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Description: Victorian Revival Necklace in Pink & Aqua - Thanks to the influence of the movies on popular culture in the late 1930's, Victorian looking jewelry became the trendy item of the time, especially thanks to movies like "Gone With the Wind" , "Jezebel", and other "costume" films. This piece appears to be in all original condition, using an unusual chain on either side of a "medallion" type center, with dangles from the center and the side pieces. The pearls on the dangle are all "wholed" pearls set on their sides so that the holes don't show (often done in costume jewelry of that time) but the tinier glass pearls in the center are all "unholed" and very nice. Absolutely lovely piece and even the box clasp has its original pink rhinestone. Choker style, slightly over 15", center medallion is about 2 5/8" from the top to the bottom of the center dangle. Excellent condition. Item: NN1-218 Price: $85.00 US  |
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Description: Pastel Glass Moonstone Brooch & Bracelet Set - Always very wearable because they go with so many colors, this circular brooch not only has multi pastel oval and round cabochons, but also small clears on the alternating leaves branching from the center and also along the edges. The bracelet also has the same leaves and cabochons you see in the brooch, on a pierced gilt frame that has small floral patterns on the perimeter and center lines. Push in clasp, safety chain (not original but matches well). It is my feeling that the bracelet might have had a full circle of stones and that some of the branches might have broken off, but if there are any break marks they have been well hidden by a previous owner. Brooch is 2" in diameter, bracelet is 3/4" wide, standard 2" x 2 1/2" oval dimensions. Item: NS1-219 Price: $85.00/set US |
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Description: Glass Briolette Necklace and Earring Set - Absolutely fabulous. Glass briolette cut beads are separated by fancy cut crystal beads and brass "wheels", with brass chain and beads and clear bicone spacers in stations around the back. Old type spring ring clasp appears to be marked goldfilled on both parts. Rhinestone topped screwback earrings are technically not a match because they are silvertone rather than brass but the briolettes are identical in size and cut and I do not think you could find anything that would be a better match. Necklace is a little over 15 1/2"; earrings dangle 1 1/4". Item: NS1-120 Price: $149.50 US |
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Description: Cobalt Blue Czech type dress clip - Really nice, sparkly blue unfoiled glass dress clip that uses dentelle (fancy) cuts. 2 1/8" x 1 7/8". This was probably a single rather than half of a pair. Even bluer in person than on my monitor. Item: ND1-174 Price: $29.50 US |
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Description: Multi Pastel Floral and Rhinestone Brooch - If you find these pieces charming, as I do, you will also find this one unusual, with the cluster bouquet in the center that I have not ever seen on any of these pieces. Whether the floral pieces are glass or plastic are unknown, but all of the single flowers (26 of them) have a clear rhinestone at the center, with additional small clears on the potmetal "latticework". About 2 1/4" in diameter, very nice shape, a couple of the small clears have darkened around the edges but that is to be expected of a genuine 70+ year old piece. Many collectors believe these are early Trifari (TKF) but could also be L/N, S in a Star, or other companies of that time period. Item: NP1-168 Price: $49.50 US |
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Description: Filigree 1920's Hinged Bangle with Faux Jade and Clear Stones - Really pretty filigree bracelet with Oriental motif glass? centerpiece, flanked by clear stones. Inside has shiny silvertone (rhodium??) plating. Push in harp-type pressure clasp. Safety chain appears to be original, with thumbless ring, but apparently broke and someone has connected the ends with a small jump ring. Not a bad looking repair but if it bothers you could probably be fixed by a fine jeweler or could be completely replaced, personally I wouldn't bother. 5/8" wide, 1 7/8" x 2 1/4" . Average to smaller wrist. Item: NB1-223 Price: $47.50 US |
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Description: Czech Negligee Necklace in Blue and Clear - Top notch 1920's-30's necklace uses deep sapphire fancy cut baguettes, sawtooth bezel set, alternating with small clear rounds. Baguette links have the fancy detailing along the sides that one finds in 1920's-30's bracelets. Push in clasp is almost invisible, set with a single clear round rhinestone that is only slightly larger than the other small clears around the chain. Clasp back is marked Czechoslav, in such tiny print that you will need a good magnifier to read it. The most beautiful part of the necklace is three large, unfoiled fancy cut clear stones at the bottom of the necklace. Everything is original and in age appropriate condition, with the small clears having darkened somewhat; it should also be noted that the plating on the underside by the clasp on one side is worn down to the base metal, this of course does not show when worn. Upper part is about 16 1/2" with dangles being 2" and 2 1/2" respectively. Infrequently found and desirable. Item: NN1-241 Price: $119.50 US Sorry, SOLD! |
