Because sometimes your jewelry needs to make the first move.

This vintage cocktail ring stacks the drama three tiers high. Featuring nine vivid pink sapphires (likely lab-grown) and ten glittering single-cut diamonds, it builds upward in a sculptural dome, all set in cool 14K white gold.

Made in the Retro Revival era of the 1960s–70s, this power ring captures everything we love about midcentury excess—bold sparkle, unapologetic glamour, and serious heirloom energy.

• Ring Size: 6 (can be resized within reason by your jeweler—or ours)
  

• Metal: 14K White Gold (stamped)
  

• Stones: 9 pink sapphires (likely lab-grown, untested), 10 single-cut diamonds (~0.25–0.30ctw) 

• Markings: 14K KLL
  

• Origin: USA, 1960s–70s
  

• Condition: Excellent vintage condition with minimal wear
  

• Weight: 5.50g
  

Your piece will arrive in RetroStarr’s signature gift box—ready to gift, wear, or pass down.

Curated by Dana Sednek, GIA-trained founder of RetroStarr, where each jewel is hand selected for its past lives and future attitude.

Never returned.

By morning, it no longer resembled a temporary arrangement. Nobody seemed especially interested in correcting the situation.

Originally intended for a waistcoat pocket and far less interesting circumstances, this early 20th century gold filled Albert chain feels unusually modern worn at the neck. The engraved elongated links, weighty T-bar, and Hayward dog clip still carry the precision of their original purpose, though the overall effect now lands somewhere closer to tailored eveningwear than utility. It has the kind of sharpness that emerged as jewelry moved away from Victorian excess and toward the cleaner, more self-possessed lines of the Edwardian era.

Details

• Era: Edwardian / Early 20th Century
• Length: 17.5 inches
• Material: Gold Filled, T-bar is silver toned
• Hallmarks: Hayward marked dog clip; T-bar marked “OMD”
• Style: Albert watch chain with engraved elongated links and T-bar
• Closure: Original dog clip closure
• Condition: Beautiful antique condition with age-appropriate wear consistent with period gold filled jewelry. 
• Styling Notes: Wears beautifully alone at the collarbone or layered with finer chains, lockets, swivels, or charms

Your piece will arrive carefully packaged in RetroStarr presentation wrapping, ready for gifting, collecting, or immediate wear.

Curated by Dana Sednek, GIA trained jewelry professional and founder of RetroStarr, where each jewel is hand selected for its past lives and future attitude.

Please Note: Jewelry box, styling props, and any additional items shown in photos are for display purposes only unless specifically listed as included.

The scale feels precise, almost withheld, which is exactly why it lands.

A slim gold band with a lightly hammered surface, designed to live above the knuckle and make its point quietly. The placement shifts the balance of the hand just enough to register. Subtle at first glance. Slightly defiant once noticed.

Vintage in origin, this ring reflects a pared-back approach to gold that favors texture over display. Crafted in solid 14k gold with a hand-worked finish, the surface shows soft variation from making and wear. Meant to be worn mid-finger, where restraint becomes the statement.

Details

• Era: Vintage

• Metal: 14k Gold

• Size: 2.5

• Style: Minimal band, hammered finish

• Markings: unmarked

• Condition: Clean vintage condition with light surface wear consistent with age.

Your piece ships in RetroStarr’s branded packaging with care instructions included.

Curated by Dana Sednek, GIA trained jewelry professional and founder of RetroStarr, where each jewel is hand selected for its past lives and future attitude.

One line. One pause. One point of light.

An open 10k gold circle, rendered with intention and a little nerve. The pearl sits cleanly at the center, cool against the geometry, refusing to soften the line. The composition feels self-aware. Polished, but not polite. A symbol that knows exactly what it’s doing and enjoys the effect.

Charms like this took shape in the midcentury moment, when jewelry loosened its rules and symbolism became more personal, more selective. Worn on a charm bracelet, it marked something specific to the wearer rather than something meant to be read by others.  Whatever it means now, it remains intentional.

Details

• Era: Midcentury Modern (c. 1955–1965)

• Metal: 10k gold

• Gemstones: Pearl

• Size: Approx. 0.75 in diameter

• Style: Charm pendant

• Condition: Clean vintage condition with light surface wear consistent with age

Please Note: Necklaces, boxes, chains, and other styling elements show are not included unless stated otherwise.

Your piece ships in RetroStarr’s branded packaging with care instructions included.

