IF YOU LIKE VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE STUFF, PLEASE CONTINUE TO COME BACK OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS, AS I AM CONSTANTLY LISTING NEW ITEMS VIRTUALLY DAILY...

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR NEWEST VINTAGE & ANTIQUES COLLECTIBLES STORE -- "DALLAS VALLEY DISCOVERIES", OR EBAY ID: DALLASVALLEYDISCOVERIES, FOR MORE GREAT ITEMS...  

I AM CONSTANTLY ON A BUYING SPREE (MOSTLY ESTATE AND ANTIQUE AUCTIONS), SO I HAVE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF ITEMS TO LIST AS FAST AS I CAN.  ALL KINDS OF SMALLS AND LARGER ANTIQUES AND VINTAGE ITEMS.  

I HAVE SOME MORE GOLD AND SILVER TO LIST NOW.  MOST ARE MARKED AS STERLING OR GOLD AND HAVE TESTED AS SUCH.  ALSO, MOST OF THE SILVER HAS AT LEAST SOME TARNISH OR PATINA ON IT.  I WILL LEAVE THE POLISHING TO THE TASTES OF THE NEW OWNER.  ALL OF THESE ARE FROM NON-SMOKING SOURCES, UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE.

THESE NEXT FEW DOZEN GOODIES ALL CAME FROM A SINGLE DECADES LONG COLLECTION FROM A GENTLEMAN THAT JUST ADMIRED REALLY HIGH QUALITY ITEMS (GOLD, SILVER, GUNS, COINS & MORE), MOST OF WHICH WAS AT LEAST VINTAGE, BUT MUCH OF THEM WERE ANTIQUE.  "THEY" WERE RIGHT, WHEN THEY SAID YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, SO THESE ITEMS ARE NOW BACK ON THE MARKET!

MANY OF THESE LOTS HAVE VINTAGE SOUTHWESTERN PIECES, INCLUDING BOLO TIES, NECKLACES, LOTS OF CUFF BRACELETS, BELT BUCKLES, CUFFLINKS AND MORE.  I'LL SOON BE LISTING OTHER SOUTHWESTERN PIECES FROM THIS ACQUISITION, INCLUDING EARRINGS, NECKLACES, PENDANTS, RINGS, ETC., BUT I'M GETTING TO THEM AS FAST AS I CAN.

HOWEVER, THESE NEXT SEVERAL LOTS ALL HAVE LADIES STERLING SILVER BROOCHES & PINS, PLUS ONE NEAT ART NOUVEAU "HAIR PIECE" (SORTA LIKE A FANCY BARRETTE).  THESE INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF MATERIALS, STONES, AGES, DESIGNS, ETC, BUT ALL ARE IN VERY GOOD OR BETTER, IN TERMS OF CONDITION.

HERE IS A LADIES STERLING SILVER & RHINESTONE BROOCH WITH WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE "LIZ 2000" ON THE WINE/CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE (SEE PHOTOS).  SO, I LOOKED AND LOOKED FOR A STERLING MARK OF SOME TYPE ON THIS ONE, BUT DIDN'T INITIALLY FIND IT, SO I THEN VERY CAREFULLY ACID TESTED IT (3 TIMES, JUST TO BE SURE), AND IT SHOWS AS SOLID STERLING SILVER.  

UPON A CLOSER INSPECTION, THERE IS AN AREA ON THE BACK WITH THE SLIGHTEST "5" MARK, AND SOME OTHER EVIDENCE OF TWO MORE NUMBERS STAMPED JUST TO THE LEFT OF THAT '5' (FOR A '925' SILVER MARK).  IT'S BASICALLY JUST A VERY POOR SILVER STAMP.  IN ANY CASE, IT'S GUARANTEED TO BE SOLID STERLING SILVER (EXCEPT FOR THE PIN AND ASSEMBLY, WHICH I'M NOT SURE OF EITHER WAY).  

THE BROOCH SHOWS MINOR WEAR AND IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, OVERALL.  THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE LOT IS 5.35 GRAMS. 

PLEASE NOTE:  I AM NOT A JEWELER, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF GEM EXPERT, SO I CAN'T (AND DON'T TRY TO) ACCURATELY GRADE GEMS, OR TRY TO PERFECTLY SIZE THEM.  I WILL GIVE MY BEST EFFORT TO GIVE YOU MY "BEST GUESS" ON THESE TYPES OF THINGS, GIVEN MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, BUT THEY ARE NOT GUARANTEES, AT ALL.  BUT, IF THERE ARE GEMSTONES IN THIS PARTICULAR LISTING, THEY HAVE BEEN ELECTRONICALLY TESTED, AND ARE GUARANTEED TO BE AS LISTED.  ALSO, I AM WEARING MY OWN WEDDING RING IN THESE PHOTOS, SO IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING A RING (OR RINGS) IN THIS LISTING, IT WILL BE FOR THE OTHER RING(S) SHOWN IN THE PHOTOS.  THANKS!

THE PICTURES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE DESCRIPTION.  PLEASE REVIEW THEM FOR A BETTER IDEA OF VARIETY AND CONDITION, AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.  ENJOY!

SHIPPING WILL BE $4.75 INSURED USPS FIRST CLASS, AND I WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING TO COMBINE SHIPPING.  

I DON'T OFFER A RETURN POLICY, BUT, I WILL STAND BEHIND MY LISTINGS.  IF I MAKE A MISTAKE ON MY LISTING, OR I MISUNDERSTAND AN ITEM OR MISS A RELEVANT FLAW ON THE ITEMS UP FOR BID, I WILL DO ANYTHING IN MY POWER TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT FOR THE BUYER, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE!!!

THANKS FOR LOOKING!