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Item Ships From: Massachusetts
Black Onyx cat with pink sapphire band ring
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
18K, beautifully hand carved Onyx Cat Head, Carved by Master Carver Idar Oberstein. Citrine eyes, .80 carats of Pink Sapphires in eternity band.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Onyx, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
$5,500 / set
MiriamHaskell 1926-1939 Crystal Glass Galalith Beads GoldGilt WireCoil Bracelet
By Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell
Located in Chicago, IL
This Miriam Haskell (1899-1981) brass-wire wrap coil bracelet that features handcrafted peacock-colored beads and decorative gold-gilt brass was created by her first designer Frank H...
Category
Early 20th Century American Baroque Revival Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Gilt Metal, Yellow Gold
Carved Jade Pendant Midcentury Certified Untreated Omphacite Jade
Located in Northampton, MA
A gorgeous natural and untreated omphacite jade pendant from the midcentury -circa 1950. Created in Hong Kong, the jade has been carved and pierced into a floral motif. The tone of t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Modern Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Jade, 14k Gold
$2,336 Sale Price
20% Off
French Art Deco Certified Natural Sea Pearl
Platinum Ring
Located in Northampton, MA
A French Art Deco masterpiece! Created in France in the 1920s, this natural saltwater pearl and diamond ring is a geometric tour de force and one of the most gorgeous natural pearl r...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Platinum
$7,840 Sale Price
20% Off
18k enhancer with carved green Tourmaline Owl head
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
18k enhancer with a hand carved green tourmaline owl's head with mother of pearl peak
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Jade
Diamond Ring GIA Certified Untreated, Size 9.5, 18k, New, Spectacular
Located in Northampton, MA
Traveling between "apple green" and "imperial green" depending on the light, this absolutely magnificent GIA certified natural and untreated Burmese jadeite jade stone is of extraordinary quality. The fine grain and rich, even, emerald-green tone make this stone incredibly rare and impressive.
The solid 18K white gold mounting was made by hand just for this ring and features 8 clean, white (G/H/I) .05 carat baguette diamonds on each shoulder. The jade is encircled by an additional 24 round brilliant diamonds, each approximately .02 carats. Making the total diamond weight about 1.25 carats.
The jade itself is huge and impressive: a double cabochon (something lapidary artists reserve for the finest jade specimens...
Category
2010s Chinese Artisan Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold
$21,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Jadeite Jade Ring with Diamonds Certified Untreated Emerald Green
Located in Northampton, MA
This classic and substantial jade saddle ring features a vivid, highly translucent cabochon of certified untreated emerald green Burmese jadeite jade that is cut into the rectangular...
Category
2010s American Artisan Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Jade, 14k Gold
$7,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Jade Bracelet, Hetian Nephrite, Rare Agarwood,
18K Gold, Stretch
By Augusten Burroughs
Located in Northampton, MA
This gorgeous 8" beaded stretch bracelet is composed of 21 exceedingly fine quality and nearly "imperial" green Hetian nephrite jade beads from South-Western Xinjiang, China. For tho...
Category
2010s American Artisan Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Jade, 18k Gold
$1,500 Sale Price
20% Off
David Yurman 18K YG Diamond Cable Bangle Bracelet 7mm 6 1/2 inches
By David Yurman
Located in Cohasset, MA
18K yellow gold cable bangle bracelet with petite round diamonds. Designed for daily wear or more formal outfits. This is a stackable statement bracelet.
Category
Early 2000s American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Precious Topaz Ring Antique Certified Untreated Brazil Origin Size 8.5
Located in Northampton, MA
This is a genuinely impressive and rather spectacular ring. It features a large, cushion-cut reddish-orange precious topaz that has been certified natural, untreated and with a Brazi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Victorian Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Topaz, Imperial Topaz, 15k Gold, 18k Gold
$9,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Georgian Pinchbeck Chain English 41" English
Located in Northampton, MA
This is a rare 41" original Pinchbeck chain from England. It was created near 1820 and is in excellent condition, with no damaged links, stains, or damage of any kind. The original c...
