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Spectacular Schreiner brooch in silvertone metal with layers of fabulous large and small glass stones. 1960s, unsigned but with characteristic Schreiner
construction, dogtooth settings, and inverted (points up) stones. I've added the long hand knotted glass beaded necklace so the brooch can also be worn as an
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Beautifully 1960s detailed necklace or belt in goldtone metal with tassels, colorless and topaz glass faceted stones, and very big unfoiled openbacked topaz glass cabochon stones. A definite Schreiner piece; the faceted colorless stones are inverted (set points up), the dogtooth prongs, "piecrust" back settings, and rhinestone chain are all key Schreiner construction hallmarks. Hook close. 34 inches wearable length and the tassels drop 4 inches. Very good condition...
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Fabulous heavy French necklace, circa 1960, with amazing blue and black foiled baroque shaped beads, opaque faceted black beads, and glittering
faceted blue transparent beads, all connected with metal wires. All beads are glass. There are six tiers with draped festoons. The beads are
arranged in a slightly asymmetrical pattern. The clasp is marked MADE IN FRANCE. The metal is brass with a silvertone finish. The blue faceted
beads are probably Swarovski...
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Big statement vintage 1970s Accessocraft tribal nomadic style necklace in antiqued goldtone metal with black glass cabochons. Marked ACCESSOCRAFT NYC on
the back of the pendant and also on attached metal tag at spring ring clasp. 18 inches wearable length and the center drops 6 1/4 inches. Excellent condition.
Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
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$145.00
$145.00
Chic and mod vintage bangle in seamless laminated off white Lucite and black Bakelite (the Bakelite tests positive with Simichrome). Circa 1970. From the estate of a New York socialite. 1 1/4 inches wide and 1/8 inch thick, and standard 2 1/2 inches inside diameter. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail. Display form is life size.
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Glam vintage pendant necklace in black Lucite with brilliant strass stones. Circa 1970. The large pendant is suspended from a chain made from circular links and oblong pieces. Possibly European. 21 inches wearable length by 5/8 inch wide. The pendant is 2 7/8 inches long with bale by 2 3/8 inches wide. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail. Necklace form is life size.
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Gorgeous super long 1970s or 1980s necklace with cobalt blue poured glass beads hand knotted in a continuous strand with matching blue thread. Super luxe and sumptuous. The colors are slightly variegated, and the blue is a bit warmer than the photos may show. A whopping 126 inches long. Beads are 1/4 inch in diameter. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
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Spectacular statement size vintage 1970s necklace with very large Chinese turquoise beads and smaller turquoise beads accented with red, salmon, and angel
skin coral beads, translucent beads which are probably serpentine, silver repousse butterfly form beads, and a large centerpiece with a carved hardstone
element mounted in silver set with turquoise and coral cabochons. The large carved oblong stone is possibly jade, or possibly another hardstone such as
serpentine...
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Gorgeous 1970s clip drop earrings in antiqued goldtone metal, with green poured glass stones, faux pearls, and white Lucite drops. Possibly French. 2 1/4
inches long. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.
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Fabulous big statement 1970s Egyptian revival necklace by Dauplaise, in shiny goldtone metal with blue, red, and green molded glass beads simulating lapis,
carnelian, and jade, and a very large Lucite scarab cabochon in dark blue simulating lapis, in an ornate cast goldtone metal frame. I am also selling a
coordinating unsigned bracelet from the same estate. 32 inches wearable length and the center drops 3 3/4 inches. Excellent condition. Display form is life size...
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$165.00
Pair of gorgeous vintage 1970s long link necklaces in the stylized Byzantine or barbaric style popularized by Robert Goossens for Chanel. Probably French. In heavy cast slightly matte goldtone metal with a slight pale pinkish enameled decoration. With spring ring clasps. I am also listing the coordinating bracelet from the same estate. With original inventory tags and never worn. One is 33 1/2 inches long and just over 1/2 inch wide and the other is 31 inches long and 3/8 inch wide...
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Beautiful vintage French Art Deco long sautoir necklace with wired glass bead groups in opaque red and black, and clear crystal, on dark brass tone wire with screw barrel clasp. 1970s or earlier. All beads are glass. The groups of beads are arranged in alternating patterns. 38 inches wearable length and 1/2 inches wide. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
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Very chic unusual vintage 1970s French long sautoir necklace with double snake chains in dark goldtone metal, and stations with large translucent tortoise Lucite rings with large rhinestone balls with brilliant clear rhinestones, and a characteristically French S hook clasp. The rings reference French Art Deco glass rings found on necklaces from the 1920s and 1930s. 33 inches wearable length and 1 1/16 inches wide at the rings...