Curated by Dana Sednek, GIA trained jewelry professional and founder of RetroStarr, where each jewel is hand selected for its past lives and future attitude.

Charm has covered ambition for centuries.

A smile appears, the terms improve, and someone else realizes too late what game was being played. Civilized on the surface, excellent instincts underneath.

Created in the interwar years, when jewelry still understood codes, sport, and beautifully disguised status, this 14k Essex crystal brooch says far more than it first admits. Reverse-carved beneath crystal with a fox hunting horn motif, it carries old-world craftsmanship with surprisingly modern wit. Pin it to a lapel, collar, knit, or blazer and let good manners do what they’ve always done best.

Details

• Era: Interwar period, c. 1920s–1930s

• Metal: 14k gold

• Technique: Essex crystal (reverse-carved under quartz rock crystal)

• Motif: Fox hunting horn

• Size: Approx. 7/8 in. tall x 1 1/2 in. wide

• Hallmarks: Marked 14k

• Condition: Clean vintage condition with light surface wear consistent with age

Please Note
Jewelry box, chains, styling props, and any additional items shown in photos are for display purposes only unless specifically listed as included.

Arrives in RetroStarr packaging, ready for gifting, collecting, or changing the terms politely.

Curated by Dana Sednek, GIA trained jewelry professional and founder of RetroStarr, where each jewel is hand selected for its past lives and future attitude.

Embrace Atlantic City nostalgia with this Gold Filled Vintage Locket! Featuring the iconic "World's Largest Convention Hall" design, this conversation starter adds a touch of whimsy to any outfit. While it doesn't open, it still holds a world of charm.

She’s got permission to sparkle and no plans to slow down.

Crafted in warm 10K rose gold during the Victorian Revival era (c. 1930s–40s), the ring features hand-tooled petal details along the shoulders and a graceful open gallery. It sits low on the finger and makes her easy to wear, impossible to ignore.

Vivid tsavorite garnets -- the rarest member of the garnet family -- blaze in a saturated emerald-green that collectors adore. Each stone carries natural inclusions typical of antique tsavorites, but the color is all the magic: deep, bright, alive. Four early rough-cut diamonds sparkle at the compass points, adding texture without overpowering the central green fire.

Marked with a partial maker’s mark, it’s likely American-made in the 1930s–40s, when revival styles blended antique elegance with modern mood. Slightly raised with decorative shoulder details, Greenlight Darling brings heirloom charm and standout color to any jewelry story.

• Ring Size: 6 (can be resized within reason by your jeweler—or ours, if you’d like an introduction)

• Metal: 10K rose gold

• Stones: 2 pear cut green tsavorite garnets flanked with 4 rough-cut diamonds

• Markings: maker’s mark

• Origin: USA, Victorian Revival (c. 1930s–40s)

• Condition: Excellent vintage condition

Please Note: Jewelry box, chains, styling props, and any additional items shown in photos are for display purposes only unless specifically listed as included.

Your piece will arrive in RetroStarr’s signature gift box—ready to gift, wear, or pass down.

Curated by Dana Sednek, GIA-trained jewelry professional and founder of RetroStarr, where each jewel is hand selected for its past lives and future attitude.

Midcentury clarity gathered with intention.

This ring balances precision and gesture. A crisp oval aquamarine sits front and center, held in a setting that feels cinched rather than ornate. The gold folds inward with control, creating a bow-like tension that frames the stone without softening its presence.

Crafted in solid 14k gold and hallmarked accordingly, the design reflects midcentury confidence in form and restraint. The aquamarine brings cool luminosity against warm gold, while the wrapped silhouette adds structure and movement, a quiet flourish grounded in purpose rather than decoration.

Details

• Ring Size: 8 (can be resized within reason by your jeweler—or ours, if you’d like an introduction)

• Metal: 14k Gold

• Stone: Aquamarine

• Markings: 14k

• Era: Midcentury, c. 1955–1965

• Condition: Clean vintage condition with light surface wear consistent with age. Aquamarine displays gentle age-related facet wear, with a bright and attractive face-up appearance.

Your piece ships in RetroStarr’s branded packaging with care instructions included.

Curated by Dana Sednek, GIA trained jewelry professional and founder of RetroStarr, where each jewel is hand selected for its past lives and future attitude.

Warm gold. Steady rhythm. Unshakeable presence.

This Retro-era Cuban link bracelet wraps the wrist with quiet authority. Rounded rose-gold links move fluidly, catching light in a low, deliberate way. The form feels intentional and grounded, with subtle irregularities in the lines that point to hand-forged construction common to the period.

