USA - Models and Miniatures

A fine vintage 18 karat yellow gold brooch in the form of a poodle; part of our vintage jewelry and estate jewelry collections. This fine 18k yellow gold brooch has been realistically modelled in the form of a poodle. The poodle is further embellished with inset ruby eyes and a broad collar with link chain. The poodle is secured to the reverse with a bar pin and safety catch. The hallmarks struck to the underside of the poodle's body include the 18k fineness mark (18) (.750) and the London Import Hallmarks. Images do not always reflect the true color and brilliance of gemstones and diamonds. The video however provides a truer representation of the actual color and showcases each stone. Condition This vintage poodle brooch...

Antique Chinese mottled Peking liuli glass snuff bottle, with well distributed spots of yellow on cobolt blue, with a rose quartz stopper 19c Qing Dynasty

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 ...

This is a very early and rare Museum Quality Georgian Locket Pendant Necklace with an extraordinary hand painted portrait miniature of a child with a d...

Madleine Kay 14k Yellow Gold "Medium Lion Head" pendant with diamond eye Specifications: Stones: Diamonds brand: custom metal: 14K yellow go...

This is a very early and rare Museum Quality Georgian hand painted portrait miniature of a girl child with a bird which appears to be a parrot or raven or crow and is framed in a 14 ...

An Antique (end of XIX century) Jesus Christ Pantocrator Imperial Russian Icon, hand-painted measuring 26.5cm x 31cm featuring finely engraved chased Brass Riza / Oklad & beaut...

A very fine Tiffany & Co. sterling silver objet d'art. In the form of a bean (or a Tiffany touchstone!). Perfect for the desk or vanity! Provenan...

Madleine Kay 14k Yellow Gold "Bear Head" pendant Specifications: brand: custom metal: 14K yellow gold type: Pendant weight: 8.5 gr. *Madl...

This is a very early and rare Museum Quality Georgian Locket Pendant Necklace with an extraordinary hand painted portrait miniature of a child in a fie...

Madleine Kay 14k Yellow Gold "Humming Bird" pendant with black diamond Specifications: Stones: Black Diamond and Enamel brand: cu...

RELIQUARY PENDANT IN BOOK FORM Probably southern Germany, 1630–40 Gilded silver, verre églomisé Weight 13.2 grams; dimensions 42 × 25 × 12 mm; opens to 40 mm Gilded silver pendant in book form with hinged, lid, corded wire surround, and engraved spine. The front cover of the book is set with a plaque depicting Moses receiving the Law in verre églomisé, and the back cover shows the Sacrifice of Abraham. The scenes are in gold against a red background. When opened, the book reveals two portraits, probably of a husband and wife, wearing seventeenth-century dress. The costumes suggest a date c. 1630-40; the wife holds a daisy. Trefoil-shaped pendant loop on top and bottom, and book clasp. As in the scenario described for the assemblage of these pendant miniature books (see no. 34), this book may have satisfied the desires of a particular patron, perhaps even one of the Jewish faith. The images that have been chosen for the four verre églomisé inserts are somewhat unusual within the group of comparable objects; on the front is Moses, on the back is the Sacrifice of Isaac. On the inside, instead of an iconic or doctrinal image, one sees portraits of the patron and his wife, in their finest dress, contents reminiscent of a modern locket...