Bidspirit auction | Vintage Costume Jewelry Lot of

Vintage Costume Jewelry Lot of 11 Pieces, Featuring Cameo and Intaglio Designs Category: Costume Jewelry - This extensive lot comprises fourteen pieces of vintage costume jewelry, predominantly featuring carved cameos and intaglios set in various base metal finishes, including yellow gold-tone, rose gold-tone, and copper-tone. The carvings display classical profiles and mythological scenes, executed in materials appearing to be shell, hardstone, resin, or glass, featuring color combinations such as white on orange, white on purple, white on pink, and black on dark backgrounds. The collection includes a variety of brooches, pendants, and two distinct pairs of earrings. Key pieces include: a large rose gold-tone pendant necklace featuring an oval white-on-orange cameo surrounded by a scalloped border paved entirely with small, round-cut clear accent stones (rhinestones); a pair of clip-on earrings marked ”PARKLANE” on the clip mechanism, featuring carved clear stone intaglios bordered by pave-set clear rhinestones; and a hinged locket pendant watch by STRADA, in rose gold-tone base metal with a scalloped edge, featuring a mother-of-pearl look dial with Roman numerals. The watch is marked ”STRADA QUARTZ JAPAN” on the dial and ”STRADA STAINLESS STEEL BACK” on the caseback, and is presented in a blue box with accompanying ”STRADA GENOA” literature. Other items include a pair of screw-back dangle earrings with small cameos, several filigree-set brooches, and one pendant featuring a small carved green glass or stone intaglio.