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Beautiful glowing marbled tequila sunrise bangle in the popular rope pattern. The color is much better than the photos. Circa 1940. Tests positive for
Bakelite. Guaranteed vintage and original. From a collection. Standard 2 1/2 inches inside diameter, 1/2 inch wide, and 3/8 inch thick. Excellent
condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.
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Not sure if raisin is an "official" Bakelite color name, but it best describes the unusual rich deep brown with purple undertones color of this hinged bangle.
Circa 1940. Tests positive for Bakelite. Guaranteed vintage and original. From a collection. With excellent very deep carving in a roses and leaves motif.
Excellent condition. The hinge is tight. It is a bit dusty; I have brushed it but have not cleaned it further so as not to disturb the oxidized finish. Photos 1
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Amazing vintage necklace with very big deeply carved Bakelite beads in apple juice and cherry amber color, strung on handknotted dark brown cord,
with a brass spring ring clasp with a thumb catch. Circa 1935. Both the apple juice and cherry amber elements test positive for Bakelite. Guaranteed
vintage and original. The center apple juice bead is 32 mm in diameter and the large cherry amber beads are 35 mm long. A stunning and unusual piece.
Wearable length is 21 1/2 inches and the...
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Vintage Bakelite necklace simulating cherry amber, with very large graduated oblong beads ranging in size from 30 mm long to 12 mm long. It weighs
62 grams.
Circa 1930. It has been professionally restrung for security. Tests positive for Bakelite and guaranteed old and original. 18 1/2 inches wearable length
and 7/8 inch wide. Excellent condition. One large bead has three small flaws, as shown, but this is not noticeable when the piece is worn. Photos
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Beautiful Bakelite necklace of graduated smooth round beads simluating cherry amber, with a hidden screw barrel clasp. Tests positive for Bakelite and
guaranteed old and original. Circa 1925 and probably German. The beads range in size from 17 mm to 7 mm in diameter. It weighs 46 grams. It has
been professionally restrung for security. 25 1/2 inches wearable length and 5/8 inch wide. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.
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Beautiful silver filigree bracelet with 8 panels each featuring a different figure in carved and painted bone. Marked CHINA, circa 1930. With a slide
clasp. It tests positive for at least 900 silver. Substantial at 49 grams and with excellent detail. Great size -- 1 1/4 inches wide and 7 1/8 inches long
clasped. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.
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Beautiful heavy and drapable rope necklace with graduated rose quartz beads carved with Chinese motifs. The clasp tests positive for 10KT gold.
Circa 1925. The beads vary from very translucent to mostly opaque, and the color is a lovely pink which is warmer than the photos depict. It has been
professionally restrung for security. The beads range in size from 14 mm to 6 mm in diameter. 35 inches long and 1/2 inch wide in the center. Excellent
condition. Photos enlarged to show det...
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Stunning and very substantial vintage Chinese bracelet with five sections connected by hinges, in gold washed silver filigree backed with solid silver
panels, each with a charming carved genuine apple jade Buddha figure. Not marked but tests positive for sterling silver. Circa 1940. It weighs 71
grams. With a slide clasp and safety chain. Great size -- just under 1 1/4 inches wide, 1/2 inch deep, and 7 3/4 inches long clasped. Excellent condition.
Photos enlarged to show detail.
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Substantial very big and heavy antique ring by the Baltimore jeweler and decorative arts metalware maker Carl Schon. Not well known outside of
Baltimore, Schon worked in an Arts & Crafts and transitional/Art Deco style from the late 1890s until his death in 1923. Later Carl Schon pieces were
made by the firm which continued under his name. This piece is very early, circa 1920. It is marked with tiny initials. It has a very large cabochon
amethyst and two baroque pearls in a heavy ca...
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Fabulous and early 19th century ring in silver with a center rectangular genuine pale aqua green beryl, genuine pearls, and surrounding tiny dark green
stones which are probably glass. With two tiny illegible hallmarks. It tests positive for at least 800 or 900 silver. Ring size 5 1/2. The top of the ring is 5/8 inch
by 5/8 inch. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.
