Please read our return policy prior to purchasing or submitting best offers! Selling items for my mother, her cherished collectibles, as well as from Vintage Estate Jewelry and Collectible items from other estates we have inherited and acquired over the past few years. Some estate items are newer, within the last 4-10 years, but purchased and barely worn and just stored with estate collection. Please do not expect store bought perfect new items! Our items are sold 'AS IS' or Vintage, meaning used condition, will show some signs of age, use, and wear expected with a pre-owned, used item. We will never guarantee our items to be in perfect condition, but then you would be paying department store prices! If items are clearly marked, we do not have it acid tested, especially if markings include designer’s markings. Unmarked items we have tested. If natural hairline internal cracks in stones, loose settings (that normally happen over the years) bother you, or expect perfect, then you do not want Vintage. Even jewelry that is brand new tends to have flaws. This is all Antique Art Deco/Nouveau, Victorian, Vintage and newer Collectible jewelry, all newer items have been stored and are still part of the humongous estate collection and may have been worn, but minimally. Silver jewelry with stones sometimes loosen over the years, and stones shift and accumulate hairline cracks. This is part of the charm of vintage jewelry. Anything distracting we will note in our listings, anything damaged we do not list. Of course we may miss some flaws even after examining and we do apologize, but we have also issued refunds for those (which have been few). We have researched all items, but are not experts, and have some great local resources, but please ask questions or share your knowledge too! We do not list anything that we would not wear ourselves!
THIS AUCTION: What a fabulous find for any collector! This Miriam Haskell brooch is not only massive, but has the earliest Haskell signature horseshoe cartouche on back, used from 1948 to 1950. 3 flower shapes designed with dimensional split petals loaded with wired white seed beads, flat back rhinestone rose montees motif, easily recognized in only Haskell designs, with 3 added round and 1 marquise shaped white glass cabochons. Pictures will give a much better description! Measures approx. 2 X 3 ½ inches, measured at widest areas. Just to let you know how solid this piece actually is, it weighs a little over 42 grams! It is all set in the wonderful rich gold plating that is of the highest quality. The only thing that we can see is that there may possibly be missing 1 or 2 of the rose montees, but considering how loaded this pin is with the seed beads, glass cabs and rose montees, you would have to be standing over it with a strong magnifier to even notice and counting each bead on each petal, at least we couldn’t. But, we just need to mention it because we have been so proud of all the Haskell pieces we have sold previously and are currently selling. If you were to add any one brooch to your collection, or start a new collection and could only slowly purchase additional pieces, this would be the piece to invest in! We do leave most of the descriptions up to the pictures, so be sure to view all. Please ask any questions and we will be happy to get back to you as soon as we can! Take a look at pictures! Read our feedback! Incredible deals here! All condition of items are nice and may only need a gentle cleaning due to dust from not being worn or stored away for quite a few years. As a general rule, we leave all vintage and antique jewelry in their current condition since most desire the items to be received in their lovely vintage or antique condition. Lucky winner pays via PAYPAL. Please read our return policy. We will gladly issue a 100% refund for any items we have not described accurately, which isn’t often, but we can make mistakes. We feel our listings and pictures will give you enough information to make your decision. But again, we welcome your questions.