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Vanity Items For Sale
Antique Late 18th Centurty Buckle Cut Steel
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This buckle is in fine bright condition considering his age. It was made from polished steel towards the end of the 18th century. It is decorateted with 14 rosettes, each rosette is ...
Category
Early 1800s French Empire Antique Vanity Items
Materials
Cut Steel
Vintage Dollar Coin White Rhodium Plated Sterling Silver Money Cash Clip Holder
Located in Oakton, VA
925 Solid Sterling Silver + White Rhodium
Genuine Vintage Coin
Eagle Carved from Coin
Great Value
Category
2010s American Retro Vanity Items
Materials
Rhodium, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Writing Set Sardonyx Banded Agate Pencil Ruler Letter Opener
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This elegant Victorian three piece writing set is in truely pristine condition. It is cut out of fine banded agate, the pieces of stone have been carefully chosen to highlight the stripey chacteristic and the array of colours and shades of sardonyx.
The pencil lead holder...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Vanity Items
Materials
Agate
Vintage Stunning 1930's Art Deco Marathon Gold and Enamel Cigarette Case Lighter
Located in New York, NY
This is a stunning 1930's Art Deco Marathon gold and enamel cigarette case lighter in great working condition, and comes in the original pouch a...
Category
Early 19th Century North American Art Deco Antique Vanity Items
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Vintage 18k Yellow Gold and Frosted Rock Crystal Heart Shape Gucci Key Chain
By Gucci
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This imaginative Mid-20th Century Gucci key chain consists of a large gold key ring from which is suspended a length of round Cobra Link chain holding ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vanity Items
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Large Antique Ruby Red Opaque Blown Glass Silver Cologne Perfume Bottle
Located in Sausalito, CA
This lovely bottle is quite large, standing 7" tall. It is a beautiful ruby red color that is almost opaque. There are no seams in the bottle. Only a seam within the silver mouth. Th...
Category
1890s Artisan Antique Vanity Items
Materials
Silver
Rare Vintage “Paris Bric” Luxury Mini Snake Skin Lipstick Patrol Lighter
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Bric Paris Lipstick Lighter
Antique
Snake Skin
BRIC LUX Paris (Bric was producing lighters for “Hermes”)
Vintage petrol lighter
Lipstick shap...
Category
Early 19th Century French Retro Antique Vanity Items
Mikimoto Estate Akoya Pearl Mens Tie Clip 7 mm Sterling Silver
By Mikimoto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mikimoto Estate Akoya Pearl Mens Tie Clip 7 mm Sterling Silver M316
This elegant Authentic Mikimoto Estate Akoya pearl tie clip is made of sterling silv...
Category
1990s Japanese Vanity Items
Materials
Pearl, Sterling Silver
Unusual Antique Silver Hand Mirror, London 1880 Robert Humphries
Located in Toronto, ON
Unusual Antique silver hand mirror, London,1880, Robert Humphries. The front of frame designed with intervals of cherub cupids amidst rosett...
Category
19th Century English Antique Vanity Items
Materials
Silver
Emilio Greco "Le Quattro Stagioni" Solid Gold Medallion Set
Located in Webster, NY
Rare set of gold Emilio Greco "Le Quattro Stagioni"
Set of four Gold Metals by Italian Artist, Emilio Greco. The set is titled “Le Quattro Stagioni”...
Category
20th Century Vanity Items
Materials
Gold
Tiffany & Co Estate Sterling Silver Money Clip 13.88 Grams
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tiffany & Co Estate Sterling Silver Money Clip 13.88 Grams TIF114
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Category
1990s American Vanity Items
Materials
Sterling Silver
Jugendstil Silver Buckle by Max Joseph Gradl, for Theodor Fahrner, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
Superb Jugendstil Buckle designed by Max Gradl for Theodor Fahrner
Additional Information:
Material: Silver, enamel, chalcedonies
Origin: Germany, c. 1900
Marks: 'Depose' 'TF' & '900...