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Beautiful geometric design bracelet with a center genuine amethyst stone. Circa 1960. Marked LOS CASTILLO, TAXCO, design number 5, and
with the eagle assay mark. Slide clasp. It weighs 78 grams. The center element holds a very large oval faceted amethyst, the shape of which is echoed
by the two silver layers which frame it. The center element and the clasp are hinged and articulated. From a collection. 1 3/8 inches wide at the center
and 6 1/2 inches wearable length. The color of ...
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Stunning statement size vintage pendant necklace and matching clip earrings. Necklace and earrings are marked STERLING and signed with initials JB.
The stone is probably an amethyst but I have not had it verified by a gemologist. 1960s, from a Pittsburgh estate. Heavy and substantial at 106 grams for
all pieces together. The necklace links are dimensional and sculpted. The necklace has a wearable length of 30 inches but can be clasped at many points
along the chain. The pendant is...
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Amazing vintage Antonio Pineda Mexico necklace featuring a silver and onyx layered pendant on a thick black silk velvet cord, with matching silver balls on the ends of the cord. Circa 1950 or 1960. Marked with the crown shaped Antonio Taxco mark, also marked HECHO EN MEXICO, 970, design letters/numbers YY 634, and with the eagle assay mark. It weighs 52 grams. The pendant slides along the cord, which is very soft and drapes beautifully once tied, with the weight of the silver balls on the ends. ...
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Superchic vintage Lanvin necklace in goldtone with a metal and translucent Bakelite pendant which slides on a flexible snake chain. Circa 1965. Marked
LANVIN PARIS on the back of the pendant and also with a metal hang tag in the form of a conjoined J and L, for Jeanne Lanvin. The Bakelite tests
positive with Simichrome.
With the recent resurgence of the house of Lanvin, vintage 1960s and 1970s Lanvin jewelry is hotter than ever. 16 1/2 inches wearable length. The
pendant is an addi...
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Very glam vintage Egyptian revival bib necklace by the artist Ruth Buol. Circa 1965. Goldtone metal drops with huge faceted glass stones in aqua an
iridescent aurora borealis colors are suspended from a goldtone chain. The backs of the drops are enameled in pale blue to match the aqua stones.
With paper stickers marked BUOL and EGYPT I and with the original price of $110. A fabulous statement piece.
Wearable length is 17. The center drops an additional inches 2 1/4. Excellent c...
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Amazing modernist Lanvin layered necklace with cream plastic elements on goldtone snake chain. Marked LANVIN PARIS on an attached hang tag.
Circa 1965. With the recent resurgence of the house of Lanvin, vintage 1960s and 1970s Lanvin jewelry is hotter than ever. The large center pendant is
backed in goldtone metal and slides on the chain. Fabulous and super wearable for day or night.
Wearable length is 21 inches. The center drop falls an additional 6 1/4 inches. Excellent cond...
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Unsigned Italian necklace, probably by Baroness Luciana Aloisi de Reutern, who designed for Gucci and Elizabeth Arden and also exported directly to
the United States. Circa 1965. It has dimensional "molten" looking articulated sections with a hook and chain at the back, and brilliant very large glass
stones in aqua, chartreuse, and yellow. The emerald cut stones are unfoiled and openbacked. The photos do not capture the brilliance and quality of the
stones. Several of the emerald cu...
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Unsigned Italian necklace, probably by Baroness Luciana Aloisi de Reutern, who designed for Gucci and Elizabeth Arden and also exported directly to
the United States. Circa 1965. Marked ITALY on the hook of the clasp. It has heavy dimensional articulated links enameled in a warm pink (warmer
than the photos depict), and large brilliant colorless prong set rhinestones. With a hook clasp and chains at the back. A stunning and dramatic piece. I
have another very similar Luciana neckla...