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Item Ships From: Massachusetts
Antique Carved Black Nephrite Jade Tablet Qing Dynasty Period Untreated
Located in Northampton, MA
This exquisite and rare black jade tablet dates to the Qing period.
The Qing Dynasty period spanned the years 1636 -1912. Precisely dating jade artifacts...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Artisan Antique Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Jade, Silver
HattieCarnegie 1955 Signed Glass Crystal HandWired MixedBead GiltMetal Earrings
By Hattie Carnegie
Located in Chicago, IL
These Hattie Carnegie multicolor glass, crystal and gilt-metal earrings notably include her script last-name signature without copyright symbol that is found on clips produced before...
Category
1950s American Baroque Revival Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Crystal, Coral, Gold, Brass, Copper, Gilt Metal
DaumNancyFrance ArtDeco Signed Glass Applications LeadCrystal Sculptural Vase
By Daum
Located in Chicago, IL
Art glass vase sign: Daum Nancy France. Evidenced by this Daum sculptural colorless blown and hot-shaped lead-crystal heavy vessel vase, the finest irreproducible artistic works in the history of the iconic French decorative-glass maker feature ornamental thick glass applications. Its most in-demand pieces today were made between 1925 and 1935, with very few major ArtDeco-period pieces remaining in private hands and even less without damage. As a significant gift acquired from Don Jacques Daum in 1950, a similarly shaped, constructed and sized circa-1925 vase with "stylized foliage" motif is in the collection of the French Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris as Inventory #36309. A later-produced vase with a similar application-motif at just the rim, but in a "Champagne" bubbled style, is among the photos in the published book about the Leo and Irina Esterkin acquisitions from 1910-1940 titled Daum Art Deco Glass--A Private Collection.
On our prime-condition antique vase, applied transparent glass is styled in high relief into a flowing undulating motif that evolved from Daum's Art Nouveau foliage designs. The angular and curvilinear shapes of this vessel epitomize the bold vases, bowls and sculptures for which Daum is best known. Its tiny pencil-etched signature on the side near the bottom reads "Daum (plus the Lorraine-cross symbol) Nancy France", which resembles some published signatures since 1925.
Revealing how ahead of its time this particular design was--after WWII in 1945 coinciding with the revitalization of the French glass industry--Daum used...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Crystal
New Jadeite and Nephrite Jade Necklace, 20" Untreated
Located in Northampton, MA
Thirty-seven round, disk-shaped, and cylindrical natural and untreated black jadeite jade beads from Guatemala, together with sixteen 12mm untreated white nephrite jade beads create ...
Category
2010s American Art Deco Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Jade, 14k Gold
Modernist Sterling Ring
Located in Alford, MA
Modernist sterling ring with angular, asymmetric setting. Center rectangle with gold wash set with orange-colored gemstone.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modernist Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Jadeite Jade, Grandidierite, Oud Wood, 18K Gold Necklace
By Augusten Burroughs
Located in Northampton, MA
I love rare things. Here's why: you can be the wealthiest person in the world, wake up one morning, stretch and decide, "I want a jadeite and grandidierite beaded necklace." But even...
Category
2010s American Artisan Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Jade, 18k Gold
18K Hand Carved White Howlite Catshead
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
18K white howlite catshead pendant hand carved by master Idar Obersein carver with inlaid jasper nose and citrine eyes sapphire bail
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
18k Gold
Classic Natural Diamond 1.00 ctw Stud Earrings in 14K White Gold
Located in Boston, MA
Classic, sparkling diamond stud earrings in 14K white gold. Each earring features a solitaire round brilliant cut diamond set with four prongs. Choose from a variety of size options...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, White Gold
Jade Necklace and Beaded Bracelet, Colorful, Unisex, 17" Certified Untreated
By Augusten Burroughs
Located in Northampton, MA
This brand-new beaded jade necklace features both jadeite jade and omphacite jade beads. The beads represent a spectrum of gorgeous, vivid colors -from warm reds and oranges to cool ...
Category
2010s American Artisan Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Jade, 14k Gold
$2,040 Sale Price
20% Off
18K Diamond and Green Afghan Tourmaline Pendant
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
18K with diamonds surrounding magnificient green afghan tourmaline pendant
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Jade
Diamond Pendant New
Located in Northampton, MA
Jade disk pendants have been worn for thousands of years; this disk pendant is a new twist on that ancient idea.
This new and unworn pendant was cr...