Category
Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Vanity Items
Materials
Chalcedony, Silver
Antique Belle Epoque Hat Pin Facetted Amethyst Pink and Purple Metal Pin
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This splendid Belle Epoque hat pin convinces through its simplicity. The finely cut amethysts display all the powers of the stones with wonderfully cut facettes.
Category
1880s European Belle Époque Antique Vanity Items
Materials
Amethyst, Base Metal
Edwardian 14k Gold Mechanical Lorgnette
Located in Venice, CA
Lorgnettes were a fashionable item in high society. This 14k gold pair, circa the Edwardian era, have a minimalist design—simple, classic, with clean lines and excellent function, wi...
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Antique Vanity Items
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Gold Double-Ended Crystal Scent Bottle
Located in Paris, FR
A cylindrical, double-ended transparent crystal perfume bottle with one side a fine vinaigrette and the other a smelling salt compartiment. The vinaigre...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Vanity Items
Materials
Crystal, Gold
Celine Circa 1980s Hexagonal Black Lacquer & Gold Vintage Lighter, Rare, Retro
By Celine
Located in New York, NY
Celine Circa 1980s Hexagonal Black Lacquer & Gold Vintage Lighter, Rare, Retro
Celine hexagonal lighter, Black lacquer and Gold
Vintage, rare, retro
Circa 1980s
Rare mint condition.
CELINE Black Lacquer lighter...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Vanity Items
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate
1920s Lalique French Perfume Bottle Floral Stopper Emeraude De Coty
By René Lalique
Located in Sausalito, CA
This empty Lalique perfume bottle once contained one of Coty's earliest creations, "Emeraude De Coty".
Size: 3-1/8" tall X 1-7/8" wide.
Markings: Coty France. Hand inscribed with m...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vanity Items
Basket of Flowers' Wiener Werkstätte Style Comb by H.K. Haege, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
This remarkable silver comb has been made in high grade silver to allow for the fine repoussé workmanship. Made up of at least 114 handmade parts, the cons...
Category
20th Century European Arts and Crafts Vanity Items
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Evening Bag or Purse, circa 1900 London by Samuel Jacob
Located in Venice, CA
This sterling silver mounted purse or evening bag is by English silversmith Samuel Jacob, circa 1900. The beautiful black velvet bag is suspended from...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Vanity Items
Materials
Sterling Silver
Jean Louis Scherrer Art Deco Skyscraper Perfume Bottle in .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Perfume bottle designed by Jean-Louis Scherrer.
Very rare and beautiful perfume bottle, created in Paris France by Jean Louis Scherrer, back in the late 20th century. This exotic perfume bottle was made as a promotion for the launching of his famous Scherrer 2 perfume in 1986. Carefully crafted in the art deco style with skyscraper patterns, in solid sterling silver of .925/.999 with high polished finish. Fitted with a lid and a pistil to applicate the perfume and scents.
Weight: 130.95 Grams, (83.94 Dwt).
Measurements: 86 mm by 24 mm by 18 mm (3.40 x 0.94 x 0.71 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with French marks, the silver assay mark, the maker's mark of SF inside a lozange cartouche, the edition number and signed, "JEAN LOUIS SCHERRER PARIS 925 Sterling #0202"
Edition: Number 0202 from 1000 pieces produced.
