Proof that personal jewelry ages better than personal men.

She arrives with former initials that no one can quite place and the confidence of someone who never needed introductions. Warm gold tone, elegant script engraving, and a perfectly sized round silhouette give this locket the kind of presence that works with everything and explains nothing.

W.B.H. Co. made pieces for the women who understood that sentiment could still look sharp. Turn-of-century in origin and endlessly current in attitude, she layers beautifully with chains, collars, and anything that benefits from a little mystery. The reverse carries signs of time, exactly as it should.

Details
• Era: Late Victorian to Edwardian, c. 1895–1915
• Maker: W.B.H. Co.
• Material: Gold filled
• Markings: W.B.H. Co. inside
• Shape: Round domed locket
• Size: Approx. 1 in. diameter
• Engraving: Script initials, likely EWE
• Condition: Good antique condition with age-appropriate wear; visible scratches to the reverse; opens and closes securely

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Arrives in RetroStarr packaging, ready for gifting or keeping for yourself.

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.

Small, sharp, and dressed for a better lapel.

This 14k gold seed pearl bar brooch has the sleek little silhouette that made early 20th-century jewelry so useful: polished enough for a collar, scarf, lapel, or chain conversion, but still delicate enough to layer without making a scene.

The elongated form is set with rows of seed pearls across the front, giving it a soft glow against the warm 14k gold frame. It reads Edwardian into early Art Deco, with that useful bar pin shape collectors love because it can go classic, clever, or completely unexpected.

Details
• Era: Edwardian to early Art Deco, c. 1910s–1920s
• Metal: 14k gold
• Markings: Marked 14k
• Stones: Seed pearls
• Weight: 3.36g
• Measurements: 1.5 in. long
• Closure: Pin back with safety catch
• Condition: Good antique condition with age-appropriate surface wear; seed pearls appear intact; clasp functions as intended

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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 or keeping for yourself.

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.

Small scale. Strong presence. Zero interest in blending in.

This late Victorian locket delivers the kind of color modern jewelry keeps trying to recreate. Glossy cobalt blue enamel sits against tested 14k gold, cut through with a black diagonal band and tiny gold floral details that give it just enough attitude. It feels graphic, sharp, and unexpectedly current for a jewel made more than a century ago.

Inside, both original photo frames remain in place, ready for portraits, notes, charms, or whatever deserves better than living in your phone. The reverse shows visible enamel wear and surface scratches earned over time. The front still leads with confidence.

Details
• Era: Victorian, c. 1880s–1890s
• Metal: Tests as 14k gold
• Markings: Unmarked
• Enamel: Cobalt blue with black enamel band and gold floral detailing
• Measurements: 5/8 in. wide x 7/8 in. long
• Interior: Two photo compartments with both original frame covers present
• Condition: Good antique condition with enamel wear to the reverse/edge and surface scratches consistent with age; opens and closes securely

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Price is for the locket only. Any box, chain, or necklace shown in styled photos is for display purposes only and not included.

Arrives in RetroStarr packaging, ready for gifting or keeping for yourself.

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. 

Some things refuse to drift.

Time moves. Styles shift. Hands change. This stays put. A single point that has already survived its first life and did not bother to soften for the second. Immovable.

This Victorian-era rose cut diamond was originally set as a French stick pin and later converted into a wearable ring. The diamond retains its antique character, with a softly irregular profile and restrained presence that reflects 19th century French taste. A simple 14K gold shank brings the historic element forward without interference, allowing the stone’s age and continuity to remain the focus.

Details

• Era: Victorian (diamond and original setting element)

• Origin: France

• Metal: 14K gold ring, Sterling silver setting

• Gemstones: Rose cut diamond

• Size: 5.5

• Style: Antique conversion ring

• Hallmarks: None observed

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

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

Heat, held at the center.

Everything else forced to orbit. A red point of pressure with gold radiating like an argument you cannot interrupt. Pearls keep it civilized. The rest of it does not.

Crafted in 10K gold, this postwar French brooch-pendant features a radiant starburst form set with seed pearls and a synthetic ruby at its core. The construction reflects late 1940s to early 1950s French design, balancing optimism and control through bold geometry and restrained detail. Designed to be worn as either a brooch or pendant, the reverse reveals clean, era-correct mechanics that support both modes with intention.

Details

• Era: Postwar French, circa late 1940s–early 1950s

• Origin: France

• Metal: 10K gold

• Gemstones: Seed pearls, synthetic ruby (tested)

• Size: Approximately 1 1/2 inches

• Weight: 6.19 grams

• Style: Convertible brooch-pendant

• Hallmarks: French eel import stamp

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

Chain shown for styling purposes only and is not included. 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.

All gold. No apology.

This is worn late, in a room that knows how to keep its voice down. The bill is paid without ceremony. The chair goes back, not forward. A circle of gold flashes once under low light, then goes still, doing exactly what French gold has always done. Holding value. Holding the room.

Struck in fine 24K gold and finished with an 18K gold surround and bail, this estate pendant reflects late 20th century bullion design elevated for wear. The front graphic typography leans vintage-modern, echoing a 1970s visual sensibility without claiming the era. The reverse offers a clean, text-forward surface that can be worn facing outward for a sharper, more declarative statement. It is a gold-first object, converted with intention and meant to be worn as such.

Details

• Era: Late 20th Century

• Metal: 24K gold coin with 18K gold surround and bail

• Size: Approximately 3/4 inch diameter

• Weight: 3.59 grams

• Style: Estate bullion pendant

• Hallmarks: 24K & 999.9 (coin), 18K (bail & surround)

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

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Arrives in RetroStarr packaging, ready for gifting, collecting, or making an unforgettable entrance.

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

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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.

This is what stays on after the lights dim.

This is a bracelet made for rooms, not mirrors. Dimensional floral links move in rhythm, catching light in fragments as the wrist turns. There’s weight here, both literal and visual. It reads assured, composed, and fully aware of its presence.

Crafted in gold filled metal, this bracelet belongs to the late 1940s moment when Retro design softened but retained its authority. Floral motifs were rendered with structure and scale, favoring presence over delicacy. The links are deliberate and cohesive, creating a bracelet that reads as form first, ornament second.

Details

• Era: Retro, circa late 1940s

• Metal: Gold filled

• Size: 7.25 inches

• Style: Floral link

• Hallmarks: 10K gold filled

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

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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.

Even a placeholder can carry weight.

A sculptural sterling silver bookmark defined by clean line and symbolic form. The stylized bird sits like an emblem at the top, while the elongated silver blade slides decisively between pages. Functional, graphic, and intentional, it turns a simple gesture into a considered one.

Produced in midcentury Mexico, this piece was made by Citlali, a silversmith workshop known for translating ancient Mesoamerican imagery into modern silver design. Executed in solid sterling, the bird motif reads as sign, not decoration. Balanced, purposeful, and designed to be used rather than admired from a distance.

Details

• Era: Midcentury

• Origin: Mexico

• Metal: Sterling silver

• Size: 2 1/4 inches x 11/16 inch

• Style: Sculptural bookmark / desk object

• Hallmarks: Mexico, Citlali, 6P35, 925

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

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

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.

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.

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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

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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.