An engraved bow suspends a beaded-border oval frame holding an original black and white photograph of a young man — the classic form of the WWII-era sweetheart pin, worn by women to keep a loved one close while they were away. The photograph appears original to the piece, making this as much a found artifact as a piece of jewelry. Unsigned and quietly affecting.

Materials: Gold-tone base metal, original black and white photograph under glass

Details:

• Era: 1940s–1950s
• Markings: None
• Style / design notes: Engraved ribbon bow brooch with suspended oval portrait frame, beaded border, original black and white photo of young man
• Stone or material notes: Glass-covered photo compartment
• Color: Antique gold-tone
• Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age; original photograph intact
• Measurement: 1" x 2"

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A sleek, elongated Siamese cat sits in perfect composure — open cutout eyes, engraved whiskers, and a curled tail that anchors the composition with quiet confidence. Gerry's produced some of the most beloved mid-century figural brooches in American costume jewelry, and cat pins were among their signature subjects. The high-polish finish and streamlined silhouette place this firmly in the 1960s modernist aesthetic.

Materials: Gold-tone base metal

Details:

• Era: 1960s
• Markings: Gerry's (partially obscured by pin mechanism)
• Style / design notes: Seated Siamese cat form, cutout eyes, engraved whisker detail, curled tail, high-polish finish, openwork legs
• Stone or material notes: None
• Color: Gold-tone
• Condition: Excellent Vintage Condition
• Measurement: 1.5" x 0.75"

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Five oval faceted stones — amethyst, peridot, champagne topaz, blue topaz, and amethyst — line up in a graduated spectrum across an oxidized sterling band framed above and below by rows of marcasite. Thai sterling workshops were producing some of the finest accessible gemstone jewelry from the 1970s onward, and the CNA maker's mark, wide tapered band, and oxidized finish suggest this piece dates to the earlier end of that tradition. Stamped 925, CNA, and Thailand on the inner band.

Materials: Sterling silver (925), amethyst, peridot, champagne topaz, blue topaz, marcasite

Details:

• Era: 1970s–1980s
• Markings: "925 CNA" and "Thailand" stamped inside band
• Style / design notes: Five-stone graduated band, oval faceted gemstones in prong settings, marcasite pavé border above and below, oxidized finish, wide tapered band
• Stone or material notes: Natural gemstones — amethyst (x2), peridot, champagne topaz, blue topaz; marcasite accent rows
• Color: Oxidized silver with multi-color stones
• Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age
• Measurement: Size 8

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A quill feather rendered in Spanish damascene — the centuries-old Toledo tradition of inlaying fine gold wire and colored enamel into blackened metal — with yellow, green, and white scrolling detail across every barb. A matching damascene ball serves as the chained safety cap at the pin's end, making the entire piece a cohesive object from tip to terminus. Spanish damascene stick pins of this quality were among the most sought-after tourist and export pieces of the post-war decades.

Materials: Gold-tone base metal, Spanish damascene enamel inlay (yellow, green, white on blackened metal)

Details:

• Era: 1950s–1960s
• Markings: "Spain" stamped on reverse
• Style / design notes: Feather/quill form, full damascene enamel coverage, scrolling gold inlay detail, chained matching damascene ball safety cap
• Stone or material notes: Toledo-style damascene — gold wire and colored enamel inlaid into blackened base metal
• Color: Yellow, green, white, and black with gold inlay
• Condition: Vintage with wear consistent and tone loss is a few places, see images
• Measurement: 3.5" long

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Alternating engraved diamond stations and textured bar connectors hold eleven oval faux pearl cabochons across a bracelet that wears with real weight and presence. The box clasp with attached safety chain is a hallmark of mid-century quality construction, added to ensure the piece stayed on the wrist. The deeply oxidized gold-tone surface gives the engraving exceptional relief and age.

Materials: Gold-tone base metal, faux pearl cabochons

Details:

• Era: 1940s–1950s
• Markings: None
• Style / design notes: Eleven-station alternating link bracelet, engraved diamond-form and textured bar links, oval faux pearl cabochons, box clasp with figure-8 safety and secondary safety chain
• Stone or material notes: Faux pearl cabochons — oval, cream with soft luster
• Color: Antique gold-tone with cream pearls
• Condition: Tone loss and wear in spots across the piece consistent with age
• Measurement: 7.5"

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Two strands of textured herringbone chain converge at a polished downward-pointing triangle — a composition that reads as quietly architectural and unmistakably seventies. Monet's geometric period produced some of the brand's most enduring pieces, and the triangle centerpiece here has the kind of considered simplicity that ages well. The box clasp with secondary safety chain confirms the quality standard Monet maintained throughout this era.

