A starburst of aurora borealis rhinestones radiates from an open filigree frame — each stone shifting between green, gold, and ice blue as the light moves. The spiked outer ring gives the design an almost celestial quality, somewhere between a compass rose and a distant galaxy. Marked Sarah Coventry Pat. Pend., placing these in the brand's early design period. A collectors' piece with everyday appeal.

Materials Silver-tone base metal, aurora borealis rhinestones

Details

• Era: 1950s–1960s
• Markings: Stamped "Sarah Cov. Pat. Pend."
• Style / design notes: Round filigree frame with spiked outer edge, cluster of prong-set AB rhinestones
• Stone or material notes: Aurora borealis rhinestones with green, gold, and blue iridescent shift
• Function: Clip-on closure
• Color: Silver-tone, aurora borealis multi
• Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

Measurement: 1.25" diameter

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A deep black oval cabochon anchored by a single clear rhinestone at center — the contrast is sharp and quietly dramatic. The ornate gold-tone frame carries bead and floral detailing that softens the severity with a Victorian sensibility. Clip-on backs make them accessible without sacrifice. Marked Avon, and wearing every bit of that era's considered elegance.

Materials Gold-tone base metal, black glass or resin cabochon, rhinestone accent

Details

• Era: 1970s–1980s
• Markings: Stamped Avon
• Style / design notes: Oval black cabochon in ornate frame with bead and floral surround, clip-on closure
• Stone or material notes: Black glass or resin cabochon with single clear rhinestone center
• Function: Clip-on closure
• Color: Gold-tone, black, clear
• Condition: Great vintage condition

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Wide gold-tone panels carry an all-over engraved floral and leaf pattern — dense, handsome, and warm in the way only well-made costume jewelry from this era can be. The articulated links give the bracelet a fluid drape against the wrist. Still in its original Sarah Coventry presentation box, a rarity that speaks to careful keeping. A substantial piece with genuine presence.

Materials Gold-tone base metal

Details

• Era: 1960s–1970s
• Markings: Stamped Sarah Coventry on clasp
• Style / design notes: Wide articulated panel bracelet with engraved floral and foliate pattern, hidden box clasp
  
• Color: Gold-tone
• Condition: Excelent vintage condition

Measurement: 7" length

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Collected by Mineral and Matter

Warm amber glass encases a delicate rose motif — the flower suspended inside the stone like something preserved in resin. The beaded bezel and trio of gold bead drops below give the setting a Victorian sensibility, refined and grounded. Lever-back closures make them secure and easy to wear. A piece that feels like it has always existed somewhere quiet and beautiful.

Materials Gold-tone base metal, amber glass cabochon with interior floral motif

Details

• Era: 1970s–1980s, Victorian revival style
  
• Style / design notes: Oval amber glass with encased rose, rope-beaded bezel, triple bead drop detail, lever-back closure
• Stone or material notes: Amber-toned glass with interior rose inclusion, likely lampwork or molded glass
• Color: Gold-tone, warm amber, orange
• Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

Measurement: 1" drop

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A hinged oval locket ring that opens to reveal a small interior compartment, faced with a transfer-printed porcelain panel depicting a garden bouquet in orange, yellow, and violet on a white ground. The gold tone setting features open scrollwork shoulders and a scalloped bezel — delicate framing for a decidedly cheerful face. A charming piece of Avon's novelty jewelry era, wearable and collectible in equal measure.

Materials: Gold tone base metal, porcelain panel

Details:

• Era: 1970s
• Markings: Signed Avon
• Style / design notes: Hinged locket ring; opens to small interior compartment; open scrollwork shoulders; scalloped bezel
• Stone or material notes: Transfer-printed porcelain floral panel — orange, yellow, and violet bouquet on white ground
• Color: Gold tone, white, orange, yellow, violet
• Condition: Excellent vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

Measurement: Adjustable, fits approximately size 8–9

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A supple snake chain with a textured herringbone surface that catches light along every curve. The open interlocking braid pattern gives the chain an architectural quality — structured without rigidity. Closes with a simple box clasp that sits flush against the skin. The kind of chain that works alone or layered, decade after decade.

Materials Gold-tone base metal

Details

• Era: 1970s–1980s
  
• Style / design notes: Flat snake chain with open Celtic-braid / interlocking herringbone weave pattern
  
• Function: Necklace chain
• Color: Gold-tone
• Condition: Excellent vintage condition

Measurement: 18.25" including clasp

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A finely detailed oval medallion depicts a classical Roman profile — the kind of motif that has moved through centuries of jewelry without losing its authority. Set in warm gold-tone metal with a beaded border, the face carries the quiet gravity of ancient coinage. The long pin closes with a cylindrical bullet clasp, practical and period-appropriate. A refined accent for a lapel, scarf, or collar.

Materials 12k Goldfill

Details

• Era: 1970s–1980s
• Markings: Faint stamping visible on pin shaft, 1/20 12k goldfill
• Style / design notes: Oval medallion top with classical Roman portrait, beaded border, bullet-style push clasp
  
• Function: Stick pin / lapel pin with removable bullet clasp
• Color: Gold-tone
• Condition: Excellent vintage condition

Measurement: Face .3", full pin length 2.25"

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A luminous white cabochon anchors this pendant, framed by rows of petite crystals and warm gold-tone metal. The elongated shield shape echoes the matching earrings, suggesting this was sold as a set — a hallmark of Avon's considered costume collections of the late 1970s and 80s. The multi-strand silver-tone chain adds texture and subtle contrast. Polished enough for evening, understated enough for every day.

