I really don’t know that this piece of jewelry is vintage, but I think it’s really cute. For one the front is a very pretty faux stained glass floral arrangement that looks really neat. Two if you flip over the back it looks like a foiled Reese’s Peanut Butter cup. For the record- I really like candy.
That red jewelry sells best… I don’t remember the reason, but bidders and buyers tend to pay more for red jewelry. In practice I have noticed that auctions for red rhinestone jewelry often close with higher ending bids then other similar quality vintage jewelry that is not red. I wonder if jewelry designers find this is the case as well?
Is red jewelry more popular? What do you think?
This very old brooch was made using a technique called repousse – the alternative to this technique is chasing. As you can see the back was hammered out to make the design work on the front and then the brooch was painted.
I absolutely love this Victorian brooch and I will be sad to see it go. Really- I am actually thinking it might walk over from my inventory and deposit itself into my jewelry box. If you are interested in breaking my heart- it’s still available here in my store.
I really have a fondness for Art Deco- it’s a very opulent look. That’s probably why I like dress clips and I like these earrings. What’s really cool about these, is they still retain the blue paint for the most part. Many times you’ll find that really old vintage jewelry has lost all the paint or enamel original to the piece. So I think these are kind of special despite the fact that someone spilled rubber cement all over the lower fronts. Luckily I am able to remove quite a bit of it.
