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ART DECO CIRCA 1910 Perfect condition, red glass rectangular links & square cabochons held with a fleur de lis style pair of prongs.  Silver tone, fastens with a spring ring.  Circa 1910 the size reflects the slightly smaller size of that era.  The BRACELET is about 7 1/4 inches x 5/8 inch.  Vintage costume jewelry in excellent condition., marked Czechoslovakia.  Bargain priced at $48.00. Price:$48.00      Condition: Excellent        Order Item#A/V080830

VICTORIAN BANGLE BRACELET Rolled gold or gold filled, not marked, this is a nice quality repoussé bangle BRACELET, circa 1890-1910.   2 1/2 inches across x 1/2 inch wide with a wall depth of 5 mm.   Antique jewelry in excellent condition.    Price:$148.00      Condition: Excellent       EL      Order Item#V080831

STUNNING ANTIQUE MICROMOSAIC BROOCH CIRCA 1851 Please! This is not the "micro" mosaic commonly seen in numbers across the internet.      What is usually identified as micro mosaic is a charming  mosaic art, used for tourist jewelry.  You will know the difference because the tesserae (tiles) are large & easily individually visible, and sometimes the tiles are several colors of glass rod fused together to create a flower or petal out of a single tile, and the motifs are simple florals.    This BROOCH  is true micromosaic.   Click on the thumbnail at left and you will see how tiny these tiles are in the picture with the dime and then how exquisitely they are assembled in the enlargement.  The tesserae are in excellent condition with none missing. Jewelry this old, 1851, seldom escapes unscathed and so  you will note some small chips (seen as gray) along the edges of the black plaque, and the upper left corner has been professionally repaired (not visible).  The frame tests 14K; the  back appears to be copper and may/ may not be original.  This is the   note  that accompanied the BROOCH.    Measurements are 2 1/4 inches x 1 7/8 inches, almost 3/8 inches thick.   Price:$878.00     Condition: As described    LML     Order Item#V080832

1930s STERLING, CLEAR & EMERALD GREEN BRACELET Marvelous bracelet, with nice  stamped detail of repoussé & engraving on the sides. Transparent emerald green carré unfoiled glass alternate with carré clear glass.  Each stone is cut with a  table and four beveled sides & step cut on the pavilion, and they are set between mil grained metal.   Marked Sterling.  2 1/2 inches across the center, 3/8  inch wide, oval shape is hinged with a safety latch.   The inside wall has rectangular piercings below each stone.  Will fit an average wrist.       Vintage costume jewelry, circa 1930s. Price:$188.00      Condition: Excellent                 Order #U/V080829

SQUARE RIGGED TALL SHIP - MOTHER OF PEARL Hand carved with great detail, natural Mother of Pearl shell, fully backed with gold tone metal, simple C clasp.   Vintage costume jewelry approximately 1930-50, about 1 7/8 inch wide.    Price:$48.00      Condition:  Excellent      LB     Order Item#R/U/V080627

SOLD! 0509.. BANDED CARNELIAN STERLING BROOCH Victorian BROOCH, the Carnelian is almost but not perfectly oval, and the back is rounded a bit, both of which indicate this mineral was hand cut and polished in the days before gems were machinery cut.    Note the long pin stem and the simple C clasp of the Victorian era.  This beautifully banded piece would have grown in the interior of a ball or almond shaped nodule and belongs to the Quartz group of minerals.  Note the dark, natural growth pattern  seen only from the reverse.   Set in a plain sterling bezel, marked "silver" on an outside edge.   Antique estate jewelry,  about 2 inches. Price:$118.00           Condition: Excellent      BL      Order Item#C/V080624

1910 NEGLIGEE CRYSTAL BEAD NECKLACE The uneven dangles mark this as a Negligee style; silver tone chain and faceted beads make up the eye pleasing design.   The NECKLACE is about 14 1/2 - 15 inches and front has a fall of 2 3/4 inches.   In very good condition, vintage costume jewelry. Price:$58.00     Condition: Very Good    BL      Order Item#U/V080628

HISTORIC CHARLESTON HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE "Old gold' tone BROOCH,  2 1/4 inches, marked Historic Charleston Foundation. Satiny finish, costume jewelry in like new excellent condition. Price:$28.00     Condition: Excellent       Order Item#V/R080619