Materials Gold-tone base metal, silver-tone multi-strand chain, white glass or resin cabochon, rhinestone accents

Details

• Era: 1970s–1980s
• Markings: Stamped on reverse Avon
• Style / design notes: Elongated shield pendant with crystal band detail, multi-strand chain
• Stone or material notes: White cabochon, likely glass or resin; small clear rhinestones
• Color: Gold-tone, silver-tone, white, clear
• Condition: Great vintage condition

Measurement: 18" chain, pendant drops 1"

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A smooth white cabochon nestled beneath a row of petite crystals, finished in warm gold-tone metal. Likely produced by Avon — possibly stamped Roman or Romak — pointing to the polished costume jewelry craftsmanship of the late 1970s and 80s. The shield-shaped drop has quiet presence without announcement. An easy, elegant everyday earring.

Materials Gold-tone base metal, white glass or resin cabochon, rhinestone accents

Details

• Era: 1970s–1980s
• Markings: Stamped Avon
• Style / design notes: Shield drop with crystal crown bar, lever-back style closure with post
• Stone or material notes: White cabochon, likely glass or resin; small clear rhinestones
• Color: Gold-tone, white, clear
• Condition: Excellent vintage condition

Measurement: Hangs .75"

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A folded mesh panel is pinched at center by a small bar detail, fanning out above and below into a draped bow form — the same fluid architecture as the matching necklace, scaled for the ear. The mesh catches light along every woven edge, moving between structured and soft as it shifts. Screw back closures suggest mid-century manufacture. Wear them alone or pair with the matching mesh bow necklace for a full set.

Materials: Silver tone base metal

Details:

• Era: 1980s
• Markings: None
• Style / design notes: Draped mesh bow drop; bar pinch center; matching set with mesh bow necklace
• Stone or material notes: None
• Color: Silver tone
• Condition: Good vintage condition, please see images

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Multiple fine cable chains gather and drape into a sculpted mesh bow at the front — fluid architecture that moves between structured and soft depending on how the light catches it. The bow is formed from the chains themselves, pinched at center by a small bar detail, with the mesh fanning out on either side in a controlled cascade. Hook and eye closure with a generous five-inch extender chain offers flexible length. A quietly dramatic piece with a strong 1980s design sensibility.

Materials: Silver tone base metal

Details:

• Era: 1980s
• Markings: None
• Style / design notes: Multi-strand cable chain with draped mesh bow focal detail; bar pinch center; hook and eye closure; extender chain
• Stone or material notes: None
• Color: Silver tone
• Condition: Good vintage condition, see images

Measurement: 12" + 5" extender

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Collected by Mineral and Matter

Two parallel foxtail chains are gathered at center by a sliding bar detail, releasing into a fine mesh fringe tassel that moves with the wrist — architectural restraint giving way to something looser. A decorative fleur-de-lis style clasp closes the piece with the kind of considered finishing that defined Monet's mid-century craftsmanship. Safety chain included. One of their more expressive designs.

Materials: Silver tone base metal

Details:

• Era: 1960s–1970s
• Markings: Stamped "Monet" on clasp and hang tag
• Style / design notes: Double strand foxtail chain; sliding center bar; mesh fringe tassel; fleur-de-lis style clasp; safety chain
• Stone or material notes: None
• Color: Silver tone
• Condition: Excellent vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

Measurement: 7"

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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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Two small owls rendered in oxidized silver tone with marcasite-style textured feathering and purple rhinestone eyes that give each bird an alert, knowing expression. The owl was a beloved motif of the 1970s, appearing across jewelry at every scale, and this pair carries the spirit of the decade with quiet charm. Part of a matched set — coordinating bracelet and ring sold separately in the shop.

Materials Silver-tone base metal, oxidized finish; purple rhinestone eyes; post backs with butterfly clutch

Details

• Era: c. 1960s–1970s
  
• Style / design notes: Figural owl form; textured marcasite-style feathering on body and wings; purple rhinestone eyes; post and butterfly back
• Stone notes: Purple rhinestones, round, bezel set at eyes
• Function: Pierced stud earrings
• Color: Silver tone, purple
• Condition: Great vintage condition

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A wide flat silver tone mesh band anchored by a three-dimensional owl figurine clasp, its eyes set with small pink rhinestones that catch light with quiet wit. The mesh is finely woven and supple, draping flat against the wrist with the kind of easy weight that defines Sarah Coventry's best work. A collectible piece from their nature-inspired novelty era — wearable and characterful in equal measure.

Materials: Silver tone base metal, pink rhinestone eyes

Details:

• Era: 1960s–1970s
• Markings: Signed Sarah Coventry
• Style / design notes: Wide flat mesh band; three-dimensional owl figurine clasp; slide adjustable closure
• Stone or material notes: Purple rhinestone eyes
• Color: Silver tone, purple
• Condition: Excellent vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

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Six large round red foil-backed cabochons are each set within a ornate silver tone filigree medallion, ringed with rows of pavé-set marcasite-style stones and decorative scrollwork surrounds. The deep red stones carry an inner iridescence — glowing rather than flat — suggestive of old European costume craft. A statement piece with genuine visual weight, rooted in mid-century Continental design sensibility.

Materials: Silver tone base metal, foil-backed red glass cabochons, pavé marcasite-style stones

Details:

• Era: 1950s–1960s
• Markings: None
• Style / design notes: Three-medallion link bracelet; filigree surrounds; pavé marcasite-style border on each link
• Stone or material notes: Foil-backed red glass cabochons with iridescent quality; marcasite-style pavé surround
• Color: Silver tone, deep red
• Condition: Excellent vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

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Alternating engraved oval medallions and open round links create a rhythmic, tactile chain that sits beautifully flat on the wrist. Each medallion is stamped with a delicate floral and foliate relief — the kind of quiet surface detail that rewards a closer look. A hallmark of Sarah Coventry's mid-century design sensibility: accessible elegance with genuine craft behind it.

