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Sale!Style/Date: 1940's Materials: 14K green, white, rose gold and round faceted sapphires, .33ct each approx. Description: Interlocking rings of rose, green, and white gold withe round faceted blue sapphires set into 4 prongs. Non pierced screw-ons.
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Sale!Style/Date: 1940's Materials: Sterling silver. Description: Classic Georg Jensen earrings with leaf pattern. Changed to sterling posts!
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Style/Date: 1944 Materials: Australian silver coins from the 1940's Description: Endearing trench art silver Australian coin bracelet engraved on the center "To My Wife From New Guinea 1944." Not sure if it was an American or Australian that made this piece. Both armies were there together during WWII. Not the original clasp.
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Sale!Style/Date: 1950's-60's Materials: Sterling silver, rhinestones, enamel Description: Whimsical fish pin with red rhinestone body, yellow rhinestone eye, and red enameled mouth. The sterling has a rose gold gilt on it.
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Style/Date: 1950's-60's Materials: 14 karat yellow gold, American fresh water pearls, 2 round brilliant cut sapphires Description: A whimsical faun playing his flute. He has little sapphire eyes and the frame is embellished with American baroque fresh water pearls. All typical of William Ruser's work at his store on Rodeo Drive.
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Sale!Style/Date: 1940's Materials: Sterling silver Description: Hefty circular sterling pin with overlay dragon motif.
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Sale!Style/Date: 1960's Materials: Brass and copper wire Description: Whimsical handcrafted fish pin made by Robert Hogan and Elizabeth Bolas, the original owners, who were both Rhode Island School of Design students together.
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Sale!Style/Date: Late 1940's Materials: Sterling silver Description: Die-stamped sailing ship pin considered his trademark. Franklin Porter's originals were hand made.
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Style/Date: Late Victorian Accessory Materials: 14K yellow gold, tested, Faceted and cabochon blue sapphires, rosecut diamonds Descripton: Stunning gently hammered gold lorgnette with usable "readers!" Adorned with a sapphire and rosecut diamond 4 leaf clover on the handle and duel sapphire cabochons on the top hinge. WOW!
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Style/Date: Victorian Materials: 14K yellow gold, variscite Description: 14K yellow gold brooch with twisted wire floral design and large variscite cabochon. Variscite is found in southwestern USA, and is very similar chemically to turquoise (it has no copper!) The pin exhibits "bloomed gold." This was a process in which it was dipped in acid and the alloy would disintegrate and leave behind a matt finish hi carat gold, which was desired at that time. Also called "Romanization."
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Style/Date: 1920's Materials: 830 silver, marcasites, chalcedony Description: Unusual Swedish made deco silver necklace with marcasites and buff top cabochon chalcedony in the pendant. Attached to a double sided fancy linked chain. All original, hallmarks on the reverse of the pendant, the connector ring to the bail and on the spring ring...all original!
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Style/Date: Victorian Materials: 15K 3 color gold Description: Stunning English gold brooch with applied flowers, shamrocks (good luck) in the center and forget me nots (true love) interspersed between laurel around the outside. On the reverse, is a 4 leaf clover under glass. A custom brooch given to a gal for courtship. Thankfully in its original box!