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Two wrist ornaments to wear today. Select either or take them both for real savings:
( A) Stamped: GERMANY STERLING with 13 faceted 12mm x 8mm bezel set Carnelians in a slightly serrated bezel. Organic shading, as they are not all identical color.
End to end 7 3/4X 7/8; or
(B) Rhodium plated with 8 half round Carnelian looking claw set stones. Each half moon shape is 30 X 15mm and although quite even coloration, no bubbles noted.
End to end 7 3/4 X 1 1/4". No marks seen.
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Mystery maker. Unsigned unmarked silver coral ring. Ornate foliate shank and applied silver leaves at the shoulders. 1 1/8" top.
Cabochon gemstone is 20mm and bezel set
The ornate shank is original to the piece. This foliate design has been seen on some signed Peruzzi; the Italian one using 80% or 800, while the American using 925 sterling.
Is it European or Chinese?
The genuine salmon coral with lighter shading is often seen in continental jewelry. There is applied rope arou...

Vintage 4 strand angel skin coral bracelet with 2 spacers and decorative open work push in decorative box clasp / safety catch

Stamped: 900 for Mediterranean silver content.
Weighs: 31 grams.
7 end to end. With the 3 bead open work engraved decorative box clasp engaged, yields
~ 6.5 interior X 7/8" wide.
4 glorious rows of gorgeous angel skin blush color beads.
Coralbeds are being protected and these sought after semiprecious beads are getting more difficult to colle...

Vintage mini mantilla comb? Reminding one of Aguilar scroll work. A Taxco contemporary of Spratling or Castillo? Beautifully hand cut unmarked yet tested at least sterling, but could be higher due to its density.
21 grams.
3 x 1 /2"
1mm thick making this 16 or 18 guage sheet.
Unusual configuration: silver portion is @ 90 degree angle to the "hecho en Mexico" plastic 10 tine comb. Marks and one comb tooth missing please see #2 and priced accordingly. Still, a lot of prec...

Signed amethyst Peruzzi SB earrings with the earlier desirable Florence 800 Silver Mark and the added unusual FAP Italy mark. Signed: PERUZZI FLORENCE 800 SILVER and FAP ITALY.
These 80% silver SBs are covered with a warm gold finish and hold 10mm faceted yummy amethyst bezel set stones.
7/8" and very little gold wear where expected for age and use: turn wheels and at the loop that hugs the lobe.

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Pre Assay piano hinge silver pill or stamp box stamped and marked: Silver Made in Mexico. Applied ethnographic feather like design and a bezel set 7mm amethyst cab. 21 grams and could be higher than sterling. 1 1/8" X 1 3/4". While it has a nice vintage outer patina, the inside is very "white", as if when rec'd it was put away for decades and the inside never saw the light of day. Please collect with confidence after reviewing the dozens of Trocadero verified testimonials, then vi...

Vintage butterfly wing earrings in lush blue morpho lavender hues encased under a convex glass dome. The aqua to brick color change is the reason these are often erroneously referred to and sold as saphiret glass! 5/8" gold star in the center. Just under 1 7/8" across with perfectly working turn wheels. Appear to have been barely worn.

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Hefty 50 grams! Unsigned, yet having owned several Peruzzi pieces, who else but the Florence Peruzzi Bros could produce this superbly chased ornate early collectible unsigned 800 silver lipstick case. Nice heft at 50 grams or 1.7 oz on postal scale, 2 1/4" x 3/4" and showing an 8mm bezel set turquoise color cab. Early marks: "coffin", 800 & 10. mild mirror clouding, yet the mirror is intact; see #5. Fab vintage condition.

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One dozen, 92 grams of dark metal eagle WWI or WWII World War, 1 1/8" uniform buttons by: Horstmann, Scovill, Myers, Liebmann, American Co, City Works. Officer? Army? Bronze? p-bo-f-e.

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Select from two old Chinese lots:

(A) Reticulated jade or jadeite double sided pendant plaque open work carved hard stone with an Asian man carved on both sides.
20 grams white to light soft sage with touches of light tan yellowish russet on some edges.
Ice cold to touch, has a good gloss and a nice "clink" when clinked against an old nephrite carving.
57 X 40 X 4mm. 2 1/4" X 1 1/2" X 1/8" Possibly the older of the two pieces.
Test: repeatedly used hard jewelers' metal t...

Signed F Peruzzi & Sterling. Original patina, oxidation. 20" Chain, pendant is 1 1/8" X 3/4". Lapiz Lapis Lazuli Cabochon 4/8" X 3/8". Condition: Excellent.
SOLD, no price, no info

Reply at end of description. This type of sterling two piece sword with scabbard brooch pin has been made in Victorian, Art Nouveau, Edwardian and Deco periods, in many different countries, by many different jewelry makers.
This one has a beautiful bezel set pierced, etched green 20 x 15mm Jadeite gem stone and marked Sterling.
3.5" long when sheathed with a 1.75"" blade and weighs a nice.7 oz.
Very nice, good working preowned vintage condition with lots of darkening as old silver...