Jean-Louis Scherrer born in Paris in February. He was a Parisian fashion designer and couturier. Although he had name recognition and was known for his work, he is mainly noted for being the first couture designer to be sacked from their own-name label in 1992. Scherrer trained as a dancer at the Conservatoire de Paris until he injured his back, which put him out of action for three months. He then decided to focus on fashion design, and in 1956, joined Christian Dior as an assistant designer alongside Yves Saint Laurent. Following Dior's death in 1957, Scherrer worked under Saint Laurent, and then for Louis Féraud, before launching his own fashion house in 1962 on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré with the backing of Jacques Chabrol, a French millionaire. In the mid-1960s Scherrer had an agreement with the American department store Bergdorf Goodman to grant them exclusive rights to reproduce and resell his designs in the United States. His clients included Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and Raquel Welch, who wore Scherrer animal-print dresses in the 1977 film L'Animal. By the 1980s, his work was known for its opulence and luxury, with many garments hand-beaded, embroidered and lavishly trimmed. His extremely expensive designs were popular with the wealthy wives of Middle East oil tycoons, but after the Gulf War...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Vanity Items
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Estate Money Clip Tie Bar Silver
By Georg Jensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Authentic Georg Jensen Estate Money Clip Tie Bar Silver GJ13
This elegant Authentic Georg Jensen Men's Money Clip Tie Bar is made of sterling silver an...
Category
1990s American Vanity Items
Materials
Silver
Antique Mexican Watch Fob, with 10 Mexican 5 Centavos .90 Cut Out Silver Coins
Located in valatie, NY
Antique Mexican Watch Fob Chain, With 10 Mexican 5 Centavos .90 Silver Coins Cut Out and Date to the Late 19th c. The coins have bars joining them on the sides and it is topped by a ...
Category
Late 19th Century Mexican Edwardian Antique Vanity Items
Materials
Silver
Josef Embroidery Hand Beaded Purse Handbag Jeweled Frame USA
By Josef
Located in Plainsboro, NJ
RARE Absolutely stunning vintage hand beaded ( micro beading) and made for Saks Fifth Avenue by Josef evening bag /purse with exuberant jeweled frame b...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Vanity Items
Materials
Brass
German Blue & Orange Hand Blown Mercury Glass Swirl Lay Down Perfume Bottle
Located in Sausalito, CA
Lovely orange and blue swirled mercury blown glass perfume bottle with delicate dauber.
Size: 2-1/8" tall x 1-1/2" wide.
Markings: Unmarked. However, it might be marked "Germany"...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Vanity Items
14 Karat Yellow Gold Bull Dog Stick Pin with Cabochon Ruby Eyes
Located in valatie, NY
14K Yellow Gold Bull Dog Stick Pin with Cabochon Ruby Eyes. Unmarked, tested 14K gold. With a beautiful patina.
N.P. Trent has been a respected name in antiq...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Vanity Items
Materials
Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
18th Century Gold and Cut Crystal Perfume Flask
Located in Paris, FR
Conical shaped bottle in faceted crystal and gold setting. The conical bottle set in a gold mount opens with a hinge. Inside, the cap has a gripping shaped bird. Once the cap is clos...
Category
1780s French Neoclassical Antique Vanity Items
Materials
Crystal, Gold
Antique 10K Yellow Gold Ladies Compact Lipstick Case
Located in Houston, TX
One lady's hand made 10K yellow gold, antique lipstick case . The lipstick case measures approximately 1.50 inches in length by 13.61mm tapering to 13...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vanity Items
Materials
10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Italian Diamond Solid 18k Yellow Gold Tiara Compact Box
Located in Miami, FL
A luxurious way of carrying your make-up!
This vintage diamond 18K yellow gold compact box from the 1940s, features a diamond-accented closure in 18K...
Category
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Vanity Items
Materials
Diamond, Yellow Gold
3 Antique Numbered Cranberry Gilded Glass Apothecary Cologne Perfume Bottles
Located in Sausalito, CA
This is set of 3 antique apothecary gilded bottles with very thick heavy cranberry colored glass.
1) One is numbered on the inside of the rim "138." The gilding on the front once s...
Category
1890s Antique Vanity Items
Tiffany & Co. Aesthetic Sterling Silver Stylized Peacock Tail Footed Bonbon Dish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine small-scale Aesthetic Movement period footed or handled bowl.
By Tiffany & Co.
In sterling silver.
