Catalog: Estate Jewelry (165)

Circa 1920 camera shy magnet reacting cut steel sautoir worthy of a jewelry museum or jewelry book and ready for the next movie. This multi metal beaded fluid flapper fringed necklace is a rare find.
Similar to the French made sautoir book piece seen on page 190 of Antique Trader Jewelry Price Guide 2nd edition which is priced higher in the book than here.
From North to South doubled it measures 18" which includes the 3" medallion pendant, yielding approx 31" around the interior...

Just in time for the graduate or the bride. Coral is being protected and will be more difficult to obtain. Sweet mid to late Victorian Circa 1880 antique pendant unsigned yet tested 14 or 15K Gold banjo shape lavalier carved darker salmon pendant.
Lavalier: 1 1/4" X 5/8" across and tests between 14 and 15K.
Carved coral salmon rose: 1/4" X 3/16" thick.
Chain: newer not tested "same period style" 15 1/2" gf ending in a fish hook closure...

Vintage Black Enamel SB Silver Earrings stamped: Sterling Amita Japan. Super glossy black enamel lacquer niello finish with chased engraved leaves and scrolls as if the "sgraffito" or "scraffito" method was used to create the designs. 1 1/4" X just under 1". Slight less shiny areas...

There are not many peacock eye items available on any given day. Antique Circa 1910 Art Nouveau or Edwardian era, hat scarf stick pin with a brilliant green blue peacock eye glass cab bezel set against an Arts & Crafts style "serrated" edged brass setting.
2 3/4",
Cab is 12mm X 8mm in nice preowned still very wearable vintage condition.

$9 US Priority/Ins/track or Free with USA Ck or USPS MO...

Circa 1960 mid 20th century modernist fan rectangular station copper bracelet signed REBAJES for Frank Rebajes, the most successful modernist jewelry manufacturer of the mid century. Born in the Dominican Republic in 1907, he came to New York in 1923 to seek his fortune, establishing his own factory in 1932, and his own Fifth Avenue store in 1942.
Possibly a custom order at 7 X 1 5/8"
2.2 Oz or 65 Grams.
Bold bracelet for the petite frame.
Rich vintage patina...

Reply below. Acquired pre internet era as a collectible antique "Victorian" snake motif "wooden" bracelet which now appears to be a Black or Gold Coral branch bracelet carved crossover bypass bangle in snake motif, yet resembling carved Mississippi mud bakelite in color and swirls.
Also sometimes called "Gold" and can be almost black in color. It has an ethnographic "Easter Island" odd look snake appeal as well...

Mystery mark reward below: A signed sterling silver Zuni Native American flip spinning necklace pendant reminding one of the work by Zuni jewelry artists Nancy & Dennis Edaakie or that of Jake Livingston.
Suspends from a hand made etched 24" chain
Pendant: shows a mallard duck bird in flight while spinning! Horn face & cat tails, engraved MOP & Turquoise wings, coral or turquoise body, onyx beak and tailfeather tips. North to south 2"
Disc is 1 1/2" X 3/16" thick...

14K gold mid century vintage Victorian revival angel skin coral pendant - pin brooch piece with ornate expert rope wirework, granulation and scalloped petal shape bezels holding 5mm angel skin coral cabochons. Marked and tested 14K gold.
Coral beds are being protected, making this gemstone much more desirable as less and less is harvested.
Super vintage condition.
Just over 1 1/4" and can be worn on your favorite 14k gold chain, as a pendant...

Vintage Circa 1945 early pre assay Mexican Pre Columbian design puffy cheek bird man mask Maya or Aztec ethnographic motif repousse pin with a bird or serpent on its headdress.
Mark: Made in Mexico Sterling - with old style safety clasp hinge.
A most talented silversmith took a sheet of sterling and hammered it onto a pitch bowl to create such repousse detail. Because it is holloware one looks for the air escape openings which in this case are found at one ear...

Scarab beetle, the symbol of rebirth. Circa 1900 antique Arts Crafts era, unsigned unmarked yet tested sterling silver cravat stick scarf pin with a genuine scarab beetle in all it's glorious iridescent blue greens and encased in a scallop shape bezel.
Just over 2" and in super vintage unpolished condition.
$9 USPS Priority/Ins/Track. or Free with your USA CK or USPS MO...

Late Art Deco to early retro and not easily found by this jewelry maker? This geometric bracelet is signed: ROLLED GOLD, KJ on feather for Kollmar & Jourdan, Made in Germany. This firm was established in 1885 in Pforzheim Germany and according to research destroyed during WWII, rebuilt and out of biz in 1977.
7 7/8" X 3/8" wide.
Note the early bakelite or early plastic 11mm colorful disc links.
Research also shows that bracelets by this maker were made available in 2004 by Do...

