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$65 USDWonderful Modernist Danish Pewter Amber-Set Bracelet, Jyde-Kunst
Jewelry:Vintage
This is a great looking bracelet made in Denmark by Jyde-Kunst. The striking piece is crafted from solid pewter with a lovely Arts & Crafts design. It looks better on than off--please see photo # 2. Genuine amber stones are set on both outer panels, nestled in what resemble flower petals. The gorgeous 16-mm oval stones are a terrific burnt-orange-brown colour. Dates to ?1950's. Bracelet measures 7/8" wide and it will fit a 7" wrist. Weight: 26.3 grams. Excellent condition with very light wear. ...
$70 USDWonderful Art Nouveau Large Solid Silver Lady Swivel Pin 1908
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Art Nouveau
Ethereal beauties, sometimes turning into winged bird and flower forms, were characteristic of the Art Nouveau movement in jewelry. This terrific silver swivel pin from 1908 is a good example of this "New Art" . The head of a woman is beautifully portrayed in sinuous organic lines, with exquisite detailing. This kind of work is known as repouseé. Repoussé [ruh poo SAY] was very fashionable during the Art Nouveau era in jewelry. This technique of raising metal was accomplished by working from the ...
$95 USDBeautiful 10K Gold Vintage Rock Crystal Ring
Jewelry:Vintage:Fine
Gemstones come in such a wide variety of colours, I find myself wondering why we are so often drawn to colourless stones. Diamonds, for example, are among the most sought-after gems; there's something about the glitter that is unmatched by coloured gemstones. Here is another kind of colourless stone--rock crystal. The lovely emerald-cut crystal is a gorgeous twinkling stone, beautifully set in 10K solid yellow gold. If it's glitter you're after, you'll get plenty of it with this ring! The 8-mm ...
$140 USDFabulous 1920's Amethyst Paste Sterling Bracelet PAYCO
Jewelry:Vintage:Fine:Art Deco
This beautiful Art Deco bracelet by Payco features ornately engraved silver links and fabulous rose-cut foiled amethyst paste stones! I love Payco bracelets--they were so beautifully made, with wonderful attention to detail. Most Payco bracelets were crafted from solid silver, and set with clear paste stones or a combination of colours. This beautiful bracelet is a bit unusual in both colour and cut of stone. The pastes are rose-cut or pyramid shaped, and a beautiful deep rich purple. The violet ...
$350 USDSparkling Victorian Rose-Cut Bohemian Garnet Three-Row Bangle/Bracelet
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
One of the most beautiful stones left over from the nineteenth century are Bohemian garnets. There's really nothing as beautiful as seeing rows of these glorious rose-cut glowing stones encrusted on silver or gold. Bohemian garnet bracelets are one of my favourite items. This one dates from the Victorian era, about circa 1880. It features three wonderful rows of the blood red stones set on garnet gold. As mentioned, at the garnets are rose-cut, which really creates a beautiful twinkle. Bracelet ...
$90 USDElegant Vintage European 800 Silver Necklace
Jewelry:Vintage:Silver, Sterling
This is a beautiful vintage necklace with terrific textured links fashioned from European continental silver. The elegant piece is 16&1/2" long and it is made up of intricate open square-shaped links. The links are doubled so the texturing appears on both sides. The work looks a bit like cut steel, and it makes the silver really sparkle. Each link is about 1/2" across. This great piece is meant to be worn on its own, although it would be possible to suspend something from the middle. There is a ...
$1,425 USDFine Antique 14K Gold Scottish Agate Bracelet
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
Exquisite antique Scottish agate bracelet dates to the late 1800's. It's a beautiful piece with stunning patterning, exquisite colour and finely detailed gold fittings. It is quite rare to find this kind of bracelet with engraved gold fittings rather than silver. The bracelet is made up of 6 faceted pieces of natural Scottish agate set in double barrel 14K rose gold links (the gold is also faceted). The agate is a lovely assortment of colours, including black, white, grey, (sardonyx, onyx?) dark ...