In the form of a stylized peacock feather with a curved handle. Decorated further with stippled peacock decoration to the handle.
Simply a wonderful Tiffany dish...
Category
19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Vanity Items
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fantastic Vintage Hermes, Dunhill & Cartier Gift Set Circa 2000
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Set
1 - Alfred Dunhill Round Silver Rare Gothic Logo with Case & Papers
Circa 2000
2 - HERMES PARIS Porcelain Cigar Ashtray Grey Platinum Elephant Tray Vide Poche with original Hermes case
Made in France
Circa 2000
3 - Vintage Retro Cartier Logo...
Category
Late 20th Century French Artist Vanity Items
Alex Jona Tee and Golf Ball Sterling Silver Cufflinks
By Alex Jona
Located in Torino, IT
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, rhodium plated sterling silver tee and golf ball cufflinks. These cufflinks feature a T-Bar fastening, aiding in easy use and conf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vanity Items
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Evans Evening Gold Clutch Diamond like Stone Embellishment
Located in New York, NY
The Evans Case Company of North Attleboro, MA was making accessories in America. Manufacturing between 1920 and 1960. Colonel Obed Robinson who was a skilled blacksmith & clock maker began a jewellery / jewelry business in Attleboro in 1807.
1950s mid-century EVANS compact...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Art Deco Vanity Items
Materials
Zircon
Alex Jona Sterling Silver Blue Enamel Stripe Cufflinks
By Alex Jona
Located in Torino, IT
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, sterling silver blue enamel stripe cufflinks. Marked Alex Jona-925. These cufflinks feature a T-Bar f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vanity Items
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Sterling Silver Green Enamel Stripe Cufflinks
By Alex Jona
Located in Torino, IT
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, sterling silver green enamel stripe cufflinks. Marked Alex Jona-925. These cufflinks feature a T-Bar ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vanity Items
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique English Edwardian Regency Sterling Silver & Enamel Vanity Set
By Charles S. Green & Co.
Located in New York, NY
George V sterling silver and pink guilloche enamel vanity set. Made by Charles S. Green & Co., Ltd in Birmingham in 1927-8. This set comprises 4 piec...
Category
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Vanity Items
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Japanese Shakudo Stickpin Tiepin Mount Fuji Full Moon Sea Sailing Ship
Located in Munich, Bavaria
The exquisite shakudo stickpin depicts a full moon scene with the Japanese sea, a sailing boat, pine trees on the shore and mount Fuji surrounded by cl...
Category
1880s Japanese Antique Vanity Items
Materials
Shakudo
Antique Art Deco Horse Shoe Good Luck Diamond Platinum 14k Gold Stickpin Tiepin
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This elegant horseshoe stickpin promises good luck to its wearer, understated elegance thanks to the delicate design, executed in platinum and set with diamonds. The pin is made out...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Vanity Items
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Platinum
Antique 14k Gold Clasp Bracelet or Necklace Blue Guilloché Enamel Accanthus
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This solid gold clasp is decorated with fine bright royal blue guilloché enamel within a gold mount of rocaille and accanthus foliage.
Category
1830s European Antique Vanity Items
Materials
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Antique Victorian Carved Hair Comb Hair Ornament Horn
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This elegant hair comb has been hand carved and hand polished out of horn around 1870. The comb is easy to wear and versatile.
Category
1870s French Victorian Antique Vanity Items
David Yurman Estate Griffen Dog Tag Sterling Silver
By David Yurman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
David Yurman Estate Griffen Dog Tag Sterling Silver DY117
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1990s American Vanity Items
Materials
Sterling Silver
Yellow Gold 18k Star on Jasper Sphere Pin Early 20th Century
Located in Geneva, CH
Yellow Gold 18k Star on Jasper Sphere Pin. Antique.
Early 20th Century.
Total length: 8.80 centimeters.
Total weight: 6.55 grams.
