1960s Vintage Italian Vincenza 18-Karat Brushed Gold Bamboo Bangle Bracelet

Very decorative 1960s Italian hand carved orange alabaster smoking set by Romano Bianchi. Consists of a heavy ashtray, also very useful as trinket dish or vide-poche. A table lighter (which also fits a wax tea light candle). And a very pretty lidded hinged box, which originally would have held cigarettes but also could be used to keep jewellery or little treasures in. Cigarette sales peaked in the 20th century, people were allowed to smoke in the office, the cinema, at restaurants, indoors and outdoors. Once women were able to smoke freely, smoking became a social norm and in general it was considered an act of elegance and sophistication. Businessmen in the 1960s were rarely seen without a cigarette in their hand. So needles to say you needed pretty smoking accessories...

Glamorous 1950s Midcentury statement piece choker necklace which features eight strands of light orange pink coral beads. This colour is also know as Angel Skin. The 4 strands of 4mm...

Beautiful and rare early 20th century antique yellow gold Kerosang pin brooch for your Kebaya. A Kebaya is an Indonesian blouse without buttons, this golden Kerosang has 4 simple pins with 'claw-like' settings around coral 'buttons'. Usually kebaya pins have 3 pins and are more decorated elaborately in Indonesian style. This one has a more sleek 'Dutch Zealandish' design, that is why I'm pretty sure this antique costume jewellery pin...

19th Century Italian hand carved coral and gold Bacchante / Bacchus pendant. Made from 9 Kt gold and natural, untreated hand carved blood coral from S...

Mid-Century Italian Bamboo Shoehorn, 1960s Good condition. A very elegant object that belonged to a military regiment Commander.

Mid-Century Italian brooch 18 kt gold and natural coral 1960s Purchased in 1966 in Torre Del Greco (Naples). Intact and in excellent condition, pin with safety. Stamped 750 thousandt...

Wonderful abstract bangle cuff. All in enameled chromium metal by Pierre Cardin haute couture - iconic and sculptural, this bangle is from the height of Cardin's creative output, 'Fu...

Italian vintage red and white road cones, 1960s. Traffic signals or cones with conical rubber structure and square support and with a hole in the upper ...