Catalog: Vintage Arts (86)

Very nice decorative ornate lighter case marked Peruzzi 800 Florence with an equally nice Zippo lighter inside also fully marked. Sold, no pric, no info. Reply: 7/11 to P. Apologies, the memory is illusive; bought & sold years ago. Consider checking other dealers & auction sites.

Reply to Y: Available, cab is glass and very good working condition. Please view all images for full details.
Vintage Art Deco ornate cathedral frame mesh bag with blue cab snap closure, chain tassel, mesh handle, and showing maker's marks: Whiting & Davis Co; Soldered Mesh, Pat'd Feb 1, 1921 inside the cathedral frame.
Also marked: STERLING on both engraved slides, this being the only place the word "Sterling" is found. Please view all images for condition details...

Very vintage shiny original rhinestones on bangle bracelet clamper clasper style marked: "Bates & B." "1/20 12K USA" with round black glass 'onyx' disc, also often called French Jet. 6+" interior and 1/2" @ widest. Reminds one of styles from the Victorian to Edwardian to Art Deco era. bo Very nice pre owned vintage condition...

Very Ornate unsigned Peruzzi 800 silver bracelet, as seen in vintage jewelry books. This one has an open cut work Green Agate & Coral cab charm and the 'usual' unusual closure seen with this type. Sold, no price, no info

Both Parenti and Peruzzi have used this Baby Motif and the bow is so Parenti, however because it is marked 800 yet unsigned, it is most likely Peruzzi from Italy (leaving Boston Peruzzi, Cini and Parenti out, who worked in the American stardard of Sterling) with a nice heavy Gold wash. 3 piece Screw back Dangle Earrings are 2.25" long and .75" wide and very, very nice condition at good weight of .4 oz or 14 Grams on postal scale.
SOLD, no price, no info.

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...

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.

$10 USA priority/ins/track or free with USA Ck or USPS MO...

From a local Boston area estate of a Peruzzi, Cini & Parenti collector; this well made vintage ornate intricate figural dragon or sea serpent motif pin brooch, with a favored motif by same. Unsigned yet stamped: STERLING and very Peruzzi Cini Parenti like, as the first two often used this sea serpent motif.
Wt: 10 grams. Gorgeous green 13 mm bezel set chrysoprase green semiprecious cab for a total of
2 3/8" X 7/8 and in super pre owned unpolished vintage condition...

Vintage heavy well made pendant and chain stamped marked: "Towle Sterling" with a beautiful blue Lapis Lapiz Lazuli 13X20 mm bezel set cabochon showing a few pyrite flecks.
Weighs just under 1 Oz or 26 Grams.
Suspends 2 3/4" X just under 1 inch on a highly Victorian Looking background.
Chain's clasp is marked sterling and is 23 1/2"...

Valentine any time! This two piece construction odd shape heart pin by Charles Skiera of Austin Texas shows an organic look with the bench made reticulated surface and the bezel set natural odd shape Boulder opal stone showing deep blue and green flashes.
1.5" both ways and has a good working safety catch.
Gem stone 10 X 9mm with an organic shape and strong deep blue.
Stamped: sterling and a scribed "Skiera" on the bumpy back...

Each. Mexican Taxco Mexico collectors, here are the missing earrings to complete your set. Vintage 1940's one pre assay and two Mid Century Mexican sterling silver SB Earrings. 59/Each.
(A) Possible book piece butterfly motif black 10mm onyx cabs - 1 X 3/4" - see image 2, 3 ;
(B) This is a Fred Davis design. Round 14mm green "jade" cab, mark: AEM or AE in a heart. That mark also seen and attributed to some Rancho Allegre and to Estella Popowski who worked with Antonio Castillo...

Purchased by Perry the winner of the Mimi Dee Artwear / Associates Art Award $50 Gift Certificate won at North Shore Arts for "Romeo" the handsome watercolor kitty.

Vintage silver pencil marked: "A X T Sterling" "Made in USA" with a faceted bezel set green glass stone at one end. Just under 3 3/8" with a lead opening approx 1mm. One teenie dimple and ready to accept lead, otherwise ready to give or own good preowned vintage or antique condition retractable sterling silver pen pencil...

Very vintage signed Lillian Pines sterling fan pin. A contemporary of Mary Gage, as they both died a year apart from each other in the early mid 90's...

REPLY to EM 6/07/09: Have 3 total available all sterling silver (#s D, E & F), please read below for assorted prices and weights.