Materials: Gold-tone base metal

Details:

• Era: 1970s–1980s
• Markings: "©Monet" stamped on reverse of triangle centerpiece
• Style / design notes: Double strand textured herringbone chain, downward-pointing triangle focal element, box clasp with spring-ring safety chain
• Stone or material notes: None
• Color: Gold-tone
• Condition: excellent vintage condition
• Measurement: 7.25"

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A small raised hand emerges from a detailed sleeve cuff, cast in silver-tone metal — the mano cornuto, an Italian gesture carried for centuries as a ward against the evil eye. This motif moved from Mediterranean folk tradition into mid-century charm bracelet culture with ease, and its staying power says something about the weight a small object can hold. Open jump ring, ready to layer.

Materials: Silver-tone base metal

Details:

• Era: Mid-century, likely 1950s–1960s
• Markings: None
• Style / design notes: Figural hand charm, mano cornuto gesture, detailed sleeve cuff, open jump ring
• Stone or material notes: None
• Color: Silver-tone
• Condition: excellent vintage condition
• Measurement: 5mm × 18mm excluding jump ring

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An open filigree frame of pierced gold-tone metal surrounds a glassy amber cabochon, its radiating lines catching light the way only old glass does. The rectangular silhouette with scalloped edges, floral accents, and small paste details at each blossom center places this firmly in the Art Deco transitional period — a moment when Victorian ornament was being stripped back but not yet abandoned. The pin back is a roller catch style consistent with 1920s–1930s manufacture, and the condition throughout is remarkably clean.

Materials: Gold-tone base metal, tiger's eye glass cabochon, paste rhinestone accents

Details:

• Era: 1920s–1930s
• Markings: None
• Style / design notes: Rectangular open filigree frame with scalloped edges, floral motifs, central oval cabochon with small paste flower overlay, roller catch pin back
• Stone or material notes: Glassy amber cabochon with radiating pattern, likely tiger's eye glass; small paste rhinestones at floral centers believed to be camphor glass
• Color: Gold-tone, warm amber
• Condition: Excellent vintage condition
• Measurement: 1" × .5"

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A dense arrangement of sculpted petals, leaves, and granule-edged blooms rises into a full dimensional cluster — the kind of ring that looks grown rather than made. Three coral-pink glass cabochons nestle into the composition at intervals, their warm tone sitting naturally against the deeply worked gold. The adjustable band makes this one genuinely wearable across sizes; some light tone loss at the highest relief points, as expected from a piece with this much surface.

Materials: Gold-tone base metal, coral glass cabochons

Details:

• Era: 1960s–1970s
• Markings: None
• Style / design notes: High-relief botanical cluster top, layered petal and leaf forms, granule border detail, three coral-pink glass cabochon accents, open adjustable band
• Stone or material notes: Coral-pink glass cabochons, smooth and uniform
• Color: Gold-tone, coral pink
• Condition: Good vintage condition; light tone loss at relief points
• Size: Adjustable, fits size 7+
• Measurement: Top 1" × 1.2"

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The elephant's trunk doesn't just curl — it becomes the bracelet itself, nine articulated pavé-set segments flowing from a fully sculpted head clasp down to the wrist and back. Each link is numbered on the reverse, a quiet testament to the engineering behind what reads, from the front, as pure spectacle. Emerald rhinestone eyes and gold-tone tusks anchor the face; the two-tone treatment carries through the length of the band. Some tone loss to the reverse of the links, as expected; the front is brilliant throughout, with no missing stones.

