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H Stern Style 18K Gold & Multi-Gem Sputnik Ring
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Pre 1970 item# 906454
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$550
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A very good multigem “Sputnik” ring in the style of H Stern. Stern, the world’s largest dealer in colored gemstones, created this design in the 1950s to showcase the wonderful array of colored gemstones available in the Brazilian mines. Amethysts, aquamarines, citrines, garnets, and green and pink tourmalines are collet-set above the yellow gold dome (this ring also includes an unusual and very pretty deep blue tourmaline). The resulting appearance was considered very modern and was popularly named after the early Russian space satellite “Sputnik”. Each ring has a unique look depending upon the particular selection and arrangement of the gems. This example includes an unusual and very pretty deep blue tourmaline that we have never seen in a Sputnik piece. Tested and guaranteed 18K.Origin: Brazil, ca. 1960. Condition: excellent. Finger Size: 9. Size: 29/32” diameter. Weight: 6.1 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: tourmaline, 1.65 cts; garnet, 1.23 cts; citrine, 1.16 cts; amethyst, 1.16 cts; aquamarine, .87 ct.
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Venetian Etruscan 18K Gold & Blue Zircon Fob Charm
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Pre 1970 item# 901815
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A wonderful vintage Venetian Etruscan 18K yellow gold fob charm set with blue zircons. The bottom of the charm has a 22.5 carat emerald cut zircon, while the sides are collet-set with round brilliant cut zircons. All have very good color. The gold surfaces are heavily decorated with beading and twisted wire designs and the shoulder of the charm is finished with a ring of cultured pearls. Tested and guaranteed 18K.Origin: Italy, ca. 1960. Condition: excellent; normal wear to pearl surfaces. Size: 1-1/4" (not including bale) x 1-1/16". Weight: 19.0 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: 28.73 carats.
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Signed SPARK 18K Gold Pearl Diamond Sapphire Earrings
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Pre 1980 item# 873311
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An exquisite pair of 18K yellow gold earrings featuring large mabe pearls, diamonds and sapphires by Spark, a New York jewelry house particularly noted for the fine quality of its gemstones. The square earrings have slightly arcing sides channel-set with brilliant round-cut diamonds, punctuated at the corners with square-cut blue sapphires. The earrings are centered with 13.8mm mabe pearls. The pearls are of spectacularly fine quality, easily on a par with Mikimoto. The surfaces are free of blemishes, are very lustrous, and have cream coloring with strong rose overtones. The diamonds are equally fine, estimated at E/F color and VVS clarity. The backs retain the original omega clips, but the posts have been removed for wear as clips. Posts can easily be added. The backs are marked “18K” and “SPARK”.Origin: America, ca. 1980. Condition: excellent. Size: 13/16” diameter. Weight: 21.6 gr. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: diamond, 2.0 carats; sapphire, 1.6 carats.
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14K Yellow Gold & Aquamarine Ring
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Pre 1980 item# 873284
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$595
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Very pretty vintage aquamarine ring featuring a 4.0 carat oval-cut aquamarine flanked by trillion-cut stones, 1.3 carats each. The 14K gold setting is of the finest quality--notice the v-shaped prongs at the points of the trillion-cut stones to protect the edges. The aquas are perfectly clear and are of a lovely pale blue color without a trace of green. The shank is marked "14K" and has a maker's mark that I can't quite make out (possibly "GC").Origin: America, circa 1970s. Condition: excellent. Size: 7-1/4 (the shank is quite thick and could be sized either direction). Approximate Gemstone Weight: 6.65 carats. Weight: 4.5 grams.
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Vintage Etruscan 18K Gold & Amethyst Fob Charm
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Pre 1970 item# 828413
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$895
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A superb large 18K yellow gold fob charm set with amethyst. This is one of the most unusually-shaped Etruscan-style charms we've seen. Each side features a collet-set oval amethyst of slightly more than 10 carats. The stones have deep, saturated color and excellent clarity. The gold surfaces are heavily enhanced with beading and twisted wire decoration. The charm retains its original bale marked with Italian 18K hallmarks.Origin: Italy, ca. 1960. Condition: excellent; slight wear to edges of facets and a 1mm roughness on the edge of one facet. Size: 1-5/8" x 1-3/8". Weight: 15.5 grams. Approximate Gemstone Weight: 20.64 carats.