Category
1830s English Victorian Antique Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Pinchbeck
Jade, Diamond Pendant Substantial, Eccentric, Spectacular
Certified Untreated
Located in Northampton, MA
Featuring an 18.5 x 13.3 x 5.5 double cabochon of highly translucent, bright apple green natural and untreated jadeite jade from Burma, this 14K yellow...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Nouveau Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Jade
$7,908 Sale Price
20% Off
Jade Ring Modernist Certified Untreated
Located in Northampton, MA
Bold and architectural, this modernist sterling silver and certified natural and untreated nephrite jade ring was created in the 1960s or early 1970s, most likely in Denmark.
The gl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modernist Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Jade, Sterling Silver
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Cartier Vintage Quatrefoil Midcentury 18 Karat Yellow Gold Chunky Earrings
By Cartier
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
Elegant, sculptural earrings in 18 karat yellow gold by Cartier.
Each earring features an intricate, interwoven quatrefoil design with a smooth, pol...
Category
1980s Contemporary Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Jade Bangle Light Apple Green Certified Untreated
Located in Northampton, MA
This gorgeous natural and untreated Burmese jadeite jade bangle is a lively mottled apple green. Free from dyes and polymers, this naturally beautiful bangle has an inner diameter of...
Category
2010s Chinese Artisan Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Jade
$2,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Couture 1937-40 ElsaSchiaparelli MarcelVertes HarlequinDuck GlazedCeramicBrooch
By Elsa Schiaparelli
Located in Chicago, IL
Between the first ad-campaign that legendary fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) commissioned from internationally-admired Paris-based Hungarian-born multimedia artist Marcel Vertes (1895-1961) for her blockbuster perfume "Shocking" in 1937, and in 1940 when they left France after launching her perfume "Sleeping" shortly before the Nazi occupation during WWII, the illustrator-cum-ceramist distinctly handmade-- while traditional materials for couture costume-jewelry were scarce in Paris--this whimsical red-glazed ceramic brooch depicting a duck holding a "wet" umbrella dripped with dashes of turquoise or black glaze.
Significantly, the trombone clasp of the brooch pin, the long-pronged gilt frame, and the text stamped on its back plate "Made In France" match a similarly sized glazed-ceramic brooch of a decoratively-chained bear that was published in the book Bijoux (page 146). The author Deanna Farenti Cera dated that likewise unbranded unsigned brooch to 1938 when it was commissioned for one of Schiaparelli's themed fashion shows "Circus". The invitation to that show, which was illustrated with circus characters and performing animals by Vertes' Parisian peer Christian Berard, included a domesticated white duck--notably not holding nor wearing a fashion accessory.
Unusually, Schiaparelli had commissioned couture umbrellas from other artisans in the 1930s--a couple of which were acquired by TheMet museum. Another relevant Met acquisition of the designer's couture evening gown, which it dates to Summer 1940, features three large glazed-ceramic fasteners in a contrasting color matching our brooch.
The like findings, materials, construction, text, object and palette aside, accessory-adorned ducks were also among the figurative animals commissioned by Schiaparelli for that last collection before the Germans dominated Paris by June 1940, which is evidenced by the photo of the dated gilt hatpin depicting a bejeweled bird head with a bill that appears in the book by Patrick Mauries about another Schiaparelli-associated French parurier Lina Baretti (pages 124-125). See our other listing for one of Baretti's uniquely feathered designs, which likewise has a pronged gilt frame with trombone clasp like ours, but whose partridge subject best suits an earlier Schiaparelli collection for Fall 1938 titled "Pagan".
For us, distinguishing our brooch from other one-of-a-kind ceramic pieces created for Schiaparelli couture...
Category
1930s French Artisan Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Gold, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal
18k pin. Horse head reverse crystal, hand painted, antiqued
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
a beautiful 18k horse pin. Hand painted on mother of pearl, reverse crystal. One of a kind.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Black
Lavender Jade Bangle Large Diameter Certified Untreated
Located in Northampton, MA
This large jade bangle possesses a brooding beauty. Not quite black, the dark gray jadeite jade bangle is infused in several areas with lighter, more...
