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1890-1900s Winged Serpent Locket, 14K Gold (sold)

Monday, March 4th 2013 11:01am

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Full moon over the Caribbean last night.

Tuesday, February 26th 2013 7:16am

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Erie Basin is closed for Vacation until March 6th.

(image: 1872 John Frederick Kensett Painting at the Met)

Saturday, February 23rd 2013 5:55pm

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One of the nicest Victorian mountings I’ve ever seen. I bought it last year without a stone, and had been waiting around for the right stone to put in it. Last week a neighborhood couple came in looking for a mount for a beautiful old family diamond, and this one did the trick. The mount originally would have held a 2.5+ carat diamond. Their stone was about 1.50ct so our jeweler lowered and rebuilt the prongs to accommodate the smaller diameter. Turned out beautifully.

Saturday, February 23rd 2013 5:12pm

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1920s Art Deco 0.75ct Old Mine Cut Diamond (J/SI3) Filigree Ring
0.56ctw Old Mine Cut Diamond Sides, Platinum (sold)

Friday, February 22nd 2013 12:48pm

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Victorian Seed Pearl Bug & Fly Stud Earrings, 10/14K

Apparently I’ve succumb to the trend of making stud earrings out of old stickpins. I bought these three perfect little Victorian bug stickpins a couple weeks ago and couldn’t resist making studs out of them. The bugs themselves are 10K, and the posts and backs are 14K.

Priced each, clockwise from top:

1890s Victorian Seed Pearl Fly (sold)
1890s Victorian Seed Pearl Fly (sold)
1890s Victorian Green Paste & Seed Pearl Bug (sold)

Thursday, February 21st 2013 4:54pm

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