Each. Very vintage circa 1930, very Art Deco and unusual wooden demi-parure book chain necklace and/ or bracelet for any season bookchain festoon bibs such as these were quite popular from the late Victorian era on through to mid century. Are those hazelnuts hanging from the gilt brass bookchain, or tan Hershey kisses? Instead you will find carved imprinted wood dangles or charms with shiny, rich patina present only after 50 or 60 years. Each piece has the universally magical number "9" da...

If this isn't an unsigned Lalique, pendant, what is it? Vintage Art Nouveau design foliate lilly Lalique - like design blown into a mold to form large lily pattern green heavy thick pyramid shape pendant with at least 90% silver bail. There are others on the net just like this that are signed. Alas, this one is not.
Finished with nice ground edges.
2" X a hair under 1 1/2" wide at base. 1/4" thick!
24 Grams: postal scale.
Perfect for a modern Jeweler's creation on 14K, Plat...

Hefty highly ornate big bold wide cuff weighing 56 grams of silver with high relief designs. Signed or marked "SRS" and 800. Possibly from South America? Same one at other sites sold for more! Much chased Flower, Fruit, Leaves Scroll details with lots of rich darkening in the crevices that makes the almost punched out designs jump out.
Just under 2 Oz or 56 grams on postal scale. Just under 3" wide at center. Ends are 3/4" and 2mm thick! This is a hefty preowned vintage piece with lo...

Read the menu in style! Exceptional hinged folding opera lorgnette clip eye glasses marked "800 and TF" or "TC" with marcasite studded bow shape dress clip to secure in pocket. Can be made into a monocle/magnifier.
Must see all images to appreciate different ways to use. Measurements vary depending on use. Images 1, 2 and 4. Continental silver. All marcasites are present and sparkle brightly.
Not ready for lasik, can't stand contacts, don't like readers? No need...when you can unc...

Weighing 5.4 Ounces, this vintage knotted 50" long juicy red beads necklace could have been seen in a movie like "Chicago" and these have certainly been worn by someone who may have danced the night away. Everywhere the eyes rest will see sparkly faceted glass in five different shapes. 151 grams of dancing sparkle.
The 20 Cube beads are 10-11 mm across,
40 red wafers are 10mm,
20mm oblong ones,
Small clear wafers are 4 mm. The filigree clasp may have been added later to facili...

Vintage Art Deco impossible to find Leach & Miller of Attleboro MA with the L&M mark, let alone in this gorgeous Bermuda ocean color and in all original condition! They made high quality sterling with the look of fine jewelry and ceased to exist in the early 30's.
The hard to find items with the famous mark of L & M and two leaves; see image 4.
80 gorgeous Bermuda teal blue aqua faceted channel set paste - glass - crystal stones set in ornately decorated double open rectangular link...

Late Arts and Crafts to early Art Deco 70+ year old collet bezel set Blister Pearl screwback earrings marked Sterling twice on each and another illegible mark. 18mm X 11mm with multi color background nacre.
Very good condition with decades of rich dark sterling patina, yet will lightly hand cloth polish for you upon request at no fee.

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Mystery mark reward below. Signed VM. Hammered handmade half moon pin brooch stamped with 4 marks, and maker's mark of "VM" for V. Mortensen? Yet another touch mark after that! You be the detective and find the maker! Nordic or Alaskan motifs on the front.
1.5" X 1.5" and lots of unpolished silver patina, and will hand cloth polish at no fee.

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See reply below. Unmarked unsigned silver that tested bright red, hand made ring with a four claw prong held pierced green jade jadeite oval 25 X 15 mm stone. Chinese export? Size 5.5 allowing your jeweler to resize the 1/8" wide shank for you. In very good preowned vintage condition.

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Old salmon coral jewelry collectors, look at this very collectible vintage Arts Crafts to Early Deco era ring still in a hand painted ring box. Three bezel set dark peach coral gem cabochons are bezel set in this silver ring marked either 800 as Continental or possibly 900 - American Art Crafts? Hard to read the recessed silver content mark, no matter, as it is at least 80 years old and smashing with the old much sought after gemstone!
Detail: Just over 3/4" North to South X just und...

Quintessential Art Deco sterling silver necklace with 15 - 9mm prong set faceted topaz citrine amber color finely cut glass stones. The 16.5" sterling chain ends in an old spring ring clasp marked "Sterling". Super pre owned vintage sparkly condition.