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14K White Gold & Sapphire Heart Clasp Pearl Bracelet
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Pre 1960 item# 826155
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A pretty vintage four-strand pearl bracelet, enhanced with 14K white gold spacers and a heart-shaped clasp. The pearls, ranging in size from 5.0 to 5.9 millimeters, have nice luster and cream/rose color and are slightly off-round. Each of the four spacers is set with three old European cut blue sapphires. The bright blue coloring of the sapphires makes a nice contrast with the milkiness of the pearls. The bracelet is finished with a wonderful large heart-shaped clasp prong-set with forty-three natural seed pearls. The seed pearls are of unusually nice quality and are well-matched for the pavé effect. The clasp is marked “14K”.Origin: America, ca. 1950. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 15/16” wide; 6-5/8” long. Approximate Total Sapphire Weight: .56 carat.
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Modernist 14K Gold & Pearl Drop Earrings
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Pre 1970 item# 823933
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A nice pair of modernist 14K yellow gold and pearl earrings. 5.2-millimeter pearl studs suspend faceted gold bars that, in turn, suspend open-work gold spheres studded with pearls. Each sphere comprises a dozen 4.9 millimeter cultured pearls of very good quality. The body color is cream with rose overtones. The luster is bright and the surfaces are smooth. Each of the spheres is completed with the addition of prong-set seed pearls. The spheres dangle freely and exhibit lots of movement. During the late 1950s and 1960s, scientific knowledge became an inspiration for jewelry designers who began turning pieces like “Sputnik” rings. The arrangement of the pearls and the underlying gold structure of these earrings is clearly based on atomic-level molecule models. Tested and guaranteed 14K.Origin: America, ca. 1960. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1-3/8” long; 5/8” diameter. Weight: 8.5 grams.
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H Stern Style 18K Gold & Multi-Gem Sputnik Earrings
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Pre 1970 item# 823506
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A nice and rare pair of 18K rose gold “Sputnik” earrings, probably by H. Stern. The golden domes are set with a variety of semi-precious gemstones, including aquamarine, green tourmaline, garnet, citrine, and amethyst. Each piece of Sputnik jewelry has a unique appearance, depending upon the particular combination of gems chosen and the color of the gold. Sputnik jewelry was created by H. Stern, Brazil’s largest dealer in colored gemstones, and was quite popular in the early years of the space race, hence the nickname. The omega clips are marked 14K, but the body of the earrings are tested and guaranteed 18K gold.Origin: Brazil, ca. 1955. Condition: excellent. Dome Size: 3/4" diameter. Weight: 8.0 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: 4.5 carats.
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Tiffany & Co. Schuler 18K Gold & Diamond Leaf Earrings
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Pre 1950 item# 821723
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A beautiful vintage pair of 18K yellow gold maple leaf earrings, each set with a diamond dew-drop. The gold surfaces are finely textured to simulate the porosity of real leaves and have intricate veining to highlight the effect. The diamonds are of fine quality, estimated at F color, VS1 clarity. The earrings have the adjustable clips frequently found on Tiffany earrings from the 1940s, and are hallmarked for George Schuler, who made much of Tiffany’s gold jewelry in that era. We’ve had these earrings along with a matching brooch (unsigned by Tiffany) in the original fitted Tiffany box, and we’ve had these earrings (signed by Tiffany without the box. Sometimes they are marked with only Schuler’s mark and sometimes they’re marked by both Schuler and Tiffany. The gold has a dark, nearly coppery color, often seen on late Retro pieces from Tiffany.Origin: America, ca. 1948. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1-3/32” x 7/8”. Weight: 9.0 grams. Approximate Total Diamond Weight: .16 carat.
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