A small, fully dimensional owl perches on a simple split band — feathers textured in fine relief, purple rhinestone eyes catching light with unexpected intensity. Owls carried real cultural currency in the 1970s, appearing across jewelry, ceramics, and print as symbols of quiet wisdom. This one has the charm of something found rather than bought. A ring that sparks conversation without demanding it. Stamped Sarah Coventry

Materials Silver-tone base metal, purple rhinestone accents

Details

• Era: 1970s
  
• Style / design notes: Three-dimensional owl figure with textured feather relief, split shank band
• Stone or material notes: Small purple rhinestone eyes
• Color: Silver-tone, purple
• Condition: Great vintage condition
• Measurement: adjustable

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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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A small arc of light—petals or feathers, depending on how you see it—opening around a single pearl.

This piece is part of Avon’s “Fan Fare” design, released in the mid-1970s. The marquise-shaped rhinestones form a soft, radiating fan, anchored by a luminous pearl set low and centered. The curve above it gives the whole piece a sense of motion—like something just beginning to unfold.

It feels airy, but intentional. A quiet statement.

Details

• Brand: Avon

• Collection: “Fan Fare”

• Era: 1974–1975

• Material: silver-tone

• Stones: faux pearl, clear rhinestones

• Size: adjustable (fits approx. 4–5)

• Condition: good vintage condition (light wear consistent with age)

Measurements

• Adjustable fit: approx. size 4–5

• Pearl: approx. 6 mm

A single pearl, held in motion.

This vintage ring wraps around itself in a soft, sculptural twist—gold tone lines flowing like a quiet current, meeting at a luminous center. The pearl feels suspended, not set, as if it simply settled there.

There’s a calm elegance to it—mid-century in spirit, but timeless in form. Light, fluid, and quietly expressive.

Details

• Era: 1977

• Material: gold tone

• Stone: faux pearl

• Size: 6

• Condition: good vintage condition with light, natural wear.

Measurements

• Ring size: 6

• Pearl: approx. 5 mm

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A round cream faux pearl sits nestled at the base of a spreading fan of silver-tone marquise leaves, each one set with a clear rhinestone — the whole composition opening outward like a peacock tail or a spray of light caught mid-movement. The beaded pearl setting and the crescent curve above it add a softness that keeps the design from feeling architectural. Released in 1974, the Fan Fare was designed as an expandable ring, making it one of the more versatile pieces from that era. Equal parts refined and botanical.

DETAILS:

• Maker: Avon — Fan Fare, 1974
• Style: Fan spray cocktail ring
• Center: Round cream faux pearl in beaded setting
• Accents: Clear rhinestones set in marquise silver-tone leaves
• Design: Asymmetric fan spray; crescent detail above center pearl
• Markings:  Avon stamp
• Material: Silver-tone base metal
• Era: 1974
• Size: adjustable 4-5
• Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

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Three emerald-green baguettes line up across a silver-tone band, each flanked by a pair of round clear rhinestones — the alternating rhythm of green and white giving the whole face a deliberate, almost architectural precision. The deep forest green reads as genuinely gem-like, the baguette cut adding a formality that lifts it above typical costume jewelry of the era. Part of Avon's Fashion Accents Collection from 1975, the Evening Classic was designed to wear as effortlessly with a blazer as with an evening dress. It still does.

DETAILS:

• Maker: Avon — Evening Classic, 1975
• Style: Multi-stone cocktail band ring
• Stones: Three emerald-green baguette rhinestones; six round clear rhinestones
• Setting: Silver-tone prong and bezel combination
• Markings:  Avon stamp
• Material: Silver-tone base metal
• Era: 1975
• Size: adjustable 4-5
• Condition: Great vintage condition

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Released in 1981, the Avon Gilded Trellis is a wide openwork band built entirely from interlocking diamond forms — negative space and gold in equal measure, the whole structure open to light from every angle. It sits closer to architectural jewelry than costume, the kind of piece that reads differently depending on how the light falls. Named Avon releases from this era are actively sought by collectors, and the trellis design has an enduring geometric quality that hasn't dated.

DETAILS:
— Maker: Avon (marked)— Gilded Trellis, 1981
— Style: Wide openwork band ring
— Design: Interlocking diamond / lattice cutwork, full band
— Material: Gold-tone metal
— Era: 1981
— Size: 4.5
— Condition: Excellent vintage; openwork crisp and intact, finish bright

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Size 6-7 with adjustable band

Good Vintage Condition- some tone loss on inside band

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These abstract shaped earrings with a cz stone center are a nice take on the classic gold stud. 

.25" diameter, pierced

1980-1990's

In very good vintage condition

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