Materials: Gold-tone and silver-tone base metal, pavé white rhinestones, emerald green rhinestone eyes

Details:

• Era: 1980s
• Markings: Assembly numbers 1–9 on interior trunk segments
• Style / design notes: Figural elephant head clasp, fully pavé-set articulated trunk band, emerald rhinestone eyes, gold-tone tusks and ear rims, two-tone finish
• Stone or material notes: Pavé white rhinestones throughout; emerald green faceted rhinestone eyes; all stones present
• Color: Silver-tone, gold-tone, green
• Condition: Excellent vintage condition; tone loss to reverse of links only, front excellent throughout
• Measurement: Approximately 7" length

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A palm-smooth teardrop vase in high-polish silver tone, compact enough to hang from a chain but substantial enough to hold a few drops of your current obsession. The screw-off ball finial reveals an original plastic dropper wand — functional, intact, and ready to use. Perfume bottle pendants are having a quiet resurgence in 2025, worn on long chains as an everyday talisman as much as a fragrance vessel. This one earns its place through pure form: no ornamentation, just a clean silhouette that works with everything.

Materials: Silver-tone base metal; screw-top closure with ball finial; original plastic dropper wand included

Details:

• Era: c. 1970s–1980s
  
• Style / design notes: Smooth teardrop vase silhouette; ball finial atop screw-off cap; jump ring bail for chain attachment; no chain included
  
• Function: Wearable perfume vessel / pendant
• Color: Silver tone
• Condition: Great vintage condition, dropper wand present and functional

Measurement: Pendant 1.5"

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A single faux pearl sits atop a slender curved gold-tone stem flanked by two engraved leaves — the whole piece no bigger than a fingertip, and entirely self-contained in its elegance. It has the quality of something found in a garden just before bloom, reduced to its essential geometry. The large disc pin back is a practical touch that keeps the piece secure on delicate fabrics. Wear it alone at the collar or cluster it with other small pins.

Materials: Gold-tone base metal stem and leaves; faux pearl bud; large disc roll-over pin back

Details:

• Era: c. 1970s–1980s
  
• Style / design notes: Curved botanical stem with two engraved gold-tone leaves; single oval faux pearl at apex; large round disc pin back
• Stone or material notes: Faux pearl — simulated luster finish
• Function: Scatter / lapel pin brooch
• Color: White pearl and gold tone
• Condition: Great vintage condition

Measurement: Approximately 3/4" tall

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A bold floral cluster of round brilliant cubic zirconia — center stone ringed by eight larger stones, all framed by a pavé halo — sits atop a triple split shank set with additional CZ down each band. The layered construction gives the ring considerable presence without heaviness, and the rhodium-finish sterling catches light from every angle. Vintage-inspired in its cluster silhouette and generous scale, it works as well with denim as it does with a dressed-up look.

Materials: 925 sterling silver; round brilliant cubic zirconia (simulated); rhodium plated finish

Details:

• Era: c. 2000s–2010s, vintage-inspired design
• Markings: Stamped "925 CN" and "FZN" on inner shank
• Style / design notes: Round CZ center stone; eight-stone surrounding cluster; pavé halo frame; triple split shank with pavé CZ set down each band
• Stone or material notes: Cubic zirconia — all simulated; no natural stones
• Function: Cocktail / fashion ring
• Color: Clear and silver
• Condition: Excellent condition

Measurement: Size 8

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Every surface of this small mouse is worked in Toledo damascene — gold and silver inlay etched into a blackened metal ground in the fine foliate patterns that made Spanish Toledo work internationally sought from the mid-century onward. The round ears, curling tail, and red enamel eyes give it warmth without sentimentality, and the craftsmanship is genuinely meticulous at this scale. A piece that rewards close looking.

Materials: Damascene base metal, gold and silver inlay, red enamel

Details:

• Era: 1950s–1960s
• Markings: None
• Style / design notes: Figural mouse form, all-over Toledo damascene inlay in foliate pattern, gold and silver on blackened ground, red enamel eyes, curling tail, roller catch pin back
• Stone or material notes: Red enamel eyes
• Color: Gold, silver, black, red
• Condition: great vintage condition
• Measurement: 1.6" × .75"

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Polished ridges arc across a domed half-hoop form — simple in concept, precise in execution, and exactly the kind of piece Napier was making when the brand was at its most considered. The "Pat. Pend." stamp on the clip back dates these to the period when Napier was actively refining its earring hardware, a detail that places them firmly in the 1950s–1960s. Minor wear consistent with age; the silver tone is largely intact and the clips function well.

