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Bluboi

Personal Website: imageevent.com/bluboi

I inherited the packrat gene from my mother, but have no idea where the collecting gene came from! As an Aries, I quickly embrace new interests and then move on, soI inherited the packrat gene from my mother, but have no idea where the collecting gene came from! As an Aries, I quickly embrace new interests and then move on, so my collections cover a huge range of stuff. I love the history associated with things from the past. Antique jewelry is my passion, though for a while costume jewelry ruled my life. After writing a book on Miriam Haskell, I realized how wide and deep the world of shiny little objects is, so have embraced it with a passion! (Read more)

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Eisenberg Fun Figurals - Costume Jewelryin Costume Jewelry
6 months ago
Mourning ring: "Died by the Hand of an Assassin" - Fine Jewelryin Fine Jewelry
10 months ago
Victorian Archaeological Revival pendant - Fine Jewelryin Fine Jewelry
10 months ago
Trifari bracelet emulating Van Cleef & Arpels - Costume Jewelryin Costume Jewelry
1 year ago
Suffrage -- Silent Sentinel pin - Fine Jewelryin Fine Jewelry
1 year ago
Rare Medieval Gold Serjeant-at-Law Ring, circa 1555 - Fine Jewelryin Fine Jewelry
1 year ago
Arts & Crafts Necklace attributed to Frances Thalia How and Jean Milne - Fine Jewelryin Fine Jewelry
2 years ago
Sir Hiss -- turquoise serpent bracelet - Fine Jewelryin Fine Jewelry
2 years ago
Berlin Iron jewelry by Siméon Pierre Devaranne - Fine Jewelryin Fine Jewelry
2 years ago
Arts & Crafts -- Agnes Pool enamel and opal necklace - Fine Jewelryin Fine Jewelry
2 years ago

