$5,650.00
- Origin: France, ca. 1870
- Condition: excellent, all original
- Dimensions: interior circumference, 6-11/16”; width, 1-3/16” at front tapering to 3/8” at back
- Weight: 30.6 grams
- Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: emerald, 2.15 carats; diamond, 1.3 carats
- Origin: France, ca. 1860.
- Condition: excellent; all original.
- Dimensions: 1-1/8" diameter.
- Weight: 7.8 grams.
- Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: diamond, .36 carat; amethyst, 4.5 carats.
$895.00
- Origin: England, ca. 1900
- Condition: excellent, all original
- Dimensions: 1-3/8” x 7/8”
- Weight: 4.6 grams
- Approximate Gemstone Weight: 5.39 carats
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- Original stickpin, circa 1900
- Excellent condition
- 13/16" x 1/2"
- Size 7
- 2.3 grams
$8,950.00
After Burle Marx's death in 1972, Bruno Guidi and his brother Flavio continued working for a few years, making many of the designs they had originally created for Burle Marx.
Origin: Brazil, ca. 1992. Condition: excellent. Dimensions: 1/2" wide; 6-1/2" long. Weight: 41.9 gr. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: 7.7 cts.
$525.00
Origin: America, ca. 1960. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: crown, 3/4" x 7/16". Finger Size: 4-3/4 (could easily be enlarged). Weight: 9.5 grams.
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Origin: America, ca. 1965. Condition: excellent. Dimensions: crown, 7/16” x 3/4". Finger Size: 8-3/4. Weight: 9.4 grams.
Origin: America, ca 1940. Condition: excellent. Dimensions: 7-3/4" long; 5/8" wide. Weight: 25.2 grams.
$695.00
Origin: America, ca. 1960. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1-3/8” long; 5/8” diameter. Weight: 8.5 grams.
$450.00
Origin: America, ca. 1965. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 2-9/16” x 1-5/8”. Weight: 12.0 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: diamond, .06 carat; sapphire, .2 carat.
$1,650.00
Origin: Hawaii, ca. 1950. Condition: excellent, all original. Finger Size: 8-3/4. Dimensions: crown, 1-1/4 x 1-1/8". Weight: 14.7 grams.
$425.00
Origin: Japan, ca. 1990. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1-27/32” x 13/16”. Weight: 8.5 grams.
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Origin: Japan. Size: 1-3/8” x 1-1/8”. Weight: 5.9 gr.
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Origin: Japan, ca. 1980. Condition: excellent. Size: 5/8” x 9/16”. Weight: 6.1 gr.
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Origin: Japan, ca. 1990. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 2-1/32” x 1-5/32”. Weight: 11.8 grams. Approximate Total Diamond Weight: .12 carat.
$895.00
Origin: Japan, ca. 1980. Condition: excellent. Dimensions: crown, 5/8” diameter. Finger Size: 7. Weight: 5.4 gr. Approximate Total Diamond Weight: .18 ct.
$2,250.00
Origin: Japan, ca. 1990. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 2-1/4” x 1-1/8”. Weight: 10.5 grams. Approximate Total Diamond Weight: .1 carat.
$7950.00
Ca. 1980. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1-1/16" diameter. Weight: 23.5 grams. Approximate Total Diamond Weight: 2.5 carats.
$4750.00
The earrings are accompanied by an August 2006 written appraisal for $6,500 by Bailey, Banks & Biddle’s Mikimoto specialist appraiser.
Origin: Japan, ca. 1980. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1-3/32” x 15/16”. Weight: 16.5 grams. Approximate Total Diamond Weight: .25 carat.
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The ring is accompanied by a 2006 written Bailey, Banks & Biddle appraisal for $2150.
Origin: Japan, ca. 1990. Condition: excellent. Finger Size: 6-3/4. Dimensions: heart, 5/8" x 1/2". Weight: gr. Approximate Total Diamond Weight: .20 ct.
$495.00
Origin: Japan, ca 1970. Condition: excellent, no damage, all original. Size: 1" x 2"; pearls 5-6mm. Weight: 5.0 grams.
$795.00
Origin: Japan, ca. 1980. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 2-1/4” x 1-3/8”.
$850.00
Origin: Japan, ca. 1980. Condition: excellent. Size: 1-7/8” x 1-1/4”. Weight: 12.1 grams.
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$895.00
- Japan, circa 2010
- Excellent condition
- 1 1/4" x 1 11/16"
- 8.2 grams
$8995.00
Origin: Japan. Condition: excellent. Finger Size: 5 (could be enlarged with disturbing the marks). Size: crown, 3/4” wide; 9/16” high. Total Diamond Weight: 1.37 carats.
