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$350.00
$350.00
A very good Edwardian gilt silver watch chain with niello decoration. Unusually, it suspends stirrup and riding crop fobs. One end is finished with a swivel clasp and the other with a large spring bolt. It could easily be paired with other silver chains to fashion a necklace. The chain is stamped with Swiss hallmarks used 1917-34.
- Origin: Switzerland, ca 1920
- Condition: excellent
- Chain Length: 10-1/2”
- Fob Length: 2”
- Weight: 31.5 g
A nice Edwardian silver flat curb link watch chain with alternating sections of gilt and snakeskin niello links. The chain is finished with a dog clip at one end and a large spring-ring bolt at the other. The chain is stamped with Swiss 900 silver marks used 1917-1934.
- Origin: Switzerland, ca 1920
- Condition: excellent
- Length: 10-1/4”
- Weight: 19.7 g
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$120.00
$120.00
A classic modernist silver pendant or charm representing the Zodiac sign Virgo (“la Vierge”). A long-haired maiden holds a lily flower representing purity. The design is worked with a semi-matte finish and is enclosed in a polished frame. The pendant retains its original jump ring. The pendant is stamped with French second-standard (800/1000 pure) silver hallmarks in use before 1962 and an unidentified maker’s mark (A cross P).
- Origin: France, ca 1955
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 25/32” x 25/32” (20 x 20 mm) excluding bail and jump ring
- Weight: 4.6 grams
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$120.00
$120.00
A classic mid-century silver pendant or charm representing the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (“le Sagittaire”). The pendant shows a gender-neutral person with a bow and arrow. The pendant is also engraved with the classic iconographical arrow symbol for Sagittarius. The pendant retains its original jump ring. The pendant is stamped with French second-standard (800/1000 pure) silver hallmarks in use before 1962 and an unidentified maker’s mark (A cross P).
- Origin: France, ca 1955
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 3/4” x 13/16” excluding bail and jump ring
- Weight; 6.6 grams
Kensington House Antiques
$120.00
$120.00
A classic modernist silver pendant or charm representing the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (“le Sagittaire”). A long-haired maiden holds a bow and arrow. The design is worked with a semi-matte finish and is enclosed in a highly-polished frame. The pendant retains its original jump ring. The pendant is stamped with French second-standard (800/1000 pure) silver hallmarks in use before 1962 and an unidentified maker’s mark (A cross P).
- Origin: France, ca 1955
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 25/32” x 25/32” (20 x 20 mm) excluding bail and jump ring
- Weight: 4.6 grams
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A nice mid-century French sterling silver zodiac pendant with the sign for Scorpio. The design is intended to look like an ancient coin with borders that are out of round, areas of deliberate wear, and a stippled background. The reverse shows the corresponding astrological sign. The pendant is stamped with French silver marks used before 1962.
- Origin: France, ca. 1955
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 1-1/8” x 1-1/16”, excluding the jump ring
- Weight: 10.2 grams.
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$125.00
$125.00
A classic mid-century French sterling silver zodiac pendant with the sign for Aquarius. The design shows a stylized woman spilling water from a cornucopia. The design has a 1970s vibe, but the silver hallmark was only used until 1962. The pendant is also stamped with an illegible silversmith’s mark.
- Origin: France, ca. 1960
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 7/8” x 1-1/16” (excluding bail and jump ring)
- 11.1 g.
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$225.00
$225.00
A nice Edwardian silver watch chain with striped niello decoration on each of the ornate links. The chain is finished at one end with a dog clip and at the other with a large niello bolt.
- Origin: Switzerland, ca 1900
- Condition: excellent, niello intact
- Length: 10”
- Weight: 23.8 grams
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A nice Edwardian silver watch chain with striped niello decoration on alternate links between smaller gilt links. The chain is finished with a niello swivel dog clip at one end and a large bolt with repousse and gilt decoration on the other. The chain is stamped with Swiss 800 silver marks used 1882-1934.