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Fabulous huge statement classic collectible 1970s Givenchy oversized chain link necklace and matching clip earrings in shiny goldtone metal and navy blue
Lucite. Marked GIVENCHY on all pieces. Foldover clasp. Necklace is 17 1/2 inches wearable length and 1 1/2 inches wide. Earrings are 1 1/8 inches long.
Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
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Early vintage Givenchy Art Deco revival modernist necklace in silvertone metal with black enameling, with Givenchy G logos. Spring ring clasp. 20 inches
wearable length and the center drops 3 1/4 inches. Excellent condition with some slight age related wear on the enameling, not noticeable at a short distance.
Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
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Fabulous vintage 1970s signed Givenchy long sautoir necklace with faux pearls and chains, with six large and small charms in goldtone metal, some with faux pearls, with brilliant rhinestones. Foldover clasp. Marked GIVENCHY PARIS NEW YORK. The charms are very detailed and made in solid cast metal. Wear long, or doubled as shown, and can be worn several different ways. A great statement on its own and also great to layer with other similar sautoirs. Pearls are acrylic...
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Fabulous signed Gucci goldtone metal and orange and blue guilloche enameled link long necklace which can also be worn as a belt. Marked GUCCI and MADE IN
ITALY...
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Stunning vintage 1970s multi stranded necklace with glittering Swarovski glass beads suspending three tiers of heavy cast goldtone metal bow form charms or pendants, each set with brilliant Swarovski rhinestones. There are five on the top row, three in the middle, and one on the lowest row. Marked JAY FEINBERG on attached metal tag at hook clasp. 16 1/2 inches wearable length on inside strand and the center drops about 4 inches. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to ...
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Glam huge statement early Kenneth Jay Lane nomadic style necklace in textured goldtone metal with a long drop with marbled red and white Lucite elements simulating red coral, with a matching goldtone drop at the end. Goldtone chain and hook clasp with extender. Late 1960s or early 1970s, marked KENNETH LANE. Great size -- wearable length is 20 inches and the extender adds another 3 inches. The center drops 7 inches. Excellent condition with a few very small spots of loss on the finish of the met...
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Huge statement necklace in silvertone metal with a thick flat "gaspipe" or snake chain closing in the front at a heavy dark blue enameled center element, with a
very unusual double snap closure. Marked MONET. 1970s. This "utility modern" look originated as part of the Machine Age style of the 1930s and enjoyed a
revival in the 1970s and 1980s, and has been interpreted various ways in costume and fine jewelry, including by such makers as Cartier. Wearable length is about 19 inches. 1 1/4 ...
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Amazing huge statement necklace in cast goldtone metal with granulated detail and a green glass cabochon stone. Late 1960s or early 1970s. Marked NAPIER.
17 1/2 inches wearable length and the center drops 6 5/8 inches. Spring ring clasp. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
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$145.00
$145.00
Lovely unusual glass beaded necklace with two sections of strung peach color faceted glass beads with a slight iridescent finish, and two sections of large
matching peach color glass beads wired with large dark brass filigree stamped caps and large matching filigree stamped beads. The metal elements are
probably French and the glass beads may be as well. Circa 1960 or 1970. This has been professionally restrung for security. 56 inches wearable length. The largest beads are 5/8 inch wide....
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A stunning, fabulous vintage bib necklace with draped strands of glass beads and glass based faux pearls strung on silvertone
chains, a large center element in gunmetal gray openwork metal with a huge colorless glass stone, and a matching ornate hook
clasp. 1960s or 1970s, by the Italian maker Pellini, and never worn, with its original paper hang tag, which is marked PELLINI MILANO MADE IN ITALY. The
family firm of Pellini designed jewelry for Dior and Balenciaga in the mid 20th ce...
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Very big bracelet in sculpted goldtone with large and medium sized poured glass stones, probably by the French maker Gripoix, in two colors of yellow and orange topaz, by Lucien Piccard. 1970s. Marked LUCIEN PICCARD and numbered. Box slide clasp. The center section is slightly curved to conform to the wrist. 7 inches wearable length, 1 5/8 inches wide, and 1 inch deep at center stone. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
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$95.00
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Glam tribal or safari style beaded long necklace, possibly French, with simulated ivory Lucite beads and simulated amber Lucite beads strung on a fine goldtone
chain. 1970s or 1980s. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
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Stunning fabulous signed Miriam Haskell long necklace of large faux baroque pearls with a long pearl tassel, mounted in signature Haskell Russian goldtone
metal. Marked MIRIAM HASKELL on attached metal tag and also on the Haskell trademark clasp. Clasp dates it to the 1970s. I am selling several other Haskell
pieces from the same estate. The pearls are the famous Haskell Niki pearls, glass based and heavy with a beautiful luster. 35 inches wearable length and the
pendant drops 3 3/4 ...
