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Imperial Russian Silver Icon Pendant
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Pre 1900 item# 481720
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A very fine Imperial Russian icon pendant depicting a Patriarch in a parcel-gilt silver oklad. The facial and hand features are beautifully painted on a thin wooden panel. The silver cover (“oklad”) is engraved to represent the holy man’s vestments. The head is surrounded by a halo in which appears an old Slavonic inscription. The halo and elements of the clothing are highlighted with gilding. The icon is backed in faded red silk velvet. The oklad is hallmarked with the “84” standard, maker’s marks (transliterated as “IB”) and a partially-rubbed shield-shaped city mark.Origin: Russia, ca. 1865. Condition: excellent, some wear to velvet backing and warping to the wooden panel not visible from the front. Size: 1-3/4” x 1-5/16” (not including jump ring).
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Victorian English Sterling Silver Floral Brooch
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Pre 1900 item# 457208
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$90
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Pretty Victorian sterling silver pin decorated with a floral appliqué. The floral design has realistic engraved details. These pins were very popular in the late Victorian period and were made in many different variations, often with a name worked into the design. The back is fully hallmarked for Birmingham, 1890-91, and has the maker’s mark “G.A.R.”.Origin: England, 1890-91. Condition: excellent, all original, nice patina. Size: 1-11/16” x 3/4". Weight: 3.0 grams.
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Victorian Gilt Silver Hunting Dogs Pendant
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Pre 1910 item# 443001
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$275
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Very fine gilt silver bas-relief pendant showing two hunting hounds against a background of oak leaves and acorns and surrounded by a twig border. The design is pierced to lighten the overall visual effect and has a somewhat Art Nouveau feel. The detail is really superb. The back is marked “800” for the silver content.Origin: Continental Europe, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, original gilding intact. Size: 1-9/32” diameter. Weight: 13.0 grams.
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Vintage Mikimoto-Quality Pearl & Sterling Silver Brooch
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Pre 1960 item# 418842
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$195
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Lovely vintage sterling silver brooch set with a cluster of eight Mikimoto-quality pearls. The pearls range from 6.0 to 7.5mm. They have very white body color with silvery overtones. The nacre is thick and very lustrous. Mikimoto supplied other jewelers with pearls and it is most likely that these are by Mikimoto. The openwork sterling silver setting in a stylized floral form is typical of the 1950s and the clasp is identical to those used by Mikimoto during the period. The back is marked “Silver’.Origin: Japan, ca. 1955. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 2-1/2” x 1-7/8”. Weight: 14.75 grams.
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Kirk Sterling Silver Repousse Brooch
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Pre 1960 item# 326563
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$125
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Very pretty sterling silver vermeil brooch by Kirk in the “Repousse” pattern. Kirk made a range of jewelry in this pattern, but very few pieces were finished in gold. The vermeil on this example is perfect. The detail of the design is very sharp. The back is marked with the hallmark Kirk used between 1932 and 1961.Origin: America, circa 1950. Condition: nearly mint. Size: 2-1/2” x 15/16”. Weight: 18.5 grams.
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Vintage Sterling Silver & Pearl Brooch Pendant
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Pre 1970 item# 301728
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$195
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Outstanding sterling silver brooch in a stylized floral form set with six 7.0mm pearls. The quality of the pearls is superb—equal to Mikimoto. The original clasp is, in fact, identical to that used by Mikimoto on older pieces. The pearls have a white body color with with rose overtones. The nacre is thick and very lustrous. The setting has a loop on the back so that the piece can also be worn as a pendant. The reverse is marked “Silver”. Origin: Japan, circa 1960. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1-9/16” x 1-15/16”. Weight: 9.0 grams.
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Signed Mikimoto Pearl & Sterling Silver Brooch
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Pre 1980 item# 287069
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$285
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Lovely vintage signed Mikimoto brooch in sterling silver set with eight pearls, ranging from 5 to 6mm. The pearls are of very fine quality with white body color and a silvery overtone. The lustre is excellent, as should be expected of Mikimoto. The brooch is designed in a way that permits it to be worn either horizontally or vertically. The back is marked with Mikimoto's hallmark.Origin: Japan, latter half 20th century. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1-15/16" x 1-1/8". Weight: 8.0 grams.
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Victorian French Silver Enamel Paste Pendant
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Pre 1900 item# 178564
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$415
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Gorgeous sterling silver pendant accented with enamel and paste stones. The pendant is comprised of a bale set with old-European cut paste stones, suspending a circle set with 30 paste stones, surrounding an articulated central plaque covered in translucent cobalt blue enamel punctuated with a finely worked silver floral motif set with paste. The edges of the central plaque are finely toothed and the reverse is decorated in a starburst pattern.The reverse is marked twice with the French boar's head mark for silver. The pendant is presented with a contemporary 15" 14K white gold chain. The pendant is presented in its original velvet- and silk-lined fitted case, imprinted with the logo for "Edward Tessier Silver & Goldsmith/Mourning Ornaments". Tessier remains one of London's finest purveyors of antique jewels and is still located at its original New Bond Street location. Early French paste of this quality is getting exceedingly difficult to find. This is a very fine piece of period French paste jewelry, and the combination of paste and blue enamel is especially pleasing. Origin: France, circa 1840. Condition: excellent, no damage. Size: 7/8" diameter (excluding bale).
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