Comments

  1. Super! Thank you Cameosleuth!
  2. Hi Ivan, No gold marks. I did an acid test and it is 18K.
  3. I was fortunately able to get my mermaid back. It was put up for sale within 5 days of it being stolen and I purchased it. Unfortunately, there was no way of bringing the thief to justice.
  4. Yes, I was lucky enough to speak directly with Ruth. She is a delight and so generous in sharing information. My mermaid was stolen and I needed to get some very specific information to provide to t...
  5. Thanks everyone for your comments and loves.
  6. OK, I have looked at all of my Fahrner. No necklaces have any marks on the chain. This Deco one is marked on the slide of the clasp: http://photos.imageevent.com/bluboi/fahrner/websize/Fahrner%20...
  7. Thank you Valentino and Ms. CrystalShip. There was a reproduction made of the mermaid. It is much larger and quite ugly, but one needs to be careful. If you look at photo 6 in this album, you can s...
  8. You are FAST! Thank you!
  9. I personally haven't seen any Fahrner marks on the chain. Jewels or EB, have you seen marks on the chain?
  10. Great video! LOVE the George Hunt piece.
  11. How lucky you are! I especially love the idea of the brochures and WOW -- an original drawing. One of the early things most interesting to me is that the iconic Fahrner Deco pieces were not his at a...
  12. Hello Enameled Beetle, Kyra pinged me about your lovely necklace, so I thought I would add some additional information about Haussler and Fahrner. Sorry for the long epistle below. I am synthesiz...
  13. I wonder if your aunt had any Suffrage memorabilia?
  14. Hi zjb, How fascinating! There are almost no references to Constance Collier, just her name on some lists of women who received the Holloway. I acquired an amazing "autograph book" used during tw...
  15. Very helpful, Jean. Have you posted your other pieces? You have such broad interests, I am impressed you can find so many different designers!
  16. Hi Jean, This is a new designer to me -- might you share a little history about them? Lovely necklace!
  17. Lovely wirework pendant. These are rare because the material is so fine, yet made of iron, so it rusts. Getting one is such good condition is a true find. I have never seen one with a portrait befo...
  18. As always, beautiful and educational at the same time. Thank you Paul!
  19. eBay won't police listings for fakes unless it is a) a major company such as Chanel, Tiffany, etc. who have the lawyers to back them into a corner, or and more rarely b) when the complaints get so egr...
  20. Hi Jean, Personally, I would think more on the Deco side. I would be interested ot hear what others think.
  21. Hi Jean, I do not think your pretty necklace is Georgian, but more likely 20th century. Georgian settings are much different and do not use those large prongs. The clasp is not a Georgian style...
  22. Sorry, lots of typos... Chinese Fakelite not Chines Faelite
  23. I am always happy when these scams are posted! It has been happening for many years now both in fine and costume jewelry. Because we can no longer physically evaluate the merchandise and it isn't ea...
  24. I love these snakes, Paul! Yours has an especially beautiful chain. Great story also.
  25. Gorgeous necklace, Paul! When you say "knife edge" is this a specific form of the gold pieces between the stones?
  26. No kidding! I wonder what £50,000 piad in 1812 is worth in today's $$
  27. Thank you for the "Happy retirement" wishes. Still figuring out what to do with myself!
  28. Thanks for the Loves and comments! Kyra, I agree with you regarding style -- Etruscan Revival (rather than Egyptian or Renaissance).
  29. Gillian, in general the pieces are quite light. The gaspipe pieces are more substantial, but still very wearable.
  30. I think Bengel jewelry shows both Deco and Machine Age styles. For example, I feel the brickwork and the gaspipe pieces are more Machine Age. Your other bracelet also had a machine-like feel to it. ...
  31. Here is a Bengel Machine Age brickwork necklace: http://photos.imageevent.com/bluboi/bengel/websize/Bengel_brass%20screw%20necklace.jpg A chrome version using "bricks" and "screws" http://photos....
  32. Great find Jean! His brickwork pieces are really special! In the same vein, he made some which were more "Machine Age" looking in either brass or chrome with bricks and screws. I will take a couple...
  33. If you are viewing Tadema, you are looking at some of the best! I had the opportunity to purchase a lot of Bengel in 2007, so wonder if that might be the time period? I have heard rumors that a sm...
  34. Hi Jean, Wow, that site sure has a lot of examples of Bengel. Too bad you can't expand the photos. I saw the bracelet like yours. What is interesting is that in 14 pages of Bengel bracelets on h...
  35. Hi Jean, I would class this as a "maybe." I went through my Bengel book as well as reviewed my Bengel bracelets and here are some comments: - colored material would be Galalith, a milk-based pl...
  36. I love the lavender beads -- so hard to find! And so hard to get ones which aren't dyed or otherwise treated. Wonderful find!
  37. Would sure like to see a photo of all of your rings lined up together! You have an amazing collection!
  38. Kra, thanks for your comment. I was quoting my friend regarding "exact copy" but "exact" is most likely too precise a word (especially since the van Cleef was real gems.... I have modified the descr...
  39. Thank you all for your loves and comments. KTF Trifari pieces are, in my opinion, fabulous jewelry!
  40. My grandmother wasn't able to vote until she was 31 and my mother was born before the 19th Amendment was passed into law. There were many men who weren't allowed to vote either. Even today, many peop...
  41. I have always liked the Lalique mascots, but this one is REALLY special! Quintessential Deco! Lucky you to add this to your collection!
  42. Great work, Kyra! You have such patience! Regarding your comment about pearls and hard to get -- I was visiting a friend in London a couple of years ago, looking for some pearls to replace the incor...
  43. Hi Jean, Lovely brooch. I would agree with Victorian. I have a Victorian crescent moonstone and diamond brooch that converts to a hair ornament. Here are some photos: brooch and hair pin: ht...
  44. OMG! I love it -- what a beautiful stone!
  45. This is one ring showing the inscription from different angles. I "wish" I owned more of them! Have been looking for years. Apparently one will come up for sale every 5 years or so.... Thank you...
  46. Lovely necklace! You always have interesting stories on where/how you find things. Where did you get this necklace?
  47. I consulted with a knowledgeable friend in London who said lots of fake Oved rings are being made. So buyer beware!
  48. Thanks Rose!
  49. The eBay one is definitely a copy (too bad someone has started this!). I bet it is extremely lightweight and the Moshe rings are heavy! I went back and forth between John Kelly's ring (a real one) a...
  50. Thanks Kyra, for posting the link. Here is a link to a lot of 3 Oved rings which sold a few months ago at Christie's. A friend went and viewed them -- condition was fair to good. You can see th...
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Arts & Crafts fish & seaweed Arts and crafts black opal long brooch part 2, close up. Arts and crafts black opal triplet long brooch, silver, gold leaves and berries. Theodor Fahrner Eric Kleinhempel Amethyst Pendant / Necklace Antique prosthetic glass eye silver brooch, Arts and Crafts Era? Antique vine grape brooch Fonseque et Olive. Wonderful cameo of horses of light Gold Opal Butterfly Necklace. Rare cameo of Nike Antique Vienna bronze bull penwipe. Kyratised! Art nouveau domed plique à jour wings hair ornament. Part 1. Enameled Flower Silver Necklace - Fahrner/Hermann Haussler? Zoltan White & Co Necklace MY BEST BUY CAMEO BROOCH Silesian Iron Wire-Work porcelain Cut Steel Pendant, ca.1800-1820 Jaques & Marcus Brooch/Pendant with Opal Intaglio by Wilhelm Schmidt, circa 1890