Category
2010s North American Artisan Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Jade
$1,448 Sale Price
71% Off
18K Mother of Pearl Black and White War Horse Reverse Crystal Ring
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
18K ledgand art lack and white paointed war horse ring reverse crystal on mother of pearl hand painted
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Crystal, 18k Gold
Emerald and Diamond Ring
Located in Nantucket, MA
A lovely faceted, pear-shaped Columbian emerald features at the center of this ring. Set in an oxidized sterling silver with a double row of round, brilliant cut diamonds making up ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Sterling Silver
David Yurman Noblesse Sterling Silver/14KYG Diamond Ring - Size 5
By David Yurman
Located in Cohasset, MA
Part of the Noblesse collection, this now retired ring features a classic cable design crafted in sterling silver and warm yellow gold. The cushion-shaped top is lavishly adorned wit...
Category
Early 2000s North American Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Sterling Silver, 14k Gold
18k Revers Crystal Corgi Pendant
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
18K Corgi pendant hand painted reverse quartz crystal backed with mothher of pearl hand painted by Master Carver from Idar Oberstein 14mm round
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Crystal, 18k Gold
Art Deco Diamond Kinsley-Kovsky White Gold Vintage Engagement Ring, Circa 1930s
Located in North Attleboro, MA
A stunning 15-diamond Art Deco vintage engagement ring set in 14k white gold. The ring face steps up to three prong-set round diamonds in square settings...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Baroque Pearl, 22K Gold and Black Tahitian Pearl Beaded Necklace
By Deborah Lockhart Phillips
Located in Nantucket, MA
A beaded necklace by Deborah Lockhart Phillips of large 20 x 25mm baroque pearls with round black Tahitian pearls and 22K gold spacers. The length can adjust from 19.5" to 20.25" ...
Category
Late 20th Century Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Pearl, 22k Gold
Louis Rousselet ArtDeco Glass FloralLampwork BlackBeaded SilverToggle Necklace
By Louis Rousselet
Located in Chicago, IL
With a distinct silver twisted toggle clasp and multiple kinds of nubby rondelles dating to the late 1920s, Parisian parurier Louis Rousselet's workshop handcrafted this glass beaded...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Azurmalachite MilapillasMine Cabochon MexicanSilver Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
First appearing like an intense green-blue black opal without the flash, this antique natural azurmalachite oval-cut 10mm cabochon in a bezel setting f...
Category
Early 1900s Mexican Art Nouveau Antique Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Malachite, Sterling Silver
$2,394 Sale Price
60% Off
Jade Necklace Translucent Salt
Pepper, New, Certified Untreated 28"
Located in Northampton, MA
I've never seen jade that looks like this: highly translucent, a metallic smoky platinum color with black flecks suspended within. It reminds me of what we now call "salt and pepper ...
Category
2010s American Artisan Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Jade, 14k Gold
$3,400 Sale Price
20% Off
18K Reverse Crystal Lynx Pendant
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
18k reverse crystal hand painted backed with mother of pearl pendant
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Crystal, 18k Gold
Modernist BertoiaStyle Kinetic Silver 8Bead SpiralWire 3Band Asymmetric MensRing
Located in Chicago, IL
Recalling some early-mid-century modernist one-of-a-kind unsigned silver jewelry featuring delicate kinetic parts, tiny forged balls, and thin-wire work by American metal-worker Harry Bertoia, this aged silver unsigned spiraled wire open ring with essentially 3 bands is structured with 3 silver beads forged on both ends and in the center that are notably misaligned. The additional 5 among the 8 balls are kinetic for sliding, but only from one end to the fixed central ball. The subtle asymmetrical design encourages the wearer to think about the single ball--that is identical to the others--that will always remain isolated, unlike mindlessly toying with a traditional "fidget" ring or bracelet.
For insight, view the early silver rings and wire brooches by the artist found in the online catalogue raisonne assembled by the Harry Bertoia Foundation, which may authenticate his unsigned jewelry for a fee that was prohibitive to us while we offer it for sale. Do not overlook his circa-1940 mens-size aluminum 3-sectioned open ring topped with 3 rows of 5 adjacent small matching geometric shapes, nor his circa-1943 spiraled-wire hatpin with 3 white beads, which share significant aesthetics with our inch-diameter ring including the numeric 1-3-5-8 elements. Unlike the ring that we found, those unsigned Bertoia pieces have documented provenance.