Materials: Silver-tone base metal

Details:

• Era: 1950s–1960s
• Markings: "Napier Pat. Pend." stamped on clip back
• Style / design notes: Domed half-hoop form, parallel ribbed surface, clip-back fitting with Napier patented mechanism
• Stone or material notes: None
• Color: Silver-tone
• Condition: Good vintage condition; minor wear and light chipping, clips functional
• Measurement: Approximately 5/8" × 1/2" each

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Two pins that were never meant to match and are better for it — a brushed gold-tone diamond with a curved sweep of ice-blue baguettes along one edge, and a silver-tone round set with a large faceted clear crystal in a scalloped crown. Scatter pins like these were a mid-century staple, worn in clusters on lapels and collars, and the mismatched pairing reads as intentional by contemporary standards. Sold as a set; wear to the reverse of the crystal pin, light wear to the gold tone square.

Materials: Gold-tone base metal, silver-tone base metal, blue baguette stones, clear faceted crystal

Details:

• Era: 1950s–1960s
• Markings: "Balloun Reg'd" on crystal pin butterfly back; "Jandy Reg'd" on square pin butterfly back
• Style / design notes: Diamond-form brushed gold-tone pin with curved blue baguette accent; round silver-tone pin with large prong-set faceted crystal in scalloped setting
• Stone or material notes: Ice-blue baguette stones, identity unconfirmed; clear faceted crystal
• Color: Gold-tone, silver-tone, ice blue, clear
• Condition: Good vintage condition; tone loss and wear to reverse of crystal pin, light wear to gold square; fronts presentable
• Measurement: Approximately 3/8" each

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• Brand: Authentic signed Avon (stamped on the interior of the band)
• Era: 1975 - Royal Radiance
• Style: Botanical / Floral Cluster
• Metal: Gold-tone base metal
• Stones: Marquise-cut pink rhinestones and clear chaton rhinestones
• Size:5.5-6.5
• Condition: tone loss on back of band, see pictures.

• Stone: Natural Banded/Picture Jasper
• Era: Circa 1970s
• Metal: Silver-tone base metal
• Style: Bohemian / Southwestern Revival
• Dimensions: Pendant is approximately 1.5" to 1.75" in height, 19" chain
• Condition: Good vintage condition; stone is smooth and secure. Metal finish features a soft, authentic aged patina.

• Era: Circa 1970s–1980s
• Style: Minimalist Diamond-Cut / Textured Bangle
• Metal: Bright silver-tone base metal
• Dimensions: 2.75 inner diameter
• Condition: Good vintage condition; retains its original bright silver-tone finish with minimal surface wear.

• Era: Circa 1970s–1980s
• Style: Monogram / Script Initial / Victorian Revival
• Metal: Hematite-tone or gunmetal-tone base metal
• Stones: marcasite
• Condition: Good vintage condition; all stones are present and retain their original dark sparkle. The rolling safety clasp is secure and fully functional.

• Era: Circa 1970s–1980s
• Style: Monogram / Script Initial / Victorian Revival
• Metal: Hematite-tone or gunmetal-tone base metal
• Stones: marcasite
• Condition: Good vintage condition; all stones are present and retain their original dark sparkle. The rolling safety clasp is secure and fully functional.

Description: A round deep amethyst rhinestone stud gives way to an open silver-tone filigree scroll — all curlicues and symmetry — before dropping into a faceted emerald-cut amethyst glass stone with the color of a late dusk sky. The construction layers three distinct elements into a single fluid line that moves beautifully with the wearer. Sadie Green built her brand on exactly this kind of piece: Victorian and Art Nouveau revival forms assembled from vintage-era glass and mixed metals, made to be worn rather than collected. Deep purple, architectural, and quietly dramatic.

Materials: Silver-tone base metal; deep purple glass rhinestone stud; open filigree scroll connector; faceted emerald-cut glass drop stone 

Details:

• Era: c. 1980s–1990s
• Markings: Signed "Sadie Green" on oval tag on reverse
• Style / design notes: Three-part drop — round stud, open filigree scroll, emerald-cut stone drop; Victorian Revival filigree motif; post and butterfly back closure
• Stone or material notes: Purple glass — simulated; no natural stones
• Function: Pierced drop earrings
• Color: Deep purple and silver tone
• Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

Measurement: 1.25" drop

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• Era: Circa 1980s–1990s
• Style: Classic Line / Tennis Bracelet
• Metal: Silver-tone plated base metal (Check for stamps like "925" or "CZ" on the clasp)
• Stones: Brilliant round-cut clear chaton rhinestones or cubic zirconia
• Closure: Hidden insert box clasp with a fold-over safety latch
• Condition: Good vintage condition; all stones are present and securely prong-set. The silver-tone metal shows surface wear on the inside and a subtle aged patina on the reverse side, consistent with historic costume jewelry.

