WWII. I have seen similar jewelry attributed to Kafin or Henkel Grosse, Germany, and for Dior, but this has no signature at all. Makes … Continue reading “GLAMOROUS purple cabochons and opalescent glass links necklace and bracelet”