Comparatively, another 1stDibs dealer is currently offering an unauthenticated early-Bertoia-style silver wire pendant...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modernist Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Silver
$2,340 Sale Price
35% Off
Swedish 1990s Silver Signed Pia Wallen Black Wool Felt Discs Link Bracelet
By Artistian Made
Located in Chicago, IL
Swedish artist Pia Wallen made this modern bold black overlapping-discs link bracelet from her signature thick
100%-wool felt, which is assembled with silver round hardware for interior snap closure at the one signed "PW". Like Surrealist-artist Meret Oppenheimer's famous use of fur on a bracelet interior for Elsa Schiaparelli, Wallen's snug sheep-hair cuff...
Category
1990s Swedish Modern Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Silver
Keshi Tahitian Pearl Necklace
By Deborah Lockhart Phillips
Located in Nantucket, MA
A necklace of 9mm Keshi Tahitian pearls with a sterling silver clasp. Dimensional and unusual with nice lustre. By Deborah Lockhart Phillips.
The fine jewelry collection is sourced,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Pearl, Sterling Silver
18k ring, white gold blue sapphire infinity band
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
18k white gold, 1.40 carats blue sapphire infinity band ring.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Native American War Pony Pendant
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
18K handcarved by mastter Idar Oberstein carver reverse crystal native american war pony pendant 25mm chain not included
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Crystal, 18k Gold
Mimi Di N 1981 GoldGiltMetal Set Pinecone Sprays ConvertiblePendants BeltBuckles
By Mimi di N
Located in Chicago, IL
This highly-textural gold-gilt metal two-piece belt buckle or convertible pendant depicting sprays. of pine cones and needles was designed by Mimi di N in 1981, as noted in the signe...
Category
1980s American Artisan Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Gilt Metal, Yellow Gold
Vintage 14KW Gold Diamond Heart Pendant Necklace
Located in Boston, MA
Vintage 14K White Gold Diamond Heart Pendant Necklace
This exquisite handmade vintage heart pendant necklace showcases remarkable craft...
Category
1960s Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Shooting Stars Silver Hoop Earrings
By Martha Seely
Located in Carlisle, MA
The Sterling Silver Shooting Stars Hoop Earrings from Martha Seely Design are a testament to both cosmic wonder and impeccable craftsmanship. Tailored for the discerning buyer on 1st...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Black Spinel with Diamond Conch Shell Pendant with Buddhist Om
Located in Nantucket, MA
A five-strand, faceted, fine black spinel beaded necklace with a diamond encrusted conch shell pendant. The pendant is in an oxidized sterling sil...
Category
Late 20th Century Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Spinel, Sterling Silver
Jade, Bangle, Created with Ohio Steel
18K Gold, 70mm, 9"
By Augusten Burroughs
Located in Northampton, MA
I created this jadeite jade bead bangle with heavy gauge Ohio steel that I hand-worked into shape. This open bangle is worn by sliding your wrist through the bangle's narrow opening. Then you slide the "S" through the loop. It measures 9" in length but the beads add thickness making it wear more like an 8.5" bracelet. It can fit many different wrist sizes. As long as your hand measures more than 70mm from knuckle to knuckle, it won't slide off your hand. But an individual with a large to extra-large hand and wrist will probably find this bangle most comfortable.
You can wear it alone or stacked with others.
Twenty-six hand-carved beads move freely along the steel. These are untreated hand-cut and polished beads in a variety of green and greenish-gray tones. The beads range in size from 6.40mm to 8.24 and they average 8mm. A 7.6mm gold ring serves as a slender focal point.
Like most of the pieces in this collection, there is no lab certification included for the jade. This saves money helps me keep the price down, but does require a leap of faith on your end. All of the jade I use in my collection are from previously-tested "batches" from specific suppliers and all previous samples have tested as "A" jade. I only use "leftover" jade beads that I had in my collection after creating a necklace and then sending that necklace to the gem lab for testing and certification. Even though I can identify jade treatments with about 99% accuracy, I only sell jade that has been lab tested and is natural and untreated. Even my nephrite has been tested, which is highly uncommon in the industry. Yet Tiffany & Co. coats their nephrite necklaces...
