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This large green necklace has a mixture of spinach bakelite and lucite melon beads. The large bead in the center is 38mm and is a spinach bakelite bead, as well as the large geometric beads. The lighter green melon beads are slightly translucent and are made of lucite. They are all hand knotted on green silk with gold tone accents beads. The bakelite beads tested positive with Simichrome. See the clasp, see some other views - A, B, C.

Length: 30 inches

Wonderful and stylish estate earrings that are crafted beautifully in 18Kt gold. The oval lapis cabochons are very nice quality with visible pyrite flakes. They have omega clips for pierced ears. They were made by the Italian Jeweler Unoaerre, and are in excellent condition. See the backs . Marked 750 -a star, 1 AR UNOAERRE

Size: 1 x 6/8 inch

Long and lovely contemporary sterling silver earrings. These are modernist, handcrafted earrings made of sterling wire wrapped around silver beads, and the center section rotates. The wires are hanging below a round earring post. They are a beautiful modernistic design. Unmarked but tested Sterling - Circa 1960's. See some other views A, B.

Size: 3 inches

Wonderful vintage sterling charm from St. Louis, Missouri. The charm has a steamship under the famous arch. The charm has a bright patina because it has been rhodium plated, and is in excellent condition. It is signed CREA STER See the back.

Size: 1 inch

Wonderful vintage steam engine charm from Silverton, Colorado. The charm was made by Jayposon of New York, and its on the original card. It is a 3D - two sided charm. It has a dangling steam cloud that has Sivlerton, Colo on it. It is signed with the JP logo and Sterling on the back of the cloud. The charm has a dark patina and is in excellent condition.

Size: 1 inch

This is a sweet little pin was carved from mother of pearl. It has a central cutout star design and a nice luster. It is Unsigned ~ See the back.

Size: 1 inch

A lovely gold tone enamel and rhinestone Christmas Tree brooch. The tree is covered in green enamel and decorated with gold stars, colored balls rhinestone ornaments. There is a star to top it off with a clear shiny rhinestone in it. All of the rhinestones are intact and shining. It is in very good condition.- See the back. Vintage

Size: 2 x 1 ½ inches

Fabulous deeply carved elephant ivory screw back earrings. There are large carved ivory ovals dangling on short chains below the posts. The screw back posts are unmarked. See another view. Circa 1930's, and in excellent condition

Size: 1½ inches

Vintage sterling silver and turquoise clip on earrings. The turquoise nuggets are a beautiful robin's egg blue color, with lovely veining and some pyrite. The turquoise is most likely from the Bisbee Mine. They are in excellent condition and the backs are marked STG. See the backs . See another view.

Size: 1 ½ inches

This Leaping Leopard Brooch by Roman, is made of black and and silver enamel and dotted with clear rhinestones. It has shiny gold tone accents on his feet, tail and face. He The brooch is in excellent condition. Signed Roman ~See the back, See another views.

Size: 1 x 2 ½ inches

This is a vintage enamel butterfly brooch with vibrant colors. It has two emerald rhinestones for its body. The back has a gold wash on it and it is signed made in Czechoslovakia on the pin back. It is really a beautiful piece. I don't see any missing enamel. See the back. See the signature.

Size: 1 ¾ x 1 ¼ inches

These sterling beads are long ovals that were handmade by Native Americans. They have a polished finish with seams on the side and are hollow. Sold in packages of 2. They have a little patina from age. Vintage

Size: 6 x 20mm

Navajo made sterling silver saucer beads. These handmade beads have a polished finish. They have a little patina from age. See another view. Vintage

Size: 8 x 13mm

Navajo made sterling silver round beads. These handmade beads have a polished finish with a seam in the middle and are hollow. They have a med. dark patina from age. Vintage

Sizes:

Here is a very nice trembler pin, so called that because the wings move.This bee is gold tone with clear rhinestones covering his head and green eyes. It is in excellent condition - Unsigned - See another view, see the back.

Size: ¾ x 1½ inches

Vintage round beads with dimples. Nice shiny black beads with a great texture. You will find lots of uses for them.

