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Item Ships From: Massachusetts
Vintage Rolex Tropical Dial Air King Reference 5500 in Stainless Steel
By Rolex
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
A vintage Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air-King wristwatch crafted in stainless steel.
The round watch features a richly patinaed speckled cream dial with ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Art Deco 3.50 Carat Marquise Cut Aquamarine Solitaire Filigree Ring in 18K White
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
A fantastic Art Deco period aquamarine solitaire ring in 18 karat white gold. Centered by a stunning sky blue aquamarine of 3.50 carats with stunning ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
MiriamHaskell 1930s Torsade Set GiltFiligreeCapped FauxPearls Earrings & Choker
By Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell
Located in Chicago, IL
During the Art Deco period, Miriam Haskell's first designer Frank Hess designed this blue-and-white glass-beaded hand-sewn torsade set of dangle earrings and a choker necklace, whose knotted string is capped with their characteristic Russian-gilt brass flora filigree. Coinciding with the American Great Depression, to offer some less expensive costume jewelry than her initial ready-to-wear styles featuring Parisian hand-crafted materials found in French couture, Haskell reduced the cost of some of her findings by locally sourcing stamped metal and incorporating hand-pressed glass beads from Germany and Czechoslovakia.
With a loop, the line from hand pressing the glass can only be found on the blue beads, while the white ones are coated in an organic material like authentic French faux pearls. The ends of the textured cords that string the beaded set were frayed to form a fuzzy opaque dome that hides the knots attached to the filigree caps.
No Haskell jewelry was signed before 1947. The unsigned necklace...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Brass, Gilt Metal, Yellow Gold
22K Gold Drop Earrings by Deborah Lockhart Phillips
By Deborah Lockhart Phillips
Located in Nantucket, MA
22K gold melon-ribbed bead drop earrings with gold chain and post for pierced ears. By Deborah Lockhart Phillips.
Category
Late 20th Century Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
22k Gold
18K Gold Chain Necklace with Burmese Pink Ruby Beads
Located in Nantucket, MA
A simple and lovely 18K gold hand-wired link necklace with faceted Burmese ruby beads. Rubies from this area tend to be more pink than that your traditional red ruby. S-hook clasp i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Ruby, 18k Gold
Art Nouveau Amethyst Festoon Necklace in 14 Karat Yellow Gold by Durand
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
An exquisite Art Nouveau bib necklace from 1900, crafted in 14k yellow gold. This remarkable piece showcases a series of mixed-cut amethysts, totaling...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Jaeger LeCoultre Vintage WWII Military Mens Radium Numeral Wrist Watch
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
A Jaeger-LeCoultre military issue wristwatch crafted in base metal and stainless steel. The round case houses a luminous dial with bold Arabic numeral...
Category
1940s Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
22K Gold Beaded Necklace, India Mid-1900's
Located in Nantucket, MA
A stunning 22K gold Indian beaded necklace with dramatic gold pendant spears made using the lost wax technique. The gold beads and pendants all have beautiful hand-tooled and granul...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
22k Gold
Jules Jurgensen Diamond Bezel & Dial 14 Karat White Gold Wrist Watch
By Jules Jurgensen
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
A refined Jules Jurgensen wristwatch from 1960, crafted in Switzerland. This timepiece showcases Jules Jurgensen's dedication to elegance and precisio...
Category
1960s Retro Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Vintage Navajo Modern BezelSetOnyx GoldFilledTop DoubleSilverBand Solitaire Ring
By Navajo
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage Navajo modern minimalist solitaire two-finger ring, which was handmade by an unknown Native American, features a sterling-bezel-set black onyx cabochon on one end of a linear-textured yellow gold-filled asymmetrical flat narrow top, which will span nearly three fingers over a soldered silver double band. One band is US-size 8, the larger one is 8.5.
On the underside of the flat top, the zigzag mark of a lightning/bolt or snake/serpent may be an individual artist or that of a Native American trading post, which acquired such jewelry when members of the community pawned pieces when in need of goods or credit. Old Pawn jewelry...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Onyx, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver, 14k Gold
18k square Spinel ring with red sapphire eternity band
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
18k ring with 2.5 carat square Spinel centered with 1.2 carats of red sapphires in an eternity band.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
22K Gold NavaRatna Reversible Pendant Necklace
Located in Nantucket, MA
A 22K gold pendant with precious and semi-precious gemstones depicting the Nava Ratna mythology on one side and kundan gold and enamel work depicting flowers on the reverse. The pend...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Ca...