Category
2010s American Artisan Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Jade, 18k Gold, Steel
$1,156 Sale Price
20% Off
Mosaic of Diamond, Pink Tourmaline and Aquamarine Dangle Earrings
Located in Nantucket, MA
A heart-shaped mosaic of faceted pink tourmaline and aquamarine stones of varying shapes with pave`-set diamonds. Heart-shaped, pave` s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Aquamarine, Diamond, Tourmaline, Sterling Silver
Antique ArtNouveau European FauxLampwork Glass Flora CherryBlossom Long Necklace
Located in Chicago, IL
With a silver clasp that could be as old as the Victorian period and in an Art-Nouveau style with pale intricate flora motifs, this antique long glass necklace features lampwork-like...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Silver
Michelle Fantaci Diamond 14k Yellow Gold Little Bird Stacking Ring Wedding Band
Located in North Attleboro, MA
Let your commitment sparkle with this beautiful Michelle Fantaci designer diamond wedding band! Crafted in 14k yellow gold, it features a unique baby-bird peak, adorned with 10 spark...
Category
2010s American Artisan Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Natural Citrine Briolette Necklace in Hand-Wrapped Sterling Silver, Three-Strand
Located in Northampton, MA
Brilliantly executed and unmistakably bold, this handcrafted three-strand necklace features a breathtaking arrangement of natural citrine briolettes, each individually wire-wrapped i...
Category
1970s American Artisan Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Citrine, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1990s 14 Karat Yellow Gold Italian Panther Link Necklace
Located in Boston, MA
Vintage 1990’s 14K Yellow Gold Italian Panther Link Necklace - The Italian made necklace features a statement clasp that can be worn in front as well a...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Emerald and Diamond Feather Dangle Earrings
Located in Nantucket, MA
In a stylized peacock feather design, these earrings feature faceted, pear shaped emeralds with faceted, round pave`-set diamonds. Set in sterling silver with an 18K gold post for p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
18k, pendant Petit carved onyx horse head with chain
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
The Petit size is a smaller version of the larger horse head pendant with the sapphire bail. It can be worn alone of layered.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Onyx, 18k Gold
Chalcedony Bracelet, Arts
Crafts Style Circa 1970s
Located in Northampton, MA
This luminous blue and grayish-blue chalcedony bracelet was created in the Arts & Crafts style though it dates to a later era; probably the 1970s. This one-of-a-kind bracelet was completely handmade using natural highly translucent chalcedony gems that range in tone from faint blue to rich periwinkle. At 141 grams, it's a satisfyingly substantial bracelet that will not get lost on your arm.
The central flower-shaped arrangement is composed of one round 21mm chalcedony cabochon surrounded by eight oval and pear-shaped stones, along with two large 20mm x 17mm pear-shaped cabochons north and south. This collection of stones are soldered together as one piece that is curved to follow the arch of your wrist. On either side of this central design element are nine chalcedony cabochons, each bezel set and joined by hand-formed links. The links terminate on both ends at a row of 5 stones: two round, three ovals. The bracelet closes securely with a box clasp and safety latch. Because the central portion of this very large bracelet is fused, it's not a sloppy piece; the gems don't spin around on your wrist and become tangled. It retains its form and only the stones on the sides that are linked by chain can move freely. It's a clever design.
The bracelet measures 7 ½ in length and is 3 ¾ wide. So it should fit many but the largest wrists. The bracelet is marked 925 for the silver and has an unknown maker's mark I cannot identify.
Gorgeous, unique, and featuring the most distinctive blue in the gem world, this vintage chalcedony...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Chalcedony, Silver
$2,079 Sale Price
20% Off
William Spratling Sterling
Amethyst Shell Earrings, 1950s, Ex-Goddard Estate
By William Spratling
Located in North Attleboro, MA
A rare and sculptural pair of sterling silver and amethyst earrings by William Spratling, Taxco, Mexico, circa the 1950s. Each earring is formed as a stylized spiral conch shell accented with rich amethyst cabochons, a motif that showcases Spratling’s ability to merge organic inspiration with modernist design.
These earrings come directly from the estate of Phyllis M. Goddard, the noted Spratling scholar. This exact pair is illustrated in her reference Spratling Silver: A Field Guide (see p. 96, fig. 2-301), giving them exceptional provenance and historical importance within Spratling’s body of work.
Stamped with the appropriate maker’s marks. Excellent vintage condition with natural patina and original screw-back fittings.
A museum-worthy example for collectors of mid-century Mexican silver, documented studio jewelry, or Spratling’s finest work.
These are truly beautiful. Each earring is a whimsical spiraled sea...
