Marvella is specializes in faux pearls and this brooch is no exception. Sure it features faux pearls but it's the pretty pastel cabochons that stand out. If you want quality fake pearls check look for vintage Marvella.
Always popular on eBay with collectors are vintage gold fill lockets. This one is a beauty and it still retains a picture of a little girl. It's interesting to note that it opens left to right- I don't see that in too many lockets. As a seller I never remove the pictures and I kind of hope the buyer will not remove the pictures either.
Always classic - you can't go wrong with vintage Crown Trifari. These three brooches are no exception and are all signed Crown Trifari.
These are older Napier earrings. I think some people discount the quality and great looks that the Napier brand has put out. You can't deny that these are really beautiful vintage earrings.
Talk about your serious bling, this piece has a huge baby blue rhinestone and is marked sterling. Most likely a war time piece, this beauty is on auction now.... and currently has no bidders. Snap it up on the opening bid and it's a steal.
I have a thing for real Victorian jewelry... I say "real," because a lot of buyers on eBay don't seem to know the difference between real Victorian jewelry and what is called "Victorian style."
Avon is not Victorian, and real Victorian pieces don't look perfectly manufactured. Take this lovely beaded mourning bracelet for instance. If you look closely you can see the variations in the glass beads. This lends to the character and the uniqueness of the piece and makes it even more special.
Did you ever stop to think about mourning jewelry? The Victorians didn't have a lot of pictures or mementos of loved ones like we do. A mourning piece was a treasured memento of a loved one gone, whether it was a hair locket, an engraved watch fob, or like this beaded mourning bracelet.
This special bracelet has been sold but find jewelry like it at our store on eBay.
I am trying to get better about posting on this blog. This blog was intended to showcase my new listings on eBay as well as help collector's research their pieces. Well- I will get better at this... right now here is a picture of a pair of beautiful filigree Victorian era crescent moon earrings that I sold only yesterday. These are absolutely lovely in their tiny detailing, and I believe they are made of brass.
So how does one properly display a horseshoe, is it up or down? For the answer see this article on our main blog One of a Kind Wisconsin.
One of my biggest rules in selling vintage jewelry on eBay is
"Don't fall in love with the inventory!"
However, some pieces make that rule hard to live by- for example this beautiful sterling ring with a red cameo inset. The peasant girl in the cameo is just beautiful and unique- I was really hard pressed to sell this ring, but at least I still have pictures.
This necklace may not look like much, but I want to point out a few things... these pictures were shot in natural light on a rainy day. Personally- I haven't seen too many necklace give off this much bling. Signed simply "Kramer" as opposed to Kramer of New York- this choker is an early Kramer.
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