• Brand: Authentic signed Monet (stamped on the reverse)
• Era: Circa 1960s–1970s
• Style: Mid-Century Modernist / Abstract Swirl / Tailored Metal
• Metal: Heavy gold-plated base metal alloy
• Closure: Secure rolling safety clasp pin
• Condition: Excellent vintage condition; the gold plating remains rich, bright, and uniform with minimal age-appropriate surface wear. The pin mechanism works flawlessly.

Long-limbed and self-possessed, this stylized cat brooch captures the sleek, graphic feline silhouette that defined mid-century American costume jewelry. The brushed and textured gold-tone body contrasts with a slim collar of aurora borealis rhinestones — their iridescent flash the only ornament the cat needs. The exaggerated proportions and confident pose feel as current now as they did sixty years ago. A piece for the lapel, the scarf, or the coat.

Materials: Gold-tone base metal; aurora borealis rhinestone collar accent; needle pin with roller catch

Details:

• Era: c. 1960s–1970s
  
• Style / design notes: Seated stylized cat with elongated legs and curled tail; brushed texture body; slim AB rhinestone collar; open eye cutouts; needle pin back
• Stone or material notes: Aurora borealis rhinestones at collar 
• Function: Lapel / scatter brooch
• Color: Gold tone with iridescent AB rhinestones
• Condition: Good vintage condition, some gold tone loss

Measurement: 2.5" tall

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A gecko mid-climb, frozen in gold-tone metal with a body scattered in aurora borealis rhinestones that shift between gold, pink, and iridescent white depending on the light. Green rhinestone eyes anchor the head with just enough color to feel intentional. The textured, engraved body gives the piece a tactile quality that reads well up close and from a distance. Figural animal brooches like this one have a long history in costume jewelry — and the gecko, with its grip and stillness, translates particularly well into pin form.

Materials: Gold-tone base metal; aurora borealis rhinestones; green rhinestone eyes; needle pin with roller catch

Details:

• Era: c. 1980s–1990s
  
• Style / design notes: Climbing gecko pose; engraved and textured body; AB rhinestone cluster on torso; green rhinestone eyes; needle pin back
• Stone or material notes: Aurora borealis rhinestones and green rhinestones
• Function: Lapel / scatter brooch
• Color: Gold tone with iridescent AB and green
• Condition: Great vintage condition
• Measurement: 2" long

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A windswept bonsai in miniature — its sinuous gold-tone trunk rising from a deep green rectangular glass base rimmed in pavé clear rhinestones, the canopy spreading into clusters of gold leaves set with alternating emerald and clear rhinestones. The bonsai form carries centuries of meaning in East Asian tradition: patience, resilience, the beauty of things shaped slowly over time. As a brooch it translates that stillness into something worn and carried. A rare and particular piece that appeals well beyond the usual costume jewelry collector.

Materials: Gold-tone base metal; deep green rectangular glass base; clear pavé rhinestone trim; emerald and clear rhinestone flower clusters; needle pin with roller catch

Details:

• Era: c. 1980s–1990s
  
• Style / design notes: Sculpted bonsai form with sinuous trunk; gold-tone leaf canopy set with emerald and clear rhinestones; rectangular green glass planter base with pavé rhinestone border
• Stone or material notes: Green glass base; emerald green and clear rhinestones — all simulated; no natural stones
• Function: Lapel brooch
• Color: Gold tone, deep green, and clear
• Condition: Great Vintage Condition

Measurement: 2" tall

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A flower basket in gold-tone metal — its woven base rising into a mounded canopy of tiny blossoms accented with clear rhinestones — conceals a hinged lid that opens to reveal a solid perfume or glace compartment inside. Avon produced these functional locket brooches throughout the 1970s as a signature novelty line: wearable vessels for their solid perfumes, collectible in their own right long after the fragrance is gone. The basket weave texture, rope-trim handle, and floral detailing are all precisely rendered at a compact scale. Signed on the interior lid.

