charms

A Platinum, Diamond and Gem-Set Charm Necklace
The platinum link chain suspending twenty-eight gem and diamond-set charms of different design (six with polychrome enamel detail), mounted in platinum and gold.
Cfr 30,000-40,000
Phillips de Pury
Magnificent Jewels, May 13, 2008

onyx

An Art Deco onyx, emerald and diamond bracelet
Cartier, circa 1922
Designed as a series of domed links pavé-set with single-cut diamonds and onyx studs, alternating with polished onyx cylinders and emerald beads
Signed Cartier and numbered,
French assay marks, length 19.2cm.

Bonham's New Bond Street
Sale 15235 - Fine Jewellery, 27 Sep 2007
Sold for £26,000 plus Premium and tax

Acutally not my most favorite Cartier piece, but its cool because of the "spotted" onyx diamond links. Delicate and unusual. Very expensive at auction.

lapis, jasper

French, yellow gold and enamel jasper and lapis Retro link bracelet, circa 1940.
8 1/4" length and 1 1/4" width
Firestone and Parsons, Boston

montana sapphires

Moonstone and Montana sapphire brooch
in 18k yg by Tiffany & Co., ca. 1900. A cushion-cut blue sapphire and six circular-cut sapphires center a sinuous cluster of six moonstone cabochons. Attributed to Louis Comfort Tiffany or Paulding Farnham.
Provenance: from an Ohio family.
12.7 gs. 1 1/4" dia.

Rago Great Estates Lambertville, New Jersey
Antiques, Asian, Jewelry Auction, Dec 8th, 2007
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Sold for $18,000

bakelite

1930s Bakelite
Butterscotch and burgundy layered hinge bracelet with layered bow pin and earrings
from Bakelite Boutique

ivory

Carved Ivory Cuff Bracelet
Patricia von Musulin
Doyle & Doyle, New York

Nice and simple. I love the cross-hatching you can see on some ivory, looks like its in motion. This is very elegant.

bird

Rare and Important Arts & Crafts Plique-a-jour Enamel and Gem-set Brooch,
C.R. Ashbee, executed by A. Gebhardt and W. Mark, c. 1902
The plique-a-jour shorebird on a grassy mound with topaz eye among bezel-set moonstones and flexibly-set freshwater pearls, gold and silver mount
3 3/8 x 4 1/4 in., (with antique pin stem, evidence of prior comb findings).

Skinner, Boston
Sale 2375 Sept 18, 2007 Lot 612
Estimate $50,000-75,000
Sold $165,500

This is not as magnificent as the Lalique plique-a-jour. Its more crafty and cute. I love the wiry detail on the base. Interesting piece by a decorative artist rather than a jeweller.

plique-a-jour enamel

Rene Lalique
Dog collar, circa 1900
Gold; Plique-à-jour enamel, old mine-cut diamonds, green enamel
Signed Lalique for René Lalique
Christie's "Rare Jewels and Gemstones: Eye of the Connoisseur"

A perfect Art Nouveau jewel. This piece, depicting a winged and female sylph is in direct reaction to the machine age and industry of the late 19th century. The use of materials such as glass and enamel was completely novel at this time. Another difference was the use of yellow gold rather than platinum. The gold gives the piece a sunny warm that platinum could not achieve.

oxidized silver

Oxidized sterling silver octopus cuff bracelet
Antonio Palladino
Barney's New York

This looks like a fossil of some type. Extremely interesting and very cool.

citrine, emeralds

old mine diamonds

Antique Diamond Grape Cluster Earrings.
Circa 1840
2" long
Kentshire, New York

feathers

green and black feather earrings
3.25-3.5 ins. gold plated fittings
http://www.artedesigns.com

butterfly in a box

Butterfly brooch
Mappin & Webb 15k yg, diamond and butterfly wing brooch with ruby glass eyes and butterfly wings set behind shaped glass, with Hungarian import marks in original box. Engraved 'Brevete dans tous les pays'. London, 1912. 21 gs. GW. 1 3/4" x 3"

Rago Great Estates Lambertville, New Jersey
Antiques, Asian, Jewelry Auction, Dec 8th, 2007
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Sold for $3,000

butterfly

Antique 14kt Gold and Gem-set Butterfly Brooch
Vienna, with iridescent wings and full-cut diamond body, demantoid garnet eyes, wd. 2 3/8 in.
original fitted jeweler's box, Austro-Hungarian hallmarks for Vienna.

Skinner, Boston, Sept 18, 2007
Sale 2375 Lot 588
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Sold for $3877

sapphire beads

Brooch, 1953
18 karat gold; sapphires, diamonds
René Boivin
Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels, April 17. 2008

like the color of these watery sapphires and organic design. Successful.

rhodochrosite

Rhodochrosite Slab
La Capillita Mine, Catamarca, Argentina
A fine cross-section slice of rhodochrosite cut from a cave stalactite from this classic locality. The specimen displays a fascinating concentric growth banding with a rich strawberry red and white coloration and excellent polish on both sides. The outside bears the original rough textured surface of the stalactite. Measuring 3 ½ x ¼in

Bonhams, New York
Sale 16422 - Natural History, 30 Apr 2008
Sold for $1,000

I know this is not officially a jewel, but so beautiful.

chanel and verdura

Vari-shaped gemtone brooch
Gold
Fulco di Verdura for Chanel
1925

I hadn't seen this piece before stumbling on a site on Chanel jewelry. It is very similar to a pair that Diana Vreeland owned and that sold at Christie's 2005. It was done in 1925 but doesn't look of the era. Its interesting to note that Verdura started with Chanel as a textile designer before creating these Byzantine inspired looks in jewelry.

mod coral

Gold and Coral Hoop Earrings.
Circa 1955
1 1/4" diam.
Kentshire, New York

These don't look that great on, but I still think they are fun.

surreal

A diamond and red enamel ring, Salvador Dali
Designed as a pavé-set diamond 'crystal ball' held by two hands completed with red enamel fingernails
Signed Dali to one hand, for Salvador Dali; estimated total diamond weight: 5.50 carats;
Mounted in eighteen karat gold.

Bonhams & Butterfields
Sale 16075 - Fine Jewelry, 22 Apr 2008, Lot 10
The Collection of Mildred Montigue Genevieve Kimball, the Property of The Cherokee Ranch & Castle Foundation, Sedalia, Colorado

How great is this?? Totally wacky. An example I hadn't seen before.

jade

Art Deco bracelet
A platinum mounted bracelet. Set with jade, chalcedony, amethyst and diamonds.
Highlighted with blue enamel.
Mauboussin, Paris. 1927.
Peter Edwards Jewels - £45,000

Good color combo as well. Very Deco. The mix of jade and amethyst is great. The price of this piece is out of control.