All the trouble is on the inside.
Inside Job keeps her best secrets below the surface. Purple and acid green flash through a dark little maze of metal, appearing, disappearing, and changing places as the angle shifts. Schreiner packed an astonishing amount of drama into two inches, making you lean in to see how it was done.
Schreiner’s Shadow Box construction put the stones at different depths rather than neatly lining them up on the surface. Smooth lilac cabochons, faceted amethyst glass, and sharp shots of green sit inside the dark openwork setting, creating a composition that shifts from every direction.
Details
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Era: Midcentury, circa 1960s
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Origin: New York, USA
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Maker: Schreiner New York
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Collection: Shadow Box
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Material: Glass stones and silver-tone base metal
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Color: Amethyst purple, lavender, acid and olive green
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Size: Approximately 2 inches
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Style: Dimensional Shadow Box brooch
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Hallmarks: SCHREINER NEW YORK
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Condition: Good vintage condition with age-related wear and patina. There is visible localized wear and loss to the black japanned finish, exposing the underlying metal in several areas, particularly along the raised floral and openwork elements. Stones appear secure.
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Styling Notes: Pin it somewhere the depth can be seen. A black lapel, a high collar, or the shoulder of a simple dress gives all that purple and green plenty of room to work.
The easiest thing you’ll wear all day.
The best jewelry has a way of making ordinary days feel a little more alive. Reach wraps the wrist in climbing tri-color gold leaves and flashes of brilliant light, bringing just enough sparkle to the grocery store, the office, dinner with friends, or anywhere else life happens. It isn’t waiting for an invitation. It’s already dressed.
Expansion bracelets became a mid-century favorite for good reason, combining clever engineering with everyday wearability in a way that felt distinctly modern. This example elevates the familiar form with substantial tri-color 10K gold leaf appliqués inspired by the Black Hills Gold tradition and two brilliant-cut cubic zirconia, proving that practicality and personality have never been mutually exclusive.
Details
• Era: Vintage, c. 1960s–1970s
• Origin: United States
• Maker: Spiedel
• Metal: 10K tri-color gold leaf appliqués on expansion bracelet
• Stones: Two round brilliant-cut cubic zirconia, approximately 7.25 mm each
• Hallmarks: Spiedel U.S.A. expansion band
• Fit: Variable expansion fit
• Style: Expansion bracelet / Black Hills Gold-style leaf bracelet
• Condition: Very good vintage condition with light wear consistent with age and use. Expansion mechanism functions smoothly. The 10K gold leaf appliqués have been acid tested and confirm as approximately 10K gold. No gold hallmark was found.
• Styling Notes: Wear it alone as an everyday signature or stack it beside a favorite watch or slim bangles. The expansion design makes it the bracelet you’ll slip on without thinking, while the sculptural gold leaves and generous stones ensure it never feels ordinary.
Worth opening.
The watch is easy to miss. Closed, the piece reads as an ornate jeweled bracelet, its paste-set cover giving little indication of what lies beneath. Lift the lid and a tiny dial appears, transforming the bracelet from adornment into timepiece. The reveal feels deliberate, as though checking the hour was intended to be a private act rather than a public display.
Produced in France by Potens Prima, this gold filled watch bracelet conceals a 17-jewel mechanical movement beneath an ornate paste-set cover. The scrolling metalwork and densely set stones create the impression of a jewel first and a timepiece second, allowing the bracelet to stand on its own even when the watch remains unseen. Its substantial scale, richly detailed cover, and hidden dial capture the ingenuity and elegance that made these secret watch bracelets enduring favorites.
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• Era: Retro, c. 1935–1945
• Origin: France
• Material: Gold Filled, Stainless Steel Watch Back
• Size: Approximately 2 1/4 inches by 2 inches
• Style: Hidden watch bracelet / cocktail watch bracelet
• Hallmarks: Mode Déposé, Fond Acier Inoxydable; Potens Prima movement
• Condition: Good vintage condition with age-appropriate wear. All stones remain present, though some have darkened over time and no longer reflect light as brightly as others. The exterior presents beautifully, while the interior shows noticeable wear to the gold-filled finish consistent with years of use. Cover opens and closes properly. Watch is currently not running and is offered as-is.
• Styling Notes: Equally compelling as a jewelry object and a conversation piece. Wear as a dramatic cuff-style bracelet and enjoy the hidden watch as an unexpected detail discovered only upon closer inspection.
Someone meant it.
The inscription is easy to miss. Turn the bracelet over and you’ll find a simple dedication: “Don to Rosie.” Suddenly the piece becomes more than jewelry. It becomes evidence. A gift chosen, given, worn, and kept long enough to outlive the moment that inspired it.