Materials: Silver tone base metal

Details:

• Era: 1960s–1970s
• Markings: Signed "Sarah Coventry" on clasp
• Style / design notes: Alternating engraved oval medallions and round open links; box clasp
• Stone or material notes: None
• Color: Silver tone
• Condition: Excellent vintage condition, please see images

Measurement: 7.5"

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Six oval green glass cabochons, each backed with gold foil that creates a deep, shifting sparkle from within — the stones reading somewhere between peridot and forest moss depending on the light. Each is set in a smooth bezel frame connected by bar links, the whole bracelet finished with a safety chain and spring-ring clasp stamped 1/20 12K gold filled — meaning the gold layer comprises at least 1/20th of the total metal weight, a durable quality construction standard widely used in American mid-century jewelry. Foil-backed art glass of this quality is a hallmark of the period — vibrant, deep, and impossible to replicate cheaply today.

Materials 1/20 12K gold filled; green foil-backed art glass oval cabochons; bezel settings; safety chain

Details

• Era: c. 1950s–1960s
• Markings: Stamped "1/20 12K GF" on clasp
• Style / design notes: Six oval green foil art glass cabochons in smooth bezel settings; connected by gold-filled bar links; spring-ring clasp with attached safety chain
• Stone notes: Green oval cabochons with gold foil backing; deep emerald-to-moss green tone with internal sparkle; glass
• Function: Link bracelet with safety chain
• Color: Gold, deep green
• Condition: Excellent vintage condition

Measurement: 7"

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A bracelet built from a single repeated element — a dumbbell-shaped bar connecting two open circles — the pattern creating a rhythm of solid and negative space along the wrist. The construction is substantial and satisfying, each unit slightly textured in matte gold tone. The form recalls equestrian hardware and modernist jewelry design in equal measure, the kind of piece that reads as both casual and considered. Signed Avon on the box clasp.

Materials Gold-tone base metal; box clasp

Details

• Era: c. 1970s
• Markings: Signed "Avon" on box clasp
• Style / design notes: Repeating dumbbell bar and open circle link units; matte textured gold-tone finish; box clasp closure; flexible, substantial construction
• Stone notes: None
• Function: Link bracelet with box clasp
• Color: Matte gold tone
• Condition: Excelent Vintage Condition

Measurement: 7"

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Eleven square gold-tone panels, each lightly textured and set with a vivid turquoise glass cabochon in a four-prong bezel — the whole necklace reading like a row of tiny windows onto a tropical sea. The stones have the smooth, opaque, robin's-egg blue of mid-century glass rather than natural turquoise, and are all the more consistent for it. The graduated panel sizing and extension chain suggest careful original construction. Unsigned but well-made — the kind of statement piece that photographs beautifully and wears with equal confidence.

Materials Gold-tone base metal; turquoise glass cabochons; extension chain with lobster clasp

Details

• Era: c. 1960s
  
• Style / design notes: Eleven square graduated panels with lightly textured gold-tone surface; single oval turquoise glass cabochon in four-prong setting per panel; hinged panel links; extension chain with lobster clasp and teardrop drop
• Stone notes: Turquoise glass cabochons, oval, opaque; mid-century glass — not natural turquoise
• Function: Collar/bib necklace
• Color: Gold tone, turquoise blue
• Condition: Great vintage condition, some gold tone loss on reverse

Measurement: Panel section 9.5"; left chain 4"; right chain with hook 3"; total approximately 16.5"

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Details

• Era: c. 1970s–1980s
• Markings: Signed "Avon" on clasp
• Style / design notes: Continuous leaf cluster links; textured etched leaf surfaces; round faux pearls nestled at center of each cluster; fold-over box clasp; flexible link construction
• Stone notes: Round faux pearls, white, bezel set within leaf clusters
• Function: Link bracelet with fold-over clasp
• Color: Gold tone, white
• Condition: Great vintage condition

Measurement: 7" length

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A vivid blue heart rhinestone sits at the center of a starburst halo of clear prong-set crystals, small, precise, and brighter than its size suggests. The combination of a colored heart stone with a clear diamond-like surround was a popular format in the 1970s and 1980s, echoing the look of fine sapphire cluster jewelry at a fraction of the cost. A small maker's mark is present on the reverse but partially illegible, worth examining under magnification before listing.

Materials Gold-tone base metal pendant; blue and clear rhinestones; dark silver-tone curb chain (possible replacement)

Collected by Mineral and Matter

Details

• Era: c. 1970s–1980s
• Markings: Partial maker's mark on pendant reverse, illegible; buyer to verify
• Style / design notes: Heart-shaped blue rhinestone center; eight clear round rhinestones in starburst halo setting; prong set throughout; double bail
• Stone notes: Blue heart rhinestone center; clear round rhinestones in surrounding halo; all prong set
• Function: Pendant necklace
• Color: Gold tone, blue, clear
• Condition: Good vintage condition 

Measurement: Pendant 0.5"; chain 18.5"

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A gold-tone bow pendant — fluid, ribbony, and three-dimensional — centered with a single round faux pearl that anchors the composition with quiet elegance. The bow has a natural, unstudied quality to it, as though just tied, its loops and tails catching the light at different angles. Suspended on a fine wheat chain with a spring-ring Trifari-signed clasp; both pendant and clasp carry the Trifari TM mark. A piece that pairs as naturally with a blazer as with an evening dress.