- Origin: Switzerland, ca 1900
- Condition: excellent, niello intact
- Length: 11-1/4”
- Weight: 16.0 grams
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$3,950.00
$3,950.00
A wonderfully heavy vintage silver bracelet by Hermès. The bracelet has a triangular profile that stands well out from the surface of the wrist and a masterfully constructed so that it is flexible, but appears rigid when being worn. The inside edges of each link are parcel gilt, so the bracelet sometimes shows the slightest gold hue. This is probably the heaviest Hermès bracelet we have seen. The bracelet is presented in its original vintage fitted Hermès gray box. The bracelet is fully hallmarked with French first standard (950/1000 pure) silver marks and Hermès maker’s mark indicating it was made in the company’s own ateliers instead of being farmed out to other makers as was sometimes the case. The clasp is also signed “Hermès.”
- Origin: France, ca. 1960
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 11/16” wide; 3/8” high; 8-1/4” long
- Weight: 148.0 grams.
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$225.00
$225.00
A nice extra-wide Victorian silver cuff bracelet engraved in an ornate Persian-inspired design. The bracelet is hinged, and the back side is unengraved. The width of the bracelet lends a very imposing look. Tested and guaranteed sterling silver.
- Origin: America, ca. 1875
- Condition: excellent, only two pinpoint dings on the back side
- Dimensions: 6-1/4” circumference, 1-7/16” wide
- Weight: 31.9 grams
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An excellent late Victorian silver baton link watch chain, the batons decorated with niello in a striped pattern echoed in the striped niello of the dog clip and large bolt clasp. The silver batons are joined by shorter gilt silver double baton links. The chain is stamped “800” and with the Swiss silver hallmark used prior to 1934.
- Origin: Switzerland, ca. 1900
- Condition: excellent, all niello intact except wear to the niello on the dog clip
- Length: 17-1/8”
- Weight: 10.8 grams
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A delightful late Victorian or Edwardian pendant in the form of a poodle jumping through a hoop. The wonderfully detailed poodle is cast in sterling silver and the hoop is 14K gold. The dog is fully three-dimensional, and the eyes are set with small pyrope garnets. The pendant is marked “14K Sterling.”
- Origin: America, ca. 1910
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 1-9/16” x 3/8” x 1-1/4” Weight: 11.2 grams
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An excellent late Victorian silver baton link watch chain, the batons decorated with niello in a checkboard pattern. The batons are joined by gilt silver curb links. Even the dog clip and bolt clasps are enhanced with striped niello. The chain is stamped “800.”
- Origin: Switzerland, ca. 1900
- Condition: excellent, all niello intact
- Length: 16-1/2”
- Weight: 10.4 grams
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$875.00
$875.00
A superb American silver locket and chain necklace from the Victorian era. The book chain is enhanced with three rows of lapidary-cut silver balls. The locket’s cover is decorated with an engraved scene of an egret, bamboo, reeds and a fan in the Japonaise style popular during the Aesthetic period. The interior retains the original frames on either side. The chain can be worn without the locket as a 17” necklace or, with the drop chain in place at the back, as a 19-1/4” necklace. American chains of this style are far more uncommon than English chains. Tested and guaranteed silver.
- Origin: America, ca. 1885
- Condition: chain is excellent; locket has one pinpoint ding to the front and several to the back
- Dimensions: necklace, 17” to 19-1/4”; locket, 1-3/8” x 1-3/4” (excluding bail)
- Weight: 95.3 grams
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A French silver watch chain with a button hook on one end and a locking swivel on the other. The beauty of this chain is its absolute simplicity. It would look great paired with additional silver chains of various styles to create a longer necklace. Paired correctly, the button hook would make a superb hook for a locket or charms. The chain is stamped with a boar’s head hallmark for 800/1000 silver purity.
- Origin: France, ca. 1880
- Condition: excellent, all original
- Dimensions: 11-5/8” long
- Weight: 16.9 grams
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A nice silver pendant depicting the solar system and the attributes of the sign Scorpio—a scorpion a depiction of the god Mars representing the planet that rules those born into Scorpio. The pendant is signed “AC” and is stamped with French silver hallmarks.
- Origin: France, ca. 1970
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 15/16” x 1-3/8”
- Weight: 8.6 grams
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An interesting silver pendant depicting the solar system and the attributes of the sign Leo—a lion and a depiction of the sun representing the heavenly body that rules those born into Leo. The pendant is signed “AC” and is stamped with French silver hallmarks.
- Origin: France, ca. 1970
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 3/4” x 1-1/4”
- Weight: 5.2 grams