18K Garnet Aventurine Quartz Etruscan Revival Fob Charm
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Pre 1970 item# 952291
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$695
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A nice 18K yellow gold fob charm in the Etruscan Revival style. The triangular charm is decorated with applied rosettes along the shoulders, and the faces and bottom are enhanced with wirework. Each side is collet-set with an oval cut almandite garnet, and the bottom features a large oval cabochon aventurine quartz. The garnets have strong red coloring, and the aventurine quartz has nice sparkle (“aventurescence”) from the green mica inclusions. Tested and guaranteed 18K.Origin: Italy, ca. 1960. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1-3/16” long. Weight: 6.9 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: almandite garnet, 1.82 cts; aventurine quartz, 4.25 cts.
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Pair 14K Yellow Gold & Citrine Sputnik Earrings
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Pre 1970 item# 949258
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$650
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A nice pair of vintage “Sputnik” earrings set with citrines. This style was popularized by H. Stern in the 1950s as a way to show of the company’s unparalleled access to the world’s finest colored gemstones. The design eventually became known as “Sputnik” because of the perceived resemblance to the Soviet satellite active during the early years of the space race. Generally, Sputnik pieces were set with multi-colored stones, but occasionally a piece turns up set only with one stone, as in this case. The citrines have medium-dark, strongly saturated yellowish-orange color that contrasts beautifully with the more yellowish color of the gold mountings. Marked 14K.Origin: America, ca. 1960. Condition: excellent. Weight: 9.5 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: 9.92 carats.
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Vintage Tiffany 14K Yellow Gold & Ruby Floral Earclips
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Pre 1960 item# 948641
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A lovely pair of vintage earrings in 14K yellow gold by Tiffany & Co. The earrings are worked in a swirling pattern of overlapping leaves centered with domes of prong-set round rubies surrounded by upright petals in a sort of artichoke pattern. The gold surfaces are decorated in a Florentine finish that contrasts nicely with velvety red color of the gemstones. The backs retain the original Tiffany & Co. adjustable comfort clips. Marked “Tiffany & Co.” and “14K”.Origin: America, ca. 1955. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1” diameter. Weight: 16.2 grams. Approximate Total Ruby Weight: 1.876 carats.
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Venetian Etruscan 18K Gold Coral Fob Charm Locket
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Pre 1970 item# 937692
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A heavy 18K yellow gold egg-shaped fob charm decorated with ornate beading and twisted wirework in the Victorian Etruscan Revival style. The fob is further enhanced with oval and round coral cabochons. The coral is the intense orangey-red shade displayed by coral along the Mediterranean coast. Unlike most fob charms of this type, this example is hinged and opens to serve as a small container. In Victorian times, such a container would have held a small pad soaked in perfume so a lady wouldn't have to endure the smells on the streets. Marked “750” for 18K gold.Origin: Italy, ca. 1960. Size: 1-3/8” long (excluding jump ring). Weight: 13.6 grams.
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Venetian Etruscan 18K Gold & Carnelian Fob Charm
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Pre 1970 item# 937691
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A heavy 18K yellow gold lantern-shaped fob charm decorated with ornate beading and twisted wirework in the Victorian Etruscan Revival style. The fob is further enhanced with vermicelli stippled engraving on the upper shoulders—an unusual treatment. The sides are set with navette-shaped carnelian cabochons in scalloped collet settings. The carnelians have nice caramel coloring and good translucency. Tested and guaranteed 18K.Origin: Italy, ca. 1960. Condition: excellent. Size: 1-1/2” long (excluding jump ring). Weight: 10.9 grams.
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Venetian Etruscan 18K Gold & Citrine Fob Charm
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Pre 1970 item# 937689
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A heavy 18K yellow gold ovoid fob charm decorated with ornate beading and twisted wirework in the Victorian Etruscan Revival style. The fob features oval and round mixed-cut citrines in fluted collet settings. The stones along the sides are in a medium honey color, while the bottom stone is deep amber. Tested and guaranteed 18K.Origin: Italy, ca. 1960. Size: 1-3/8” long. Weight: 15.2 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: 32.2 carats.
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14K Yellow Gold & Carved White Jade Cabochon Ring
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Pre 1970 item# 926818
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A pretty vintage 14K yellow gold ring displaying a 22x17mm white jade cabochon. The jade is carved in an ornate floral pattern. The jade displays moderate translucency and even color with a very, very slight lavender overtone. The shank is marked “14K”. The ring was purchased with a suite of Ming’s jewelry set with white jade that matched the ring’s stone perfectly, but it is uncertain whether the ring is by Ming’s or not.Origin: America, ca. 1960. Condition: excellent, no chips. Size: 15/16” x 11/16”. Finger Size: 4-1/2. Weight: 8.2 grams.
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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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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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