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”

VOGUE JLRY Koi fish brooch with lovely wavy lines in its design, a rainbow glass cabochon, a green square rhinestone

VOGUE JLRY Koi fish brooch with lovely wavy lines in its design.  It features a rainbow glass cabochon, a green square rhinestone, an orange bead and lots of brilliant clear rhinestones, all in a beautifully textured gold tone setting. Signed on the back “Vogue Jlry” it is 3″ by about 1-1/2″.  Vogue made jewelry from … Continue reading “VOGUE JLRY Koi fish brooch with lovely wavy lines in its design, a rainbow glass cabochon, a green square rhinestone”

DEROSA aqua enameled starfish brooch in gold plated sterling silver

DEROSA aqua enameled starfish brooch in gold plated sterling silver, 2″ by 2″.  It is signed “R DeRosa sterling” on the back and it is in excellent vintage condition, a wonderful sea side treasure.  The DeRosa starfish was described in a 1946 edition of Women’s Wear Daily.  View  View   #d42381  $198.00

FISH enameled fish brooch two-tone aqua enameled face and tail and red lips with clear rhinestone accents

FISH enameled fish brooch which I thought at first was by DeRosa.  It has a wonderful two-tone aqua enameled face and tail and red lips with clear rhinestone accents all set into gold plated metal, 3″ by 1-5/8″. The swirling design is absolutely wonderful!  It’s not signed and while from the front it looks like … Continue reading “FISH enameled fish brooch two-tone aqua enameled face and tail and red lips with clear rhinestone accents”

ANTHONY by Antonio Aquilino gold washed sterling silver fish brooch in gold wash with clear rhinestones

ANTHONY by Antonio Aquilino gold washed sterling silver fish brooch in gold wash with clear rhinestones, red glass cabochon eye, signed “Anthony sterling” on the back, 2-1/3″ by about 1-1/2″.  Antonio immigrated from Naples, Italy, in about 1920 but didn’t begin making jewelry until the 1940s.  The use of sterling indicates that this was made … Continue reading “ANTHONY by Antonio Aquilino gold washed sterling silver fish brooch in gold wash with clear rhinestones”

ENGLISH brilliant clear rhinestones sterling silver jointed brooch

ENGLISH brilliant clear rhinestones in this sterling silver jointed brooch.  The movement includes dangling leaves and flowers with brilliant clear rhinestones set in sterling silver, beautifully made and jointed in two places for movement, 3-1/3″ by 1-3/4″.  Note on the back side how the rhinestones are all open backed, masterful workmanship!  It is hallmarked for … Continue reading “ENGLISH brilliant clear rhinestones sterling silver jointed brooch”

JIM HARRISON Native American Navajo Yei Bi Chei sterling silver multi-stone inlay pendant and earrings

JIM HARRISON Native American Navajo Yei Bi Chei sterling silver multi-stone inlay pendant and earrings.  All three pieces are signed “Jim Harrison sterling hand made” on the back and the earrings also have the “925” mark.  The pendant is 2-1/2″ by 1-1/4″ at the widest and the earrings are 7/8″ by 5/8″ clip backs.  View  … Continue reading “JIM HARRISON Native American Navajo Yei Bi Chei sterling silver multi-stone inlay pendant and earrings”

T&V Limoges France hand painted dresser box with delicate sprays of wild roses in pink and white with yellow stamen and green leaves

T&V Limoges France hand painted dresser box with delicate sprays of wild roses in pink and white with yellow stamen and green leaves.  It is about 5″ wide and 3″ tall not including the painted gold handle at the top. Signed “T&V Limoges France” on the bottom, it was made at the turn of the … Continue reading “T&V Limoges France hand painted dresser box with delicate sprays of wild roses in pink and white with yellow stamen and green leaves”

ELLA L GIA Native American Zuni birds and flowers inlay channel squash blossom necklace with jet, turquoise and more

ELLA L GIA Native American Zuni birds and flowers inlay channel squash blossom necklace with jet, turquoise, mother-of-pearl, coral, and more, channel set and beautifully colorful.  It is signed in script on the back “Ella L Gia”.  It is a 28″ wearable length with a 3″ by 3″ Naja at the bottom.   View  View  View  … Continue reading “ELLA L GIA Native American Zuni birds and flowers inlay channel squash blossom necklace with jet, turquoise and more”