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A Matisse Renoir copper and enamel spiral brooch. This lovely 3" x 1-1/2" pin has a central green, yellow and brown mottled enamel dome and it closes with a safety catch. It is in very good original condition with no dents, monograms, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than two small areas of loss to the lacquer on the copper. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Tracked Packet shipping to anywhere in the U.S. is $14.00 - this includes online tracking, air service and insurance up to $70. Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept PayPal.

An unusual unmarked (but tested) Egyptian sterling salt spoon with a dhow and palm tree niello enamel scene on the handle. Niello is a process where black enamel is applied and fired onto a hollowed out scene. This 2-1/2" spoon is in excellent original condition with no scrapes, dents, monograms, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than a small spot of surface tarnish in the bowl which can be easily buffed or polished out. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Small packet surface shipping to the U.S. starts at $7 (other spots may vary) - insurance included to $99. Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept PayPal.

A sterling silver enamel military sweetheart brooch pin 1900-1920. This large, lavish Art Nouveau design 2-1/2" x 1-7/16" pin features subtle and lovely lavender enamel flowers and borders, and it is on a textured sterling ground. There is a soldered shield with a central maple leaf applied to the pin, and it has blackened borders around the details - I believe it is a World War One or a Boer War period sweetheart or wives brooch. It closes with a c-clasp, and it is stamped STERLING with the DJ and Castle maker's mark. This item is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, corrosion, repairs or damage. There is a spot on the upper part of the brooch where the enamel looks unfinished, but it is only that there is a bit too much silver there (original to the manufacture of the piece). All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Tracked Packet shipping to anywhere in the U.S. is $14.50 - this includes online tracking, air service and insurance up to $70. Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept PayPal.

An Art Deco enamelled brass bookmark from the 1920s. This 4-1/4 x 1" bookmark features an angular Deco design and a flower basket motif. This unsigned bookmark is in very good original condition with no major scrapes, dents, monograms, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs other than some minor enamel losses and rubbing to the original lacquered finish. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Tracked Packet shipping to anywhere in the U.S. is $14.00 - this includes online tracking, air service and insurance up to $70. Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept PayPal.

An attractive Edwardian period vintage gold plated souvenir brooch with enamel, depicting a Dutch girl with buckets and a Dutch boy, with a central windmill c1900-20. Each figure is free-swinging and it has a banner in white enamel saying HOLLAND. It measures 1-1/2" x 1", it has a c-clasp, and the enamels include white, blue, red, gold and silver. This item is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, scrapes, dents, monograms, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than the fading of the word HOLLAND. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are secondhand and may have slight signs of gentle use. Surface shipping starts at $6.25 (to the US - other spots may vary) - insured is higher, and mandatory on items over $90 if paid with a credit card; credit card items will be shipped to confirmed billing addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. Please note that we do NOT accept Paypal.

A nicely designed Edwardian silver Baisse Taille enamel octagonal pin c1910-15. This 1" pin has a deep purple border and a central columnar section with lovely opalescent enamel. In the center is a seed pearl, and this pin has the original c-clasp and the 935 sterling mark (probably France or Austria). This item is in very good original condition with no scrapes, dents, monograms, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs other than the loss some enamel in three segments. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are secondhand and may have slight signs of gentle use. Surface shipping to the continental U.S. is $6 (other spots may vary) - insured is higher, and mandatory on items over $85 if paid with a credit card; items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US.

An attractive vintage Edwardian blue crystal and enamel filigree openwork sash brooch c1910. This 2-1/2" x 1-3/4" pin features blue claw-set cushion-cut crystal stones, a rectangular central blue crystal stone and flowers with white enamelling, all on an openwork dark coloured metal base. It has a safety catch and it is unsigned; it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, scrapes, dents, monograms, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs other than some minor losses to some of the painted leaves (easily restorable). All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are secondhand and may have slight signs of gentle use. Small packet surface shipping to the U.S. is $6.85 (other spots may vary) - insurance included to $95. Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept PayPal, only VISA and MASTERCARD.

A pair of quality enamel souvenir pins c1920s, depicting a finely enamelled scene of Sturgeon Lake and the Collegiate Institute, Lindsay, Ontario, Canada. The flag pin measures 1-1/8 x 1" and the Institute measures 1-1/4 x 1-1/8"; each is on brass and the lake scene is marked CZECHOSLOVALIA. Both have a c-clasp, and they are in very good original condition with no crazing, scrapes, dents, monograms, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than a tiny loss and a surface crack on the lower left of the lake scene and a 1/4" long enamel loss to the other. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are secondhand and may have slight signs of gentle use. Surface shipping to the continental U.S. starts at $6 (other spots may vary) - insured is higher, and mandatory on items over $85 if paid with a credit card; items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US.

A De Pasille-Sylvestre copper enamel fish necklace. This attractive signed 1-1/4" across copper and red and green enamel fish pendant is on its original 18" copper chain. Made and signed by de Passille-Sylvestre (Micheline de Passille and Yves Sylvestre of St. Adele, Quebec c1960s-70s), this necklace is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, crazing, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Tracked Packet shipping to anywhere in the U.S. is $14.00 - this includes online tracking, air service and insurance up to $70. Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept PayPal.