Materials Gold-tone base metal; faux pearl center; wheat link chain

Details

• Era: c. 1970s–1980s (Trifari TM mark, post-1969)
• Markings: Signed "Trifari TM" on pendant reverse and clasp
• Style / design notes: Three-dimensional bow form; fluid ribbon loops and tails; single round faux pearl at center knot; fine wheat chain; spring-ring clasp
• Stone notes: Single round faux pearl, white, bezel set at bow center
• Function: Pendant necklace
• Color: Gold tone, white
• Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

Measurement: Pendant approximately 0.75" wide; chain hangs approximately 8"

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A full ring of blush-pink carved roses, each set into a scalloped gold-tone bezel that frames the bloom like a crown — the whole bracelet a quiet, unbroken garland around the wrist. The roses are molded with real attention to the spiral of the petals, and the peachy-pink tone sits warmly against both bare skin and fabric. The elastic construction makes it effortless to wear and one-size-fits-most. The kind of piece that earns a compliment without asking for one.

Materials Gold-tone base metal; carved pink resin or lucite rose cabochons; elastic stretch band

Details

• Era: c. 1960s–1970s
  
• Style / design notes: Continuous stretch bracelet; individually set carved rose cabochons in scalloped gold-tone bezel settings; small gold-tone bead spacers between each rose; fully elastic construction
• Stone notes: Carved pink resin or lucite rose cabochons; peachy blush tone
• Function: Stretch bracelet — elastic, one size fits most
• Color: Peachy blush pink, gold tone
• Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

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A pink rose floats against a sky-blue enamel ground, its petals rendered with a confident, unhurried hand — the kind of detail that asks to be looked at closely. The surface has the iridescent, patterned quality of guilloche enamel, where fine engraving beneath translucent enamel creates a subtle shimmer that shifts with the light. The gold-tone frame is ornate and deliberate: scalloped lower edge, scrollwork upper bail with a decorative loop — the whole composition echoing the Victorian tradition of miniature portrait pendants. Unsigned and quietly lovely.

Materials Gold-tone base metal frame and chain; blue enamel with hand-painted rose (possibly guilloche — unverified)

Details

• Era: c. 1960s–1970s, Victorian revival style
  
• Style / design notes: Round enamel cabochon in scalloped gold-tone bezel; ornate scrollwork bail with open loop; hand-painted pink rose on sky-blue ground; enamel surface has guilloche-style iridescent patterning
• Stone notes: Blue enamel with hand-painted pink rose and green leaf detail — porcelain, glass, or resin 
• Function: Pendant necklace
• Color: Gold tone, sky blue, pink, green
• Condition: Great vintage condition

Measurement: Pendant 1.5" including bail; chain 18"

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A heart locket in the classic mid-century tradition — the front engraved with fine diagonal lines, a raised miniature heart at the upper left, and a diagonal row of clear rhinestones cutting across the face like a comet trail. The interior opens to two smooth panels, empty and ready. Shown on a newer replacement bar and oval link chain that complements the locket without competing with it.

Materials Gold-tone base metal locket;  replacement chain

Details

• Era: c. 1940s–1950s
  
• Style / design notes: Heart-shaped locket; diagonal engraved line pattern on front; raised miniature heart motif upper left; diagonal rhinestone bar accent; plain smooth back; two interior photo panels
• Stone notes: Clear rhinestones in diagonal line setting on front face
• Function: Locket — opens to two interior photo panels
• Color: Gold tone locket, chain
• Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age; newer replacement chain

Measurement: Pendant 1" including bail; chain 19.5"

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A fully functional miniature coin purse worn as a pendant — the body woven in fine gold-tone mesh, framed by a scalloped metal border and centered with a small enamel heart bearing a hand-painted pink rose. The push-clasp opens at the top; the interior is clean and holds small keepsakes, coins, or folded notes. The chain handle loops up to a longer link chain, so the purse hangs and moves freely at the neckline. It sits at the intersection of jewelry and object — something to wear and something to use.

Materials Gold-tone base metal; fine mesh body; painted enamel rose heart cabochon; link chain

Details

• Era: c. 1940s–1960s
  
• Style / design notes: Square miniature coin purse form; fine woven mesh front and back panels; scalloped top frame with push-clasp closure; ornate filigree side edges; centered enamel heart with pink rose on white ground; chain handle attached to longer necklace chain
• Stone notes: Enamel heart with hand-painted pink rose — porcelain or resin, unverified
• Function: Wearable functional coin purse pendant; opens to small interior compartment
• Color: Gold tone, white, pink, green
• Condition: Good vintage condition

Measurement: Purse 1.5" x 1.5" excluding handle; chain approximately 24"

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A Russian lacquer bead pendant, its glossy black ground covered in dense gold and iridescent botanical scrollwork that shifts between gold, teal, and violet in the light — a technique rooted in centuries of Russian decorative art. A small rhinestone rondelle caps the top where it meets the jump ring. Hangs from a slim gold tone snake chain, sitting just below the collarbone. Collectible craft worn as jewelry.

Materials: Russian lacquer bead, gold tone metal chain, rhinestone rondelle cap

Details:

• Era: 1970s-1980s
  
• Style / design notes: Russian lacquer bead pendant; iridescent floral scroll decoration; rhinestone rondelle cap; slim snake chain
• Stone or material notes: Lacquered bead with hand-painted iridescent gold, teal, and violet botanical motifs
• Color: Black, gold, iridescent
• Condition: Excellent

Measurement: 23" chain, pendant drop approx. 1"

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A matte black oval cabochon sits within a sweeping gold-tone crescent, its curve traced by a line of clear rhinestones that amplifies the contrast between deep black and bright crystal. The open swirl frame adds movement, and the polished gold outer arc grounds the composition — graphic and confident in the way that Trifari's later decades did well. Signed Trifari TM on the clip backs, placing these in the brand's post-1969 period. The black and gold palette is as versatile as it gets.

