Fringe Benefits

15 Karat Victorian Garnet Suite. This one is for the books! A rare find. A totally awesome 15 karat (tests) c. 1870's Etruscan Revival garnet carbuncle pendant brooch with matching earrings. brooch: length: 2-5/8", width: 1-1/4"; earrings (exc wire): length: 1-7/8", width: 13/16"

 

c. 1930' s Victorian Revival Necklace. A chevron shaped black glass stone set with brilliant sits atop a pretty openwork base that is surrounded by faceted black glass beads and creamy white faux pearls in this brass pendant strung on cord. A tassel hangs from the base of the pendant. necklace. length: 29"; pendant length: 3", width: 9-1/2"

c. 1950's Fringed Wheaton Terrier Pin. Silver-plated chains form and flatter this guy's floppy facial hair and mane, a use of new materials that was daring in the 1950's. Hidden beneath its mane are black chaton cut pronged-in round rhinestones to form the ears, eyes, nose and mouth. Too cool! [See "Costume Jewelry, the Great Pretenders", p. 109.] height: 3", width: 2-1/2"

c. 1950's Hattie Clipback Earrings. Each earring consists of 7 lengths of cascading gold-toned mesh link overlapping itself and ending in a mini pronged-in clear round rhinestone. Signed Carnegie on reverse.

c. 1950's Victorian Revival Slide Bracelet. This beautiful openwork flexible link slide bracelet has an intricately detailed fold-over closure and end with fringed tassel. width: 7/8"; length: 9-1/4"

Original by Robert Cameo Choker. This wonderful gold-tone mesh collar has a focal oval grey resin cameo of the three graces with a graduated chain fringe. Signed Original by © Robert on artist pallete on reverse. cameo: width: 1-1/4", length: 1-5/8" plus 1-3/8" for fringe; mesh: width: 3/4", length: 11-3/8", necklace extends to 14-3/4"

FLORENZA © Pillbox Pendant. Dating from about 1958 is this gold-tone linked chain necklace with domed open-work balloon-shaped pillbox pendant with bezel set synthetic turquoise and amethyst-colored glass. Tassel hangs from pillbox. chain length: 28"; pendant (including bale): length: 3-1/2", width: 1"

c. 1960's Pedre Pendant Watch. Elegance and style are evident in this gorgeous Swiss timepiece. This gold-tone Pedre pendant watch is stem wind, stem set and features 17 jewels and is set in a Florentine finish openwork curlique surround enhanced with simulated turquoise cabochons with hanging tassels all suspended from a handsome link chain. [Pedre is.one of the few American watch companies still operating under its original family name and maintains its hallmark tradition of combining quality workmanship with great styling.] This watch is no exception. chain length: 23"; watch setting: width: 1-1/4", height: 2-1/2"

Lucerne Pendant Watch. Great vintage two-sided pendant watch with machine-stamped floral motif on watch face center surrounded by white Roman numeral five minute markers set in black with black ornate hands. The reverse has a transfer on porcelain of a female profile. Marked Lucerne on case. Great braided gold-tone chain. chain length: 29", watch: diameter: 1-3/8"