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Description: Czech Style Choker Necklace with 6-sided Glass Stones - This piece features typical circa 1920's chain with hexagonal stones of uneven lengths; center stone is larger than the side stones and all are an unfoiled golden topaz colored glass. Original clasp had been replaced when I received it; I have replaced with a screw together clasp from that approximate time period. About 15 1/4" long. Item: NN1-048 Price: $49.50 US |
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Description: Deco Style Czecho Faux Lapis/Marcasite Plaque Choker Necklace - Deep blue glass prong set plaques alternate with identically shaped marcasite set plaques in this approximately 15 1/2" necklace. Silvertone, base metal, with tiny push in clasp marked Czechoslav. One plaque at the back must have been removed (see clasp closeup) to shorten, you could easily remove another plaque to balance but since this is a relatively short necklace I have elected to let the new owner do this if wanted. Item: NN1-226 Price: $79.50 US  |
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Description: Elaborate Cut Out Bow Brooch - Really nice pave set potmetal bow with floral cut out pattern. Attention to detail like this is not usually found in contemporary jewelry. This bow actually has 3-dimensional loops. Heavy for its 3 1/4" x 1 1/2" x 3/8" size. Excellent condition, with only a tiny bit of yellowing to a few stones and some residual glue. Item: NP1-206 Price: $37.50 US |
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Description: Bug Earrings - An entomologist I am not. I am assuming that this is a stylized bee, but I guess these could be anything. Material appears to be brass. Unusual clip mechanism suggests that these might be European made. About .75" in diameter at largest point across wing span Item: NP1-0017 Price: $15.00 US |
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Description: Czecho Blue Dangling Choker Necklace - Done in almost a faux blue lace agate glass, this features a 1920's style silvertone chain with elongated diamond shapes and alternating small and medium size light blue beads. Center features a large blue round cabochon from which dangle three graduated sets of beads that match the chain. Spring ring clasp is marked Czech. Other than a small coincoidal chip at the edge of the large cabochon (see closeup) it is in excellent shape. Will fit up to a 15" neck but could easily be lengthened with any silvertone chain extender. Item: NN1-108 Price: $65.00 US |
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Description: Watch Fob with Initials - This must have originally belonged to someone with the initials "DJ" as those are the initials found in script on the bottom oval on this piece. Clip mechanism and lanyard hook, marked "The D.F.B. Co", are in excellent working condition. Very small solder repair on base of one of the four decorative chains, price reflects. 4.5" from top to bottom, a little less than .75" across. Item: NM1-0019 Price: $35.00 US |
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Description: Leaf Brooch with Cobalt Blue/Sapphire Blue and Clear Rhinestones - This circa 1930's piece features blue oval stones, of which the largest are a particularly vibrant, cobalt blue color. Very good condition, with a few of the clears being replacements, and most of the foiling off of one of the smaller ovals, which is not noticeable from the front. 3 1/8" x 1 1/2". I particularly like the small heart shape leaf at the bottom of the design. Item: NP1-207 Price: $59.50 US |
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Description: Clear Rhinestone Potmetal Cut-Out Brooch with Floral Theme - Large and nicer quality than most pieces of this type, this is slightly domed and has almost a "duette" look to it, without being a duette. Plating is much shinier than normal for this type of thing, but this is probably too old for it to have been a rhodium type of plating. 3" x 1 1/2" x 1/4". A few stones are greyed; some stones are replacements, but a very "white" look in person. Item: NP1-208 Price: $32.50 US |
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Description: Deco Style Clear Rhinestone Wide Bracelet - What an incredible, complex design. This certainly looks like early Trifari but no marks; whatever, it is a great piece. Three larger clear stones are at the center and either side, faceted "pavillion" shaped stone that I have only seen one other time in 20 years of active collecting. The rest is all small clear rhinestones, with many individual links. Slightly under 7 1/4", 7/8" wide. Push-in clasp, safety chain. Slight plating wear on underside and some of the stones have typical yellowing/greying as found in almost all legitimate pieces, but nothing that detracts from this wonderful piece. Item: NB1-176 Price: $135.00 US  |