Size: 8mm

Beautiful emerald green glass lampwork beads with a band of glittery gold around the middle. There is some extra bead decoration on the band as well. Really a nice little bead that adds a great pop of color. Sold in packs of 20 beads - Vintage

Size: 11x14mm

I love these blue beads! They are a beautiful blue color with a silver core that shines through the translucent glass. It gives them a lovely shimmer. They are a flat oval shape. Vintage

Size: 10 x 19mm  

This Italian made brooch is called a micro mosaic. It was hand made of tiny glass pieces called tessare. They were expertly arranged in the shape of two flowers with petals in a blue background. It is in a wonderful silver tone filigree frame. All the glass pieces are intact and the brooch is in excellent condition. Click here to see the back.

Size: 1¼ inches

Beautiful glass intaglios that are straight out the original old box. They have a lovely lady's profile, like a cameo, but are cut glass. There is wonderful frosted glass edging that is framing the face. The glass is a dark smoky color the box calls hematite. They have a polished top and a 3/4 faceted back. See a close up and the back. Vintage - 1950's

Size: 35mm

Handmade sterling silver pin with a cut out flower in an oval frame. This is in the Danecraft style, but the pin is not signed. It has a dark patina and looks like it has a lot of age to it. Pin closure works very well ~ See the back.

Size: 2 x 1 ¼ inches

This is a lovely sterling silver brooch with oval hematite rhinestones. It was made by the Curtman Company. It is in excellent condition -It is signed with the Curtman Logo and Sterling on the back. See the back and see another view. Circa 1940's

Size: 1 inch

Vintage sterling and enamel charm from Six Flags Over Texas Theme Park. It has six enamel flags displayed in the center of the round charm, The back is marked Sterling. See the back.

Size: 7/8 inch

This little doggie is so adorable, it's most likely a poodle. He has floppy ears and the cutest face with bright red rhinestone eyes. It is in excellent condition. - Unmarked ~See the back

Size: 1½ inches

An early signed Monet christmas brooch featuring enameled blue bells adorned with red ribbons. There is a row of sparkling rhinestones on the bottom of each bell and the clappers move. The blue bells and red ribbons are a rare color combination. The pin is in excellent condition, and all the colors are bright and vibrant. Signed Monet in all caps with no other marks.See the back. Pre 1955

Size: 2 x 1 ½ inches

A lovely gold tone rhinestone Christmas Tree brooch. The tree is covered in round gold balls and colored rhinestone ornaments. There is a star to top it off with a clear shiny rhinestone in it. All of the rhinestones are intact and shining. It is in very good condition.- See the back. Vintage

Size :2 x 1 ½ inches

Wow - what a colorful brooch, it looks like spring. This pink enamel flower has a bright lime green center surrounded by olive green rhinestones. It is well made and in excellent condition. Circa 1960's ~ unsigned See the back.

Size: 1½ inches

Wonderful vintage bone dangle earrings in a creamy white color. They are composed of two large carved oval bone pieces that are knotted together on silk. These long earrings are sometimes called shoulder dusters because they are so long they almost touch your shoulder. The carving is smooth and polished. They have gold tone clip on backs, see the backs. Circa 1960's in Excellent condition

Size: 3 inches

Three sterling silver swirls are linked together on these long pierced earrings. They have a lovely modernist design and are sure to turn heads. See the back. Unmarked - excellent condition

Size: 3½ inches long

This large brooch is just stunning. It is covered in prong set fancy glass stones. The stones are so beautiful and colorful. Each one is slightly different and many of them are opal glass and have a nice sheen and glow. The pear shaped stones are two toned red and white with a foil backing. The brooch is very well constructed and has a closed gold tone back. The size of the brooch and rarity of the glass stones make this brooch an outstanding piece. If you look with a magnifying glass you can a few black spots under the pear shaped stones, otherwise its in wonderful condition. See the back., See view A, B, C. Circa 1950's ~ Unsigned

Size: 2 x 3 ¾ inches

This is a lovely vintage personal, purse ash tray. Every fashionable woman who smoked needed one of these. The square case is gold tone in a weave design with a small handle. It looks like it was rarely used. The case would also be perfect to hold pills, buttons, coins or any small object. It works perfectly and is in excellent condition. See the inside.