Category
2010s Chinese Artisan Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Jade, Black Jade
$2,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Renaissance 16thCentury Ultramarine Angel GiltFiligree CrystalMedallion Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
With artistic value as a Renaissance chiaroscuro miniature painting with precious ultramarine lapis-lazuli pigment, this early 16th-Century period gilt-filigree silver pendant medall...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Crystal, Silver, Enamel, Copper, Gold
Georgian Ruby
Diamond Cocktail Ring Dazzling
Rare
Located in Northampton, MA
This Georgian-era (circa 1830) ruby and table-cut diamond ring was created entirely by hand over two-hundred years ago, though the shank itself is more recent (though still antique)...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Georgian Antique Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, 15k Gold, Silver
$4,796 Sale Price
43% Off
1920s Ollendorff Platinum
Diamond Art Deco Swiss Wristwatch, 2.0ct Total
Located in North Attleboro, MA
A masterpiece of 1920s Art Deco design, this platinum and diamond wristwatch by Ollendorff captures the height of Swiss craftsmanship and architectural glamour. With 56 diamonds tota...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
Jade Ring with Diamonds Certified Untreated, Circa 1950s
Located in Northampton, MA
This vintage jade ring features an elongated 11.42mm x 6.55mm luscious green cabochon of translucent, certified-untreated jadeite. Three small but firey and bright near-colorless eye-clean diamonds are prong-set on either side of the jade and they provide just a little emphasis, almost like quotation marks...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Jade, 14k Gold
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Akoya Pearl Necklace 20", Sumptuous
Luxurious, Uncultured Quality, Circa 1940
Located in Northampton, MA
If I had a daughter, these are the pearls I would buy her. Well, the first pearls anyway. Why? Because this 20" strand is everything a pearl necklace should be: composed of eighty-se...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Art Deco Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Pearl, Silver
$3,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Rolex 36MM Datejust Two Tone with Diamond Bezel
White Roman Numeral Dial
By Rolex
Located in Boston, MA
Rolex Datejust Model 16013
A distinguished Rolex Datejust wristwatch.
This timepiece features an elegant white dial with gold Roman numeral indices, enhancing its classic appeal.
...
Category
1990s Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Stainless Steel
Art Deco 0.52 Ct Diamond 18k White Gold Filigree Antique Engagement Ring, 1920s
Located in North Attleboro, MA
Unique antique Art Deco diamond 18k white gold engagement ring with a finely detailed shank. The Old European cut diamond solitaire is placed in an octagonal setting. The shoulders and shank have impressive milgrain and openwork filigree that transition to hand-engraved vines down the band. Marked 18K with the maker's hallmark of the capital letter B in a diamond-shaped cartouche. Circa 1920s.
Approx. 0.52ct Old European cut solitaire diamond...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Jadeite Bangle Highly Translucent Watery Green Certified Untreated Small
Located in Northampton, MA
This is a small but utterly gorgeous highly translucent natural and untreated jadeite jade bangle. With an interior diameter of 54mm, this should fit over a smaller to average-sized ...
Category
2010s Chinese Artisan Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Jade
$3,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Jade
Diamond Engagement Ring Certified Untreated
Located in Northampton, MA
This sweet and beautiful 14K yellow gold engagement ring features a prong-set emerald-green double-cabochon of natural, untreated jadeite jade. The gorgeous stone measures 9.54 x 7.2...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Artisan Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Jade, 14k Gold
$3,400 Sale Price
20% Off
MiriamHaskell 1945 CrystalRoseMontee GiltFiligree Glass Enameled ClimberEarrings
By Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell
Located in Chicago, IL
Two years before the brand signature first appeared in 1947, Miriam Haskell's first designer Frank Hess since 1926 designed these asymmetrical Baroque-style climber earrings. To be p...
Category
1940s American Art Nouveau Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Pearl, Crystal, Gilt Metal, Enamel, Gold
$1,245 Sale Price / set
50% Off
18K Gold Pendant Jade Egg, Circa 1970s, Gump
s San Francisco
By Gump
s San Francisco
Located in Northampton, MA
What a treasure for the Gump's collector and jade lover! This 1970's jewel from the iconic San Francisco retailer, Gump's, features a hand-carved deep forest green nephrite jade egg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Artisan Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Jade, 18k Gold
$2,620 Sale Price
20% Off
White Sapphire Dangle Earrings in Gold
By Martha Seely
Located in Carlisle, MA
Celebrate every day. Don't keep these earrings in your lock box - these are meant to be worn!!!
