Piel Frères Jewelry Watches

Alex Jona, hand crafted in Italy, sterling silver money clip. Alex Jona jewels stand out, not only for their special design, but also for the careful attention given to details duri...

French chic leaf clip created by an exquisite Jewelry House Pierre Sterle in Paris in the 1950's. Perfect proportions, gracious lines and beautiful texture are the highlights of this...

Awesome Signed Butler & Wilson Eye and Arrow Brooch. Hand set with Sparkling blue and clear Crystals. Silver plated mounting. Measuring approx. 3” long. Original Box. A piece you’ll ...

Designed as a concave disk depicting a high relief profile of a woman with curling tendrils of long hair that drapes beyond the confines of the circular surround Her face incredibly...

The "Ostrich Feather Tickler Attachment" was designed by Betony Vernon in 1996 and continues to seduce BV collectors today. Fabricated using multiple l...

We offer this perfectly beautiful American Art Nouveau locket of 14K gold with edge engraved flowers and flourishes framing a 3-dimensional female image with diamond earring and enam...

Take love with you everywhere! This breathtaking necklace has a sweet design with the most precious gemstone hanging from a delicate 18 karat gold chain. The Natural Blue Quartzactiv...

Cocktail jewellery in 18 karat white gold, featuring a 4.42 carats Oval Tanzanite and Precious Emerald. The perfect handmade jewellery for an unforgettable cocktail night. A luxuri...

Take love with you everywhere! This breathtaking necklace has a sweet design with the most precious gemstone hanging from a delicate 9 karat yellow gold chain. The Natural 29 carats ...

Brooch in 18 karat yellow gold, eagle head hallmark. Of rectangular shape, the center of this Art Nouveau brooch is with openwork flowers decoration. At each end, the foliage is enam...

Navajo needlepoint concho belt. Signed LMB, marked sterling. 11 conchos total. Exceptional design on each concho, featuring floral style center with complementary scalloped silverwork and final layer of turquoise framing concho. Old Pawn. Acquired from a Navajo trader. PERIOD: After 1950 ORIGIN: Navajo, Southwest SIZE: Total Belt Length 62 1/2" Leather; conchos 2 1/4"D The word “concho” sometimes spelled “concha”, comes from the Spanish word meaning shell. Some of the first “conchos” were made of melted silver dollars and resembled a shell. Concho belts reportedly began appearing in Navajo country in the late 1860s. Other Native Americans including Zuni and Hopi also made traditional concho belts before long. Concho belts can cost into the thousands of dollars depending upon the craftsmanship, amount of silver, rarity of turquoise and stones used. Belts in the upper end of the price scales are usually made before the turn of the century. Buyers should deal with reputable dealers as many fakes and look-a-likes exist. A well-made belt with age to it will fetch a bigger premium and hold its value better. The earliest concho belts are now referred to as “First Phase” belts. This style of belt was made before Native silversmith had learned much about soldering. The conchos were hammered out from melted coins, cut, and filed into shape, engraved and a diamond shape slot was cut out of the middle of the concho, with a bar left across the center of the diamond shaped slot for the leather loop. Conchos that required no soldering are generally thought to be made from 1860-1880. Second phase conchos were done 1890-1900s in which silversmith began to solder. Third phase conchos is when you start to see the “butterfly” or “bow” appear between conchos and the use of turquoise as an adornment. A butterfly (bow) is a smaller concho in between bigger conchos. A belt with butterflies and sometimes turquoise would be from the early 1900s – 1930s. The timelines may slightly differentiate depending upon who you ask. Natives first had concho belts for personal use only, but around the turn of the last century, tourist demand had kicked in and a new outlet emerged. belts & buckles jewelry silver belts conchos navajo needlepoint southwest turquoise...

A luminous expression of faith and fine craftsmanship, this 18K rose gold 3D Star of David diamond necklace features approximately 1.12 carats of round brilliant diamonds, set to max...