Monday, May 30, 2011

VICTORIAN ART NOUVEAU CROWN AND CROSS PASTE LOCKET



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This is an exquisite antique Victorian Art Nouveau gold filled locket engraved with a cross and crown set with paste stones.

I've seen a number of paste cross lockets and paste crown lockets, but never one with both in the same design.

So this locket is a very rare and unique.

AVE MARIA FLAMING SACRED HEART MEDAL



I was very fortunate to find this rare Ave Maria medal in high relief.

Ave Maria holds a Flaming Sacred Heart pierced by a sword ,which I believe, symbolizes her pain of the crucifixion. The heart radiates heavenly grace.

I've never seen a medal solely dedicated to Ave Maria as this one or one as detailed.

It is incredible!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

VICTORIAN GUNMETAL AND PASTE LONG GUARD OR LORGNETTE CHAIN

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I am thrilled to have found this beautiful antique treasure. This is an antique Victorian gunmetal and clear paste long guard or lorgnette chain with swivel clasp. It measures 60" in length and has seventy two (72) 5mm full cut round paste stones.

I've seen many of these chains before, and actually own one, but never one with as many paste stones as this chain has and I am proud to say, I own it!!!!

Monday, May 16, 2011

SACRE' COEUR




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Here's another beauty just listed to Metal Corset. I love these reproduction Flaming Heart vessels because they are the perfect size to use in creating assemblage jewelry.

This one is combined with an antique Art Deco paste locket. I've added the Deco locket to the rear of this heart to perserve the beautiful Ave Maria engravings to the front. So this heart is reversible and can be worn either way.

Inside the Deco locket is an assemblage created from an antique Sacred Heart of Jesus lace holy card.

The Christ child is adorned with a small antique paste rhinestone and glitter.

All this hangs from a 15" silver plated Victorian revival bookchain.

The Flaming Heart vessel measures 4" in length and the flame unscrews to add your message of devotion inside.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

ESPIRITU SANTOS EARRINGS


These two beautiful antique sterling silver Saint Esprit doves were listed to Metal Corset II but expired, so I turned them into earrings.

The one on the left is an antique Georgian sterling silver paste dove with round garnet (?) cabochon eyes, and the one on the right, an antique Victorian sterling paste dove.

Both were brooches once but have now been converted into one of a kind earrings.

Both the dove and cross hang from a hand forged sterling silver earring hook.