Category
Early 20th Century European Vanity Items
Materials
Jasper, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Belle Époque Diamond Bow Tie Pin Stick Pin Platinum 14 Karat Gold
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This charming bow has been made out platinum and 14 karat gold at the beginning of the 20th century.
Category
Early 1900s Belle Époque Antique Vanity Items
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Platinum
Crystal Perfume Cologne Bottle Vanity Set W/ Ancient Gold Hieroglyphs Egyptian
Located in Sausalito, CA
Rare crystal vanity perfume set featuring ancient gold hieroglyphs.
Size: The bottle measures 6" tall x approximately 4-1/2" across. The matching jar measures approximately 4-1/2" t...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Vanity Items
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate
Boucheron Paris Solid 18k Gold 1920s Flapper Purse
Located in Honolulu, HI
Engraved with original owners name on the inside. Two blue sapphires are set on the sides of the purse, very rare vintage solid 18k gold purse.
Item Specifications:
Necklace Metal: 18k Yellow Gold
Total Weight: 248.7 Grams
Purse Measurements: 8" (when stretched, 5.25" when not stretched) x 5" x 5"
Purse Chain...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vanity Items
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1988 Kieselstein-Cord Sterling Silver Belt Buckle with 2 Lizard Belts
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver belt buckle, keeper and tip on a brown lizard belt and black lizard belt by KIESELSTEIN-CORD with original pouches.
By high-end Manhattan designer KIESELSTEIN-CORD t...
Category
20th Century Vanity Items
Materials
Sterling Silver
David Yurman Estate Griffen Dog Tag Sterling Silver
By David Yurman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
David Yurman Estate Griffen Dog Tag Sterling Silver DY181
$799
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Category
1990s American Vanity Items
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Gorham Reticulated Sterling Silver Miniature Basket
By Gorham
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique sterling silver basket.
By Gorham.
In the form of a small handled openwork basket with decorative molded garlands to the exterior.
Simply a great diminutive basket ...
Category
20th Century American Victorian Vanity Items
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mikimoto Estate Akoya Pearl Diamond Tie Pin 18k Y Gold 0.05 Carat
By Mikimoto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mikimoto Estate Akoya Pearl Diamond Tie Pin 18k Y Gold 0.05 Ct 7.20 mm M292
This elegant Authentic Mikimoto Estate Akoya pearl tie bar is made of gold...
Category
1990s Japanese Vanity Items
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Gold
Art Nouveau Painted Portrait
Located in Geneva, CH
Art Nouveau Painted Portrait on metal
Total weight: 7.13 grams.
Dimensions: 4.50 x 3.30 centimeters.
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Vanity Items
Antique Georgian Landscape Agate Claspfor Bracelet or Necklace 9 Karat Gold
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This unusual Georgian clasp is set with a landscape agate mounted in 9 karat gold. The clasp can be used for a bracelet or a necklace with up to 11 rows...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Vanity Items
Materials
Agate, Gold, 9k Gold
Mikimoto Estate Akoya Pearl Mens Tie Pin 14k Y Gold
By Mikimoto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mikimoto Estate Akoya Pearl Mens Tie Pin 14k Y Gold 4.79 mm M298
This elegant Authentic Mikimoto Estate Akoya pearl tie bar is made of gold and has 1 Ako...
Category
1990s Japanese Vanity Items
Materials
Pearl, Gold
Celine, Circa 1980s Hexagonal Hot Red Lacquer & Gold Vintage Lighter, Rare Retro
By Celine
Located in New York, NY
Celine Circa 1980s Hexagonal Hot Red Lacquer & Gold Vintage Lighter, Rare Retro
Celine hexagonal lighter, Hot Red and Gold Plated
Vintage
1980s
R...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Vanity Items
Materials
Gold Plate, Gold
Sterling Silver Red Enamel Stripe Cufflinks
By Alex Jona
Located in Torino, IT
Alex Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, sterling silver red enamel stripe cufflinks. These cufflinks feature a T-Bar fastening, aiding in eas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vanity Items
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Tiffany & Co by Elsa Peretti Sterling Silver Open Heart Belt Buckle
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Tiffany & Co sterling silver belt buckle
Hallmark "Tiffany & CO"
Signed "Elsa Peretti"
Stamped "Italy"
Dimensions of open heart: 3 1/2" x 3 1/4"
Total weight: 48.6 grams
Rare find!