$399 USDFabulous 14K Gold Ruby, Emerald, Sapphire Diamond Ring, 6.1 grams
Jewelry:Vintage:Fine
You won't have to decide between the world's most precious gemstones with this wonderful 14K gold ring. That's because all four of them are set on this heavy gold ring--diamond, emerald, ruby and sapphire. With the exception of diamonds, the stones are cut en cabochon and bezel-set along the face of the ring. The oval-shaped stones are a good size: 5 mm tall by 4 mm across. The gold is beautifully fluted along the front of the ring, and there are two columns of round brilliant diamonds set in ...
$85 USDLovely Vintage 10K Gold Turquoise Ring
Jewelry:Vintage:Fine
For anyone who loves the sky blue colour of turquoise, this is a wonderful old ring set with one natural turquoise cab. The lovely stone is a gorgeous shade of blue and claw-set in a Tiffany style solitaire setting. Ring rises up about 4-5 mm from the top of the finger. The band is 10K solid yellow gold. Stone measures about 6 mm and weight is just under 2 grams (1.9). Current size is 8&3/4, and it can be re-sized. Excellent condition. The gold could use a polishing, but the stone is in tip-top ...
$145 USDLovely Art Deco 9K Gold Locket Pendant
Jewelry:Vintage
This is a beautiful locket pendant embellished with a slightly unusual motif. Rather than left blank or laden with scrollwork, this lovely lid is engraved with what looks to be a large sun in the bottom right hand corner. The sun's outstretched rays take up the rest of the lid. It is fabulous engraving, possibly an art deco design. I would guess the piece dates to 1900-1920, or even earlier. The rectangular locket has soft round edges and indentations on both sides and on the top and bottom of ...
$70 USDBeautifully Engraved Victorian Silver Ornate Belt Buckle, 1897
Silver:Sterling
I would truly hate to imagine how much a buckle as beautifully detailed as this one would cost today. With all the amazing hand-work, it would surely not prove cost-effective! Which is why we now use machines.... This lovely piece was made in Birmingham, England in 1897. It is solid sterling silver and undoes at the middle by way of a simple hook. The ornate buckle was once attached to fabric or leather, and it can easily be re-attached again. I'm not sure if all the detailing showed up in my ...
$75 USDElegant European 1920's Carnelian & Marcasite Silver Pendant
Jewelry:Vintage:Fine
If you like deep bold colours and tarnished silver, this beautiful pendant from Europe will satisfy on at least two counts. The beautiful carnelian stone is a dark orange-red tending to brown. The colour is quite uniform until you hold it to the light; it brings out a wonderful light orange glow around the outer edges. Despite the lack of banding, I'm guessing this is a natural stone, as I don't think (but I could be wrong) that enhancing techniques were around in the 1920's. The pretty stone ...
$795 USDStunning Victorian 9K Solid Gold Amethyst-Set Bracelet
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
Thank goodness for pictures! They often reveal more than words, so please take a few moments to see the photographs I've included of this amazing Victorian bracelet. When a piece of jewelry is as beautiful as this, it's hard to know where to begin. This exquisite bangle is a genuine antique, and in remarkable condition for its age. Fashioned from 9K solid yellow gold with wonderfully soft pink overtones, the bracelet has a lovely split band and an amazing, large hexagonal amethyst set in the ...
$45 USDBeautiful Vintage Silver Moss Agate Pin
Jewelry:Vintage:Fine
This is a gorgeous piece of genuine Montana Moss Agate, beautifully framed and modeled as a pin. The beautiful translucent stone is milky greyish-white with coffee brown moss-like inclusions. Montana moss agate, a form of Chalcedony, is found in the in the alluvial gravels of the Yellowstone River in the Yellowstone Park area. The high polish stone was popular during Victorian times and early part of the 20th Century; it was often set in pins or rings. This stone is open set on a stunning silver ...
$625 USDStunning Antique 14K Gold Diamond Ring 0.75 Carats!
Jewelry:Antique:Fine
This sensational 14K diamond ring is a dream! The eye immediately goes to the terrific sparkling diamonds, naturally, but take a few minutes, please, to appreciate the way this ring has been made, if you will. The 14K solid yellow gold mount that holds the dazzling natural stones is something out of a fairly tale--the setting and the ornate open gallery beneath are breathtaking! A short step down from the head of the ring are beautiful flower engravings on either side, just up from the open ...