Silver Camp Fire Girls Bracelet Cuff with Hammered Texture odd symbols Marked: STER(W)LING given as an award to a Campfire Girl who earned the Fire Making badge around the 1920s-1930s through mid century. They were supplied by the Campfire Outfitting Company or was it the J. J. White Company of Rhode Island and feature the motto WoHeLo (Work Health Love) in Alas...

Choose A or C. Stamp, snuff, ink or pill boxes from Victorian era to mid 20th.
(A) Two piece carved wood with a star and a top that slides completely off. ~ 2 X 1 1/4" X 7/8";
(B) SOLD, thank you!
(C) Beautiful Chinese pink green and blue enamel floral marked: China possibly for export. 1 1/8" X 7/8" X 1/2" deep;
(D) SOLD, thank you! Secret Japanese message or maker's mark.
Take both for $95 and earn Free Priority Mail/Ins with your USA Ck or USPS MO.

$10 USPS Priori...

Mexican Mid century moderne 10.7 ounce 304 grams! Hefty hammered footed dish stamped: Listed silversmith S. dela Serna, Sterling 925, Hecho en Mexico and a faint 24 assay mark for this listed silversmith.
Concave 10 X 6.25 X 1/2" tall which includes three 12mm ball 'feet'.
Very good preowned vintage condition with the usual faint lines and hammer marks normal for this handmade "pitch" method.

$15 USPS Priority/Ins/Track or Free with your USA Ck or USPS MO.
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Circa 1940. From a local estate a demi parure set, 88 grams or 3.1 Oz of hefty hand applied rich ornamentation sterling silver bracelet stamped: PERUZZI and ring marked: HAND MADE STERLING. 3.1 ounces of tested 925 silver. Bold yet for the more petite person. Must be seen to appreciate (image #2). Super vintage condition with decades of rich darkening. This is a bold piece for a smallish wrist, leading one to believe it to be a custom set? Having collected much by this maker, this set is...

The coveted Boston mark. Brooch circa 1940 with the look of Arts Crafts bench made with three 6 petal applied flowers each with 3 granulated orbs as centers on 3 frames then stamped PERUZZI BOSTON STERLING for the Gino M. Peruzzi shop of Boylston Street in Boston, as there is No evidence that he had a shop in Italy - although may be related to the family in Italy.
Just under 1 3/4" X 5/8" with a safety catch.

In superb unpolished condition showing decades of rich darkening in recessed...

SOLD. Fabulous Renaissance Revival Motif Pierced Jadeite Pin Brooch stamped: PERUZZI BOSTON STERLING with Gold wash. Created by Gino M. when he had his workshop named the "Peruzzi Jewel Shop" on Boylston Street in nearby Boston, MA. PS it was next to Cini's (before Cini moved to CA in 1957)! Hefty, highly ornate pin w/fab 30mm pierced green jadeite gem. SOLD, no price, no info.

SOLD, no price, no info please. Early Vintage Renaissance motif necklace pendant signed with early collectible American mark: PERUZZI BOSTON STERLING (American silver standard since late 1800s) who along with Cini & Parenti produced fab work in the 40s in Boston. Italian Peruzzi (different family whose early standard was 800 and ster. it's later standard) it still being made in Italy, thereby much more plentiful, while the Boston mark is rarer to find, most collectible and always sterling. ...

SOLD. From Cape Cod this 6 Point Flower Pin signed with another Boston Italian Famous Silversmith's Maker's Mark: PARENTI STERLING and a luminous Moonstone Cab 12mm Center. Larger version of 2 1/2" & weighs .7 Oz or 22 Grams. There were 2 Parenti shops in 2nd quarter of 20th Century, one on Newbury St Boston & one at Hyannis, MA. Delish, Gorgeous unpolished condition. Sold, no price, no info available

Moon lovers look at this vintage designer signed Hobe silver pin with hand applied flower petals at mid moon. Marked: "Hobe Sterling" and "Design Pat'd". 3" including tassel with 6 chains. .4 Oz (14 grams). A charming addition to anyone's lapel. Very good unpolished vintage condition.
$10 USPS Priority/Ins/Track or Free w/ USA Ck or USPS MO.
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SOLD, no price, no info. Hard to find any really vintage Rings by Cini let alone marked G. Cini. Made perhaps for the "Thief of Bagdad" craze and appears custom made to a small but comfortable pinky size 3, fitting this dealer just fine. Could be sized up by a reputable jeweler. Just under 1/2 Ounce of Sterling Silver. Very nice age appropriate softening of nose and few lines that nice old silver gets. SOLD, no price, no info

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.
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Look at the Asian mystery mark signed lucky Asian Chinese horoscope bamboo design cut work and rope application two piece vintage antique signed silver buckle. 12 discs for the 12 animal horoscopes?
1.2 Ounce or 36 Grams of at least 90% silver.
Engaged it is 4 3/4" X 2 3/8". Please see mark. No damage or repairs, just a little wavy from use and needs polishing.

