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Super chic vintage Art Deco revival Yves Saint Laurent necklace with a centerpiece in slightly matte goldtone metal with large red resin stones, on a "gaspipe"
chain finished in dark gunmetal tone. Marked YSL. Circa 1980. 1 7/8 inch wide at center and 16 inches wearable length. Excellent condition. Display form is life
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Lovely Art Deco pools of light necklace circa 1920 or 1930, made from 19 genuine rock crystal orbs, undrilled, held in silverplate wire, with a spring ring clasp and connecting jump rings. The clasp is marked but illegibly except for the number 211 in a cartouche. The metal is dark brass or other goldtone base metal with traces of silver or white gold plating, however most of the plating is lost. Guaranteed genuine rock crystal; images viewed through the orbs are shown upside down and backwards...
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$345.00
$345.00
Very big necklace by Italian designer Ugo Correani who designed for Lagerfeld, Versace, and others, in the 1970s and 1980s, in addition to having his own line. Goldtone chain links with black resin
cabochons in a slightly asymmetrical arrangement. Hook clasp. Marked UC UGO CORREANI. 22 inches wearable length and about 1 1/2 inches wide. Excellent condition. Slight wear on the hook not visible when worn. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged
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Angled asymmetrical finely cross hatch carved and finished resin bangle in gold with what looks like gold leaf inside, signed and dated 1983 by the modernist artist Cara Croninger. It is marked CRONINGER '83. Since 1972, Croninger's work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in Europe, Japan, and the U.S., and she has also been featured in Vogue and other major magazines. The carving and leafing are very similar to contemporary Alexis Bittar technique. 1 1/4 inches wide...
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Fabulous statement making asymmetrical necklace with a double sided genuine mabe pearl gold mounted station strung among very large black onyx round beads, hand knotted with black thread. Circa 1970 or 1980. The
gold tests positive for 14KT with jeweler's acid. Continuous strand and can be doubled with a necklace extender/shortener, which I will include. Each mabe pearl is 20mm in diameter. The pearl station
is 21mm by 18mm overall. The onyx beads are 12mm in diameter...
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$645.00
$645.00
Fabulous vintage angel skin coral necklace with two strands of 6.5mm carved beads and a gold mounted slide clasp with safety catch, with a large matching coral cabochon. Circa 1940. The coral
color is creamy off white with hints of palest pink and peach. Hand knotted with off white thread. The clasp is not marked but tests positive for 14KT gold with jeweler's acid. Great to wear alone or
layer with other similar necklaces. It weighs 55 grams...
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Lovely antique necklace of carved graduated coral beads in reds and oranges, with a tiny 14KT gold slide clasp...
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Beautiful early vintage Chinese apple jade beaded necklace with a very finely carved and pierced oval element mounted with prongs in a 14KT gold setting with a slide clasp. Circa 1930. Marked 14K and tests positive for
14KT gold. The beads graduate from large to small and back again to large at either end of the center element. 15 inches wearable length and 1 inch wide at the center. The carved gold mounted
element is 1 5/8 inches side to side and 1 inch top to bottom. The beads graduate...
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Fabulous vintage genuine amber necklace of melon form carved beads, slightly graduated, hand knotted in matching thread, with a matching carved amber screw barrel clasp. Circa 1930 or 1940. 24
inches wearable length and just under 3/4 inch wide. The largest bead is 16 mm in diameter. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail.
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Fabulous early statement size YSL bracelet in heavy cast goldtone metal with "molten gold" stones in sculpted settings. Marked YSL and MADE IN
FRANCE. Late 1970s or early 1980s, designed by Robert Goossens, who has designed jewelry for decades for Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel, and
other couturiers. Early foldover clasp. 8 inches long, 1 1/2 inches wide and 1/2 inch deep. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.
Display form is life size....
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Beautiful four strand choker length necklace made from unusual double cultured pearls caught in two gold stations, and with a gold hook clasp with a
short chain. Mid-20th century, or possibly earlier, given that the gold is not marked. The pearls have been identified and verified by a gemologist, and
the gold has also been tested and confirmed with jeweler's acid at the same professional jeweler. Each side section has four strands with five double
pearls each. The center has two stra...
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$65.00
$65.00
Lovely necklace of light color wooden beads strung on a fine darkened goldtone chain with matching goldtone spacer beads and hook clasp. 1960s. From a Philadelphia estate with many signed and unsigned
European pieces. This piece has typical French construction and findings, including the chain stringing, and the hook catch which I have had on other marked French pieces. Great to layer with other beaded
necklaces. Wearable length is 16 inches. Width is 5/8 inches. Excellent condition. Dis...
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$995.00
$995.00
Lush fabulous 6 stranded necklace with oblong flourite beads, turquoise beads carved in Chinese motifs, pale golden agate faceted beads, and oblong faceted horn beads, mounted in bronze, with bronze strands and decorative floral form hook clasp. Marked STEPHEN DWECK. Guaranteed authentic, from an estate. Very much of the moment; multi stranded asymmetrical necklaces are a significant current trend. Wearable length (shortest strand) is 27 inches and longest strand is 33 inches. About 4 inches w...
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Fabulous statement size cuff bracelet in matte textured finish sterling silver with an applied heavy gold element in the form of a lion with emerald eyes. I am also listing the matching gold and emerald earrings from the same estate. Circa 1970. Not marked but the metals test positive for sterling silver and 14KT gold with jeweler's acid. The matching earrings (listed separately) are marked 14K and also marked MS in large letters on the back of each earring. It weighs 95 grams. The two emerald...
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Beautiful genuine emerald necklace with adjustable silk cord with an embroidered slide which can be used to adjust the length. Indian, from an estate. The emeralds range in diameter from 8 mm to 2 mm. Length adjusts from 36 inches to 16 inches. About 1 inch wide. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.
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