$650.00
- Origin: America, ca 1950
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 11/32" wide
- Finger Size: 7-1/2
- Weight: 4.1 grams
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The 16" 14K gold chain shown in the photos is available for an additional $85.
Origin: America, ca. 1970. Condition: excellent. Size: 17/32” diameter. Weight: 2.75 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: sapphire, .66 carat; diamond, .2 carat.
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- Origin: America, ca. 1955
- Condition: excellent, all original
- Dimensions: 1-5/8” x 1-1/4”: Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: diamond, .75 carat; sapphire, .13 carat; turquoise, 9.10 carats.
- Weight: 18.5 grams.
$2,475.00
Ca. 1950. Condition: excellent. Dimensions: 2-3/16” x 7/8”. Weight: 28.0 gr. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: sapphire, 1.44 cts.; diamond, .30 ct.
$395.00
- Origin: America, ca. 1960
- Condition: excellent, all original
- Dimensions: 1-7/8” x –1-1/8”
- Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: .15 carat
- Weight: 6.0 grams
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- Origin: America, ca. 1950
- Condition:excellent
- Dimensions: 7/32" wide tapering to 1/8" at the back
- Finger Size: 7-1/4
- Weight: 2.9 grams
Origin: America, ca. 1987. Size: 2-7/8" long. Weight: 8.2 gr.
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Origin: Japan, ca. 1890. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: maximum width 11/16”; 1-11/16” long to top of earwire.
$16,000.00
Henri III (r 1575-1589) was the last king from the House of Valois. He was bullied by his mother, Catherine de Médicis, tried to marry Queen Elizabeth I despite being openly gay, and was eventually assassinated by a Catholic zealot.
Charles IX (r 1562-1589) was Henri III’s older brother and was also bullied by their mother Catherine with whom he orchestrated the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre that killed 70,000 French Protestants.
François I (r 1515-1547) was France’s Renaissance king, known for building projects such as the Châteaux at Fontainebleau, Amboise, and Chambord, and for bringing Leonardo da Vinci (and the Mona Lisa) to France in the artist’s later years.
Charles VII “le Victorieux” or "le Bien Servi (“the Victorious” or “the Well-Served”) (r 1422-1461) was put on the throne through the efforts of Jeanne d’Arc who helped him win the Hundred Years’ War. The coin was minted right around the same year Jeanne was burned at the stake for witchcraft.
Henri IV “le Grand,” “le Bon Roi,” or “le Vert Galant” (“the Great,” “the Good King,” or “the Green Gallant”) (r 1590-1610) was the first king from the House of Bourbon. Though he was originally a Protestant, he converted to Catholicism to claim the throne, famously remarking “Paris is worth a Mass.” He pardoned all Protestants with the Edict of Nantes and was promptly assassinated by yet another Catholic zealot. He was called “le Vert Galant” because of his prowess with numerous simultaneous mistresses even at what was considered the very advanced age of 56.
Henri II (r 1547-1559) was responsible for bringing the previously mentioned notorious Catherine de Médicis to France as his bride. He created the world’s first patent system for new inventions but spent much of the rest of his time cutting out the tongues of Protestant ministers or burning them at the stake. All three of his sons became Kings of France, including one that Henri married off to Mary, Queen of Scots. He was struck in the eye with a lance during a jousting tournament and died of sepsis and brain damage.
- Origin: France, 1429-1610
- Condition: excellent; sharp detail on coins
- Dimensions: 8” long, 1-3/16” maximum width
- Weight: 37.8 grams.
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Jean ascended to the throne in 1350 at a time when France was suffering from the Black Death and was thirteen years into the Hundred Years’ War with England. He was captured by the Black Prince at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356 and taken to the Tower of London. A treaty with King Edward III promised Jean his freedom if he could pay a ransom equal to three times France’s entire annual revenue. He was granted freedom in exchange for offering his son as a captive while he returned to France to raise the ransom. On December 5, 1360, he issued an order to create an entirely new gold coin to be used for the ransom. The word “franc” meant “freedom,” and thereafter French currency has always been known as the franc. Jean’s son escaped captivity in England in 1363, but in chivalric gesture, the King volunteered to take his place, saying “If good faith were banned from the Earth, it ought to find asylum in the hearts of kings.” He returned to England, where he died the following year.