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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From a Boston area household these two completely hand wrought silver rings created in the bench made tradition are marked: STERLING on a rectangular tab. Dimensions and details on each picture. Reminds one of Hobe or Peruzzi. Each at $72
(A) Rectangular adjustable with applied flowers, leaves;
( B) Round with same style.
With your USA Ck or USPS MO, take both for $119 Lot/Net Special and receive free S/H/I.
Fab vintage unpolished condition with decades rich darkening in cre...

Vintage Spratling era reminding one of Aguilar, et al, hand tooled dense pin brooch with a 6mm green ish turquoise cab simply stamped: MEXICO SILVER. Although could be a higher content - the weight is dense as with many early pre assay jewelry. Early wide C catch. By one of Spratling's or Aguilar's contemporary silversmiths no doubt.
Just under 2 1/2" X 1 1/4" and just under 1/2 ounce on a postal scale. Rich unpolished pre owned vintage condition.

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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...

A senor doll motif. Vintage circa 1945 sterling silver pin brooch as a pre assay era figural man with sombrero carrying a crate of 'tomatoes' stamped: SILV MEX - testing at least 90%, tho often these are higher. No doubt by a talented Taxco Mexico Mexican silversmith working in repousse holloware.
The native peoples have been known to make dolls as teaching tools for their children to play.

Note image 4: 2 3/4 X 1 1/8"; the intricate handmade crate contains approximately 11 melons ...

Carnelian bracelet and choker necklace, not a set, very Art Deco in design, each stamped signed: SYMMETALIC STERLING + 14K, mark first used in 1936 by the W. E. Richards Co. on their highest quality jewelry. Each displays concentric oval or round designs on each link. Very nice pre owned condition.
(A) Necklace 14.25" interior - See image 2 for more info - $74 and or
(B) Bracelet with gorgeous carnelian cabs 7" interior - see image #2 for full details - $126 or
SPECIAL: with your U...

Vintage antique Circa 1900 honey cognac color amber cross faceted 'buttons' riveted on to a gold gilt or rolled gold on brass frame. Most likely Russian, Polish or Baltic area.
2 1/2" X 1 5/8". How it sparkles.
The carved faceted bead button pieces riveted on to the gold gilt frame are 9mm.
Chain: newer gold fill 20". Very good preowned condition for age! Please view image 2 for what appears to be some crazing.

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ALL METAL IS 18K GOLD. It keeps going up for this precious metal and this tourmaline gemstone!
Two separately priced pieces designed, hand knotted, assembled in a USA studio with graduated tones of light to dark watermelon pink, graduated tones of light to dark watermelon rind green Tourmaline, 18K Gold beads, hand knotted high nacre 9mm Coin Pearl with vibrant strong flashes of pink lavender teal, ending in a 750 tested aurum S hook and rings. All real, never faux here!
(A) The 16...

ALL METAL is 14K GOLD. What bride would not want this elegant classic hand knotted necklace strand made with genuine precious Akoya pearls and blue green sapphires? Never faux here! Stamped MIMI DEE 14K. Hand knotted 22" necklace strand.
Sixty nine high nacre luster 5 mm Akoya pearls alternate with sixty eight 2-3mm faceted blue green sapphires for a total of approx 70 carats.
Free restringing within 18 months when requested.
$14 USPS Priority Mail/Ins/Track or Free with USA C...

Unmarked unsigned tested sterling silver pendant necklace with old spring ring closure. Unsigned maybe Arts Crafts or Art Deco era, yet mostly hand made in the Modernism and Arts Crafts tradition. The hand wrought "cage like" pendant holds a 9mm undrilled jade jadeite or nephrite orb then ends with a chain tassel for a total of 1.5".
The 17" chain ends in a pesky old style spring ring clasp that is marked sterling. Needs a good polishing.

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Graduate groom or father will look elegant wearing these antique cufflinks: Cuff buttons Vintage Antique Victorian Black 'Onyx' or French 'Jet' rounded rectangle glass set in rose color goldfilled.
The center chased leaf looks 15K with a 1.5mm baroque pearl. 13/16 X 9/16 with a 1/2" round back section.
View images 2 and 3 for more info and detail. Very good pre owned wearable condition. f-bo-a.

$9 USPS Priority/Ins/Track or FREE with your USA Ck or USPS MO.
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Wow bold articulated Taxco necklace with a super imposed mystery mark ! 95 grams / 3+ ounces of precious metal with mosaic stone inlay and metals keep going up! Vintage signed hand made Mexican Sterling Silver bold cut work necklace with turquoise inlay.
Maker's mark of TC-14 a listed silversmith perhaps one of the Castillo family of silversmiths and an odd mark, please view images.
Over 3 ounces of sterling and
Measuring approx 18.5" including a very strong secure push v box clas...