An attractive bow-tie shaped Czechoslovakian gilt brooch with rhinestones and light green baisse-taille enamel. This 1-1/2 x 5/8" vintage c1920-30 Art Deco pin has a c-clasp, it is stamped CZECHOSLOVAKIA, and it is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, crazing, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are secondhand and may have slight signs of gentle use. Surface shipping to the continental U.S. starts at $6 (other spots may vary) - insured is higher, and mandatory on items over $85 if paid with a credit card. Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. NOTE: we do not accept PayPal.

A Japanese Komai 3-5/8 x 1/2" scalloped-edge pin. This pin features inlaid silver, copper and gold on a black enamel ground in a gold plated setting; it has a Japanese mountain and village scene. It is stamped JAPAN K, it has a simple c-clasp and it is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are secondhand and may have slight signs of gentle use. Surface shipping to the continental U.S. starts at $6 (other spots may vary) - insured is higher, and mandatory on items over $85 if paid with a credit card. Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. NOTE: we do not accept PayPal.

A lovely late Edwardian period 14k yellow gold brooch with dainty robin's egg blue and white matte enamelled flowers with natural pearl centers c1910. This 1-1/2" x 1/2" pin weighs 2.8 grams, and it is in excellent condition with no repairs or damage other than that the c-clasp has been replaced with a safety catch and that one of the pearls has been reset at some point in the past. These restorations were professionally done, and don't affect the appearance and beauty of this lovely pin in any way. It is unmarked (mark was most likely on the original catch) but has been tested and is guaranteed to be 14k gold. Surface shipping is $6 (to the US - other spots may vary) - insured is higher. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US.

A Victorian fancy engraved rolled gold plate 1-3/4" x 1-1/8" cross with an applied belt buckle containing black enamel highlights, dating to c1870-80. The colour is slightly rose gold in appearance, and this ornate antique cross pendant is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than a touch of wear to the extreme edges on the back and some minor roughness to the enamel. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Tracked packet air post to the U.S. starts at $13.50 (other spots may vary). Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. PLEASE NOTE: WE DO NOT accept PayPal.

A mid-Victorian 1-1/2 x 1/2" barbell-style bar pin with enamel and seed pearls c1860-70. This pin has fancy ornate hand-tooled gold work with cobalt blue enamel stars and seed pearls. It is in 15k yellow gold (unmarked but tested), it has an E. Woodrow inscription on the mount, and it has a c-clasp closure. It weighs 6.1 grams, and it is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Surface shipping to the U.S. starts at $6.30 (other spots may vary) - insured is higher, and mandatory on items over $95 if paid with a credit card. Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. NOTE: we DO NOT accept PayPal.

A genuine Georgian 15k onyx and enamel mourning ring. This size 6-3/4 mourning ring has an onyx stone and black enamel, it measures 9/16 x 1/2" across the top, it is in 15k (umnarked but tested) yellow gold, and it has the inscription "F.D. OB 25 JULY 1790 OLT 41 B.D. OB 12 NOV 1818 OLT 77" on the interior. It weighs 3.5 grams, and it is in fair condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs other than the loss of 1/3 of the tooled gold inserted around the edge of the ring (see images). This item is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Expedited tracked and insured parcel shipping to the U.S. starts at $20 (other spots may vary, air is higher). Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept PayPal.

An enamel 800 silver enamel snuffbox or snuff box depicting the German resort city of Bad Ems. It measures 1-15/16" x 1-3/8". The lid is slightly convex and it is just under 5/8" deep/tall. The top of the hinged oval box features a completely hand enameled aerial scenic view of the city. It takes a enamelist of some training and skill, as not only must they be able to depict the view properly in enamel, but know how the enamel reacts when it is fired, as the colors change. The enamel is fine quality, and was done by hand. It is stamped either KFK or KEK, and 800. I have seen that mark on a few enamel souvenir spoons and a ring, I believe it dates to possibly around 1900 to 1920. It weighs 26.7 grams, the interior is gilded, and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. Please note that the colors are more true and correct in the second picture. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have signs of use as would be expected. Silver and silver plated items are hand-polished, not buffed, and our halogens and magnified images may exaggerate otherwise barely noticeable scratches and flaws. GUARANTEE: ALL of our items are antique or vintage and from the period listed. NONE are reproductions or recreations. Expedited tracked insured air post to the U.S. starts at $24 and starts at $15 within Canada. Rates vary by destination, size, value, weight, payment option and shipping method. Other payment, tracking and insurance options are available - please inquire. We ship worldwide - please contact us for an accurate shipping quote with your postal code or country. **** PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT ACCEPT PAYPAL****

A Chinese cinnabar & enamel floral dress clip circa 1900. This nice quality antique 3-3/4" x 1" Chinese cinnabar and multicolour enamel floral dress clip features a filigree silver setting with a spring-hinged long dress clip clasp; it has a toothed rake at the end to hold it to the fabric. It may have originally been a brooch or some other decoration, these pieces were sometimes converted to dress clips after 1910, and the clip section doesn't appear to be added, but may have been. It is stamped CHINA, and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Expedited tracked and insured parcel shipping to the U.S. starts at $20 (other spots may vary, air is higher). Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept PayPal.

A late Victorian enameled sterling silver name or initial pin c1900. This 1" brooch has a safety-pin style catch, and it is stamped STERLING. It has WIF initials, it weighs 7.3 grams, and it is in excellent vintage condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Surface shipping to the U.S. starts at $6.90 (other spots may vary) - insurance is included. Items paid with a credit card will be shipped to confirmed addresses only. We do ship internationally. All of our prices are in $US. PLEASE NOTE: we DO NOT accept PayPal, only VISA and MASTERCARD.