Category
1950s Mexican Modernist Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Amethyst, Sterling Silver, Silver
Vintage 14k Yellow Gold Mesh Bracelet with Sapphire Cluster Flowers
Located in Boston, MA
This exquisite vintage bracelet is a true statement piece. Crafted in luxurious 14K yellow gold, it features a striking mesh design that shimmers with a captivating drape. The bracel...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Yellow Aagate Dog with Sapphire Bail
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
charming carving of a dog in agate with painted gold inlay. master carver from Idar Oberstein germany
approximately 28mm x 22mm agate
bail .30ct sapphire
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Agate, Sapphire, 18k Gold
ArtDeco Marcasite&Pyrite Sparkly SterlingSilver Geometric Filigree WideBand Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Encrusted with mixed-cut pyrite and marcasite stones for gold and silver reflections, this extremely-sparkly double-rimmed wide thick sterling-silver ring was designed by an artisan ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Marcasite, Pyrite, Sterling Silver
Trifari 1930s Alfred Philippe ArtDeco GreenGoldGlass MicroBead 20Strand Necklace
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in Chicago, IL
On this Art-Deco period glass micro-bead 20-strand necklace, the yellow-gold-plated clasp is stamped with a crown-topped Trifari signature without a U.S.-copyright symbol, which Indi...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Gold, Yellow Gold, Base Metal, Gold Plate
$875 Sale Price
30% Off
1994 Smithsonian ModernArt LavaRock Sparkling SterlingSilver Eye Shaped Brooch
By Contemporary
Located in Chicago, IL
Like the pendant collected by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, this bezel-set lava rock was handcrafted as a modern sterling silver brooch by studio-artist Joan Parcher...
Category
1990s American Artist Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Other, Sterling Silver
$940 Sale Price
60% Off
Cushion Cut Green Amethyst
Prasiolite
, 18K Gold and Emerald Beaded Necklace
By Deborah Lockhart Phillips
Located in Nantucket, MA
Beautifully rippled, cushion-cut faceted green amethyst (prasiolite) with textured 18K gold beads at the collar bone. Slightly graduated beaded necklace with emeralds in between wit...
Category
Late 20th Century Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Amethyst, Emerald, 18k Gold
18K Gold and Faceted Amethyst Ring
Located in Nantucket, MA
An elegant 18K gold ring with textured wire work as the basket of the stone. It features a 7 carat, faceted oval amethyst stone. Ring size is 6.25
Category
Late 20th Century Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Amethyst, 18k Gold
Pair of Elephant Motif Emerald and Diamond Dangle Earrings
Located in Nantucket, MA
Pair of unusual elephant motif dangle earrings featuring pave`-set, round brilliant cut diamonds and ruby eyes on the elephant head post. Dangling from the post are oval, faceted em...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Antique 8 BallCutMoonstones French BelleEpoque GiltFiligree Earrings
Necklace
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique French Belle-Epoque-period set incudes eight rare ball-cut moonstones beaded on a delicate gilt choker necklace and wire-hook dangle earrings for pierced ears. The necklace features two 12mm gilt-filigree-capped moonstones with atypical adularescence that glows as a sharply defined wide bluish-white circle below the surface. The pearl-like grayish-white moonstones are among beaded stations of cut-glass crystal that are spaced with tiny gilt balls. The matching earrings each feature a 6mm moonstone like the additional four on the necklace.
The luminous moonstone beads look like quahog-clam pearls...
Category
1910s French Belle Époque Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Crystal, Moonstone, Brass, Gold, Gilt Metal
18k enhancer, carved Tanzanite, with Diamond bail
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
18 Karat one of a kind hand carved Tanzanite flower design pendant with diamond bail. Beautiful with all color outfits. Enhances the wearers eye color.
Very unusual special piece des...
Category
2010s Modern Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond
Artist Modern Sculptural SterlingSilverWire Script Acrobat or Letter H Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
Like Alexander Calder's handmade wire jewelry since 1929, whose smallest one-of-a-kind sculptural subjects ranged from aerial acrobats and dancers to mono...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Sterling Silver
1941 ChanelRelevant American Reinad ArtDecoStyle Silver PolkaDot LargeBow Brooch
By Reinad
Located in Chicago, IL
In Spring 1941 after French fashion couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel had stopped production of her clothing designs while she remained in Europe during the WWII era, the decades-old American costume-jewelry company Reinad began imprinting pieces in its new retail line, Chanel Novelty Co, with the script signature "Chanel". As this was prior to the use of the sans-serif capital-letter signature "CHANEL" on French-made jewelry that was commissioned by the Parisian designer, as well as before U.S.-copyright protection began in 1955, the House of Chanel that was mostly owned by the Jewish Wertheimer family of venture capitalists (who remarkably still produced Parfums CHANEL and French-vineyard wine via legal proxy while they lived in asylum in The States during the war) filed a U.S. lawsuit to demand that Reinad halt the use of its founder's famous last name.