Size: 1½" x 1½"inches

ESQ Swiss made watch by the Movado Company. It features a stainless steel case and bracelet with a stylish black dial with luminous silver tone hands and hour markers. Compass feature on the watch with the hands floating above the dial. 3 sub dials features the second hand, 1/10th of a second hand, and the 30 minutes chronograph function. A chronograph the measures up to 30 minutes in 1/10th of a second increment. Designed and made for precision time keeping Swiss quartz movement. Water resistant up to 30m. Made with a fold-over deployment clasp with a comfortable fit. It works perfectly and was just cleaned. Retails for $550.00, get it for a fraction of that. See other views A, B, C, D , E

Size: 41mm diameter x 17mm thick

The lone star flag from Texas is lovely in enamel. It is signed Sakowitz, which was an upscale department store in Houston. The store closed in the 1980's. See the back - Signed Sakowitz.

Size: 1½ x 1½ inches

Beautiful sterling silver link bracelet with carnelian stones in each oval link. It has a secure sliding clasp with safety locks on each side. It is marked 925 and FAS on clasp. The silver has been rhodium plated to be very bright, shiny and tarnish resistant. See another view, See the back

Length: 7 ½ inches

I love this Swarovski's color, Light Colorado Topaz. It is a soft taupe color with an AB finish on the beads. This double strand necklace is composed of round topaz beads with Swarovski crystal spacers in between each one. There is a silver tone hook with a 3 " extender. The necklace is graduated with 6-12mm crystals. The necklace is in very good vintage condition. See another view.

Length: 15 inches + 3" extender

This Italian charm has a 3D crucifix on it. This is depicting Jesus Christ hanging on a cross and it is made of 14Kt gold. The charm is signed AER and Italy 14Kt. It weighs 1 gram. See the back.

Size: 6/8ths of inch

Giovanni holiday candles pin in the classic green and red colors. Its a trio of white enamel candles accented in red and green garland and ribbons. Sure to put you in the holdiay spirit. Signed GIOVANNI and its in excellent condition. See the back.

Size: 1½ inches

Fabulous and flashy rhinestone dangle earrings. They are four rows of prong set crystals hanging below larger round crystals. They are set in stainless steel clip on earring backs. They are truly elegant. Excellent condition - Unsigned - see the backs.

Size: 1¼ inches

This is a sterling silver star pendant that is 3 dimensional. It was made in Taxco, Mexico. It has a large bail on top that will slip easily onto most necklaces, cords or wires. It is signed on the bail TC-120 925 Mexico- See the bail

Size: ¾ x 1 ¼ inches

Get a gorgeous array of cat's eye glass beads in each 50-gram bag! They are called cat's eye beads because the bands in the beads resemble the center of a cat's eye. All colors and shapes are combined in one value-packed mix. Keep several packs on hand for those moments of inspiration. Random mix will vary. Approximately 65-85 beads per package, depending on sizes of the beads.

These fabulous cuff links are really nice quality and would look handsome with a blue shirt. The thing I love about them is the stones were reversed and set with the point out, it is a unique look that I hadn't seen before on cuff links. They are the fold over mesh style with a T-bar closure. They are in excellent condition and are unmarked. Circa 1970's - See the backs

Size: ¾ inch
 

This is a Mexican made sterling silver coin shaped pendant with Aztec designs. One side has an Aztec warrior's face and the other has a sun. They both have a dark antiqued background that makes the design stand out. There is a large bail and it has wonderful detail and engraving. It is Signed HECHO EN MEXICO DF 925 GZH- See the signature.

Size: 1½ inches including the bail.

A Happy Anniversary vintage charm. It has a bouquet of flowers in the center that is accented with red and blue prong set rhinestones. This charm has been rhodium plated so that it has a bright silver finish and will not tarnish. The back is marked Crea Ster. The charm is in excellent condition. See the back Circa 1970's

Size: 1 inch

Size: 15.5 x 6.5mm

Size: 12.5 x 5mm

These are 14Kt gold lever back earrings with a fleur-de lis design in the front. They have a loop on the bottom where you can attach a bead or dangle. You are the designer! They are solid 14Kt gold. ~ Sold Individually

Size: 14mm

This vermeil filigree clasp is round and is very pretty and feminine. The vermeil clasp is solid sterling silver with a heavy gold plating, also called gilded silver. It has a tongue that slides in and locks into place. Perfect for single strand necklaces. Marked sterling.