These Constellation earrings are made in 14ky w...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold
Antique Jade Ring
Located in Northampton, MA
This antique 14K yellow gold ring features a bright green cabochon of natural and untreated apple green jadeite jade. Tye stone measures 8.8 x 7.5 x 3.92mm and is translucent and sl...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Jade, 14k Gold
$3,020 Sale Price
20% Off
Diamond, Aquamarine and Emerald Drop Earrings.
Located in Nantucket, MA
A classic and yet unusual double drop pair of earrings featuring oval cabochon aquamarines with an oval, cabochon emerald in between. The aquamarines are bordered in pave`-set, roun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Aquamarine, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Diamond and Blue Sapphire Bangle Bracelet with Clasp
Located in Nantucket, MA
A lovely bangle bracelet with alternating rosecut diamonds and oval, faceted blue sapphires all bordered on both sides with round, brilliant cut diamonds in a pave` setting. Set in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
WesternGermany 1950s CherryRed MoldFacetedBead FlowerClasp DoubleStrand Necklace
Located in Chicago, IL
Stamped "Western Germany" on the gold-tone underside of its box clasp, this double-strand long necklace with cherry-red beads and decorative clasp features the reflective glossy face...
Category
1950s German Modern Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Gold, Gilt Metal, Mixed Metal
Tourmaline
Natural Pearl Ring, Georgian
Located in Northampton, MA
A bright pink tourmaline weighing .60 carats is surrounded by 10 luminous natural saltwater pearls in this antique buttery 18K yellow gold ring. This gorgeous jewel dates from around...
Category
1830s Early Victorian Antique Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Natural Pearl, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
$2,400 Sale Price
50% Off
Victorian 0.50 CTW Collet Set Old Mine Cut Diamond Stud Earrings
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
A pair of exquisite stud earrings crafted in 14k yellow gold and silver.
Each earring features a stunning old mine cut diamond, weighing 0.50 carats...
Category
1870s Victorian Antique Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Dangle Earrings in Gold with Rough Aquamarines and Pave Diamonds
By Martha Seely
Located in Carlisle, MA
The award winning Ceres Earrings from the Orbit collection in 14k yellow gold, with hammer- cut aquamarines and 35 tiny pave diamonds on each spiral (70 per earring) that surrounds ...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Aquamarine, Gold, 14k Gold
Larged Carved Jadeite Jade Pendant Certified Untreated
Located in Northampton, MA
This lush and verdant pendant has been skillfully and recently carved with auspicious symbology. The large (63.37mm x 34.16mm x 10.78mm) oval carving displays a range of luscious gre...
Category
2010s Chinese Artisan Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Jade
$2,620 Sale Price
20% Off
Jade Pendant Carved Peaches Certified Untreated
Located in Northampton, MA
This succulent highly translucent reddish-orange jade pendant was hand-carved in the middle of the previous century (circa 1970s) and depicts peaches, long a symbol of longevity. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Jade, Gold, 14k Gold
Jade Pendant Apple Green Certified Untreated European
Located in Northampton, MA
This 14K yellow gold pendant features an apple-green natural antique jade carving. The carving depicts what I believe to be a blossom; when held ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Jade, 14k Gold
$3,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Diamond
French Cut Emerald Target Engagement Ring in Platinum
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
A captivating engagement ring featuring a 0.60 Carat round diamond, elegantly encircled by vibrant green French cut emeralds.
The center diamond is o...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
18K Gold and Emerald Indian Bangle Bracelet
Located in Nantucket, MA
a fine 18K gold Indian bangle bracelet with fine tooling and granulation work and 7 round, faceted emeralds spaced out along the top of the br...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Emerald, 18k Gold
Longines Flyback Chronograph Cal 30CH 18 Karat Rose Gold Circa 1947 Oversize
By Longines
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
A Longines Fly Back Chronograph watch, powered by a famed caliber 30CH movement.
A Fly Back is a special complication allowing the chronograph to be...