A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vanity Items
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co 1905 Edwardian Essex Glass Scent Bottle 18kt Gold and Rock Quartz
Located in Miami, FL
Fox Essex glass scent bottle designed by Tiffany & Co.
An exceptional very rare piece, created during the Edwardian period at the Tiffany Studios, back in he 1905. This fabulous scent bottle has been carved from translucent rock quartz and mount with an oversized Essex glass reverse carved piece depicting the enameled three dimensional head of a fox. Both parts are mounted with hinged round frames crafted in solid yellow gold of 18 karats with high polished finish. Fitted with a push opening button, an invisible hinges and an interior gold screw lid. The head of the fox is magnificent, very well carved with realistic details and exceptionally painted.
Weight: 137.50 Grams, (88.14 Dwt).
Measurements: 34 mm by 40 mm by 80 mm (1.34 x 1.57 x 3.15 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark, the mark for the assay of the gold and signed, "TIFFANY & CO.". The gold parts has been independently tested using state of the art technology (Niton XL2 Analyzer) and verified as over 18k gold .770/.999 assay.
Essex Glass
Essex crystal pieces are formed from a rock crystal cabochon (polished domes of rock crystal with a flat base), an image or motif is then reverse carved into the flat base, and then painted, to give them impression of a three dimensional object or image encapsulated in the cabochon when viewed from above. Production of a reverse crystal intaglio begins with the mining and cutting of fine rock crystal from Brazil or Madagascar. A well-formed cabochon is the key to a beautifully made reverse intaglio and the tedious process of hand polishing it to perfection had to be completed before the design work could begin. A watercolor rendering of the image was painted on the underside of the cabochon and an oil and diamond dust mixture was used along with up to 250 scribing tools to carve the design into the interior of the crystal “…the deeper the carving the more pronounced trompe l’oeil effect.” Once the carving was established the painting process began with extremely fine brushes and paint working in reverse to create incredibly detailed images. This process of carving into the back of the cabochon is sometimes referred to as reverse intaglio, not be to mistaken with intaglio, which is designed to be viewed from the same side on which it is carved, unlike Essex crystal. Particularly when the image is of something which is itself small in reality, such as an insect, they can be very convincing when created by skilled craftsman. Thomas Cook was believed to be responsible for introducing them to Britain from the continent in the 1860s, and there were initially sold by Hancock’s in London. During the same period the artist William Essex, was a great favourite of Queen Victoria, and known for his enamel painting and miniatures. It would seem that the public put two and two together and came up with five, in that they believed these exquisite miniature painted jewels could only have been created by such a celebrated talent as Essex, and the name stuck despite him having nothing to do with their creation.
Interestingly, William Bishop...
Category
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Vanity Items
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Trifari Fruit Salad Compact, Volupte
Located in New York, NY
Trifari Fruit Salad Compact from the 1930's made by Volupte. Pastel Trifari fruit salad clip motif on cover. Measures 3" x 3" with black enamel top...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Vanity Items
Materials
Brass, Gilt Metal
Antique Pair of Stickpins 18 Karat Gold Green Guilloché Enamel Natural Pearls
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This graceful pair of stickpins was created in 1845 ca out of 18 karat gold. Each pin features a Flower with bright green enamelled flowers highlighted by 1 larger and four smaller ...
Category
1840s French Early Victorian Antique Vanity Items
Materials
Natural Pearl, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
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