$60 USDLarge Modernist Smoky Quartz Briolette Sterling Ring
Jewelry:Vintage:Silver, Sterling
This is an amazing arty ring from the 1970's, what some might call "hand-made meets bling." It is a large silver ring wired with 9 beautiful smoky quartz briolettes. The multi-faceted tear -drop shaped stones have been attached to a fairly large, slightly concave silver panel at the front; a thick silver band is soldered on at the back. It's a modern, flashy piece that makes a statement with a hand-made twist. It may be showy, but it's not over-the-top; it is tasteful, beautifully made, and the ...
$75 USDLovely 9K Gold Vintage Natural Sapphire Ring
Jewelry:Vintage:Fine
Here is a lovely natural sapphire ring set in 9K solid yellow gold. It is a dainty ring that would best suit a slender finger. The head of the ring is set with nine rich deep blue sapphires, all collet-set. The stones are all in excellent condition and a wonderful colour! It is a fairly small size at 5.5. If your fingers are slightly larger, it can be re-sized, or wear it as a pinky ring. The ring is fully hallmarked inside but the stamps are so teeny-tiny, I can't capture it on camera. It looks ...
$525 USDBeautiful Antique Scottish Agate Silver Padlock Bracelet c1880
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
This fabulous Scottish antique bracelet features five exquisite panels of individually hand-carved, polished translucent agate. The beautiful natural agate displays stunning shades of glowing burnt orange, chocolate brown and white, with lovely banding. Wonderful! Each panel is fitted into fine silver mounts, and one end suspends a lovely hear-shaped padlock that fastens the panels together. One side of the padlock is a beautiful caramel-milky white colour; the other side has been hand-engraved ...
$15 USDDelicate Sterling Vermeil Maltese Cross Earrings
Jewelry:Vintage:Silver, Sterling
Here's a lovely pair of vintage Maltese Cross earrings. The Maltese cross is the badge of firefighters: it is a symbol of protection and a badge of honor, and it has a very long history dating back to the Crusades and the Knights of St. John. Here it is depicted on these lovely silver earrings that have been covered in a gold wash. The cross rests in an open centre enclosed by pretty lacy double frames. The drops hang from silver posts. As you can see from my pictures, the gold finish does have ...
$15 USDLovely Freshwater Pearl Cluster Earrings
Jewelry:Vintage:Other
For pearl lovers, these are a great pair of cluster earrings set with multiple genuine cultured freshwater pearls. The pretty white oval-shaped pearls have really beautiful iridescence. They are set on open gold-metal mounts shaped like flowers or starbursts. Measure about 3/4" across and weigh 4.9 grams. Post-backed for pierced ears. Posts are silver coloured. Excellent condition with light wear.
$150 USDSparkling 10K Gold 1 Carat Natural Aquamarine Earrings
Jewelry:Vintage:Fine
Ahhh, the soothing colour of aquamarine. Sometimes pale ice blue, sometimes vivid greenish-blue, aquamarine is a terrific gemstone no matter what the shade of blue. These beautiful post-backed aquamarine earrings are a lovely light green-blue colour and weigh approximately 0.50 carats each, for a total of 1 carat. The sparkling stones have excellent fire, and can appear colourless when viewed from different angles. You can see very few wispy inclusions within the stones if you are looking at ...
$145 USDSweet Vintage 9K Gold Diamond & Ruby Cluster Ring
Jewelry:Vintage:Fine
This lovely vintage ring is set with 12 beautifully-coloured natural rubies and 7 glittering diamonds. It is a dainty ring, but not tiny: the head measures 3/8". The lovely brilliant stones are set on two tiers in a flower configuration. The first tier contains 6 rubies and 6 diamonds; the top tier is set a central diamond and a ring of rubies. All the stones are bright and twinkling--much nicer in person! Ring is currently about a size 5.5. It looks lovely on my pinky finger, but you can have ...