Category
1940s Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
18k Gold
David Yurman 14MM Chatelaine Turquoise
Diamond 18K Pendant Necklace
By David Yurman
Located in Boston, MA
David Yurman Presents:
A striking pendant necklace in 18k gold, showcasing a cabochon cut turquoise. The turquoise, with its vivid blue hue, is elegantly secured by four diamond set...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Imperial Topaz
Pearl Gold Ring Certified Untreated, London, 1843 Size 10.5
Located in Northampton, MA
This vivid pink imperial topaz ring -hand-crafted in England over 180 years ago- is one of the rarest and most unapologetically regal rings you will ever encounter. A size 10.5 ring, it was originally created for a man. But could of course be worn by anyone today. In the era this ring was created, men wore pearls. And no man would feel uncomfortable wearing a flashy pink gemstone because there is absolutely no other gemstone that looks like this.
Topaz is a common gemstone and is typically white. It is irradiated to achieve its popular blue and pink colors. But naturally pink topaz is not common. It is in fact exceedingly rare, considerably rarer than diamonds. And this particular natural pink topaz gem is vividly saturated. It flashes purple. Having reviewed images of the pink imperial topaz necklace and earrings King Charles presented his wife, Queen Camilla...
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Natural Pearl, Topaz, Pearl, Imperial Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold
$10,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Pearl Necklace with Jade Clasp Luxury Cultured Akoya Pearls
Located in Northampton, MA
This pearl necklace features a certified jade clasp that has been certified natural and untreated. The creamy-white -almost golden- pearls average a luxurio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Jade, Pearl, 14k Gold
$3,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Akoya Pearls, Double Strand, Diamond Clasp, French Art Deco; GIA Cert, 16"
Located in Northampton, MA
This late Art Deco era (circa 1939) double strand of cultured Akoya pearls represents the finest, most luxurious pearls of their day. Today, we are accustomed to perfectly spherical ...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold
$3,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Dangle Earrings in Sterling Silver with Akoya Pearls
By Martha Seely
Located in Carlisle, MA
These pearl earrings are a modern classic. They are Medium Spiral Dangle Earrings from the Orbit collection with sterling silver spirals, a 20 gauge ear wire and a lustrous, 7-8.5mm ...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Pearl, Sterling Silver
18k earrings, hand carved aquamarine parrots, with diamond Huggies
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
18k hand carved Aquamarine parrot head earrings. Mother of Pearl beak, diamond Huggies
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
Jade
Diamond Pendant Midcentury Certified Untreated Burmese Jadeite
Located in Northampton, MA
Deep emerald green with a glossy, entirely hand-polished shine, this gorgeous 19th century - early 20th century- carved jadeite jade stone is set into a later, exceedingly simple han...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Artisan Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Jade, 14k Gold
$3,900 Sale Price
20% Off
Baguette Diamond Ring, Sterling Silver, One of a Kind
Located in Northampton, MA
This remarkable ring by Atelier Narce of New York City is a conversation in metal — an eloquent whisper of defiance, humor, and resilience. Crafted in the 2020s and weighing a substa...
Category
2010s American Artisan Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Sterling Silver
Couture Chanel Verdura 1930s Byzantine GoldCircleRope Gems PurpleHeartMedallion
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
When Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel was at her peak during the Art-Deco period as a Parisian couture-fashion designer in the early 1930s and working closely with her favorite jewelry parurier Fulco di Verdura, for one of her clients, she commissioned this one-of-a-kind handcrafted gem-fringed medallion brooch with a yellow-gold circle rope of flexible thick chain that dangles from an unseen ornate open-work curvilinear yellow-gold base. Marked only "FRANCE" on the bar pin with a trombone clasp, like some early 1930s Chanel couture jewelry collected by TheMet museum, its artistry reflects Verdura's colorful organic-form starburst sketches, which you can see from our photo of one of them.
The Sicilian duke began creating fabric patterns for Chanel in 1927, which shortly expanded to executing fine jewelry beginning with custom pieces for the house founder. These included the iconic Byzantine-influenced gem-adorned cuffs referencing the Maltese-military cross, which the French designer can often be seen wearing in circa-1930s photos. Chanel reproduced some of Verdura's originals for her clients, but those variations featured faux gems.
