Beautiful pendant necklace by Dior of poured glass stations and cabochons in emerald and sapphire. Executed by the Grosse in Germany for Dior the 1970s, France. Swags of fox chain sway under the pendant which is suspended from a double length textured ball chain.
Excellent condition.

Betty Cooke Minnow brooch of sterling silver with red, yellow and black hard enamel accents. There is a back plate in copper which is signed.
1 3/8″ x 2″. Excellent condition. 1950’s USA.

Betty Cooke has been designing jewelry since she graduated from the Maryland Institute in 1946. Back then she and her husband, Bill Steinmetz, renovated a house on Tyson Street in Baltimore, Maryland and built a studio for the selling of her designs. Her first important recognition came when the Walker Art Center included some of her pieces in their Of Good Design show in the mid 40s.

Coppola e Toppo wide woven Pop hued bracelet for Emilio Pucci, of bright red and crystal lucite crystals. Very small wrist size.

The Coppola e Toppo company was formed in the late 1940′s by brother and sister designer duo, Bruno Coppola and Lyda Toppo in Milan, Italy. After small commissions for Dior and Balenciaga, Elsa Schiaparelli commissioned a line of faux coral bead jewelry, which launched them to the top of the couture fashion echelon. Pucci and Valentino followed with more commissions. This allowed them to increase the number of their jewelry designs under their own trademark, “Made in Italy by Coppola e Toppo”. 

Large Trifari Retro clip from the 1940’s in bronze-green gold finish in the antique style. Designed to look like an antique Victorian diamond spray with 2 spring mounted flower heads which tremble with wearer. Rare and collectible series by Trifari, 1940’s.

Excellent condition. 3.5″ x 2″

Large faux amber bead necklace in bakelite by Kenneth Jay Lane in the ethnic taste. Oversized beads are spaced with gold beads and a large drop with gilt cap hangs as a pendant. Imposing necklace with Moroccan overtones. 33″ long x 12mm beads, the larger beads are .75″, Drop 4″ x 1.5″. Signed.

Excellent condition. 1980’s USA.

Miriam Haskell necklace composed of round interlocking pearl rings and variegated colored gray and white pearls,with faux hematite beads. Silver gilt metal and signature beaded clasp.

Schiaparelli’s costume jewelery of the 1950’s continued the leit motifs from her pre-war and post-war couture collections.
Nature,art, ethnic cultures and influences such as surrealism are ingrained in the DNA of each piece.
Schiaparelli’s seal of approval is seen throughout these beautiful objet d’art.

Striking Schiaparelli bracelet and long dangle earrings of ice white iridized signature lava stones, faux pearls and crystal beads set in antiqued silver metal. Clip back fittings.