Schreiner NY 1950s 22 ProngSet Crystals AB & PiecrustSetPaleYellow Clip Earrings
By Henry Schreiner
Located in Chicago, IL
In 1956 when Christian Dior's ultra-feminine New Look had dominated fashion for nearly a decade, Schreiner New York handcrafted these opulent unsigned earrings with 22 prong-set open-back crystals to accompany the eveningwear of an American high-end fashion designer. They may have been for client Pauline Trigere when her ready-to-wear collections with accessories including unmarked-Schreiner jewelry were sold by NYC's Bergdorf Goodman and worn by her clients including Grace Kelly, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Elizabeth Taylor. Comparatively, Schreiner jewelry produced in the 1950s for direct sale to high-end department stores, such as Neiman Marcus, Henri Bendel and Saks Fifth Avenue, were the only pieces to include a brand signature.
Using the best quality European crystals that were custom-made for him, the founder Henry Schreiner was among the world's leading glass-jewelry designers before he died in 1954, whereafter his daughter and her husband continued with their handcrafted production. The family shared this distinction with Western Germany-based Max Muller and Paris-based Roger Jean Pierre, who were commissioned to create haute-couture pieces for the world's leading fashion houses. Notably in 1949, Henry Schreiner was commissioned by Dior to create several exclusive pieces.
We know these earrings were not created earlier than 1956 because of the use of iridescent coating on some of the crystals that produces a rainbow effect. Known as aurora-borealis (AB) stones, Swarovski initially produced them exclusively for a haute-couture collection that year by Dior. Shortly thereafter, the Schreiner team had access to such colorful stones, and most certainly used them as soon as possible to enable their American fashion-designer clients to compete with the new Dior iridescent-colors trend.
At the bottom tips of the marquise-shaped pale yellow stones...
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Crystal, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal
Fine & Rare Carillon Three Chime Minute Repeater 18 Karat Gold Pocket Watch
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
A fine and rare three chime minute repeater pocket watch. Playing the Carillon chime on three gongs using three hammers, this spectacular timepiece o...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
18k Gold
Couture Antique Chanel Late1920s France Rousselet Lampwork Glass Floral Earrings
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
Marked "Made In France" on their antique brass back-plates like the initial unbranded couture costume-jewelry commissioned by Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel since 1924, these early-handcraf...
Category
1920s French Artisan Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Brass
Geometric Art Deco 3.06ct Kite Shaped Double Diamond Ring in Platinum
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
A striking statement ring featuring a pair of antique kite-cut diamonds, of 2.00 carats total weight, F color, VS1 clarit...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
Art Deco 2.25ctw Diamond Engagement Ring in Platinum
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
A stunning Art Deco engagement ring in luxurious platinum. Featuring a central European cut diamond, weighing 1.82 carats, with a K color grade and VS...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
Noor Fares Diamond 18K Yellow Gold Open Tetrahedron Pyramid Stud Earrings
By Noor Fares
Located in North Attleboro, MA
Dramatic yellow gold, blackened gold and diamond earrings from Noor Fares' Geometry 101 collection. The earrings' dimensional shape...
Category
2010s English Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Couture RobertGoosens 1969-1971 MadameGres RockCrystal Stone HammeredWire Choker
By Robert Goossens
Located in Chicago, IL
Robert Goosens, the French haute-couture Chanel-favorite parurier who enjoyed reinterpreting ancient and antique styles of jewelry with rock crystal and faux stones, also collaborated with Madame Alix Gres. Relevant to this statement necklace, the Parisian theatrical-costume designer, who founded the French fashion-house Maison Gres, commissioned Goosens to make spiral-wire adornments for her couture gowns. This handmade hammered brass wire choker necklace with five dropped en-tremblant pendants is decorated with unique colorful beads and wrapped wire. The piece dates between 1969-1971 based on similar unsigned spiraled-wire metal jewelry without goldsmithing marks in the museum collection of TheMet (see our photo), which acquired it from Maison Givenchy founder Hubert de Givenchy, who was one of most supportive fans of Gres.
