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All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Rhinestone : Pre 1980 item #1141277
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$45.00
Huge chunky heavy modernist bracelet in cast silvertone metal with prong set very big blue glass stones. Circa 1970. Foldover clasp. 7 1/2 inches wearable length, 1 1/2 inches wide and 1/2 inch deep. Excellent condition. Display form is life size...
All Items : New Century : Jewelry : Earrings : Pre 1990 item #1136179
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Early earrings by modernist designer Steven Vaubel in goldtone metal with very dark brown/black niello enameled stripes in a fabulous safari pattern. 1980s. Steven Vaubel jewelry is designed and handmade in Brooklyn and is sold by very high end exclusive retailers. Pierced with long wires which are angled slightly for ease of wear. Marked VAUBEL. Perfectly in sync with the ethnic/tribal trend which is very big this season. 2 1/8 inches long and 1 1/8 inches wide. Excellent condition...
All Items : New Century : Jewelry : Bracelets : Pre 1990 item #1136174
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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...
All Items : New Century : Jewelry : Earrings : Pre 1990 item #1136170
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Beautiful vintage clip earrings by New York studio jeweler Jane Bohan. Early 1980s, beautifully hand made in a great minimalist design in sterling silver with applied copper. Marked J BOHAN and STERLING. 1 3/4 inches wide and 1 1/2 inches long. Excellent condition...
All Items : New Century : Jewelry : Necklaces : Pre 2000 item #1136168
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$95.00
Fun and whimsical necklace in silvertone metal with very finely detailed fired enameling in transparent very pale green overlaying opaque chartreuse green dots, with a heavy solid cast metal charm or pendant in the form of a dog bone, also enameled in dots. Circa 1990, probably Italian, from an estate with other signed and unsigned high end Italian costume jewelry. With a large heavy swivel clasp. Very well made and detailed. Wearable length is 21 inches. 5/8 inch wide...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1123944
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$225.00
Stunning very substantial vintage clip earrings by the Gem Craft company, which also manufactured jewelry for Kenneth Jay Lane. Marked CRAFT. Heavy cast filigree metal in antiqued goldtone holds multi color cabochon stones which feel like Lucite. Fabulous top quality. 3 5/8 inches long and 1 1/4 inches wide. Excellent condition...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #1123934
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These necklaces came from the same estate and they look fabulous layered together, so I am selling them together. The heavy gold- and silvertone chain is signed Grosse Germany on the back of the slide clasp and is dated 1966...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1980 item #1117899
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Fabulous very big cocktail ring in silvertone or white metal with a cluster of luminous white genuine oblong shaped pearls in a modernist design. Probably circa 1970 or 1980. I believe the metal is white gold plated. There is a mark inside with three numbers or letters but it is impossible to decipher. I get a slight positive reaction for 10K gold with jeweler's acid but I believe that is the plating reacting to the acid. It makes a stunning statement. Great size -- the top is 1 1/8 ...
All Items : New Century : Jewelry : Necklaces : Contemporary item #1117898
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Stunning modernist necklace with very big oblong genuine polished rock crystal beads and saucer shaped sterling silver beads and solid hook clasp in a slightly matte finish. Marked KUO 925. By Alice Kuo, who is a contemporary jewelry designer. She and her husband Robert are a design team working in a modern style rooted in traditional Chinese art and design, using materials such as gemstones, lacquer, glass, and cloisonne. Their work is collected by designers Gianfranco Ferre and Jam...
All Items : New Century : Jewelry : Necklaces : Contemporary item #1117892
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$375.00
Very glam statement size contemporary Italian art plastic long bib necklace in clear Lucite with opaque white Lucite, and silvertone findings, strung on a thin black rubber cord. From an estate. One drop is marked FORME SPAZIO CIGOLA. This company makes jewelry and decorative objects from plastic. Wearable length is up to about 22 inches. The center drops 7 1/4 inches. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail. Display form is life size. ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Arts and Crafts : Pre 1920 item #1114482
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Fabulous and large antique drop necklace in very finely worked silver, with large blue chalcedony carved round beads on a fine chain with tiny very detailed silver flowers, and with a large blue chalcedony drop drilled and invisibly suspended from a flower form mounting. Circa 1910. Spring ring clasp. The metal is not marked but tests positive for at least 800 silver. Similar necklaces are pictured in "Warman's Jewelry" by Christie Romero. The color of the stone is a bit brighter and a b...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Pre 1950 item #1114446
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Beautiful and large modernist studio artisan sterling pendant with a variegated dark red and gray polished agate stone, on a handmade linked curved necklace. Circa 1950 or 1960. The pendant is marked STERLING. The stone is bezel set and also held by three very decorative loops of silver wire. The clasp of the necklace is marked STERLING. The oblong links are solid with flattened tapering ends. Pendant is a nice size -- 2 7/8 inches long with bale by 1 1/2 inches wide. Necklace is 16 inches we...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #1103026
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Glam statement size vintage Yves Saint Laurent necklace in black Lucite beads with a very large asymmetric pendant in black Lucite set in goldtone metal. Goldtone metal clasp and extender. Marked YSL on attached tag and on the back of the pendant. 1970s. 19 inches wearable length and the center drops 2 3/4 inches and is 7/8 inch deep. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail. Display form is life size....
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Pre 1980 item #1090423
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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 ...
All Items : New Century : Jewelry : Bracelets : Pre 1990 item #1076012
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Fabulous huge translucent golden resin bangle with embedded leopard spots. Circa 1980. I have a late 1970s/early 1980s Givenchy bangle listed that has this same shape. Animal prints are a very big trend this season. Fabulous worn with a black T shirt and white jeans in the summer and black, camel, or winter white in the winter. 2 1/2 inches inside diameter. 1 inch thick and 1 1/8 inches wide at widest points. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail. Display form is life size....