Materials Gold-tone base metal; black glass or resin cabochon; clear prong-set rhinestones

Details

• Era: c. 1980s (Trifari TM mark, post-1969)
• Markings: Signed "Trifari TM" on clip backs
• Style / design notes: Open crescent swirl frame; oval matte black cabochon center; clear rhinestone pave arc along inner crescent edge; smooth polished gold-tone outer swirl; clip-on backs
• Stone notes: Black oval cabochon; clear rhinestones along inner arc
• Function: Clip-on earrings
• Color: Gold tone, black, clear
• Condition: Great vintage condition

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Hand-modeled English bone china at its most domestic and charming — a yellow rose in full bloom surrounded by blue forget-me-nots and green serrated leaves, each petal and floret individually shaped and painted by hand. Denton China operated out of Staffordshire from 1945 until its acquisition by Aynsley in 1968, producing bone china "fantasies" — flower brooches, birds, and baskets — that have become quietly collectible. The stamped back confirms its English origin and places it squarely within that twenty-three year production window. Fragile as all china jewelry is, and best worn with intention.

Materials Hand-modeled and hand-painted English bone china; brass pin back

Details

• Era: c. 1945–1968 (Denton China production period)
• Markings: Stamped "Denton China / Made in England" on reverse
• Style / design notes: Central yellow rose in full spiral bloom; surrounding blue forget-me-not florets with orange centers; five green serrated leaves forming base; fully three-dimensional, hand-modeled construction
  
• Function: Pin brooch with roll-over safety clasp
• Color: Yellow, white, blue, green, orange
• Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age; please handle with care as bone china is fragile

Measurement: 1.5"

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A simple circle, made interesting by its surface — the band is covered in fine granulation-style texture with scattered raised dots that catch light across the curve, anchored by a single deep red stone set in a smooth round bezel at the base. The stone has the color and depth of a garnet, though material is unverified and sold as-is. Modest in scale, confident in presence — the kind of pin that works on a collar or a scarf without demanding attention.

Materials Gold-tone base metal; deep red bezel-set stone 

Details

• Era: c. 1940s–1960s
  
• Style / design notes: Open circle form with scalloped outer edge; overall granulation-style raised dot texture; single round deep red stone in smooth bezel setting at lower right; simple bar pin clasp
• Stone notes: Deep red round stone, bezel set
• Function: Pin brooch with simple bar clasp
• Color: Gold tone / deep red
• Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age; warm patina

Measurement: 1.15" diameter 

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An open oval frame — the kind that once held a miniature portrait — crowned with a spray of cast flowers, leaves, and berries that spill naturally over the top edge. The form draws directly from the Victorian tradition of locket frames and mourning jewelry, here reinterpreted as a purely decorative brooch with no stone or image inside. The empty center is the point: it frames whatever lies beneath it on the fabric, turning a simple lapel into something more considered. The oxidized silver tone gives the cast detail real depth.

Materials Silver-tone base metal, oxidized finish

Details

• Era: c. 1960s–1980s, Victorian revival style
  
• Style / design notes: Open oval frame with beaded inner border and scalloped outer edge; dimensional floral and leaf garland crown with blossoms, buds, and foliage; oxidized finish emphasizes relief; asymmetrical botanical spray
  
• Function: Pin brooch with simple bar clasp
• Color: Silver tone, oxidized
• Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

Measurement: 1.6"

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Cast in the tradition of European dress jewelry, this round brooch is dense with ornament — concentric rings of scrolling filigree, a scalloped border edge, and a raised pinwheel flower at the center, all in oxidized silver tone that lets the depth of the pattern read clearly. The "W. Germany" stamp on the back is a reliable date marker, placing manufacture before German reunification in 1990, and signals the quality standards associated with postwar West German jewelry production. Closes with a clip mechanism rather than a pin — secure and non-damaging to fabric.

Materials Silver-tone base metal, oxidized finish

Details

• Era: c. 1950s–1980s, pre-1990 (confirmed by W. Germany stamp)
• Markings: Stamped "W. Germany" on reverse
• Style / design notes: Circular form; layered openwork filigree with scrolling S-curve motifs; raised pinwheel floral center; scalloped outer border with marcasite-style bead detail; oxidized finish enhances relief depth
• Function: Clip brooch (clip-back mechanism, non-piercing)
• Color: Silver tone, oxidized
• Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

Measurement: Approximately 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) in diameter

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The geometry is precise and deliberate — a black enamel diamond lozenge at center, set with a small floral marcasite cluster, flanked by symmetrical openwork filigree wings dense with pave-set steel-grey stones. The combination of jet-black enamel and gunmetal sparkle is a direct echo of the 1920s German marcasite and onyx tradition, here translated into a silver-tone reproduction piece with the same graphic authority. Wears beautifully on a black dress collar, a blazer lapel, or a hat brim.

Materials Silver-tone base metal; black enamel; marcasite-style pave-set stones (cut steel or paste); openwork filigree frame

Details

• Era: c. 1970s–1980s, Art Deco revival style
  
• Style / design notes: Horizontal bar form; central black enamel diamond lozenge with pave marcasite floral motif; symmetrical openwork filigree side panels; scalloped border edge; pave-set grey stones throughout
• Stone notes: Marcasite-style stones (cut steel or dark paste); bezel and pave set
• Function: Pin brooch with simple bar clasp
• Color: Silver tone, black, gunmetal grey
• Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

Measurement: Approximately 1.6" x .5"

Collected by Mineral and Matter

Cobalt and ice-blue enamel layered over a sculpted gold-tone body — this parrot perches on a naturalistic branch with the casual confidence of something that belongs in a terrarium or a rain forest, not a jewelry box. The face is the most alive part: a cluster of clear rhinestones forms the cheek patch, with a single pink rhinestone at the eye that gives the bird a knowing, slightly amused expression. White enamel accents the throat and wing, softening the deep blue body. A piece that rewards a second look.

