Fabulous statement making early Karl Lagerfeld wide corset style belt in buttery super soft black leather, completely lined with pale beige leather, with a large dimensional center element in goldtone metal. Buckles in the back. Circa 1980. Marked KARL LAGERFELD MADE IN FRANCE on cloth label, and also marked CUIR VERITABLE MADE IN FRANCE on the leather lining. Sewn in pieces and curved so that the front dips slightly below waist level, and the back hits right at waist level...

Classic Gucci double G belt buckle, 1970s, in goldtone metal. Marked with GUCCI ITALY and also marked with a patent number. A belt attaches with tiny screws which can be easily screwed and unscrewed with a tweezer tip or even a fingernail. 2 5/8 inches wide and 1 3/4 inches long. The opening for the belt is 1 1/8 inches. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail...

Amazing huge vintage signed Ledo bracelet in rhodium plated metal with pave large and small brilliant strass rhinestones in an Art Deco design. Marked LEDO. This is the mark of the Polcini jewelry company, founded in New York in 1911. The Ledo mark dates from the late 1940s. With slide clasp and safety chain. Great size -- 1 3/4 inches wide and 7 inches wearable length. Excellent condition. All stones are bright and much better than the photos. Display form is life size...

Lovely vintage signed Schreiner necklace in dark goldtone metal with pale blue opaque milk glass stones and brilliant sparkling darker blue stones with flashes of pink. Circa 1970. Marked SCHREINER. 17 1/2 inches wearable length and 1 inch wide. Excellent condition. Display form is life size...

Circa 1970 signed Cadoro necklace in goldtone metal with spring ring clasp. Marked CADORO. The beads are either terra cotta/ceramic or a very hard resin. 40 inches long and 7/8 inch wide. Excellent condition. Display form is life size...

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...

Lovely vintage necklace of opaque and translucent glass beads in a sophisticated mix of topaz, black, aurora borealis finished smoke, gold finished, and marbled cream with S shaped silvertone hook and extender chain. Marked CHRISTIAN DIOR on an attached metal tag, and marked GERMANY on the S hook. Made by Henkel and Grosse, the German company which made Dior jewelry in the 1960s. Early to mid 1960s. 16 inches wearable length and about 1 inch wide. Excellent condition. Display form is lif...

Beautiful sautoir necklace in glowing chartreuse poured glass, probably by the French maker Gripoix, designed by Deanna Hamro, an American designer who is no longer making costume jewelry but has moved to fine jewelry. 1980s. Marked DEANNA HAMRO on attached metal tag. All beads are hand wired in the French style with dark slightly matte heavy goldtone metal. Continuous strand. As with all Hamro's costume jewelry, it is made with the same couture technique and quality as French designer j...

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. Photos enlarged to show detail....

Spectacular carved wood cuff bracelet by the contemporary artist Patricia Von Musulin, with dozens of tiny sterling silver dots inlaid into the surface of the wood. Marked VON MUSULIN. Just over 1 3/4 inches wide, 1/2 inch thick, and inside circumference is 6 1/8 inches, including the gap, which is 1 1/8 inches. This will fit a 6 inch or smaller wrist. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail....

Amazing huge four strand necklace by the contemporary designers Jose and Maria Barrera. From an estate, this model was originally retailed by Nieman Marcus. Strands of huge dark red oxblood color coral chunks alternate with small coral spezzati branches, carved faceted coral beads, large round beads which look like coral, tiny faceted vermilion red glass beads at the clasp terminals, and goldtone metal nugget shaped beads. The coral is dyed. With hook clasp and extender chain in goldtone...

Fabulous early signed Trifari bracelet in rhodium plated base metal with colorless rhinestones and teardrop shaped pink glass cabochons inset with colorless rhinestones in the so-called "shoebutton" style. About 1937 or 1938. Marked TRIFARI with a crown over the T. Foldover clasp. Just over 7 inches wearable length and 1/2 inch wide. Beyond excellent condition and appears rarely or never worn. The pink color is brighter than it appears in some of the photos and all the rhinestones are br...

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. All stones are bright and spa...

Fabulous signed Gucci goldtone metal and guilloche enameled link long necklace which can also be worn as a belt. Marked GUCCI and MADE IN ITALY. Each link is also marked S in a lozenge shape. 1970s. An iconic vintage Gucci piece, these were also made in shorter (18 to 20 inch) but otherwise identical versions to be worn as necklaces only. The enameled links are slightly convex and curved. They alternate with heavy double twisted connecting rings. With a toggle close.

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Amazing statement size signed Coppola e Toppo bib necklace in silver finished oblong glass beads with round smoke gray margarita Swarovski beads at the end of each drop. Circa 1960. All beads are glass. Collectors will recognize this as an important book piece. With the signature Coppola e Toppo beaded end pieces mounted in silvertone metal and with an extender chain with goldtone rings and colorless beads. Marked MADE IN ITALY BY COPPOLA E TOPPO. All the beads have an iridescent fin...