SWAROVSKI Christmas Santa’s sleigh brooch with a clear rhinestone pave sleigh and deer and enameled red and green packages all in a hand polished gold plated setting, 2-1/4″ by 1-1/2″. Pictured in Mary Morrison’s book “Christmas Jewelry” on page 150. It is marked on the back with the swan logo and it is in excellent … Continue reading “SWAROVSKI Christmas Santa’s sleigh brooch with a clear rhinestone pave sleigh and deer and enameled red and green packages”
SWAROVSKI 1996 Nordstrom Jeweler’s Collection Christmas tree brooch with brilliant clear navette and round crystal rhinestones in a hand polished gold plated setting, 2-1/2″ by 1-1/3″. It is enameled in rich red on the back, a detail Swarovski did on some of their better pieces and a sign of high quality. This piece is a … Continue reading “SWAROVSKI 1996 Nordstrom Jeweler’s Collection Christmas tree brooch”
DEROSA fur clip with alternating cream and gray glass dangling pearls and clear rhinestones in the body, all in a silver plated setting, 2-1/2″ by 2-1/3″. Signed on the back “R DeRosa” this was made in the late 1930s or very early 1940s, so almost an antique. This is priced as is, with some of … Continue reading “DEROSA fur clip with alternating cream and gray glass dangling pearls and clear rhinestones in the body”
SWAROVSKI 1990s colorful locket pendant with brilliant rainbow of Swarovski crystal rhinestones in a hand polished gold plated finish. The locket portion 1-3/4″ by 1-1/3″ and the Swarovski chain is 33″ long. The rainbow colors of the crystals are gorgeous and this is in excellent condition, circa 1990s. It is one of my all-time favorite … Continue reading “SWAROVSKI 1990s colorful locket pendant with brilliant rainbow of Swarovski crystal rhinestones”
BAKELITE unusual apricot translucent floral carved side hinged clamper bangle, 6-1/2″ by 1″ by 1/3″. This is an amazing color in that it has a lavender sheen in it when seen with light behind it. You can see some of the lavender color if you look carefully at the images here, but it’s more pronounced … Continue reading “BAKELITE unusual apricot translucent floral carved side hinged clamper bangle”
VICTORIAN antique Whitby jet bracelet and brooch set with Tyrolean or gypsy boy portrait on the front. The bracelet is strung on elastic, as it was originally when it was made, and the links are faceted. It is 6″ relaxed size and stretches to about 6-1/2″ with a 1-1/2″ width at the front and 1-1/8″ … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique Whitby jet bracelet and brooch set with Tyrolean boy portrait on the front”
VICTORIAN Whitby jet large intricate love knot brooch, carved amazingly from one piece of jet, 2-1/4″ by 2″. Knot motifs in jet jewelry were most often carved in the 1840s. This very special piece is from the personal jet collection of Katy and Helen Muller, authors of the books on jet jewellery. I am so … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet large intricate love knot brooch, carved amazingly from one piece of jet, 1840s”
DEROSA acrostic “Regards” rhinestone fur clip in gold plated setting, 2-1/3″ and made in about 1949. The rhinestones are colors that represent ruby, emerald, garnet, amethyst, ruby, diamonds and sapphire, which acrostically spell out the word “regards”. An interesting detail are the three arrows at the bottom of the clip, Cupid’s arrows? NOTE: I had … Continue reading “DEROSAÂ acrostic “Regards” rhinestone fur clip in gold plated setting made in the 1940s, as is”
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”
SHULTZ bakelite cream colored chunky wide bangle with geometric multi-colored dots, 2-1/2″ by 1-5/8″ by 1/3″. This one has been in my personal collection and, over time, it has turned from white to a rich cream and heading toward butterscotch. Ron Schultz creates his jewelry using only vintage circa 1930-40s bakelite. It is signed and … Continue reading “SHULTZ bakelite cream colored chunky wide bangle with geometric multi-colored dots”