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Glam very big clip earrings in goldtone metal with large filigree drops, and peach "Easter egg" glass cabochon stones. 1970s. Heavy couture quality. 3 1/8
inches long and 1 3/8 inches wide. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.
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$175.00
$175.00
Glam long necklace with black glass faceted beads, rhinestone balls in silvertone metal, prongset, and large white acrylic faux pearls, and matching silvertone
spring ring clasp. 1970s. Makes a great statement on its own; I am listing a very similar necklace which would be great to layer with this one. 43 1/4 inches
wearable length and just under 3/4 inch wide. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
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Chic modernist very big goldtone metal mounted cream Lucite door knocker pendant on a long goldtone chain. Marked TRIFARI. 25 inches wearable length and the pendant is 2 3/4 inches long. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
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$295.00
Jeweled clasp bracelet made from amazing very big and heavy Lucite beads in a pale amber color which shades for a fabulous ombre effect. The designer Ugo Correani has had his own label since the 1970s, and also has designed jewelry for Valentino, Fendi,
and Versace, as well as Karl Lagerfeld and Christian Lacroix. Hand knotted with matching heavy cord. Marked CORREANI and MADE ITALY. With
slide clasp with faux pearls glued around a flower form design of prong set glass stones in topaz an...
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Fabulous very big vintage 1960s or 1970s signed Vendome Chinoiserie style necklace with a pendant in the form of a fish with a Lucite piece simulating carved
jade, mounted on a goldtone backing, on a heavy long matching goldtone chain. Marked VENDOME. The cutouts on the back of the pendant conform to the
Lucite piece. Hook clasp. Great size -- wearable length is 38 inches and the pendant is 4 3/4 inches. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos
enlarged to show detail.
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Gorgeous vintage very long necklace in blue and green glass seed beads sewn in the style of early 20th century Wiener Werkstatte sautoirs, with long tassels
with very big poured foiled glass beads in blue green, and large very detailed silvertone cast metal elements in leaf form motif. Probably later, circa 1970. 47
inches wearable length, not including the tassels, which are each 6 3/4 inches long. The large poured foiled glass beads are 1 1/8 inches by 7/8 inch. Excellent
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Very big statement size YSL clip earrings in goldtone metal, with top scroll form clips and large angular drops with deep engraved detail. Made in
an opposing design. These are convertible, and the drops can be detached from the upper clips, which can be worn alone. Marked YSL and MADE
IN FRANCE on the back of one drop, and also marked YSL on the clip backs. Fabulous size -- 3 1/ inches long and 2 1/8 inches wide. Excellent
condition. Photos enlarged to show detail. Display form is ...
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Fabulous statement making vintage 1970s necklace with a heavy wide openwork snake chain, a huge Bakelite pendant simulating jade with an engraved goldtone coiled element, and glass faux coral and
turquoise cabochon stones. The large stone is set in dogtooth prongs. The chain has an engraved end cap. Marked ALICE CAVINESS. The necklace hooks at the pendant to close. Weighty and
substantial and drapes beautifully. I am selling the matching drop earrings in a separate listing. Excellent...
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Simply stunning and very dimensional collar or bib necklace in colorless Lucite strung on monofilament. With a metal hook and extender chain of metal wired Lucite beads. Circa 1970, in the style of Coppola
e Toppo. Possibly Italian. Small beads alternating with large beads are strung in raised arches. Very large faceted drops alternate with large bead drops. The design is very complex and dimensional and the photos do not do
justice.
Wearable length is 16 inches. 3 1/2 inches wide an...
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Stunning very very big 1970s signed Les Bernard tiered necklace in goldtone metal with Byzantine style and Roman style coins, dark silvertone beads,
marbled amber Lucite beads, and transparent amber Lucite beads mounted in heavy ornate cast metal settings, with a large center cross pendant. With heavy
ornate chains and hook clasp. The coins have a dark antiqued finish with touches of black. Marked LES BERNARD on the clasp and on the back of the largest coin. The Les Bernard company, now ...