Like the legendary sculptural clothing designs of Madame Gres, this necklace was inspired by Greco-Roman costumes, while its sculpted shapes by Goosens reference her signature curvilinear fabric techniques that earned her the sobriquet of "the master of the wrapped and draped dress". Goosens (1927-2016), nicknamed Monsieur Bijou, also made jewelry inspired by other periods of antiquity to compliment the couture clothing of Coco Chanel, Cristobal Balenciaga, Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, and Yves Saint Laurent. After Goosens collaborated with Gres, he revisited golden spiral designs with Saint Laurent.
Similar to the free-flowing fabric manipulated in Gres gowns, this hand-shaped necklace that we photographed in sunlight is a study in motion that drapes across a curvy cleavage. Adding drama to this necklace below its wire choker, the top teetering-wire pendant is a twisted and hammered horizontal double spiral, which is a Hellenistic symbol of life and transformation suggesting the breasts of a goddess of fertility and motherhood. Yet distinctly Goosens, 18 hand-cut and hand-dyed "ancient-Roman-blue" rock-crystal beads are wire-strung to weight a second tier of two separate vertical double-spiral pendants. On each, a wrapped-wire tube divides the blue beads. Between these vertical pendants in two tiers, the central vertical pendants each feature a one-of-a-kind multicolor bead (yellow/blue/red/black/white) in two lengths with abstract organic patterns recalling ancient Italian glasswork. Four more blue beads bracket these larger colorful beads. An additional 10 blue beads and 5 wire tubes decorate the bottom looped wire pendant, as well as the bottom of the wire choker.
Like the hammered-wire jewelry designs of modern artist Alexander Calder, the creative complex construction of this necklace surprisingly required no metalsmith techniques, such as soldering or casting, just great skill with a jewelry pliers and hammer.
For a bigger picture of couture clothing by Madame Gres during the decade beginning in 1969, she notably designed many museum-collected one-color silk-taffeta draped long gowns with empire waists and simple high collars or geometric cut-outs. Remarkably, the focal points for some of these unique dresses were at the wrists, from where long pouf sleeves voluminously droop around the hands to nearly the floor like two enormous long-petaled flowers. If paired with this equally downward-focused and balanced necklace from this same period, its bold Greco-Roman elements would have pulled a viewer's gaze of the dress from floor to face.
Although there is no significant provenance for this necklace, hammered brass and tinted rock crystal were among the few materials repeatedly associated with Goosens from 1969-71. For example, in his overlapping interior-decor collections based on themes of waterlilies or foliage, Goosens hammered gilt brass wire and sheets (see our closeup photo) to represent plant parts or he wired rock-crystal beads to appear as tiny fruits. While the two multicolor glass or resin beads in this necklace are atypical, the combination of blue, yellow and red is a palette that the designer used for other pieces of rock-crystal jewelry and he created many kinds of multicolor faux stones with glass or resin paste, such as faux Tibetan turquoise including black and white. According to journalism based on interviews with Goosens, he often acquired unusual stones and glass for inspiration during his extensive travels exploring museum-collected antiquities.
Since Maison Goosens was acquired in 2005 by Maison Chanel, it opened the Parisian showroom Galerie Goosens and associated shops to sell many kinds of reproductions and reimagined works by the founder, which fortunately does not suit the completely handmade elements of this necklace. So this couture piece remains one-of-a-kind. If desiring a vintage haute-couture original by Robert Goosens, we recommend perusing the Maison Goosens website so that a reproduction with a contemporary signature is not mistakenly purchased.
Madame Gres (1903-1993) was born Germaine Emelie Krebs, but initially identified her fashion designs with the pseudonym Alix and later Alix Barton...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Greek Revival Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Rock Crystal, Crystal, Brass
Patek Philippe Demi Hunter Pocket Watch in 18 Karat Yellow Gold
By Patek Philippe
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
A Patek Philippe pocket watch crafted in 18k yellow gold. Housed in a rare Demi, or Half Hunters case ac...
Category
1880s Late Victorian Antique Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
18k Gold
Rusty Thought Opal Infinite Shield Ring 18k Yellow Gold Crossed Textured Bands
Located in North Attleboro, MA
Your personal talisman and protector, this "Infinite Shield" opal ring by Rusty Thought has an organic presence. The opal has beautiful flashes of green, blue and violet, with green the predominant color. The opal is set in a 18k gold shield centered on two texture...
