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All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Art Nouveau : Pre 1920 item #1170731
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$115.00
Fabulous substantial wide antique sterling silver bracelet with cast very detailed links with Art Nouveau flower form motifs, a hidden slide clasp, and a safety chain. Circa 1900 - 1920. Not marked but tests positive for sterling silver, and guaranteed. It weighs 35 grams. 7/8 inch wide and wearable length 7 1/4 inches. Perfectly silver in color; pink areas are reflection. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Deco : Pre 1930 item #1170730
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$95.00
Beautiful unusual substantial sterling silver Art Deco bracelet with graduated circles decorated on all sides with very detailed geometric and vine pattern motifs. Circa 1920. Spring ring clasp. Not marked but tests positive for sterling silver, and guaranteed. It weighs 29 grams. 7/8 inch wide and 7 3/4 inches wearable length. Excellent condition. Display form is life size. Photos enlarged to show detail...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Bakelite : Pre 1930 item #1143680
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Beautiful long flapper necklace of early plastic beads carved with Chinese motifs. Possibly Chinese in origin. 1920s. Continuous strand. Hand knotted with matching thread. 52 inches long and 1/2 inch wide. The beads are 11mm in diameter. Excellent condition. Display form is life size...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Deco : Pre 1930 item #1114485
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Fabulous very early Art Deco sterling silver asymmetric pendant necklace set with brilliant colorless French paste stones, on a fine sterling chain. The clasp is marked STER and the pendant tests positive for sterling silver. The back is inscribed with a number. I am also listing a very similar piece from the same estate. Circa 1920...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1970 item #1078447
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Fabulous vintage bracelet in goldtone metal with enormous prong set Gripoix poured glass cabochon stones in pale pink, green, and purple. With hidden slide clasp and safety chain. Circa 1960. Not marked but I have seen Alice Caviness jewelry in this style with these stones (have also seen Chanel jewelry with these stones). Nice size -- 8 1/4 inches long, 3/4 inch wide and 1/2 inch deep. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #993755
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Fabulous vintage five strand necklace with brilliant faceted glass beads, colorless rhinestone rondelles, tiny silvery faceted spacer beads, and round cork beads, which combine to create a stunning bohemian glam look. With a hook catch and extender, and brilliant rhinestones at the ends...
All Items : New Century : Jewelry : Bracelets : Pre 1990 item #985411
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Amazing statement bangle in glowing orange transparent resin decorated with violet poured glass beads attached with soft clear plastic thongs. Unattributed, but probably European. Circa 1980 or 1990. I am selling a very similar bangle in black resin. This is a big piece and best worn over a long sleeved sweater or T shirt, or pushed up the forearm stacked with other bangles. 1 1/4 inches wide (sideways) and 1 1/8 inch thick (including the glass beads). The inner inside diameter is 2 9/16...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #948652
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Fabulous classic mid 1960s drop clip earrings with a hollow ball set with brilliant colorless rhinestones in prongs, on a silvertone chain, suspended from a clip with pave tiny colorless rhinestones. These are probably French, with the same construction as the strass drops on the aqua Louis Rousselet necklace I am listing. I am also listing a similar pair of earrings from the same estate. 2 1/2 inches long and 1 inch wide. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail. ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #946455
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Stunning vintage necklace in YSL's signature bohemian chic style, with seamless black Lucite beads, goldtone metal beads and drops, and black silk tassels, all strung on a fine metal chain in typical French construction. Circa 1970 or 1980. Marked YSL on the attached hang tag. Wearable length is 16 1/2 inches and it drops 3 1/2 inches in the center. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail. Necklace form is life size. ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #838768
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Amazing matched pair of statement size bracelets in silvertone metal with very large brilliant stones in fuschia and a green which has an edge of teal. Circa 1975. The stones are openbacked. Not marked but very substantial and weighty and with the look of French construction and style. The colors are a classic French combination. The colors are warmer and brighter and the stones are more brilliant than the photos depict. Slide clasps. Each is 2 1/4 inches wide and 7 inches long c...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1980 item #796570
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Stunning vintage couture necklace or belt with heavy cast metal links. A possible unsigned Gucci, from a Philadelphia estate which had a great deal of signed and unsigned French and Italian couture jewelry. Circa 1970. Perfectly on trend with the glam, edgy look of the metals, chains, and studs which are all over the runways and fashion magazines. 30 1/2 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail. ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Unsigned : Pre 1970 item #787708
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$45.00
Excellent vintage mid century brooch in a great art brut style. Circa 1960. With a handmade hook clasp. 2 inches wide and 1 1/4 inches long. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail. ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Costume : Designer : Pre 1970 item #743232
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Fabulous French glass beaded necklace in transparent chartreuse, opaque pink, opaque light green, and glass faux pearl beads. Not marked but probably by the French maker Louis Rousselet, who produced jewelry for many French couturiers. Circa 1960. With three strands of glowing chartreuse beads alternating with very small baroque faux pearls, and a very big center element with pink bell shaped beads, light green disk shaped beads, faux pearls, and cleared faceted beads in a slightly ...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Textiles : Accessories : Pre 1950 item #725764
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Fabulous vintage 1930s or 1940s French Art Deco frame bag beaded in cut steel and goldtone and silvertone metal microbeads, with cast scallop shaped elements and prong set colorless rhinestones along the front clasp, which flips up to open. With its original box from Bailey Banks & Biddle, Philadelphia, and appears rarely used. With a beaded thick cord strap, and a pale yellow silk satin lining. It is beaded in the ornate traditional French patterns used in cut steel bags from the earl...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Silver : Mexican : Pre 1950 item #691471
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Outstanding vintage Los Ballesteros Mexican bracelet in solid sterling silver. Marked with the Los Ballesteros mark, also marked HECHO EN MEXICO, STERLING 925, and with design number 39. An early piece, circa 1940. With slide clasp and safety chain. Very substantial at 87 grams/3.1 ounces. Very flexible and drapes beautifully because of its weight. A stunning and super wearable collectible piece.

1 1/8 inches wide by 1/8 inch thick and 7 inches long clasped. Excellent condition. Photos e...