Produced by Carmen for The D.F.B. Co. and marked Made in U.S.A., this gold filled sweetheart bracelet dates to the Retro era and features an unusually vibrant arrangement of pink stones at its center. While many surviving examples rely on monograms or clear rhinestones, the colored stones give this bracelet a distinctive presence that is increasingly difficult to find. The sculptural links, dimensional center panel, and substantial wrist coverage create a design that commands attention long before anyone notices the signature.
Details
• Era: Retro, c. 1940s–1950s
• Material: Gold Filled
• Size: Fits up to approximately 7 1/2 inches; wears best on a small to average wrist due to the scale of the center panel and overall construction
• Style: Sweetheart bracelet / expansion bracelet
• Hallmarks: Carmen, The D.F.B. Co., 4x1, Made in U.S.A.
• Stones: Pink rhinestones
• Condition: Clean vintage condition with light wear consistent with age. Expansion mechanism functions properly. Pink stones remain bright and well matched. Reverse retains the original inscription, “Don to Rosie.”
• Styling Notes: A standout piece on its own, especially for collectors of WWII sweetheart jewelry, Retro-era accessories, and personal keepsakes with a story already attached.
The final chapter was always yours.
The last detail was left open on purpose. Victorian jewelry often evolved alongside its owner, gathering lockets, charms, keepsakes, and small obsessions along the way. This necklace was designed with that future in mind, leaving space for the next chapter before it had been written.
Crafted in tri-color gold fill, this late Victorian book chain balances botanical ornament with remarkably structured design. Repeating grape leaf links create a rhythmic pattern around the neck, while the necklace retains a pendant ring element that suggests it was intended to accommodate a locket, fob, pendant, or other treasured object.
Details
• Era: Victorian, c. 1885–1905
• Material: Tri-Gold Filled
• Length: Approximately 20 1/2 inches
• Style: Book chain necklace with integrated pendant ring
• Hallmarks: Marked Germany
• Condition: Antique condition with light surface wear consistent with age. The necklace remains fully wearable. A later replacement clasp is present, and the piece may have been altered from its original configuration at some point during its long history.
• Styling Notes: Wear alone as a statement necklace or add a favorite locket, fob, talisman, charm, or pendant. The integrated front ring allows the piece to evolve with your collection while remaining complete and wearable on its own.
Not everything needed to be said directly.
It wasn’t a rejection of convention. More of a revision.
Crafted in 14K gold and centered with an east-west set amethyst, this antique ring takes a familiar form and turns it just enough to change the outcome. The elongated stone stretches gracefully across the finger, while the pierced gallery and finely detailed shoulders create the airy architectural silhouette prized in late Edwardian jewelry. Delicate in scale but thoughtful in execution, it’s a piece that proves small adjustments can have lasting effects.
Details
• Era: Antique, Late Edwardian to Early 20th Century
• Metal: 14k White Gold
• Stone: Amethyst
• Ring Size: 6.5
• Weight: 2.25 g
• Style: East-west solitaire ring
• Hallmarks: None
• Condition: Clean antique condition with light surface wear consistent with age. Amethyst remains secure in its setting and the gallery and shoulder details remain crisp. The shank is slender and shows additional thinning at the base consistent with long-term wear.
• Styling Notes: Wears beautifully alone as a signature ring or layered with antique bands and gemstone rings. The east-west orientation gives it a distinctive profile while remaining remarkably easy to wear.
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
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.
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Ring Size: 6 (can be resized within reason by your jeweler—or ours, if you’d like an introduction)
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Metal: 10K rose gold
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Stones: 2 pear cut green tsavorite garnets flanked with 4 rough-cut diamonds
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Markings: maker’s mark
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Origin: USA, Victorian Revival (c. 1930s–40s)
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Condition: Excellent vintage condition
She wraps, she curves, she glows. Just don’t expect her to tie herself in a bow.
This midcentury ring plays with light and form, folding like a ribbon caught mid-swish. Crafted in 10K gold and set with a rich oval pyrope-spessartine garnet, she balances sculptural elegance with just enough sass. The asymmetrical bypass shape creates movement from every angle, like a miniature piece of wearable design.
Marked 10K and likely American-made with an H maker's mark, Ribbonette is classic midcentury styling with a RetroStarr twist—bold, a little playful, and endlessly versatile.
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Ring Size: 5 (can be resized within reason by your jeweler—or ours, if you’d like an introduction)
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Metal: 10K Gold (stamped)
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Stone: Oval-cut, natural, pryrope-spessartine garnet
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Markings: 10K, H maker's mark
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Origin: USA, Midcentury (c. 1950s–60s)
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Condition: Excellent vintage condition
