I'VE BEEN ALL OVER THE PLACE RECENTLY, CROSSING THRU THREE STATES ON A MAJOR BUYING SPREE, HAVING COME BACK WITH ALL KINDS OF FANTASTIC VINTAGE-TO-ANTIQUE ITEMS.  THESE INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO):  SOLID GOLD JEWELRY; GOLD FILLED JEWELRY AND OTHER VICTORIAN AND ART DECO GOLD FILLED ITEMS; STERLING SILVER JEWELRY (& MORE); LOTS OF ANTIQUE "SMALLS" (THINGS THAT FIT IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND); AND MORE(!), SO PLEASE CHECK THEM ALL OUT AS I LIST THEM THIS WEEK.

I WAS RECENTLY ABLE TO ACQUIRE ANOTHER COUPLE DOZEN BLACK HILLS STYLE JEWELRY ITEMS, INCLUDING QUITE A FEW PAIRS OF EARRINGS, PLUS SEVERAL PENDANTS (SOME WITH NECKLACES).  THESE INCLUDE A NICE MIX WITH EITHER 10K or STERLING SILVER, AS THE BASE METALS, ALONG WITH SOLID 12K BLACK HILLS APPLIQUES.  

I'VE NOT NUMBERED THESE LISTINGS, BUT ALL WILL BE LISTED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.  ALSO, I'M NOT GOING TO LIST ALL OF THESE BACK-TO-BACK, SO SOME OTHER TYPES OF JEWELRY WILL BE LISTED IN BETWEEN SOME OF THESE.  LASTLY, FOR MORE GOLD AND SILVER "BLACK HILLS" STYLE JEWELRY, PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK (Gold & Silver - Black Hills+++).

HERE IS A STUNNING PAIR OF VINTAGE-TO-ANTIQUE LADY'S YELLOW GOLD, REAL GREEN JADE/JADEITE AND PEARL ART NOUVEAU ERA SCREWBACK EARRINGS.  ONE OF THE TWO IS MARKED AND SIGNED (ON ITS SCREW HEAD) "T.Y.D. 14K" (THE 'D' IS POORLY STAMPED, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY A 'D'), WHILE THE OTHER IS MARKED "1939".  

AS WAS SO OFTEN THE CASE WHEN THESE WERE MADE, THIS PAIR OF EARRINGS IS MADE OF SOLID ROSE GOLD (14K) WHICH HAS ALSO BEEN YELLOW GOLD WASHED.  THIS WAS DONE SO THAT THE EARRINGS WOULD START TO REVEAL THE LOVELY ROSE GOLD, AS THE YELLOW STARTED TO SHOW WEAR.  

THESE EARRINGS SHOW ALMOST NO WEAR FROM ACTUAL AGE, AND ARE JUST ABOUT IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.  HOWEVER, ONE OF THE TWO PEARLS HAS A DAMAGED SPOT NEAR ITS TOP CENTER.  IT SORTA LOOKS LIKE A GLASS DOOR MIGHT, IF SHOT BY A BEE BEE GUN.  IT HAS A MICROSCOPIC IMPACT SPOT (SMALLER THAN A PIN-HEAD), WITH SEVERAL LINES EMANATING FROM THERE.  IT'S AN EASY THING TO REPLACE A PEARL, SO THIS ISN'T A BIG PROBLEM, BUT I DID WANT TO MENTION IT.

LASTLY, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW (ORIGINAL) SCRATCHES ON THE BACK OF ONE LEAF ON EACH EARRING.  THESE MARKS ARE BASICALLY IDENTICAL ON EACH EARRING, AND ARE PART OF THE MAKING OF THESE.  THERE IS ABSOLUTELY ZERO WEAR AT ALL ON THESE THAT IS ANYTHING LIKE THIS.  IN FACT, THERE'S BASICALLY NO WEAR ON EITHER, OTHER THAN THAT PEARL, AND A WEE BIT OF WEAR TO THE GOLD WASH.  THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE LOT IS 4.75 GRAMS.