As the Werthheimers' quickly won, Reinad only produced the single seasonal collection stamped with the French brand name, and subsequently only imprinted its company name as the sans-serif capital-letter signature "REINAD" without a copyright symbol, which was different that its prior signatures dating back to its founding in 1922. When Chanel herself resumed French-made fashion production in Paris in 1953 (with Werthheimer support leading to their acquisition of all rights to her name despite her post-war eight-year exile in Switzerland due to close association with Nazis), for the first time all of her creations were signed "CHANEL" like the original packaging of the exceedingly profitable "No.5" perfume.
While Reinad continued to produced costume jewelry until 1954, in the last decade of this business, the U.S. company continued to try to appeal to potential Chanel buyers by at least making Chanel-style designs. As such, owning an attractive and well-made Reinad piece can be considered a useful investment in fashion history as evidence of a little-known turning-point involving the most famous ongoing luxury-fashion business Chanel, as well as of the impact of that legal judgement had on advancing U.S. design protection for brands that later used the copyright symbol.
Like early ArtDeco-style oversized heavy metallic costume jewelry by Chanel, this three-dimensional monochrome silver-alloy polkadot bow brooch imitates a pale polkadot-textured ribbon. Notably, while high-quality ribbon for styling hair or decorating clothing in a non-functional way was still an expensive accessory...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Rhodium, Silver, Base Metal
18k Enhancer, carved black tourmaline lions head, blue sapphire bail
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
Black Tournaline Crystal carved Lionshead by Master Idar Oberstein Carver
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
18k Gold
18K Native American War Horse Pendant
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
18K hand painted native american war horse with blue painted on reverse crystal backed with mother of pearl
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Crystal, 18k Gold
Couture Cis Zoltowska Fingerlike ProngSet CrackleGlass RedBalls Silver Earrings
By Countess Cis Zoltowska
Located in Chicago, IL
In the mid-century, Austro-Hungarian Comtesse Cissy Zoltowska designed haute-couture costume jewelry with elements of hand-craftsmanship for some of the leading European houses inclu...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Modern Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Silver, Mixed Metal
Diamond
Ruby Ring MCM 4.38 Carats - A Tray of Cocktails Ring
Located in Northampton, MA
Perfectly, outrageously flashy, and fun, this Midcentury (circa 1950s) cocktail ring is bursting with marquise-cut rubies and round brilliant diamonds. There are 3.30 carats of rubie...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby
18K Gold and Diamond Interlocking C
s Band Ring
Located in Nantucket, MA
A classic and elegant diamond and 18K gold ring with an interlocking C design. Round, brilliant cut diamonds in a pave` setting. Ring size is 6.25. Carat weight of diamonds is .63...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Devon Woodhill Large North Star Modern Locket
Located in Weston, MA
Keep your loved ones close with this sleek take on a traditional locket. The slim profile case opens to display 2 photographs. The North Star design is highlighted by one brilliant d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Icy White Jadeite
Pink Tourmaline Pendant Certified Untreated
Located in Northampton, MA
This lacy, one-of-a-kind ice-white jadeite and oval tourmaline cabochon pendant has been hand-crafted in 14k white gold. The 28.50 x 28 x 2...
Category
2010s North American Artisan Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Jade, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
Antique HandPressed Glass European GoldFiligreeCapped Beaded Heavy Necklace
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique rare hand-pressed-glass necklace features semi-translucent grape-green large beads that are capped with gilt-brass filigree. Based on the combination of bead seams, spring-ring clasp, and metal findings on the unmarked faux Chinese-jade necklace, it dates to the late Victorian period most likely from Western Europe.
Around WWI, hand presses, which stamped molten glass into a mold to create a bead with a hole and a seam, were often used to produce costume jewelry as a cottage industry in Germany and the Czech region. This was while there was a lack of factory machine presses and finishing tumblers that used sand to polish out the seam lines.
Another reason that the cloudy green beads can be identified as atypically hand-pressed is that they are more opaque and therefore harder and less prone to breaking during formation than fully-translucent glass, which was better suited for automated-machine pressing. Also the green beads are an unusual swirled color including white, which suggests that their production was more limited than machine-pressing would enable.
Without the bead-seams, this necklace could be mistaken for one by Coco Chanel. Her 1920s couture...
Category
Early 20th Century German Late Victorian Massachusetts - Jewelry Watches
Materials
Gold, Brass, Gilt Metal
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