Materials: Gold-tone base metal; clear rhinestone accents; hinged locket mechanism with inner perfume compartment

Details:

• Era: c. 1970s
• Markings: Signed "Avon ©" on interior of hinged lid
• Style / design notes: Flower basket form with woven base texture, rope-handle trim, and mounded floral top; hinged oval lid opens to solid perfume/compartment; needle pin back
• Stone or material notes: Clear rhinestone accents, perfume compartment retains faint original scent
• Function: Wearable solid perfume locket brooch
• Color: Gold tone
• Condition: Great vintage condition, hinge functional, still contains perfume

Measurement: 1.75" tall

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A carved shell mottled olive and deep green, cool to the touch — rests in a gold-tone mount of textured claw-form legs and a pointed tail, the whole creature assembled with the unhurried confidence of something built to last. Turtle jewelry has been a quiet constant across cultures and centuries, carrying associations of longevity and groundedness that feel as relevant now as ever. The jade shell is hand-carved with shell pattern detail, and the contrast between the stone's natural variation and the warm gold-tone surround gives the piece a genuinely organic presence. Unsigned but consistent with mid-century jade and stone figural jewelry.

Materials: Gold-tone base metal mount; carved natural nephrite jade shell (unverified — tests as stone, cold to the touch, consistent with nephrite jade or serpentine)

Details:

• Era: c. 1960s–1970s
  
• Style / design notes: Naturalistic turtle form; carved jade shell with incised pattern detail; gold-tone claw-foot legs, head mount, and pointed tail; needle pin back
• Stone or material notes: Carved green stone shell
• Function: Lapel brooch
• Color: Olive and deep green with gold tone
• Condition: Great vintage condition, gentle gold wear around edges

Measurement: 1.25" long

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A study in motion — this brooch draws the eye through a sweeping spiral of channel-set baguettes, pavé rounds, and marquise rhinestones arranged in an open, ribbon-like composition. The layered design is characteristic of late Art Deco and early Retro costume jewelry, where geometric precision meets organic flourish. Unsigned but finely constructed, with the tight stone-setting and rhodium-toned base metal typical of quality American makers from the 1940s. Wears beautifully pinned to a lapel, a scarf, or the neckline of a dark dress.

Materials Silver-tone base metal, clear prong-set and channel-set glass rhinestones

Details

• Era: c. 1940s — late Art Deco / early Retro
  
• Style / design notes: Open circular swirl form; mixed stone cuts — baguette fan arc, pavé round sections, central marquise cluster; ribbon-like layered frame
• Stone notes: Clear glass rhinestones; baguette, marquise, and round cuts
• Function: Pin brooch with roll-over safety clasp
• Color: Silver / clear
• Condition: Great vintage condition

Measurement: Approximately 1.5" in diameter

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Made in the tradition of Toledo damasquinado, this oval pendant carries hand-etched floral imagery inlaid with gold-tone metal against oxidized blackened steel — a technique the city of Toledo, Spain has practiced since Moorish rule, later revived as a souvenir art form through the mid-20th century. The face blooms with a central flower spray surrounded by curling leaves and smaller blossoms; the reverse bears a fine stippled dot texture. Small, quiet, and deeply considered — the kind of piece that reads as collected rather than purchased.

Materials Blackened steel body with gold-tone metal inlay; gold-tone bail and frame

Details

• Era: c. 1960s–1970s, Toledo, Spain
• Markings: Unsigned; unstamped
• Style / design notes: Oval form; hand-etched floral bouquet with central bloom, trailing leaves, and secondary flowers; stippled dot pattern on reverse
• Stone notes: None
• Function: Pendant; bail fits standard chain
• Color: Black and gold-tone
• Condition: Great vintage condition, some gold tone loss

Measurement: Approximately 1.5" including bail 

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The circle pin had its heyday in the 1950s, and this one hits every note of the form — a twisted rope-twist hoop framing a three-dimensional rose in full bloom, stem curling naturally through the open center. Stamped 1/20 12K gold filled, meaning the gold layer comprises at least 1/20th of the total metal weight — a durable, quality construction used widely in American mid-century jewelry. The rose is sculpted with genuine attention: petals spiral inward, leaves are individually veined, and the composition feels less like costume jewelry and more like a miniature still life.