This softly-shaped abstract brooch design suits goldsmith Verdura's early anti-Art-Deco aesthetic that was considered a radical departure from 1920s silver-tone geometric jewelry, which otherwise featured linear designs or figurative representation. The deconstructed bouquet of gems mixes amethyst and rose-quartz beads with natural Keshi pearls and intricate tiny gilt leaves, which are discreetly wired to a Baroque-motif frame that dangles a round gem surrounded by a chain halo. Significantly, Verdura was credited with re-introducing since Victorian times the rope motif to fine jewelry.
Since 1930, Verdura's unique style was influenced by travels with Chanel to explore Byzantine art, Baroque architecture, and the exotic flora-and-fauna among his native Italian aristocratic estate. The legendary fashion-editor Diane Vreeland and American entertainment-stars were among the first Chanel clients to acquire couture real-gem-adorned jewelry made by Verdura, while one of the two brooches treasured by Vreeland was titled "Theodora". See our photo of the Byzantine mosaic of Empress Theodora, whose image--with an abundance of teardrop pearls and colorful gems above her chest, and with a gold halo surrounding her head--could have inspired the design of our brooch.
As one of the most important modern-design collaborations, Chanel's close relationship with Verdura lasted largely undocumented years in Paris, until he launched his first outside jewelry venture with a Hollywood designer-boutique after emigrating to the United States in 1934. Within five years, as a financially-backed in-demand goldsmith in the States, he founded the namesake fine-jewelry company Verdura in New...
Category
1930s French Byzantine Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Amethyst, Pearl, Quartz, Gold, Gilt Metal, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Blue Bakelite, Diamond and Tourmaline Cuff Bracelet
Located in Nantucket, MA
A stunning cuff bracelet in a blue Bakelite with a vine design of pave`-set round, brilliant cut diamonds with a variety of cuts and colors of tourmaline gemstones. All set in an ox...
Category
Early 20th Century Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Tourmaline, Sterling Silver
Water Jade Cabochon Ring Arts
Crafts, Certified Untreated
Located in Northampton, MA
A huge, light seafoam-green cabochon of semi-transparent, natural, and untreated Burmese jadeite jade glows from across the room in its handmade silver Arts & Crafts era mounting. I...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Antique Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Jade
$4,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Late Qing Nephrite Jade Scholar’s Carving of Bamboo Cup with Squirrel, Grapes
Located in Northampton, MA
This exquisitely carved nephrite jade sculpture dates to the late Qing to very early Republic period, approximately 1880–1920, and is a beautif...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Art Nouveau Antique Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Jade
18k gold enhancer. Idar Oberstein carved Howlite Heart with inset sapphires
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
Carved by famous German stone Carver Idar Oberstein. The Howlite Heart is carved with daisies and then, center set with multi colored Sapphires. The 18...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Pave`-Set Burmese Ruby Bangle Bracelet
Located in Nantucket, MA
An oval bangle bracelet with clasp comprised of round, brilliant cut Burmese rubies in a pave` setting. Set in an oxidized sterling silver. Carat weight of rubies totals 3.21 carat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Ruby, Sterling Silver
GIA-Certified Diamond
Mother of Pearl Pendant, Georgian
Located in Northampton, MA
Dating from around the 1830s, this magnificent Georgian pendant features a silver-over-gold "bow" set with 13 beautiful old rose-cut diamonds that total at least 1 carat. From this s...
Category
1820s Unknown Georgian Antique Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Silver
$2,880 Sale Price
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Dramatic Midcentury Multi-Gemstone Harem Ring Featuring
Located in Northampton, MA
A dazzling fusion of artistry, symbolism, and midcentury opulence, this vintage harem ring—hand-fabricated in 14k yellow gold—offers a breathtaking ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Artisan Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Multi-gemstone, 14k Gold
Jadeite Bead
Rosewood Stretch Bracelet
Located in Northampton, MA
12 hand-carved and polished natural and untreated jadeite jade beads from Guatemala are accompanied by 14 natural Rosewood beads to create this beautiful, distinctive bracelet
Meas...
Category
2010s Artisan Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Jade
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