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Art Deco Cartier 18K Sapphire Flip-Up Stirrup Cufflinks
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Pre 1940 item# 948967
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$2250
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A classic pair of Art Deco 18K yellow gold flip-up stirrup cufflinks, the ends set with blue sapphire sugarloaf cabochons. The flip-up stirrup cufflinks were popularized by Cartier during the Art Deco era. The sapphires have dark, vivid blue hue and very good clarity. The cufflinks are signed “Cartier”, have the maker’s mark, the serial number and the French “tete d’aigle” hallmark for 18K gold.Origin: France, ca. 1935. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: ends, 1/2" x 7/16”; overall length, 1-1/4”. Weight: 13.5 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: 1.96 carats.
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French Art Deco 18K Gold, Diamond & Amethyst Earrings
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Pre 1930 item# 927043
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A stunning pair of Art Deco 18K white gold earrings set with diamonds and featuring amethyst drops. The surmounts are round amethyst cabochons simply set in white gold millegrained collets. They suspend a line of round brilliant cut diamonds interrupted by a circle set with diamonds. The earrings terminate in large oval amethyst cabochons, each weighing just over 6.5 carats. Each of the elements is fully articulated so the earrings have a lot of movement. The amethysts are of very fine quality, with dark, intensely saturated slightly reddish-purple color. The diamonds are likewise of excellent quality, estimated at G color, VS clarity. Amethysts were not commonly used in Art Deco jewelry, so these earrings are quite unusual. The posts are extra-long have have press-in clutches. The earrings are stamped with the French “tete d’aigle” hallmark for 18K.Origin: France, ca. 1925. Condition: excellent. Size: 2-16” long. Weight: 10.2 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: diamond, 1.0 ct; amethyst, 15.8 cts.
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Art Deco 14K White Gold Carved Coral & Diamond Earrings
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Pre 1930 item# 735803
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$2495
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Gorgeous Art Deco earrings worked in 14K white gold and featuring carved coral set with diamonds. The coral is carved to resemble chrysanthemum blossoms and foliage. The surmounts are prong-set with round brilliant-cut diamonds of .33 carat each. The drops are collet-set with round brilliant-cut diamonds of .2 carat each. There are also two small accent diamonds. The stones are very high quality, estimated at VVS1 clarity and G color.Origin: America, ca. 1925. Condition: excellent. Size: 1-5/32” long. Weight: 4.0 grams. Approximate Total Diamond Weight: 1.0 carat.
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Deco 18K Gold Platinum Diamond Sapphire Cross Pendant
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Pre 1940 item# 562295
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$2795
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An absolutely stunning Art Deco cross pendant in 18K yellow gold accented with diamonds and sapphires. The body of the cross is worked in pierced yellow gold, centering a nearly 2/3-carat round old European cut diamond collet-set in platinum. The piercing lightens the appearance of the cross and creates the visual effect of rays emanating from the central diamond. Each of the four arms of the cross is bordered with caliber-cut natural blue sapphires of fine quality, and terminates in a band of round brilliant-cut diamonds bead-set in platinum. The corners of the junctions of the arms are ornamented with small diamonds collet-set in platinum and cabochon sapphires prong-set in gold. The overall design is very angular, heightening the strong Art Deco treatment of this most traditional of designs. The center diamond is estimated at G color, SI2 clarity, and the smaller diamonds are of similar quality. The sapphires have excellent color saturation and clarity. This is, without a doubt, the finest Art Deco cross we’ve seen. The cross is stamped with the French “tete d’aigle” for 18K gold and has an indistinct maker’s mark.Origin: France, ca. 1925. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 2” x 1-9/16” (excluding bale). Weight: 11.5 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: diamond, 2.5 carats; sapphire, 3.6 carats.
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14K Gold, Montana Sapphire & Pearl “V” Victory Brooch
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Pre 1950 item# 557867
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$1750
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Extraordinary patriotic “V for Victory” brooch in 14K yellow gold set with Montana sapphires and pearls. The quality of workmanship is superb, and the stones are magnificent. During World War II, it was very difficult to get genuine gemstones because of blockades, so most jewelers re-set stones from older pieces or used synthetic stones. This brooch makes use of one of America’s few truly gem-quality minerals—Montana sapphires, probably from the Yogo Gulch area. The square-cut sapphires are invisibly set, copying the style created by Van Cleef & Arpels in the Art Deco period. Groups of three sapphires alternate with prong-set pearls of very nice quality. The bottom of the “V” is set with an old European cut sapphire. The gold setting is very finely millegrained.The most amazing part of this brooch, however, is that it is a mechanical piece. It can be straightened to be worn as a bar pin when one is feeling less patriotic. Even opened as a bar pin, however, the brooch suggests airplane propellers which was another popular patriotic motif. Victory pins were popular, but those in gold and set with genuine stones are quite rare. This is the ONLY mechanical example we’ve ever seen. The side is marked “Pat. Apl’d For” and also bears an indistinct maker’s mark. Origin: America, 1940-45. Condition: mint. Size: 1-13/16” x 1-13/16” in the “V” formation; 3-1/2” x 1/4" in bar formation. Weight: 7.0 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: sapphire, 2.81 carats.
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Art Deco 18K Gold, Platinum & Aquamarine Earrings
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Pre 1940 item# 557863
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$1795
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A stunning pair of Art Deco long earrings in 18K yellow gold accented with platinum and set with superb aquamarines. Suspended from triangular surmounts, pyramid-shaped stacks of gold bars intersected with platinum stripes lead to free-hanging rectangular mounts, each featuring an aquamarine of extraordinarily fine quality. The stones have very strong blue coloring and are beautifully emerald cut. Tested and guaranteed 18K and platinum.Origin: America, ca. 1930. Condition: excellent. Size: 2-1/16” long. Weight: 14.5 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: 4.1 carats.
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Mikimoto 14K Yellow Gold & Jadeite Earrings
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Pre 1940 item# 522839
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$695
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Rare pair of vintage 14K yellow gold earrings set with oval jade cabochons by Mikimoto. Although largely unrecognized, Mikimoto made a very successful and expensive range of jewelry with colored stones during the 1920s and 30s. The company used stones that were popular in European Art Deco jewels—jade, onyx and coral. These were largely sold by their retailers in Japan and Hong Kong. The jade has a strong green color and nice translucency. The screwbacks are stamped with Mikimoto’s hallmark.Origin: Japan, ca. 1930. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 5/8” x 7/16”. Weight: 5.5 grams.
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Gentleman's Art Deco 14K Gold, Sapphire & Diamond Ring
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Pre 1940 item# 522569
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$550
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A handsome Art Deco 14K yellow gold man's ring. The stepped crown features a one-carat square-cut blue sapphire in a millegrained collet setting flanked on either side by a round mixed-cut diamond. The stones, nicely colored and with good clarity, are set in white gold layed over the yellow gold. This color combination, as well as the angular, stepped crown contribute to the overall geometric Art Deco shape of the ring. The inside of the shank is marked "14K".Origin: America, ca. 1930. Condition: excellent. Finger Size: 10-1/2. Weight: 6.0 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: sapphire, 1.0 carat; diamond, .2 carat.
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