$10 USPS Priority/Ins/Track or Free w/ USA Ck or USPS MO.
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Sold. Hard to find Vintage Bangle marked "Flli Peruzzi" & "Sterling" on 2 applied strips of silver on the inside. With punched or stamped 'bridges of silver" around the etched lined exterior. 8" inside & 2 1/2" across. No Damage or Repairs. Layaway Available.
Sold - no price - no info available

SOLD, No price, no info. This Renaissance revival highly ornate Victorian Art Nouveau looking bib necklace with 3 dangling faces, though unsigned is a Florence Italy - Italian Peruzzi Citrine Necklace stamped "800" (80%) silver and variegated 14mm X 11 faceted citrine. Box marked PERUZZI BROS. Jewel Shop Florence 43 Borgo S - Jacopo. This has Nothing to do with The Jewel Shop opened in the 1930s and owned by Gino M., same family name, of Boston MA who worked with the USA standard sterling silve...

Positively Delicious Necklace marked Sterling & "Flli Peruzzi" showing Victorian & Art Nouveau ornamentation, including the equally delicious Carnelian Cab bezel set at 16 X 12 mm. This is a well made solid back necklace that measures 19.5" from J hook to eye and weighs 1.1 Oz or 31 Grams. Some say this is one of the earliest Florence mark, but how when they worked in 800 not 925 silver? The pendant part from the crown down measures 2.5 X 1.25" wide. Excellent unpolished condition! SOLD, no...

Florence Peruzzi jewelry has not had a published relationship to the more collectible and harder to find jewelry created by the former Gino M. Peruzzi Jewel Shop of Boylston Street in Boston MA. All that is known is that Gino came here from Italy and enjoyed a healthy rivalry with G. Cini who was said to have moved his store 2 doors from the other. This info given by a client, of www.mimideeartwear.com, who currently resides in WA but was from Boston. This is Sold and is C 1950 Massive Peruzz...

Sold. C. 1920 Oval Ornate Brooch with applied granulation and cut work. Marked: PERUZZI FLORENCE. SIZE: 1 3/4 X 1 1/2" - with old tube hinge. WEIGHT: ~ 15 grams with Light Old Amethyst Color Rectangular Stone. Condition: Some dimples on balls and stone has an 'etched' spot on surface, Not a nick, thus the great price! Sold - no price - no info available

SOLD, no price, no info. Never used, Part of a Peruzzi boxed collection. Richly Chased with older marks: coffin mark w 3 tiny symbols, 800 and 85 stamped twice. Heavier at 1.7 Oz or 50 Grams than others listed in this catalog! 2 1/4 X 3/4". Slight cloud in mirror and priced accordingly. SOLD No price No info available .05jpl

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.

$11 USPS Priority/Ins/Track or Free with your USA check or USPS MO.
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Sold. Floral 800 Silver Clip Earrings with Several Applied Petals and Marked Peruzzi Florence for the Generations Old Peruzzi Family Jewelry Makers of Florence Italy. Very nice pre-owned condition and secure clips, although one makes a clicking sound. 1 1/4 X 5/8". Sold, no price, no info available

Sold. Here a vintage sterling signed bracelet by the Parenti Sisters who were trained silversmiths in Italy, then later set up their Shop on the still Prestigious Newbury Street of Boston and their second shop on Cape Cod, now both closed these many years. 7 1/2". 03. Sold, no price, no info available.

Hibiscus 31 gram sterling silver pin earrings set. Ming's Honolulu's famed jewelry maker.
Signed MING'S STERLING
2 3/8" X 1 7/8" brooch.
Just "sterling" on the SB 1" earrings' turnwheels, although there may be other faint marks on the backs of petals.
1.1 OZ or 31 grams for both
Good heft and in very good wearable preowned vintage condition..

$15 USPS Priority/Ins/Track or Free with your USA Ck or USPS MO.
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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...