CZECH basket brooch with colorful and unusual stones including green, rose and blue pressed glass leaves

CZECH basket brooch with colorful and unusual stones including green, rose and blue pressed glass leaves and unfoiled blue rhinestones in a silver color lattice metal setting, 2-1/4″ by 2″.  Basket pins like this can be seen in Carole Tanembaums book “Fabuous Fakes, a Passion for Vintage Costume Jewelry” on page 58 where she dates … Continue reading “CZECH basket brooch with colorful and unusual stones including green, rose and blue pressed glass leaves”

HOBE brooch with an very unusual color of rhinestone in the center, an unfoiled plum purple rhinestone shot with wine red

HOBE brooch with an very unusual color of rhinestone in the center, an  unfoiled plum purple rhinestone shot with wine red, a very wonderful stone.  I have never seen a stone of this color in a Hobe piece before!  Set in sterling and gold washed sterling, this is signed on a triangular plaque “Hobe sterling … Continue reading “HOBE brooch with an very unusual color of rhinestone in the center, an unfoiled plum purple rhinestone shot with wine red”

RED heart padlock bracelet of transparent glass cabochons set in gold tone with a padlock closure to match

RED heart padlock bracelet of transparent glass cabochons set in gold tone with a padlock closure to match, so unusual. Each bezel is set with a poured glass foil backed cabochon and the bracelet is 7″  long. A multi-colored similar version of this can be seen in Deanna Cera’s “Amazing Gems” on page 75 where she … Continue reading “RED heart padlock bracelet of transparent glass cabochons set in gold tone with a padlock closure to match”

VICTORIAN MALACHITE cameo unusual necklace with both genuine half pearls and cultured whole pearls, from the late 1800s, part karat gold

VICTORIAN MALACHITE cameo very unusual necklace with both genuine half pearls and cultured whole pearls.  The cameo itself is from the late 1800s, probably 1880-1890, and the rim around it and the scalloped setting for the pearl halo are both 14 karat yellow gold. The chain for the necklace has 14 open links and is … Continue reading “VICTORIAN MALACHITE cameo unusual necklace with both genuine half pearls and cultured whole pearls, from the late 1800s, part karat gold”

DECO style necklace with lapis blue colored glass cabochons set in silver

DECO style necklace with lapis blue colored glass cabochons set in silver.  The necklace is 15-1/2″ long and the front portion 3″ long. The applied wire work looks lacy looking and there is a faintly etched design on the back too.  From the 1920s, this is very unusual and interesting.   View  View  View  View View  … Continue reading “DECO style necklace with lapis blue colored glass cabochons set in silver”