BOUQUET brooch of interesting flowers with red and clear rhinestones in a gold and silver tone setting, a nice size at 4″

BOUQUET brooch of interesting flowers with red and clear rhinestones in a gold and silver tone setting, a nice size at 4″ by 2-3/4″.  The shapes of the two flowers remind me of a stylized jack-in-the-pulpit and the swirls and curls add dimension.  They also look like upside-down hearts that I have seen on other … Continue reading “BOUQUET brooch of interesting flowers with red and clear rhinestones in a gold and silver tone setting, a nice size at 4″”

AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN genuine AMETHYST Renaissance inspired necklace with mother-of-pearl accents in a gold plated silver setting

AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN genuine AMETHYST Renaissance inspired necklace with mother-of-pearl accents in a gold plated silver setting.  The amethyst is said to promote peace and calmness, which we could certainly use in our world. It has the boar’s head hallmark on the clasp as well as the mark “<12″, the meaning of which we do not know.  … Continue reading “AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN genuine AMETHYST Renaissance inspired necklace with mother-of-pearl accents in a gold plated silver setting”

DEROSA partridge bird brooch with clear rhinestones in a gold plated sterling silver setting

DEROSA partridge bird brooch with clear rhinestones in a gold plated sterling silver setting.  The bird has one red rhinestone eye winking merrily at you!  The metal, which is a soft gold tone, almost silver, shows really wonderful detail in the wings and the ruff.  This is a nice size at 3-1/4″ and it is … Continue reading “DEROSA partridge bird brooch with clear rhinestones in a gold plated sterling silver setting”

BRILLIANT clear rhinestone or paste pendant style earrings for pierced ears, set in silver with gold shepherds shaped wires, circa 1910 European

BRILLIANT clear rhinestone or paste pendant style earrings for pierced ears, set in silver with gold shepherds shaped wires, circa 1910 European, 1-5/8″. The larger center stones have the black dot in the bottom of each and each earring is marked with a lightly struck “sil” on the back. A similar set can be seen … Continue reading “BRILLIANT clear rhinestone or paste pendant style earrings for pierced ears, set in silver with gold shepherds shaped wires, circa 1910 European”

LARRY VRBA set, a sparkling pink necklace/brooch combination with matching earrings featuring pink glass beads, transparent pink glass faceted spacer beads

LARRY VRBA set, a sparkling pink necklace/brooch combination with matching earrings all featuring pink glass beads, transparent pink glass faceted spacer beads and clear rhinestone rondelles.  The detachable brooch has a twinkling and brilliant pink oval center rhinestone and the petals surrounding it create ruffles in two layers around it.  The pink glass beads and … Continue reading “LARRY VRBA set, a sparkling pink necklace/brooch combination with matching earrings featuring pink glass beads, transparent pink glass faceted spacer beads”