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Description: Medium sized bar pin - Lovely engraved bar pin appears to be gold-filled and features a floral motif at the center (please click on picture for enlargement). Safety pin clasp appears to be unusual in that it has a springy closure mechanism that holds the clasp securely closed. About 1.75" by .5" at the widest points. Item: NP1-0022 Price: $27.50 US |
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Description: Deco-style Silvertone Watch Fob - This appears to be the type of fob that would have slid on a belt. Black enameling that would have made the pattern stand out has gotten quite worn, but design is very good and still easily seen. Room perhaps for an initial to have been engraved. Probably inexpensive in its day, nonetheless a nice piece, in quite good shape and very wearable/useable for the modern day watch collector. Item: NM1-0023 Price: $18.50 US |
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Description: Pretium brand 1920's era Bracelet with All Clear Stones - This brand of jewelry is extremely rare; whether or not they produced anything other than bracelets is unknown, and I have been unable to find any information on the manufacturer. Every piece that I have seen follows a similar design, a multi-link hinged style with several stones surrounding the larger stone in the center of each link. All stones are bead hand set, which accounts for them almost never missing any stones. The larger center stones in this piece have an almost frosted or opaline appearance, but I believe this is due to aging. Clasp works but a good tug will open it. 7/16" (10mm) wide, 7" long. There are not many of these around. Price reflects condition. Item: NB1-172 Price: $79.50 US |
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Description: Pretium Bracelet with All Clear Stones - Nope, you aren't seeing double, I have found another of these, identical to the one above, but the larger center clears are in better shape and clasp has a good "click" to it. All of the stones in this piece have some degree of darkening but this still has a lot of sparkle. 7" x 1/2" . If you like to wear these in pairs, here in you opportunity to buy two of a rarely found brand. Price given is for the one pictured, please inquire for pricing if you would like to purchase both. Item: NB1-213 Price: $95.00 US   |
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Description: Leach & Miller Sterling Triple Row Rhinestone Bracelet - Another wonderful piece from the 1920's-30's. I believe the July 7, 1925 patent is probably for the clasp mechanism rather than the design, though L&M certainly used this bracelet design and variations thereof in not only all clear but colored stones and/or colored stones mixed with clear. Rainwater lists last known date in business per advertising in Keystone magazine (a trade periodical) as 1931, so I think we can safely circa date this piece to the late 1920's. I tried to take a picture of the detailing found on each link on the ends and sides but my camera refused to cooperate, but you may be able to see it if you look closely at the bottom of the top picture. 36 individual links, (108 stones), gives this piece a fluidity that makes it fit like a glove. 6 1/2" wearable length, 7/16" wide. Excellent condition with some mild overall aging of the clear rhinestones, as to be expected with a piece that is 80+ years old. N. Sil. refers to the fact the push in clasp is "nickel silver" (a silvertone metal that contains no silver) while the rest of the piece is sterling. Item: NB1-239 Price: $99.50 US |
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Description: Flapper Style Seed Bead Lariat with Tassles - Done in a wonderful coppery brown faceted seed bead, this piece is in excellent condition; I can find no flaw. Photographed with an extra loop around neck form, this measures 48". Make an evening special with this subtle sparkling piece. Item: NN1-140 Price: $24.50 US |
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Description: Pretium brand Bracelet with Green and Clear Stones - Similar to the all clear stone bracelet above, this has a single light emerald green stone surrounded by smaller round clear stones. All stones bead hand set, clears have darkened uniformly with one being slightly darker than the rest. Plating is fairly worn on inside of the bracelet. Original safety chain is intact and is not the openable kind so this was more difficult to photograph. (Other Pretium bracelet shows no sign of ever having a safety chain.) Clasp does not hold tightly on this, though safety chain would help prevent loss. About 7" x 3/8". Rare. Price reflects condition. Item: NB1-171 Price: $89.50 US |
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Description: Allco Light Sapphire Square Rhinestone Linear Link Bracelet - Though similar in style to most of Allco's bracelet production, this is a little more rare in that it uses all square, colored stones. Each link features two stones in little embossed compartments. This closes with a good click (push-in v box clasp) and is in excellent condition. 7" wearable length x 5/16". Item: NB1-249 Price: $95.00 US |