$110 USDWonderful Victorian 18K Platinum Diamond Ring
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
This is a lovely Victorian ring with a genuine diamond set in solid platinum. I don't know if it's just me, but I see a snake image in the platinum mount. The detailing resembles a snake with a coiled centre, but it may not be that at all. The cut-out work is really nicely done, with fine millegrain work throughout, and the sparkling diamond is nicely nestled in a star-burst setting. It's a small diamond, but the sparkle is lovely. The band, meanwhile, is 18K solid yellow gold. This is a very ...
$145 USDLovely 14K Solid Gold Natural Peridot Drop Earrings
Jewelry:Vintage:Fine
Here's a wonderful pair of solid gold earrings decorated with lovely peridot drops. These are good, quality earrings with sturdy gold fronts that suspend beautiful sparkling round-cut peridots. The gorgeous green stones are brilliant because they are open set on gold mounts, allowing maximum light penetration. The natural stones are not teeny-tiny by any means, but a good 5 mm across. Total length of these lever-backed pierced earrings is 1". Excellent condition, with no wear or damage to the ...
$145 USDBeautiful Victorian Ornate Engraved Silver Bird Pendant 1880
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
This beautiful ornate Victorian silver pendant started out life as a large oval locket. It has lost its glass backing, so now it is a pendant. It is quite wonderful in design, and the detailing around the central Heron bird is nothing short of spectacular! Very typical of the time in which it was made. This ornate delicate look was popular in jewelry, especially lockets and bangles and pins, during the latter part of the nineteenth century. Silver jewelry was influenced by the natural forms of ...
$80 USDSweet 14K Gold Snake Earrings
Jewelry:Vintage:Fine
If you've got a thing for snakes, these are fabulous earrings that have been modeled into coiled snakes. The creatures have been very nicely made from 14K solid yellow gold. Texturing throughout gives the snakes a life-like appearance. Snakes have been a popular subject for jewelry since antiquity. Queen Victoria brought them to the fore during her reign; her engagement ring was a double-headed snake. These are dainty post-backed earrings, measuring almost 1/2". They come with butterfly backings ...
$225 USDStunning 18K Gold & Platinum Sapphire Diamond Ring
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Edwardian
Beautiful genuine blue sapphire and diamond antique ring twinkles like the stars! This lovely ring, which dates to the Edwardian/Deco era, is a gorgeous piece set with an exquisite cobalt blue central square sapphire stone with four earth-mined diamonds--one at each corner. The natural stones are set in solid glistening platinum and beautifully edged in fine millegrain work. Note the exceptional pierced open gallery beneath the mount. The dainty ring has a 18K solid yellow gold band and is ...
$325 USDSensational 1920's Chinese Hand-Carved Amethyst Silver Wire Bracelet
Jewelry:Vintage:Fine
It's so easy to fall in love with vintage Chinese jewelry. I'm talking about the jewelry that was beautifully hand-made from silver wire and often painted in brightly coloured enamel, for about 30 years prior to the communist takeover of China in 1949. Filigree was the main style of metal, and the pieces were set with precious stones that were once used as buttons on clothing worn by members of the Imperial court, including jade, rose quartz, tourmaline, coral, turquoise and tiger's eye, to name ...
$155 USDSplendid Victorian 9K Enamel Gold Coral Grape Cluster Pin
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
Here we have a stunning Victorian pin decorated with a beautiful grape cluster fashioned from natural coral. The lovely pin, made from 9K solid gold, features a gold leaf motif to the top, with exquisite texturing. The leaf veins are delineated in black enamel. The pretty coral grapes are attached beneath; the 4-5 mm beads are a wonderful vivid salmon colour. Pin weighs 5.1 grams. The entire bunch of grapes is affixed to a 9K gold safety pin-style bar. These were quite typical of the Victorian ...
$475 USDLovely Victorian 18K Gold Pearl Diamond Enamel Mourning Ring
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
When Albert died in 1861, Queen Victoria required everyone at court to wear mourning attire on social occasions for three years. She remained a semi-recluse and wore black for the rest of her life. Jewelry was permitted to be worn, but only black coloured pieces made from jet or bog oak, for example, or mourning jewelry, which kept the memory of the deceased alive. This lovely ring dates from that period--1860 to be exact. It is made from 18K solid yellow gold, and hand-painted over top in fine ...
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