- Origin: France, 1350-54
- Condition: excellent, sharp detail
- Dimensions: 1-1/4” diameter (excluding bail and jump ring)
- Weight: 8.2 grams
$2,875.00
- Origin: America, ca. 1900
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 15-3/8” long; 7/8” wide
- Weight: 27.0 grams
$6,250.00
- Origin: Scotland, ca. 1900
- Condition: mint
- Dimensions: 7/16” wide at front; 6-1/8” circumference
- Weight: 17.3 grams
- Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: opal, 7.36 carats; diamond, .37 carat
$1,495.00
- Origin: America, ca 1950
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 1” x 1” (excluding bail”
- Weight: 12.1 grams
$1,250.00
- Origin: England, ca 1820
- Condition: excellent, very light wear on some of the citrine’s facet junctions visible upon close inspection
- Dimension: 1-1/16” x 1-3/4” (including jump ring)
- Approximate Citrine Weight: 17.4 carats
- Weight: 13.7 grams
$525.00
In 1705, Edmond Halley correctly predicted the comet’s return in 1758. When it returned again in 1835 (and in 1910), jewelers were ready with fashionable pins to celebrate the comet’s passage.
- Origin: England, ca 1835
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 1-3/8” long
- Weight: 2.9 grams
$1,495.00
- Origin: Continental Europe, ca. 1910
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 1-1/8” wide; 1-15/16” long including bail
- Approximate Citrine Weight: 42.02 carats
- Weight: 17.0 grams
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Origin: America, ca. 1980. Condition: excellent. Size: 9/16” wide; 3/4” long. Weight: 11.3 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: diamond, .8 ct; sapphire, 1.54 cts.
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Origin: America, ca. 1910. Condition: excellent, no enamel damage, all original. Size: 1” x 1-5/8”. Weight: 5.5 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: diamond, .03 carat; peridot, .59 carat.
$495.00
Origin: America, ca. 1900.
Size: 7/8” diameter.
Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: .06 carat.
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Origin: America, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, no enamel damage. Dimensions: 1-3/8" x 13/16". Weight: 4.2 grams.
$950.00
Origin: America, ca. 1915. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1-13/16” x 7/8”. Weight: 4.5 grams.
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- Origin: America, ca. 1900
- Condition: excellent, no enamel damange
- Dimensions: 7/8” x 11/16”
- Weight: 2.8 grams
- Approximate Total Diamond Weight: .025 carat
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Origin: America, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, all original. Dimensions: 7/16” wide, overall length, 7”. Weight: 12.0 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: 1.06 cts.
$1,950.00
- Origin: America, ca. 1915
- Condition: excellent, no enamel damage
- Dimensions: brooch, 1-7/16" x 1-7/16"; earrings, 1-3/8" long from top of wire x 3/4". Weight: pendant/brooch, 9.8 gr; earrings, 6.0 gr
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Origin: America, ca. 1910. Condition: excellent; there is one extremely tiny nick in the lightest shade of enamel on the bottom right petal (visible only with 10x magnification). Dimensions: 31/32” x 1-3/32”. Weight: 5.4 grams. Approximate Total Diamond Weight: .08 carat.
$850.00
- Origin: America, ca. 1930
- Condition: excellent; no enamel damage
- Dimensions: 1-3/16" diameter
- Weight: 7.0 grams
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Origin: America, ca. 1905.
Condition: Enamel is mint, some scratches on the inside of the gold band.
Size: 1/4" wide; opening, 2-9/16" x 2-1/4"; interior circumference, 7-7/16".
Weight: 9.0 grams.
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Origin: America, ca. 1930. Condition: excellent; no enamel damage; a tiny ding on the outer edge of the circle. Size: 1-11/16" diameter. Weight: 10.5 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: .08 carat.
$1,195.00
Origin: America, ca. 1985. Condition: excellent, all original. Dimensions: 1-1/8” x 1/2". Weight: 13.6 grams.
$2,895.00
- Germany, 1982
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 7/8” x 7/8” (22 x 22 mm)
- Weight: 35.5 grams
$1,895.00
- Origin: America, 1986
- Condition: excellent, all original
- Dimensions: 15/16” x 11/16”
- Weight: 15.5 grams
$2,350.00
Origin: America, 1981. Condition: excellent, all original. Dimensions: 13/16” x 13/16”. Weight: 19.5 grams.
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Origin: America, ca. 2000. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 3/4” x 9/16”. Weight: 13.5 grams. Approximate Total Diamond Weight: .36 carat.
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Jean Dinh Van is one of the most important modernist French jewelers. He apprenticed at Cartier before starting his own studio in 1965. Dinh Van collaborated with most of the avant-garde fashion designers of the era, including Pierre Cardin and Paco Rabanne. The squared-off outline and simple placement of a single pearl is very typical of Dinh Van's work for Cardin, yet this is the first example we've seen of this design. One of his designs for Cardin is included in the permanent collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and is published in numerous books.
Origin: France, ca. 1966. Condition: excellent. Finger Size: 5-1/2. Dimensions: shank, 1/8" wide at front, 1/4" wide at back. Weight: 5.7 grams.