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Description: Czech-style Green Leaf Dress Clip - Very similar to the above pendant. Emerald green rhinestone pear and oval shapes are surrounded by smaller, lighter emerald green round rhinestones. A really pretty piece. Clip is strong and operates easily. Item: UD4-045 Price: $45.00 US |
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Description: Aqua and Clear Flapper Necklace - Pretty. Dark aqua firepolished beads alternate with clear seed beads, with oval frosted beads accenting the sides and the tassle portion. Tassle has five strands that end with a slightly smaller frosted bead, secured with a clear seed bead. Endless strand is approx. 28", with tassle portion measuring about 4" (dangles vary slightly in length.) Excellent original condition. Item: NN1-227 Price: $39.50 US |
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Description: The Nov-e-line Topaz and Clear Rhinestone 1930's Bracelet - Similar to the piece above but probably slightly later, with a more "deco" look (characteristic links are the same). Center stone is beautifully cut in a true topaz glass, not quite as yellow as my monitor indicates. 7" x 5/8" at widest point. Clasp works well. This is in very good but not excellent condition - the small clears flanking the center stone have darkened, and one of the stones near the clasp is quite yellowed, almost brown. A few of the linkages are a little bent. None of these things affects the wearability or even the appearance but are noted for accuracy and are reflected in the price. Item: NB1-167 Price: $89.50 US  |
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Description: The Nov-e-line Deco Bracelet with Purple Glass Center Stone - Another wonderful 1920's-30's transitional style bracelets with elements of both the deco style and the preceding style. Squared octagonal glass stone in purple is in the center link with small clear round rhinestones bead hand set into the metal; heavy decorative prongs hold the stone in place. Usual link chain of three larger bead hand set clear rhinestones with usual push in tongue clasp. About 6 3/8", some yellowing of stones in the band section, otherwise excellent condition. I am constantly fascinated by the beauty of these bracelets. Item: NB1-183 Price: $120.00 US  |
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Description: Allco Sapphire Blue and Clear Rhinestone 1930's Hinged Bangle - While Allco made bracelets similar to the linear style of Nov-e-line and Pretium, they seem to have been a longer-lived and more varied company, selling all types of jewelry. This particular piece features a set of two clear square rhinestones alternating with fancy cut sapphire blue baguettes center front, flanked by single lines of clear round rhinestones. Back side of bangle is done with all clear round rhinestones in three rows. Safety chain, push-in clasp works well. Most of the stones on the back side have darkened as per usual for a 70+ year old piece, but top side is very clear and beautiful, and all stones are there. Edge has a lovely etched design. Slightly oval shape, 2 1/4" x 2 1/16". Item: NB1-187 Price: $79.50 US Sorry, SOLD! |
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Description: Large Beautiful Dress Clip in Lt. Siam/Clear Rhinestone - The stones in this piece are so nice that it is hard to believe that it hasn't been restoned but it hasn't. Light siam (light red)prong set baguette stones flank a center row of clear baguettes, with 3 more baguettes center bottom, with the rest being pave set with small clears. Cut-out Nouveau type design that makes me think of a butterfly. Unusual clip finding made to "fit" the design that certainly indicates a fairly high quality company. 2 1/8" across, 1 1/2" top to bottom. Silvertone, better quality potmetal. Very top baguette appears to be a replacement (not by me), and clip finding is scratched but otherwise in wonderful condition. Item: ND1-228 Price: $47.50 US |
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Description: Allco Emerald Green and Clear Rhinestone 1930's Hinged Bangle - Very similar to item NB1-187, this is done in green and clear and the rhinestone design on the front goes all the way around the entire piece rather than having the back half set with clear rounds. Usual etched design on top and bottom edge, this one also has an intact and original safety chain with a thumbless closure so that it can be detached if you need to in order to get it on. 3/8" wide and slightly over 2 1/8" in diameter, so better for a smaller wrist. Other than some mild scratches on the inside of the bracelet and a little plating loss on the inside at the clasp, this is in very good-excellent condition, with some mild uniform darkening to the small rounds. Item: NB1-243 Price: $89.50 US Sorry, SOLD!  |
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