Category
2010s Japanese Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
6.9 Carat Salmon Coral Diamond Enamel Ring in 18 Karat Yellow Gold
Located in Hong Kong, HK
The 6.9ct Coral Diamond Enamel Ring, elegantly crafted in 18 Karat Yellow Gold, is a breathtaking ode to nature's splendor and the refined cr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Diamond, Coral, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
Tiffany Blue Book Rubellite, Pink Sapphire and Diamond Ring, 2011
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Weston, MA
Tiffany & Co. has a long history of discovering rare colored stones and incorporating them into their finest designs. In 1876 Charles Lewis Tiffany acquired an extraordinary rubellit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Diamond, Rubelite, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, Platinum
Aquamarine, Diamond and Silver Pearl Drop Earrings
Located in Nantucket, MA
A lovely pair of drop earrings feauring a carved aquamarine at the top in a leaf design which is bordered with round, brilliant cut diamonds. The end cap over the 12mm silver pearl ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pearl
Tiffany & Company Vintage Dangling Diamond Heart Pendant in 18 Karat Yellow Gold
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
A heart-shaped pendant crafted in 18k yellow gold by Tiffany & Company. The rope work heart pendant features an inner dangling diamond heart pave set ...
Category
1980s Retro Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Oscar Heyman 18k Gold and Platinum Diamond and Blue Sapphire Leaf Ear Clips
By Oscar Heyman
Located in Weston, MA
These substantial diamond encrusted leaf-form ear clips are curved the way a real leaf would be but highlight a magical blue sapphire vein up the center of each piece. The blue sapph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Isla Shield Ring
Located in Boston, MA
Isla brings form to Pamela’s love of working with texture and shape. A gleaming finish of polished ridges and sandblasted channels evokes both the nobility of ancient worlds and the ...
Category
2010s American Modern Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
18k Gold
Givenchy 1976TheMet Signed GG Logo GiltBarPendant SnakeChain TwoTone Choker
By Givenchy
Located in Chicago, IL
From the same 1976 collection by Hubert de Givenchy (1927-2018) as this metallic necklace, TheMet acquired a similar design (accession 1984.598.41). Without the rhinestones of the mu...
Category
1970s American Contemporary Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Gilt Metal, Gold, Silver
Couture Depose France Set PouredGlass Earrings & LampworkGlass 2Strand Necklace
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
Since 1920, French costume-jewelry glass-master Louis Rousselet was among a handful of paruriers favored by the leading Parisian couture houses, primarily Chanel. Beyond the stamped ...
Category
1920s French Artisan Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Pearl, Moonstone, Topaz, Citrine, Amber, Gold, Gilt Metal, Brass, Silver
LeCoultre Minute Repeater Chronograph in 18 Karat Gold with Royal Belgian Proven
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
A fine and rare LeCoultre minute repeating chronograph pocket watch in 18 karat gold. With exceptional engraved case displaying Greater and Lesser ver...
Category
Early 20th Century Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Gold
Trifari AlfredPhilippe 1948-1954 RhodiumPlated Tassel Chain FrenchClip Earrings
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in Chicago, IL
These mid-century platinum-like silver tassel chain drop earrings were designed by Trifari artistic director Alfred Philippe in an Art Deco style that recalls his earlier work for Ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Rhodium, Silver, Base Metal
MidCentury SculpturalTexturedGoldBowClasp Graduated4Strand Snake Chain Necklace
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-century shiny yellow-gold-plated snake-chain multi-strand necklace features a sculptural finely-textured gilt-metal bow that is positioned to rest on the upper left chest to...
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Yellow Gold, Gold Plate, Base Metal, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1970's Mens 0.80ctw Diamond Ring in 14K Yellow Gold
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
A vintage mens diamond ring in 14 karat two tone yellow and white gold. Centered by a 0.75 carat H color SI1...
Category
1970s Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Deco 1.45ctw Three Stone Diamond Filigree Ring in Platinum Circa 1920's
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
An original Art Deco period diamond three stone ring in platinum. Boasting beautiful hand engraved detailing throughout, complemented by pierced fili...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
AntiqueArtNouveau 1920s RedPouredGlass Czech Neiger BrassFiligree Dangle Brooch
Located in Chicago, IL
In the 1920s in an Art-Nouveau style, Czech costume-jewelry designer Max Neiger created this brass dangle brooch that features three different shapes of ...