Materials Gold-tone base metal; blue and white enamel; clear and pink rhinestones

Details

• Era: c. 1950s–1960s
  
• Style / design notes: Figural parrot or macaw perched on forked branch; cobalt and teal blue enamel body with white enamel chest and wing accents; clear rhinestone cheek cluster; single pink rhinestone eye; textured feather detail on body
• Stone notes: Clear rhinestones (cheek cluster); pink rhinestone (eye); prong set
• Function: Pin brooch with roll-over safety clasp
• Color: Cobalt blue, white, gold tone, pink
• Condition: Great vintage condition

Measurement: 2" x 1.5"

Collected by Mineral and Matter

Four deeply textured petals curve and twist into a loose bow — each surface engraved with fine parallel lines that catch the light like silk ribbon pressed into metal. The composition sits somewhere between a gardenia and a tied sash, with two small feather-like buds emerging at the center knot. The warm antique gold tone and dimensional construction give it the weight and presence of a much more expensive piece. Wears beautifully on a coat lapel, a scarf, or pinned to the neckline of a simple dress.

Materials Gold-tone base metal

Details

• Era: c. 1950s–1960s
  
• Style / design notes: Double-leaf bow form; four curved petal lobes with fine parallel line engraving; central feather or bud accent; dimensional, three-dimensional construction; warm antique gold patina
  
• Function: Pin brooch with simple bar clasp
• Color: Warm antique gold tone
• Condition: Great vintage condition

• Measurement: 2.75" x 1"

Collected by Mineral and Matter

The fleur-de-lis has marked everything from French royalty to New Orleans ironwork — a symbol that carries centuries of heraldic weight in three simple curves. This brooch renders it with confident dimensionality: a raised central spine, curved lateral petals, and a beaded collar band that cinches the form at its waist. The warm gold tone has developed a gentle patina that deepens the relief. Small enough to anchor a lapel without overwhelming it, substantial enough to wear alone.

Materials Gold-tone base metal

Details

• Era: c. 1950s–1960s
• Markings: Unsigned
• Style / design notes: Classic fleur-de-lis form; high-relief dimensional construction; raised central blade with flanking curved petals; beaded collar detail at waist; smooth polished surfaces
• Stone notes: None
• Function: Pin brooch with simple bar clasp
• Color: Warm gold tone
• Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear and natural patina consistent with age

Measurement: Approximately 1.25" x 1"

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A watch that wears more like sculpture than timepiece — the bracelet is built from polished silver-tone tube links wrapped at intervals with paired gold-tone rings, creating a rhythm of light and shadow along the wrist. The small round case carries a clean white dial with gold baton hands and minimal indexing. Signed Neiman Marcus on the dial; the back is stamped with full construction details. Untested — battery and movement status unknown; may simply need a new battery.

Materials Base metal bezel; stainless steel case back; silver-tone and gold-tone base metal bracelet; Japan quartz movement; white dial

Details

• Era: c. 1980s–early 1990s
• Markings: "Neiman Marcus / Quartz" on dial; case back stamped "Base Metal Bezel / Stainless Steel Back / Japan MOV'T"
• Style / design notes: Polished silver-tone tube links with repeating paired gold-tone ring accents; small round case; clean white dial; gold baton hands; no numerals; deployant-style push-clasp
• Stone notes: None
• Function: Wristwatch — untested; battery and movement status unknown
• Color: Silver tone and gold tone
• Condition: Good vintage condition, some gold tone loss throughout piece and around center

Measurement: Approximately 7"

Collected by Mineral and Matter

Trifari distilled the sailboat into its essential geometry here — a single sweeping mast, triangular sails reduced to pure line and negative space, a curved hull that echoes the horizon. It is a study in confident restraint, the kind of design that looks as current now as it did when it left the studio. Signed with the crown Trifari mark and copyright symbol, placing it firmly within the label's most collectible mid-century period. Trifari's reputation for designer-quality costume jewelry — built under head designer Alfred Philippe and worn by First Lady Mamie Eisenhower — makes signed pieces consistently sought after.

Materials Gold-tone base metal

Details

• Era: c. 1955–1969 (crown Trifari with © mark)
• Markings: Signed "Crown Trifari ©" on reverse
• Style / design notes: Figural sailboat; fully openwork; angular modernist interpretation; single mast with swept sails and curved hull; matte and polished surface contrast
  
• Function: Pin brooch with roll-over safety clasp
• Color: Gold tone
• Condition: Excellent vintage condition

Measurement: Approximately 1.5"

Collected by Mineral and Matter

A wink of mid-century wit — this figural brooch renders the iconic cat-eye glasses frame in miniature, complete with rhinestone-set upper rims and the characteristic upswept corners that defined the decade's eyewear silhouette. Novelty jewelry of this type was enormously popular in the 1950s, when wearing a miniature version of an everyday object was a form of playful self-expression. The open frames give it a light, graphic quality that reads well on a lapel, collar, or hat brim.