Crafted in solid 10K rose-toned gold, the bracelet reflects postwar design priorities: durability, proportion, and daily wear. During the 1940s, many chains were formed, shaped, and finished by hand, giving pieces like this their distinctive weight and organic flow. The scale here is precise and substantial, with a silhouette firmly rooted in the Retro years.

Details

• Era: Retro (c. 1940's)

• Metal: 10k gold

• Size: 7.5 in

• Weight: 9.98 g

• Style: Cuban link

• Condition: Clean vintage condition with light surface wear consistent with age

Please Note: Boxes, displays, additional chains, and other styling elements show are not included unless stated otherwise.

Your piece ships in RetroStarr’s branded packaging with care instructions included.

Curated by Dana Sednek, GIA trained jewelry professional and founder of RetroStarr, where each jewel is hand selected for its past lives and future attitude.

Everything sits exactly where it’s meant to.

A gold filled watch chain designed for modern wear, finished with a classic dog clip and an adjustable slider that invites reconfiguration. The length works easily as a necklace, while the clip and slider allow the piece to shift and adapt without losing its line. A round locket-style medallion charm hangs with balanced weight, giving the composition a clear focal point.

Produced during the Retro era, this chain reflects a time when jewelry was built with flexibility in mind. The gold filled construction is paired with a traditional dog clip clasp and a slider element, both prized today for their styling range and ease of use. The round medallion charm features red paste stones set into a linear motif, with one stone missing and initials engraved on the reverse, marking a past life without interrupting the design.

Details

• Era: Retro, 1940s

• Metal: Gold filled

• Gemstones: Red paste stones (one missing)

• Size: Charm 3/4 inch diameter; chain 17 1/2 inches

• Style: Watch chain with dog clip, slider, and matching locket-style medallion charm

• Condition: Good vintage condition with surface wear consistent with age. One red paste stone missing, light abrasions present, and initials engraved on the back.

Your piece ships in RetroStarr’s branded packaging with care instructions included.

Curated by Dana Sednek, GIA trained jewelry professional and founder of RetroStarr, where each jewel is hand selected for its past lives and future attitude.

A focused session to understand what you have and how to approach it.

We’ll walk through your pieces, what stands out, and how to think about what you’re looking at. This is the best place to start if you’re unsure what you have or what to do next.

What to expect

This is a time-based session. We’ll either focus closely on a few pieces, or step back and review a larger group to decide what’s actually worth pursuing.

What’s included:

• 30-minute consultation (in-person or Zoom)
• Directional insight on your piece or collection
• Clear next steps based on what you have

This is not a formal appraisal or written valuation.

What happens next:

After checkout, I’ll follow up by email to schedule your session and confirm details. There’s nothing else you need to do right away.

Signed after hours.

In the midcentury moment, engraving carried intent. Names in silver marked ownership, independence, and arrival. This sculptural sterling ring leans into that confidence, pairing a bold rectangular plaque with rounded, atomic-era forms that feel deliberate and self-possessed. The engraving anchors the design, turning modernist geometry into something personal and unmistakably present. A piece made for late nights, decisive choices, and women who understood that being seen was part of the point.

Produced during the height of American modernist jewelry design, this ring reflects the era’s fascination with form, balance, and industrial clarity. Crafted in sterling silver by Napier, one of the most respected American jewelry houses of the mid-20th century, the design favors structure over ornament and confidence over delicacy. The open shank and sculptural elements give the piece visual weight while remaining comfortable and wearable, a hallmark of well-executed modernist design. It stands as an example of how midcentury jewelry blurred the line between personal adornment and wearable architecture.

DETAILS

• Era: Midcentury Modern, circa late 1950s–early 1960s

• Origin: United States

• Metal: Sterling Silver

• Hallmarks: Napier, Sterling

• Size: 8 1/2

• Style: Modernist, Nameplate, Sculptural

• Condition: Light surface marks are present, primarily visible under magnification, and align with the ring’s midcentury history. The engraving remains crisp and legible, and the structure is sound with no issues affecting wear or longevity.

Presented in a RetroStarr branded gift box, ready for wear or collection. This piece carries its history forward without apology, offering presence, design, and personal narrative in equal measure.

Curated by Dana Sednek, GIA-trained jewelry professional and founder of RetroStarr, where every jewel is selected for bold design, cultural significance, and a story worth carrying forward.