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Beautiful early vintage long sautoir necklace in small coral glass beads with larger lapis glass beads and brilliant strass rondelles. 1920s or 1930s. Such a fabulous contrasting color combination.
Continuous strand. This has been restrung for security and one set of rondelles are new replacements but this is not at all noticeable. 64 inches long. The blue beads are 3/8 inch/10mm wide. Excellent condition. Display form is life size...
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$45.00
$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...
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$165.00
$165.00
1970s vintage necklace with a great tribal ethnic look. With chains with charms including faux tusks, horn, one faux French coin and French glass beads simulating coral, lapis, jade, and turquoise.
Foldover clasp. Wearable length is 17 inches. The center drops 6 inches. Excellent condition. Display forms are life size. Photos enlarged to show detail...
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1920s or possibly later long sautoir necklace of fabulous unusual hand knotted blue glass beads carved in Chinese patterns. Strung on matching silk thread. The beads change color from a teal dark
aqua blue under daylight and white lights, to a much greener color under yellow incandescent lights. 40 inches long and 3/8 inch wide. The beads are 10mm in diameter. Excellent condition. It appears
one bead is missing at the end but this is not noticeable when worn...
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Fabulous statement size long four tiered clip earrings with color changing alexandrite glass beads wired in silvertone filigree elements, in the style of Miriam Haskell and early Chanel, to look like Indian moghul jewelry. Circa 1960. The beads appear blue lavender in white light/daylight, and purple lavender in yellow incandescent light. Great size -- 3 3/4 iches long and 1 1/8 inches wide. Excellent condition...
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Beautiful circa 1950 or 1960 long necklace of aurora borealis finished vitrail glass beads, strung on a dark goldtone chain with spring ring clasp. Round faceted beads alternate with small bicone spacer beads. The beads are fabulous and flash green, purple, and blue and are much much better than the pictures can capture. It drapes beautifully because of the chain stringing. There are about 2 inches of play on the chain...
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Fabulous glittering long French bezel set crystal necklace of large and small colorless stones set in dark goldtone metal. Circa 1950. The stones are much more brilliant than the photos show. 54 inches long and can be worn tripled as shown in the photos. The larger crystal stations are just under 1/2 inch in diameter.
Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail. Display form is life size.
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Very interesting vintage French statement size cuff bracelet in what feels like black suede (or possibly Ultrasuede) with large prong set stones, tiny gold glass beads at each end, and fine gold metal chain weaving between the stones, and with embroidered edges. With a magnetic clasp in goldtone metal with tiny brilliant strass stones on each end. The large stones feel like Lucite. This piece is typical of the type of French couture jewelry made by Lina Baretti for various designers, in unusual ...
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Most interesting and unusual long sautoir of goldtone metal with fine chains interspersed with tiny faux pearls, tiny clear glass beads, and large wired stations with red seed beads, tiny metal beads, and faux pearls, with filigree caps. I am selling a matching necklace in red. Circa 1940, possibly French, but also with the look of American costume jewelry like DeMario. With tiny screw barrel clasp. The filigree caps bind the thread at the ends of each of the wired stations. The wired stations a...
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Most interesting and unusual long sautoir of goldtone metal with fine chains interspersed with tiny faux pearls, tiny clear glass beads, and large wired stations with red seed beads, tiny metal beads, and faux pearls, with filigree caps. I am selling a matching necklace in blue. Circa 1940, possibly French, but also with the look of American costume jewelry like DeMario. With tiny screw barrel clasp. The filigree caps bind the thread at the ends of each of the wired stations. 54 inches long. The...
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Lovely dainty vintage French necklace in the classic combination of red and green poured glass beads, and pearls, popularized by Chanel. The beads are connected by links of tiny engraved goldtone metal. Spring ring clasp. Circa 1950 or 1960. 50 inches long. The largest bead is 1/2 inch long and 38 inch wide. Excellent condition. Very slight wear to two end links at the clasp. Photos enlarged to show detail. Display form is life size.
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$45.00
$45.00
Beautiful collectible flower form brooch in chartreuse cellulose acetate mounted on green enameled metal branch and leaves, with accents of brilliant matching chartreuse glass stones. Circa 1960. Great size -- 4 inches long, 3 inches wide and 1 inch deep. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail. ...
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Beautiful vintage drop clip earrings in the Indian moghul style favored by Chanel, Haskell, and many others, in acrylic faux pearls with goldtone
filigree caps and findings. Circa 1960. The large pearl drops are held in filigree caps, and the other pearls are prong set. Great detail and very well
made. 2 1/2 inches long. Excellent condition. Photos enlarged to show detail.
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$445.00
$445.00
Fabulous French necklace in dark goldtone metal with five swagged chains suspending a quatrefoil element with fired enameling in green, red, black,
and white, and a long tasselled pendant. The clasp has matching enameling. The quatrefoil and the clasp are made from French filigree elements. The
clasp hooks on both sides and can be opened from either side. Circa 1950. Many French makers, including Chanel, have used this necklace design. Wearable length is 17 1/2 inches. The drop is 7 i...
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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...



















