Antique And Vintage Pieces To Covet For Fall 2022

^{Fred Leighton}

Tomorrow will be the first day of fall 2022 and antique/vintage jewelry enthusiasts traditionally think about their new addition or additions to their collections rather than what their new fashion staples will be. There are beautiful pieces at different price points and from different periods. Here are just some favorites that are all in excellent or museum quality condition:

Wartski’s Falize bracelet with the word ‘REMEMBER’ in medieval script, alternating matt and polished yellow gold, the first letter surmounting the clasp set with rose diamonds against a blue ground. The other letters are formed from translucent vivid red enamel against an opaque cream ground simulating illuminated script on vellum, the lettering and concluding panels decorated with poly-chrome enameled flowers representing love.

Kentshire’s Victorian pair of antique gold pendant earrings with articulated beaded borders surrounding star-set emerald and diamond drops with inset circular emerald surmounts, in 18K gold.

Veronique Bamps Victorian era Etruscan revival style with gold and glass paste, Castellani circa 1870, Rome.

Metier Paris’ antique book locket with enamel front and antique cut diamond forget-me-not flowers with ten spaces for photos.

Estate Diamond Jewelry’s 18K retro bracelet, composed of an articulated band highlighted with platinum set sapphires and diamonds, circa 1940.

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A La Vieille Russie’s antique demantoid (green) garnet ring surrounded by a halo of diamonds, set in gold and platinum. English, circa 1900.

Macklowe Gallery’s Lalique French Art Nouveau masterpiece, the “Automne” pendant, is one of the allegorical jewels that René Lalique created to celebrate the beauties of the natural world. The necklace is created in basse-taille enamel and gold among the leaves of the European plane tree. A pale female face with dark, luxuriant hair is depicted among a cascade of beautifully-modeled leaves and seed balls that spill over the arabesques of delicate branches. It comes with its original fitted embossed leather box, the silk lining of the case with gilt mark “R. Lalique/20 Rue Thérèse/Paris”. Signed Lalique

S.J. Phillips 18 Gold 60” guard chain with intricate knot and link designer.

Veronique Bamps’ brooch in yellow gold and platinum representing an enameled crescent moon with enameled cherubs, set with Montana sapphires and diamonds, Jaques & Marcus, circa 1890.

Estate Diamond Jewelry’s rare pair of antique Victorian earrings. The earrings are adorned with old mine diamonds set in a silver and yellow gold setting. The vine motif is characteristic of the early Victorian Era and very pronounced. The earrings are set with approximately a TCW of three carats. France, circa 1860.

A La Vieille Russie;s old mine cut butterfly brooch set in sterling silver on top of high karat gold.

Wartski’s multi gemstone earrings mounted in closed-back settings in yellow gold foiled and silver backed. The earrings include emeralds, rubies, sapphires, topaz, turquoise, amethysts, citrines, garnets, green tourmalines and pearls, Stamped with a butterfly mark to the hoop fitting, which suggests the time is between 1768-1774.

Sandra Cronan’s circa 1940 diamond and ruby buckle ring in yellow gold.

S.J. Phillips’ early 20th century balls of knot design and milgrain set with calibre rubies and rose cut diamonds in an over and under-lapping style, each hung below a claw-set cushion cut ruby and a graduating line of small old single cut diamonds.

Keyamour’s Victorian turquoise, and diamond snake bangle bracelet, circa 1880. The top part of the bracelet is set with pave turquoise. The head of the snake is set with eight old mine-cut diamonds . Its size is quite rare. There are French hallmarks on the tongue of the clasp.