BRACELET IN FRUIT SALAD COLORS Stunning, primary colors unfoiled glass stones, set in antiqued gold tone.  The leaves are distinctive and have been seen in other wonderful pieces, including dress clips.  The maker is unknown but dating falls in the late 1930s-40s.  The three ornamented sections measure almost 3 inches; the entire bracelet measures 7 inches and will fit an average wrist.  Vintage costume jewelry in excellent condition.  Price:$148.00     Condition: Excellent      JA .       Order Item#V080625

CIRCA 1915-25 SHELL CAMEO ~ WONDERFUL FRAME! Nice detail in this hand carved shell cameo.   Carved in one piece, the pleasant woman, with elaborate hairdo embellished with flowers & leaves, is natural white with a bit of natural peach near the bosom, over a pleasant muted brown back ground.   Her gown is fastened at the shoulder with a round cartouche.   The elaborate, hand engraved frame (a real beauty), is marked "Belais 10K" white gold, with a simple lever style clasp. Belais is well known for their filigree in the early 20th century. 1 3/8 inches, antique estate jewelry in like new excellent condition.  Estimated retail replacement $450.  Price:$148.00       Condition: Excellent      NL      Order Item#V080621

SOLD! 0509.. FLOWERS IN HER HAIR, FLOWERS EVERYWHERE, EN HABILLE CAMEO Finely carved Edwardian shell cameo with a DIAMOND NECKLACE.  The diamond is set in a Deco style six side pendant on a fine chain.  The diamond is approximately 0.05 carat.  The cameo can be worn as either a BROOCH or a PENDANT.  14K white gold, the fine filigree of the frame marks it, along with the simple lever clasp, as Edwardian, circa 1910-15.   1 3/4 inches, vintage estate jewelry in excellent condition. Price:$288.00    Condition: Excellent     BEL   Order Item#F/V080619

BRUSHED SATIN CARRIAGE Elegantly detailed, it is likely that this is a specialty piece connected with a museum.  "Old" gold tone, brushed to a satiny finish, 2 1/4 inches, marked "P & F" on the reverse.  Costume jewelry in like new excellent condition. Price:$28.00      Condition: Excellent      LA     Order Item#V/R080618

ART NOUVEAU BROOCH ~ VINTAGE A beauty, needs no design explanation.   Notice the "Cleo" dangles past the ear, from the head band?  Our ancestors were thrifty, so they made this one Sterling on the front, base metal on the closed back.  Simple C clasp, circa 1915,  about 1 3/8 inches.    Price:$68.00     Condition: Excellent       BL       Order Item#R/V080622

CLUSTERED GLASS FLOWER NECKLACE Each flower is individually made  and each has a yellow stamen inserted in the center.   The larger cluster groupings contain six blue flowers and 5-6 of the 4 prong "leaves".  The smaller clusters near the ends contain 2-5 flowers.Two sizes of transparent green bubble-inside beads are used with gold filigree ends caps and short tube beads.  The necklace measures 17 1/4 inches long and probably fits like about 16 1/2 inches   Vintage costume jewelry in like new excellent condition. Price:$238.00     Condition: Excellent      ZL     Order Item#U/V/B080619

10K HAND CARVED SHELL CAMEO PIN/PENDANT Lovely hand carved shell cameo, white on a brown ground, is set in a mil grain edge finish bezel inside a twisted ribbon frame.   Vintage estate jewelry, circa 1910-20, in excellent condition.   Lever safety catch; and there is a hinged bail to allow wearing as a pendant.    1 1/8 inches.    Priced at about 1/3 retail.  Marked 10K. Price:$78.00     Condition: Excellent        JL      Order Item#A/V080620

CIRCA 1910 STERLING LOCKET Art Deco influence is seen in the square shape with mitered corners and the linear lines.   Locket measures  1 3/8 with bail x 1 1/6 inch wide.   The original retaining rings, marked Sterling are there along with transparent picture covers.  Note the adjustable chain ... the ball is slid along the chain to shorten it, maximum length is 18 inches.    Vintage estate jewelry in excellent condition, circa 1900-1920.    Price:$148.00    Condition: Excellent           LL     Order Item#C/V080615

BLUE ART GLASS, ANTIQUED BRACELET Ornate links set with mottled "Lapis-blue", molded glass cabochons.   Antiqued, old gold color plating.   I would have thought this Czechoslovakian but for the backs of the links which are clearly marked with Oriental characters.  7 3/8 inches long x 1 1/4 inch, vintage costume jewelry, circa 1930-40.  Excellent condition on the top, some wear to the plating on the inside.    Price:$44.00     Condition: Excellent     BL      Order Item#V/U70810

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