Materials Gold-tone base metal; clear prong-set rhinestones

Details

• Era: c. 1950s–early 1960s
  
• Style / design notes: Figural cat-eye eyeglasses form; rhinestones set along upper frame and upswept corners; open lens frames; standard pin-back clasp
• Stone notes: Clear glass rhinestones; prong set along top bar and cat-eye tips
• Function: Pin brooch
• Color: Gold tone 
• Condition: Great vintage condition

Measurement: Approximately 1.75"

Collected by Mineral and Matter

The circle pin had its heyday in the 1950s, and this one hits every note of the form — a twisted rope-twist hoop framing a three-dimensional rose in full bloom, stem curling naturally through the open center. Stamped 1/20 12K gold filled, meaning the gold layer comprises at least 1/20th of the total metal weight — a durable, quality construction used widely in American mid-century jewelry. The rose is sculpted with genuine attention: petals spiral inward, leaves are individually veined, and the composition feels less like costume jewelry and more like a miniature still life.

Materials 1/20 12K gold filled

Details

• Era: c. 1950s
• Markings: Stamped 1/20 12K GF on reverse of rose
• Style / design notes: Open circle form with rope-twist outer border; double inner ring; three-dimensional rose with spiraled petals and veined leaves; stem curves through center
  
• Function: Pin brooch with roll-over safety clasp
• Color: Warm yellow gold
• Condition: Great vintage condition

Measurement: Approximately 1.5"

Collected by Mineral and Matter

Made in the tradition of Toledo damasquinado, this oval pendant carries hand-etched floral imagery inlaid with gold-tone metal against oxidized blackened steel — a technique the city of Toledo, Spain has practiced since Moorish rule, later revived as a souvenir art form through the mid-20th century. The face blooms with a central flower spray surrounded by curling leaves and smaller blossoms; the reverse bears a fine stippled dot texture. Small, quiet, and deeply considered — the kind of piece that reads as collected rather than purchased.

Materials Blackened steel body with gold-tone metal inlay; gold-tone bail and frame

Details

• Era: c. 1960s–1970s, Toledo, Spain
• Markings: Unsigned; unstamped
• Style / design notes: Oval form; hand-etched floral bouquet with central bloom, trailing leaves, and secondary flowers; stippled dot pattern on reverse
• Stone notes: None
• Function: Pendant; bail fits standard chain
• Color: Black and gold-tone
• Condition: Great vintage condition, some gold tone loss

Measurement: Approximately 1.5" including bail 

Collected by Mineral and Matter

A study in motion — this brooch draws the eye through a sweeping spiral of channel-set baguettes, pavé rounds, and marquise rhinestones arranged in an open, ribbon-like composition. The layered design is characteristic of late Art Deco and early Retro costume jewelry, where geometric precision meets organic flourish. Unsigned but finely constructed, with the tight stone-setting and rhodium-toned base metal typical of quality American makers from the 1940s. Wears beautifully pinned to a lapel, a scarf, or the neckline of a dark dress.

Materials Silver-tone base metal, clear prong-set and channel-set glass rhinestones

Details

• Era: c. 1940s — late Art Deco / early Retro
  
• Style / design notes: Open circular swirl form; mixed stone cuts — baguette fan arc, pavé round sections, central marquise cluster; ribbon-like layered frame
• Stone notes: Clear glass rhinestones; baguette, marquise, and round cuts
• Function: Pin brooch with roll-over safety clasp
• Color: Silver / clear
• Condition: Great vintage condition

Measurement: Approximately 1.5" in diameter

Collected by Mineral and Matter

A carved shell mottled olive and deep green, cool to the touch — rests in a gold-tone mount of textured claw-form legs and a pointed tail, the whole creature assembled with the unhurried confidence of something built to last. Turtle jewelry has been a quiet constant across cultures and centuries, carrying associations of longevity and groundedness that feel as relevant now as ever. The jade shell is hand-carved with shell pattern detail, and the contrast between the stone's natural variation and the warm gold-tone surround gives the piece a genuinely organic presence. Unsigned but consistent with mid-century jade and stone figural jewelry.

Materials: Gold-tone base metal mount; carved natural nephrite jade shell (unverified — tests as stone, cold to the touch, consistent with nephrite jade or serpentine)

Details:

• Era: c. 1960s–1970s
  
• Style / design notes: Naturalistic turtle form; carved jade shell with incised pattern detail; gold-tone claw-foot legs, head mount, and pointed tail; needle pin back
• Stone or material notes: Carved green stone shell
• Function: Lapel brooch
• Color: Olive and deep green with gold tone
• Condition: Great vintage condition, gentle gold wear around edges

Measurement: 1.25" long

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A flower basket in gold-tone metal — its woven base rising into a mounded canopy of tiny blossoms accented with clear rhinestones — conceals a hinged lid that opens to reveal a solid perfume or glace compartment inside. Avon produced these functional locket brooches throughout the 1970s as a signature novelty line: wearable vessels for their solid perfumes, collectible in their own right long after the fragrance is gone. The basket weave texture, rope-trim handle, and floral detailing are all precisely rendered at a compact scale. Signed on the interior lid.

Materials: Gold-tone base metal; clear rhinestone accents; hinged locket mechanism with inner perfume compartment

Details:

• Era: c. 1970s
• Markings: Signed "Avon ©" on interior of hinged lid
• Style / design notes: Flower basket form with woven base texture, rope-handle trim, and mounded floral top; hinged oval lid opens to solid perfume/compartment; needle pin back
• Stone or material notes: Clear rhinestone accents, perfume compartment retains faint original scent
• Function: Wearable solid perfume locket brooch
• Color: Gold tone
• Condition: Great vintage condition, hinge functional, still contains perfume

Measurement: 1.75" tall

Collected by Mineral and Matter

A windswept bonsai in miniature — its sinuous gold-tone trunk rising from a deep green rectangular glass base rimmed in pavé clear rhinestones, the canopy spreading into clusters of gold leaves set with alternating emerald and clear rhinestones. The bonsai form carries centuries of meaning in East Asian tradition: patience, resilience, the beauty of things shaped slowly over time. As a brooch it translates that stillness into something worn and carried. A rare and particular piece that appeals well beyond the usual costume jewelry collector.