Category
1920s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Brass, Mixed Metal
Rolex Tropical Patina Vintage Oyster Perpetual Ref 6332 Stepped Dial
By Rolex
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
A refined Rolex wristwatch in stainless steel. This vintage timepiece from 1958 showcases the precision and craftsmanship of Swiss watchmaking. Featu...
Category
1950s Modern Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Cartier Large Carved Jade Fish Pendant in 18 Karat Yellow Gold
By Cartier
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry presents:
A captivating mid century pendant necklace by Cartier. The design showcases a fish-shaped jade pe...
Category
1960s Modern Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, & Diamond Dome Band Ring 14K Yellow Gold
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
A vintage mid century multi gem dome style band ring in 14 karat yellow gold. Set with a medley of natural emerald, ruby, and sapphires of 2.40ctw. A...
Category
20th Century Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
18k Ring, Bi Color Green Tourmaline
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
stunning 18K green tourmaline cocktail ring set in 18K
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Dangle Earrings with Baroque Tahitian Pearl Earrings in Sterling Silver
By Martha Seely
Located in Carlisle, MA
The Medium Spiral Dangle Earrings are rafted from argentium sterling, and feature 20 gauge ear wires and captivating baroque Tahitian pearls. Unlike traditional round pearls, baroque...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Pearl, Sterling Silver
Turquoise Seed Pearl 14k Yellow Gold Vintage Convertible Brooch Pendant Necklace
Located in North Attleboro, MA
This one-of-a-kind vintage necklace is a stunning combination of turquoise and pearls. The pendant is crafted from 14k yellow gold shaped in a stylized bow made from interlocking ova...
Category
1930s Victorian Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
18K Lapis Cressent Moon Pendant
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
18K hand carved by master Idar Oberstein lappis cressent moon pendant
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
Monet Silver Chain Slide Necklace
Located in Alford, MA
A versatile piece from Monet in hard-to-find silver tone metal. Multi chains terminating in pointed elements held in center with a barrel-shaped silver slide that moves up and down t...
Category
1970s American Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
MiriamHaskell 1945 PeacockBeads Parure Wired Bracelet Earrings 16Strand Necklace
By Miriam Haskell
Located in Chicago, IL
Miriam Haskell's first designer Frank Hess--before 1947 when the brand mark was added and while couture-style adjustable-hook necklaces were in demand in post-war America--produced t...
Category
1940s American Baroque Revival Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Crystal, Pearl, Gold, Gilt Metal, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940's Diamond Engagement Ring in 14k Yellow Gold
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
An elegant engagement ring featuring a 0.38 carat European cut diamond of VS1 clarity with G color. The center stone is beautifully set within a detai...
Category
1940s Retro Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Dolce & Gabbana 1999 RunwayAccessory Silk Rosette Flower Cufflink Or Boutonniere
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Chicago, IL
Dolce & Gabbana featured silk-rose jewelry like this versatile pale-peach seven-inch-diameter accessory on many of the runway looks from the design-duo's Spring/Summer 2000 collection (see photo). The rose is a signature motif of this pair of Italian designers, while the Dolce & Gabbana brand tag is sewn to the back of this piece that was "Made in Italy" in 1999.
The unusual "cufflink" hardware on the back of the faux rose enables it to be secured through a buttonhole or as a pendant for a necklace, neckerchief, or narrow belt...
Category
1990s Italian Romantic Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Base Metal
WesternGermany 1950s CherryRed MoldFacetedBead FlowerClasp DoubleStrand Necklace
Located in Chicago, IL
Stamped "Western Germany" on the gold-tone underside of its box clasp, this double-strand long necklace with cherry-red beads and decorative clasp features the reflective glossy face...
Category
1950s German Modern Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Gold, Gilt Metal, Mixed Metal
Brass Boomerang Necklace
By Oscar De La Renta
Located in Alford, MA
Gold tone necklace composed of boomerang-shaped components in graduated sizes is attributed to Oscar de la Renta, but unmarked. Chain in back is adjustable. Great statement necklace....
Category
Late 20th Century American Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Aquamarine, Diamond and Blue Sapphire Cocktail Ring
Located in Nantucket, MA
A fabulous and stunning cocktail ring featuring a carved, large oval aquamarine gemstone at the center with a flower motif. The aquamarine is 11.90 carats. It is bordered with roun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Victorian 3.02ctw Mine Cut Diamond Engagement Ring in 18K Yellow gold
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
An exquisite victorian period engagement ring in 18k yellow gold. Featuring a central cushion shaped old mine cut diamond, weighing 1.52 carats, with...