Each. Collectors of signed vintage Lampl, Felch & Co, Danecraft, Carl Ove Frydensberg grapes grape bunch figural signed sterling silver Jewelry here is an instant collection that weighs a total of 1.8 ounces of precious metal. Individual pricing.
Please click #1 image to see all dimensions.
(A) Walter Lampl pin, circa 1950-1 3/4" X 1 1/4"; or
(B) Felch & Co Danecraft fur clip, circa 1935 -1 7/8" X 1 1/2; or
(C) 1900 unsigned chatelaine clip - tested at least 90% - 1 3/4" east ...

Brass Art Nouveau Beaux Arts style earrings looking very much like unsigned GNS & Co George Steere of nearby Providence RI!
With poured pink peach green & foiled accented art glass bezel set 7/8" matte cabochons for total of 2 1/2".
Although this could be an unsigned GNS & Co pair, the serrated bezel not his usual, yet the metal color tone certainly is! So is the the back setting around his favored foil glass.
After awhile one begins to note what a particular jewelry maker favors,...

Mystery mark reward below. This seahorse motif Arts Crafts or Modernist pin brooch is as found unpolished unmarked for silver content (yet tests at least 90%) is stamped with silversmith's mark of superimposed CW or WC.
The chased seahorse, coral and other sea life motifs appear to be applied on to a slightly convex 55mm (2 1/8") round
Weighs approx 18 grams. Safety clasp. Still unpolished and tests at least 90% yet may be higher than sterling.
Please search: 380129 and 362449 ...

Sterling silver Danish conversation piece of a figural man pin brooch stamped with maker's mark of: A. Dragsted under a crown, then 'Denmark Sterling' for a family of silversmiths to Denmark's Royal Courts. Brushed surface measuring 1 7/8" north to south and in excellent vintage condition with safety catch.

$10 USPS Priority/Ins/Track or Free w/ USA Ck or USPS MO.
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Vintage filigree niello silver Persian Gulf scenery bracelet that while being shown at a show several years ago, was seen by an elderly engineer who worked in Iran in the 50s. He said, '...this bracelet was commissioned by the Shah of Iran as a gift in gratitude for the wives of engineers who were there building the oil fields...' Note the odd motifs scribed on to the niello.
Tests at least 90% silver and measures 6 3/4" inside while secure clasp is engaged and is in very good unpolished...

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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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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Lot (A) This festive box set has red green "EOD" art glass stones that were often favored by George Steere and similar art glass was made by Leo Popper. Still in the box are these vintage antique Arts & Crafts era red green foil with gold fleck cabs bezel set goose neck cufflinks with football bean backs. Marked "G" for George Steere of Providence RI? He also marked some GNS. He was known to have made stick pins. Matching scarf stick pin marked "G".
Have seen these cabs only on ma...

Vintage Signed Sterling Silver 5 dome pin brooch with "C" catch marked: MAISEL'S STERLING for the Albuquerque New Mexico maker of Native American jewelry of years past. It is 2 3/8" X 1/2" @ widest, this being the smallest dome at 10mm while the mid one is 13mm. Slightest hint of a very shallow dimple that even the camera won't pick up and the "C" catch is a bit askew yet very secure.
Similar seen recently on Jane Russell in an old black and white western movie.

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Antique Dark Green Cross when acquired was presented as 'petrified wood' & is faintly stamped: DAT MAY 5 '6' at lower edge. Promo. May be an early 1900 bakelite thermoset or gutta percha, rubber type of militaria material.
1 5/8" X 2 1/2" north to south not counting the embedded loop at top X 1/2" thick. Tiny tiny lines throughout normal for a 100 year old piece! bo-ah

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Mystery mark reward below. From New England this Arts Crafts Modernist hand made studio sterling silver pin with applied 6 leg bug on 5 Mary Gage like discs chased leaf or flower and has a beautiful 15 mm blue feldspar Labradorite cab as the belly of the bug.
Obscure scribed: artist signature initials and Sterling - see image 3.
Since 1897 the Society of Arts Crafts in Boston has been in the fore front of this movement that could have influenced the making of this sweet labradorite s...

A vintage floral foliate spray pin brooch simply stamped BAER STERLING for modernist Marjorie Baer, perhaps an earlier hand made prototype piece prior to going 'designer' production? Leaves are chased.
3 1/4 X 2 1/4" with years and years of darkening in crevices. Very very nice Unpolished condition with good safety catch.

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Sterling silver 4 pc necklace earring ring 'Set'. Pendant & ring both marked ISRAEL 925 plus other maker's mark and unmarked earrings have bezel set green Malachite Lapis Eilat cabs. May consider selling pieces separately (See image 4 ) for break down) as someone once put this
1.1 OZ - 32 Grams 'set' together.
31" box sterling chain
Pendant including bail 3 1/4 X 2 1/8" with 25mm stone
Ring: 12mm stone and presently at 5.5 yet could be stretched or resized by jeweler
Earrings ...