Materials: Gold-tone base metal; deep green rectangular glass base; clear pavé rhinestone trim; emerald and clear rhinestone flower clusters; needle pin with roller catch

Details:

• Era: c. 1980s–1990s
  
• Style / design notes: Sculpted bonsai form with sinuous trunk; gold-tone leaf canopy set with emerald and clear rhinestones; rectangular green glass planter base with pavé rhinestone border
• Stone or material notes: Green glass base; emerald green and clear rhinestones — all simulated; no natural stones
• Function: Lapel brooch
• Color: Gold tone, deep green, and clear
• Condition: Great Vintage Condition

Measurement: 2" tall

Collected by Mineral and Matter

A gecko mid-climb, frozen in gold-tone metal with a body scattered in aurora borealis rhinestones that shift between gold, pink, and iridescent white depending on the light. Green rhinestone eyes anchor the head with just enough color to feel intentional. The textured, engraved body gives the piece a tactile quality that reads well up close and from a distance. Figural animal brooches like this one have a long history in costume jewelry — and the gecko, with its grip and stillness, translates particularly well into pin form.

Materials: Gold-tone base metal; aurora borealis rhinestones; green rhinestone eyes; needle pin with roller catch

Details:

• Era: c. 1980s–1990s
  
• Style / design notes: Climbing gecko pose; engraved and textured body; AB rhinestone cluster on torso; green rhinestone eyes; needle pin back
• Stone or material notes: Aurora borealis rhinestones and green rhinestones
• Function: Lapel / scatter brooch
• Color: Gold tone with iridescent AB and green
• Condition: Great vintage condition
• Measurement: 2" long

Collected by Mineral and Matter

Long-limbed and self-possessed, this stylized cat brooch captures the sleek, graphic feline silhouette that defined mid-century American costume jewelry. The brushed and textured gold-tone body contrasts with a slim collar of aurora borealis rhinestones — their iridescent flash the only ornament the cat needs. The exaggerated proportions and confident pose feel as current now as they did sixty years ago. A piece for the lapel, the scarf, or the coat.

Materials: Gold-tone base metal; aurora borealis rhinestone collar accent; needle pin with roller catch

Details:

• Era: c. 1960s–1970s
  
• Style / design notes: Seated stylized cat with elongated legs and curled tail; brushed texture body; slim AB rhinestone collar; open eye cutouts; needle pin back
• Stone or material notes: Aurora borealis rhinestones at collar 
• Function: Lapel / scatter brooch
• Color: Gold tone with iridescent AB rhinestones
• Condition: Good vintage condition, some gold tone loss

Measurement: 2.5" tall

Collected by Mineral and Matter

• Brand: Authentic signed Monet (stamped on the reverse)
• Era: Circa 1960s–1970s
• Style: Mid-Century Modernist / Abstract Swirl / Tailored Metal
• Metal: Heavy gold-plated base metal alloy
• Closure: Secure rolling safety clasp pin
• Condition: Excellent vintage condition; the gold plating remains rich, bright, and uniform with minimal age-appropriate surface wear. The pin mechanism works flawlessly.

• Era: Circa 1980s–1990s
• Style: Classic Line / Tennis Bracelet
• Metal: Silver-tone plated base metal (Check for stamps like "925" or "CZ" on the clasp)
• Stones: Brilliant round-cut clear chaton rhinestones or cubic zirconia
• Closure: Hidden insert box clasp with a fold-over safety latch
• Condition: Good vintage condition; all stones are present and securely prong-set. The silver-tone metal shows surface wear on the inside and a subtle aged patina on the reverse side, consistent with historic costume jewelry.

Description: A round deep amethyst rhinestone stud gives way to an open silver-tone filigree scroll — all curlicues and symmetry — before dropping into a faceted emerald-cut amethyst glass stone with the color of a late dusk sky. The construction layers three distinct elements into a single fluid line that moves beautifully with the wearer. Sadie Green built her brand on exactly this kind of piece: Victorian and Art Nouveau revival forms assembled from vintage-era glass and mixed metals, made to be worn rather than collected. Deep purple, architectural, and quietly dramatic.

Materials: Silver-tone base metal; deep purple glass rhinestone stud; open filigree scroll connector; faceted emerald-cut glass drop stone 

Details:

• Era: c. 1980s–1990s
• Markings: Signed "Sadie Green" on oval tag on reverse
• Style / design notes: Three-part drop — round stud, open filigree scroll, emerald-cut stone drop; Victorian Revival filigree motif; post and butterfly back closure
• Stone or material notes: Purple glass — simulated; no natural stones
• Function: Pierced drop earrings
• Color: Deep purple and silver tone
• Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

Measurement: 1.25" drop

Collected by Mineral and Matter

• Era: Circa 1970s–1980s
• Style: Monogram / Script Initial / Victorian Revival
• Metal: Hematite-tone or gunmetal-tone base metal
• Stones: marcasite
• Condition: Good vintage condition; all stones are present and retain their original dark sparkle. The rolling safety clasp is secure and fully functional.

• Era: Circa 1970s–1980s
• Style: Monogram / Script Initial / Victorian Revival
• Metal: Hematite-tone or gunmetal-tone base metal
• Stones: marcasite
• Condition: Good vintage condition; all stones are present and retain their original dark sparkle. The rolling safety clasp is secure and fully functional.