Category
1870s Victorian Antique Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Decadent Art Deco 1.92CTW European Cut Diamond Engagement Ring in Platinum
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
An exquisite engagement ring featuring a central Old European cut diamond of 1.8 carats, H color, VS2 clarity. Accented by round diamonds totaling 0.1...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
English Art Nouveau Peridot & Pearl Pendant in Yellow Gold
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
An elegant pendant necklace in 15k yellow gold. Featuring a quartet of antique cut peridot weighing 2.00 carats total weight. The peridot are a vibrant green, set within an intricate Art Nouveau leaf...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Pearl, Peridot, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Couture Chanel Pre1955 SignedFrance Gripoix Poured Glass Robert Goosens Earrings
By Maison Gripoix for Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
This couture handcrafted glass pair of mid-century gold-gilt metal clip earrings are both stamped "France" on their convex ear-pads, which is characteristic of one-of-a-kind designs commissioned by Parisian couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel before a brand signature was added to her costume jewelry around 1955. The construction matches unsigned poured-glass prong-set cabochon, prong-set crystal, and wired faux-pearl jewelry...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Crystal, Turquoise, Pearl, Gold, Gilt Metal
Art Deco Mine Cut Diamond & French Cut Ruby Bow Motif Engagement Ring Platinum
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
An elegant engagement ring featuring a 0.62-carat old mine-cut diamond, with a clarity of VS2 and a color grade of I. The diamond is set in a refined ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
KineticPuppetStringsPinocchio GoldTexturedChainLink3Strand Early20thC. Necklace
Located in Chicago, IL
Acquired in The States and likely inspired by the American 1938-commissioned animated-feature movie, Pinocchio, that was produced for two years by Walt Disney based on an Italian children's story, this unsigned pre-WWII yellow-gold-gilt brass necklace with elegant draping chains features a three-inch-long playful kinetic multi-textured faux-carved-wood puppet-on-strings pendant with pointed hat, filigree-capped collar and waist, and flexible geometric-shaped limbs. Structured with three chains, notice the additional texture on the slightly larger links of the upper necklace.
Unlike the movie, as the marionette on our necklace wears a lace-like collar resembling the original character illustrated by Enrico Mazzanti in the book by Tuscany-born Carlo Collodi, The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883), the necklace otherwise could date no earlier than the turn of the 19th Century when the spring-ring clasp was first in use. Since that time, Pinocchio became one of the most reimagined characters in literature based on multiple authors whose protagonist was a similar anthropomorphic puppet.
To be conservative about its age as the necklace is in good condition, we suspect that Austrian-born Hattie Carnegie commissioned it to accessorize her "hat-to-hem" custom-made or ready-to-wear clothing that frequently featured amusing figural subjects with articulated parts, such as mythical creatures, fauna or clowns. Before her death at the age 69 in 1956, not all of the pieces in the costume-jewelry parures of her eponymous brand since 1919 were signed, while based on experience we assume that at least clip earrings accompanied this creative necklace...
Category
Early 20th Century American Artisan Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal, Brass
Crystal, Kyanite, Pink Tourmaline and Diamond Dangle Chandelier Earrings
Located in Nantucket, MA
An unusual pair of carved crystal earrings in a floral motif. Features a cabochon pink tourmaline center bordered with round, faceted diamonds...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Crystal, Diamond, Tourmaline, Kyanite, 18k Gold
MiriamHaskell 1945 CrystalRoseMontee GiltFiligree Glass Enameled ClimberEarrings
By Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell
Located in Chicago, IL
Two years before the brand signature first appeared in 1947, Miriam Haskell's first designer Frank Hess since 1926 designed these asymmetrical Baroque-style climber earrings that fea...
Category
1940s American Art Nouveau Vintage Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Crystal, Pearl, Gold, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Rainbow Moonstone and Diamond Stud Earrings
Located in Nantucket, MA
Large cabochon rainbow moonstones bordered by round-cut diamonds in a pave` setting in oxidized sterling silver. Beautiful blue iridescence to the moonstones. Diamonds total .32 carats, moonstones total 2.40 carats. French clip for pierced ears.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Massachusetts - Jewelry & Watches
Materials
Diamond, Moonstone, Sterling Silver
