TRIFARI sterling vermeil fly brooch with a green cabochon body

TRIFARI sterling vermeil fly brooch with a green cabochon body, marquis shaped topaz colored rhinestone wings, and a red cabochon head with tiny blue cabochon eyes and clear rhinestone accents. The fly pin is circa 1943 and it is 1-7/8″ by 1-5/8″”. It is signed on the back “Trifari” with a crown in two places, and “sterling” in one place, … Continue reading “TRIFARI sterling vermeil fly brooch with a green cabochon body”

TRIFARI Fashion Blossoms 1950 yellow petals necklace

TRIFARI “Fashion Blossoms” 1950-1951 yellow molded glass petals necklace set in gold tone, 15″ by 5/8″, in excellent condition. It is marked “Trifari” on the clasp. Shown HERE is an image of the vintage advertisement for this series dating it to 1951.   View   View   #T66529   $48.00

TRIFARI wise old owl figural pin

TRIFARI wise old owl figural pin with red rhinestone eyes set in textured gold tone with red rhinestone eyes, 1-1/2". Circa 1960s, this is in excellent condition.  View   #T38422    $20.00

LARRY VRBA vase of flowers brooch with a red vase made from a vintage Austrian bead designed in the mid-1960s

LARRY VRBA vase of flowers brooch with a red vase made from a vintage Austrian bead designed in the mid-1960s by Bob Clark for Miriam Haskell.  The yellow banded glass flower petals are all centered with a clear rhinestones and edged in black metal, and the green and blue transparent leaves set this all off. … Continue reading “LARRY VRBA vase of flowers brooch with a red vase made from a vintage Austrian bead designed in the mid-1960s”

HOBE as-is ring with an unfoiled green emerald cut “flawed emerald” style rhinestone surrounded by more unfoiled rhinestones in pink, clear and blue

HOBE as-is ring with an unfoiled emerald cut green “flawed emerald” style rhinestone surrounded by more unfoiled rhinestones in pink, clear and blue.  The filigree setting is typical of Hobe from the 1940s, and also typical is the fact that it is unsigned.  It is a size 6 and it is 1-1/8″ by 7/8″across the … Continue reading “HOBE as-is ring with an unfoiled green emerald cut “flawed emerald” style rhinestone surrounded by more unfoiled rhinestones in pink, clear and blue”

LARRY VRBA heart and flowers brooch with the dramatic size and wonderful creativity that makes his jewelry so special

LARRY VRBA heart and flowers brooch with the dramatic size and wonderful creativity that makes his jewelry so special.  The golden metal heart is surrounded with clear rhinestones and decorated by flowers made of poured glass, glass, mother-of-pearl, plastic in red, aqua and green.  The aqua glass petals look like those used by Trifari years … Continue reading “LARRY VRBA heart and flowers brooch with the dramatic size and wonderful creativity that makes his jewelry so special”

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