Size: 9mm

This is a 14Kt gold filigree box clasp. It is a very pretty and feminine clasp. There is a hook that slides into the clasp and locks into place. Available for double and triple strand necklaces. Marked 14k.

Size: 7 x 15mm

The crazy Looney Tunes character, Tasmanian Devil (Taz for short) has been made into a holiday brooch. The character is carrying two bells that are covered with rhinestones and wearing a rhinestone Santa's hat. The pin is enamel with rhinestone accents. This whimsical pins is sure to delight and bring a smile to everyone. Signed TM© Warner Bros, it's in excellent condition. See the back.

Size: 2 inches

Here is another vintage charm from the state of Florida. It is a palm tree with a dangling charm in the shape of the state. The charm is marked NICK SIL. on the back. It is in excellent condition. See the back

Size: 1 inch

This vintage sterling silver charm is a model of the London Bridge with the draw bridge up. It is an older, two sided charm that has a nice patina and a little oxidation. It is unmarked, but tested to be sterling. See another view.

Size: 1 ¼ x ¼ inch

Lovely textured or brushed gold tone earrings from Paris designer Christian Dior. There are ropes and ribbons looped together in this design. These clip on earrings are in excellent conditon, see the backs. Signed Chr. Dior©. -Circa 1960

Size: 1 inches

Here is a large avon cocktail ring with 20 faux pearls set in squares. It opens to reveal a scent or perfume compartment. The solid perfume is almost gone, but still smells wonderful. The ring is adjustable and is in excellent condition, the gold tone finish is bright and shiny. . See some other views 1, 2, 3, 4 It is signed Avon. Circa 1970.

Size: 8 and adjusts larger

Here is an elegant pin with a leaping reindeer. It has a large enameled green holly leaf with red berries on it. The reindeer has a ring of rhinestones around its neck. The pin is unsigned and is in excellent condition. See the back.

Size: 1 x 2 ½ inches

Vintage sterling silver and enamel travel charm from Munchen, Germany. That is the Geman name for Munich. This shield charm has a bright and clear enamel design of the Munich coat of arms. It is European made and is hallmarked 935. See the back.

Size: 5/8 inch - 16mm

Vintage silver and enamel travel charm from Bergen, Norway. This is my favorite, the scene of a home in the mountains looks hand painted. It is European made and is hallmarked 800 and there is an F in shield on the back.See the back.

Size: 5/8 inch - 15mm

Vintage sterling silver and enamel travel charm from Alkmaar, Netherlands. This shield charm has a bright and clear enamel design from their coat of arms. It is European made and is hallmarked with an S and a sword logo. See the back.

Size: 5/8 inch - 15mm

Vintage sterling silver and enamel travel charm from Wiesbaden, Germany. This shield charm has a bright and clear enamel design of the Wiesbaden coat of arms. It is European made and is hallmarked 935. See the back.

Size: 5/8 inch - 16mm

Vintage sterling silver and enamel travel charm from Innsbruck, Austria. This shield charm has a bright and clear enamel design of the Innsbruck coat of arms. It is European made and is hallmarked 935. See the back.

Size: 5/8 inch - 16mm

Vintage silver and enamel travel charm from Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany. This shield charm has a bright and clear enamel design of the Fürstenfeldbruck coat of arms. It is European made and is hallmarked 800 REU.

Size: 5/8 inch - 16mm

Vintage silver and enamel travel charm from Oberstdorf, Germany. This shield charm has a bright and clear enamel design of their coat of arms. It is European made and is hallmarked 830. See the back.

Size: 5/8 inch - 16mm

Vintage sterling silver and enamel travel charm from Zugspitze, which is the highest mountain in Germany. It is on the border between Austria and Germany and it's a popular tourist spot. The picture shows the hotel Schneefernerhaus at the base. My research shows this hotel was taken over by the US after WWII and renamed. It is a European made charm and is hallmarked 830. See the back.

Size: 5/8 inch - 16mm

Vintage silver travel charm from Cassel, Germany. This town was renamed Kassel in 1926. This shield charm has the design of their coat of arms. It is European made and is hallmarked 800. See the back. Pre-1926

Size: 5/8 inch - 16mm

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