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Vintage 1930 N U senior ball school university pendant charm wine red and black enamel Art Deco lines with a dimensional figural dog or wolf mascot. Tests sterling. 1 3/8" X 3/4" and in very good unpolished condition.

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Vintage sterling silver studio or bench made cut out reticulate with applied granulation berries and chased leaf "C" catch pair of pins stamped: superimposed "C W" or "W C" from a Boston area household of relatives of the silversmith who may have once lived in Chicago?
Do you recognize the mystery marks?
Each small @ 1 3/16" X 7/8" and in as found unpolished condition.

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Vintage Necklace will look Smashing on Your New Red Dress! Eight Bright Red Hexagon, eight 1 1/8" black pentagon shape and & 16 sharply faceted 5mm black beads interspaced
with Japanned finish metal chain for a total of 39".
Just Super condition! bo.

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Vintage unsigned unmarked yet tested sterling silver Mission style bail holding an odd faceted light as a feather amber pendant on newer 21" sterling chain.
The amber piece is Just under 2 1/2" X 1 1/8 @ widest while the large bench made bail adds another 3/8". This is an old piece as evidenced by some teenie semi circular drill marks at the drilled areas that old organic pieces often get from age and arid conditions. Priced Accordingly. Don't let the low price dissuade.

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Each. Choose to take any or all from this trio of Art Deco silver enamel guilloche pins all marked Sterling.
(A) Kirby? 2 3/8" aqua blue green on white with a safety pin catch and cross mark; or
(B) Oval hand painted roses on white oval screwback 3/4" earrings; or
(C) La Mode round pin just under 1" rhodium plated hand painted brooch - good to hold eyeglasses. All enamel, in very good and unpolished sterling silver condition and at $59 each or see multi special below.
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Vintage 3pc lot of silver early circa 1925 floral foliate link bracelets. Over 40 grams - what a buy - perfect for resale:.
(A) The earliest with fold over clasp possibly early Felch, Peruzzi Boston, Hobe, etc. with applied flower petals unmarked - tested at least 90% - 7 1/2 X 3/4"; FREE with purchace of next two.
(B) Early showing oldest spring ring clasp, applied petals 8 X 9/16" stamped Sterling oval;
(C) Marked Felch & Co Danecraft Acorn wreath with early spring ring closure - ...

Look at this Czech art glass! Very vintage collectible vaseline color stamped CZECHOSLOVAKIA rhodium on brass filigree set odd cut multi cane flower art glass in stone held by 4 claw prongs,
1 3/4" Pendant.
Acquired on a newer marked 835 and other letters numbers Czech(?) 23 1/2" chain that because it is unpolished, blends well with the rhodium on warm brass.

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C 1920 watch fob chain by Forstner Chain Corporation of New Jersey. It is 12 7/8" X 1/8" and is very nice pre owned vintage condition without issues; though could use a little polishing.

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Signed Vintage Antique Enamel Sterling Silver turn of century to early Art Deco Pin with old very wide C catch and rich vibrant multi color abstract enamel guilloche colors yellow, blue, black, orange & green.
2 1/8 X 1/8.
Stamped: OB Sterling for Ostby & Barton Company of nearby Providence, RI. He was the largest ring manufacturer in the world then. How many enamel pins did his company make?
Ostby perished on the Titanic while his daughter Helen survived.

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Late Arts & Crafts? Unsigned Unmarked as some of that era jewelry apt to be, yet tested at least sterling silver hand made ring with white red enamel on Gold dove emblem riveted through - see image 2.
18mm dark green bezel set jade jadeite stone.
Size 8. Please see all pictures for all details including small loupe noted issue.

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The ornate metal stations and fluted beads resemble the silver work of Boston's Peruzzi or Parenti, yet the vintage carved Chinese beads are either lavender jade jadeite or amethyst gemstone The lucky signs carved in place make these an unusual special pair to wear with either your vintage Peruzzi or Chinese jewelry wardrobe .
The 9 - 10mm carved lucky lavender jade jadeite or Amethyst bead, one slightly smaller than the other, and sterling silver earrings are 3 1/4" N to S. The ear ho...

Mystery maker: Vintage silver tested unsigned unmarked Nouveau Deco Arts Crafts era scarab cabs A or B ring with applied foliate reminding one of Doris Cliff, Ms. French by the first and maybe European (B). The leaf motif looks very much like the English jewelry maker by the name of Bernard Instone. This silver smithing style is found locally perhaps handcrafted for Boston Society of Arts & Crafts? Note the applied leaves that Bernard Instone favored.
(A) Green golden stone etched scar...

What a beautiful combination of blue and silver! Vintage Art Deco sterling silver lavalier necklace reminding one of F&B, with 6 oval "cat's eye" blue art glass cabs and filigree stations. 19" Stamped STERLING. Beautiful vintage condition.
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