Materials 1/20 12K gold filled

Details

• Era: c. 1950s
• Markings: Stamped 1/20 12K GF on reverse of rose
• Style / design notes: Open circle form with rope-twist outer border; double inner ring; three-dimensional rose with spiraled petals and veined leaves; stem curves through center
  
• Function: Pin brooch with roll-over safety clasp
• Color: Warm yellow gold
• Condition: Great vintage condition

Measurement: Approximately 1.5"

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A wink of mid-century wit — this figural brooch renders the iconic cat-eye glasses frame in miniature, complete with rhinestone-set upper rims and the characteristic upswept corners that defined the decade's eyewear silhouette. Novelty jewelry of this type was enormously popular in the 1950s, when wearing a miniature version of an everyday object was a form of playful self-expression. The open frames give it a light, graphic quality that reads well on a lapel, collar, or hat brim.

Materials Gold-tone base metal; clear prong-set rhinestones

Details

• Era: c. 1950s–early 1960s
  
• Style / design notes: Figural cat-eye eyeglasses form; rhinestones set along upper frame and upswept corners; open lens frames; standard pin-back clasp
• Stone notes: Clear glass rhinestones; prong set along top bar and cat-eye tips
• Function: Pin brooch
• Color: Gold tone 
• Condition: Great vintage condition

Measurement: Approximately 1.75"

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Trifari distilled the sailboat into its essential geometry here — a single sweeping mast, triangular sails reduced to pure line and negative space, a curved hull that echoes the horizon. It is a study in confident restraint, the kind of design that looks as current now as it did when it left the studio. Signed with the crown Trifari mark and copyright symbol, placing it firmly within the label's most collectible mid-century period. Trifari's reputation for designer-quality costume jewelry — built under head designer Alfred Philippe and worn by First Lady Mamie Eisenhower — makes signed pieces consistently sought after.

Materials Gold-tone base metal

Details

• Era: c. 1955–1969 (crown Trifari with © mark)
• Markings: Signed "Crown Trifari ©" on reverse
• Style / design notes: Figural sailboat; fully openwork; angular modernist interpretation; single mast with swept sails and curved hull; matte and polished surface contrast
  
• Function: Pin brooch with roll-over safety clasp
• Color: Gold tone
• Condition: Excellent vintage condition

Measurement: Approximately 1.5"

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A watch that wears more like sculpture than timepiece — the bracelet is built from polished silver-tone tube links wrapped at intervals with paired gold-tone rings, creating a rhythm of light and shadow along the wrist. The small round case carries a clean white dial with gold baton hands and minimal indexing. Signed Neiman Marcus on the dial; the back is stamped with full construction details. Untested — battery and movement status unknown; may simply need a new battery.

Materials Base metal bezel; stainless steel case back; silver-tone and gold-tone base metal bracelet; Japan quartz movement; white dial

Details

• Era: c. 1980s–early 1990s
• Markings: "Neiman Marcus / Quartz" on dial; case back stamped "Base Metal Bezel / Stainless Steel Back / Japan MOV'T"
• Style / design notes: Polished silver-tone tube links with repeating paired gold-tone ring accents; small round case; clean white dial; gold baton hands; no numerals; deployant-style push-clasp
• Stone notes: None
• Function: Wristwatch — untested; battery and movement status unknown
• Color: Silver tone and gold tone
• Condition: Good vintage condition, some gold tone loss throughout piece and around center

Measurement: Approximately 7"

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The fleur-de-lis has marked everything from French royalty to New Orleans ironwork — a symbol that carries centuries of heraldic weight in three simple curves. This brooch renders it with confident dimensionality: a raised central spine, curved lateral petals, and a beaded collar band that cinches the form at its waist. The warm gold tone has developed a gentle patina that deepens the relief. Small enough to anchor a lapel without overwhelming it, substantial enough to wear alone.

Materials Gold-tone base metal

Details

• Era: c. 1950s–1960s
• Markings: Unsigned
• Style / design notes: Classic fleur-de-lis form; high-relief dimensional construction; raised central blade with flanking curved petals; beaded collar detail at waist; smooth polished surfaces
• Stone notes: None
• Function: Pin brooch with simple bar clasp
• Color: Warm gold tone
• Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear and natural patina consistent with age

Measurement: Approximately 1.25" x 1"

Collected by Mineral and Matter