A carved scarab was revered as a sacred symbol, believed to have powers of rejuvenation. Egyptians saw the scarab as a symbol of renewal and rebirth.
Scarab jewelry was very popular in the 1950’s and were made from a variety of sources from plastic to actual scarabs. The necklace we present here is reminiscent of that 1950’s era . This necklace consists of a center Tiger Eye carved oval medallion supported by 14 semi precious stones all hand carved including Amethyst, Carnelian, Malachite and Tiger Eye all bezel set in a golden chain. If ever there was a time for renewal, this is it.
” My Philosophy Is Not Only Should Jewelry Be Well Made, But Be As Exciting As The People Who Wear It ” Darla Ellickson.
Darla Ellickson a world renowned mid western jewelry artisan has created this magnificent brutalist Sterling Silver creation reminiscent of mid century modern era style. This pin was probably made in the 1970’s or 80’s and is signed to the verso “Darla LXN ) but no date as far as we can see. The pin does have some slight age marks consistent with wear & use but nothing to detract from its beauty or value. Rarely do we find a piece of jewelry that is as exciting to the eye as this creation.
Metal: Sterling Silver
Size: 4.50″ In Length, Approx. 2.0″ At Widest Point
Condition: Wear Marks Consistent W Age & Use
Signature: Darla LXN S.S.
Age: Approx. 1970’s & 80’s
Item #: 5601
Price: $ 495.00
Are all your ducks in a row??…..Well no one’s perfect! Why even in this brooch, mama duck is battling a “rebel” at the end of the line. This delightful Sterling Silver vintage brooch depicts a family of ducks waddling along side a garden fence. If ducks are not your thing, then perhaps a gift to someone who loves them.
Metal: 925 Sterling Silver
Size: 2 1/8″W X 5/8″H
Age: Vintage
Condition: Excellent With Lots Of Detail
Signed: H & H DeMateo
Item #: 5588
Price: $ 50.00
Perhaps this is one of those covered bridges in Madison County, but not THE bridge! However this delightful Sterling Silver country scene with a covered bridge is just as compelling. If covered bridges aren’t your thing, perhaps a gift to one who loves them !
Metal: 925 Sterling Silver
Size: 1 5/8″Length X 1″ High
Age: Vintage
Condition: Excellent With Lots Of Detail
Signed: Beau Sterling
Item #: 5587
Price: $ 50.00
A double strand of Italian Cobalt Blue and Milk Glass beads support a Gardenia blue & white glass floral medallion accented with blue Rhinestone crystals. Each bead is individually knotted. This signed Made In Italy necklace dates back to the late 60’s & early 1970’s and Clive’s Unique Jewelry purchased this necklace from a private collection. It’s time to make an international statement.
Material: Italian Glass
Length: 20″
Clasp: Hidden Slide (In Back Of Medallion)
Condition: Excellent-Never Worn
Item #: 5600
Price:$ 165.00
Chico’s retail fashion stores (named after a friend’s Parrot) founded in the early 1980’s by and for women has become an important source for fashion and design. This vintage necklace consists of silver tone chain mail supporting 5 lemon yellow, bezel & prong set square crystal stones. Chico’s….a name consistent with quality and uniqueness since its founding.
Napier- a name that has been on the forefront of fashion and design since it’s beginning in the late 1800’s and grew in the 1920’s to make an important influence in fashion even to the present day. This twisted, silver tone signed piece is an example of the uniqueness which makes this jewelry timeless in its design. Easy to accessorize for work, play or dress up.
Yellow Jasper: It is believed to be a nurturing stone helping to calm the nerves and emotions ! (and boy do we ever need it now more than ever!) This double strand beauty consists of over 100 opaque Yellow Jasper beads individually knotted and then accented with an off set black Onyx medallion and black faceted Onyx stones. Just the feel of the cool stones has a calming effect. Calm your nerves and look beautiful at the same time !
Champlevé ….a term used to describe a method of enameling poured into metal hollows. And here is a beautiful example of that process in this exquisite mid century Copper enameled and gilded necklace with matching clip on earrings. This set is what my friend Eleanore McMIllan describes as ” Unsigned Jewelry-Orphans Of Beauty” So let’s find this “Orphan” a great home”.
Metal: Mixed Metals & Enameling
Style: Mid Century Modern Choker
Length: 17 Inches Consisting of 13- 1-1/4 Inch Diameter Discs
Earrings: 1-1/4 Inch Diameter Discs- Clip On
Item #: 5593
Price:$ 295.00
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Rhodolite, a species of the Garnet group ranging from pink to rose translucent colors. The teardrop shaped stone is bezel set into Sterling Silver with Gold accents and a Cubic Zirconia and a small, bezel set Cabochon Amethyst. The Sterling Silver serpent chain is also gold plated to the reverse side as well so the chain can be worn both ways. Rhodolite…..a symbol of inspiration and healing and if ever we need that it is NOW.
Metal: Mixed..Gold, Sterling Silver
Mineral Class: Pyrope
Pendant Size: 1.0 X 2.0 Inches
Chain: Serpentine W/Lobster Claw Clasp
Item #: 5586
Price: $ 95.00
Clive’s Unique Jewelry recently purchased this lovely Victorian Amethyst brooch with an accented Chrysanthemum flower. The base metal is Brass but the brooch might have been gold plated at one time. We think this would make a terrific hat accent pin….don’t you??
Instead of breathing fire, this dragon is spitting out a lovely Amethyst bezel set into Sterling Silver. Although purchased recently, this brooch is about 10 years or so old. The dragon detail is remarkable with the Amethyst showing great color. This unique brooch is a distant cousin to Puff The Magic Dragon !
Length: 3-3/8 Inches
Width: 1.50 Inches
Metal: Sterling Silver
Stone: Amethyst
Condition: Minor Wear To The Verso & Overall Needs
A Good Cleaning. The Top Of The Brooch In
Excellent Condition
Age: 10 to 15 Years Old
Item #: 5576
Price: $95.00
" The Zebra Meaning teaches you to maintain balance in your life, no matter how busy or crazy it gets. Just like with the horse animal, you should work hard but don't forget to reward yourself. The Zebra Spirit Animal shows you how agility sometimes trumps strength in the game of life." You can reward yourself right here !!
Size: 4.5 wide X 2.0 height
Metal: Matted Gold Tone w/Black Enamel Stripes
Weight: 2.7 Ounces
Item:#5572
Price:$65.00
There are Chain Gangs, Retail Store Chains, Chain Letters, Daisy Chains and now Clive’s Unique Jewelry is pleased to present this unique bicycle stainless steel roller chain bracelet. It is very important to note that this 316L Stainless Steel bracelet may contain 8-10.5% Nickel making it unsuitable for people with Nickel allergies. As Scrooge’s partner Marley said ” It is a ponderous chain” but will make a unique statement to bicycle and non bicycle wearers everywhere.
There is the Big Easy, The Big Apple, The Big Circus Top, and now Clive’s Unique Jewelry presents The Big Little…yes that’s correct….The Big Little….small things that make a big impression and this Sterling Silver double heart pendant is one of them. Suspended on a Sterling Silver chain are 2 Sterling Silver hearts….( see detail dimensions below). Sometimes something small can make a very beautiful statement !
Well, there’s The Big Easy and The Big Apple and now Clive’s Unique Jewelry presents the Big Little…..That’s right the Big Little…..a delightful Sterling Silver Hummingbird pendant to welcome Spring & Summer. This little bird is also accented with a blue crystal stone possibly a Blue Topaz (we didn’t care what the stone was….we liked the pendant. ) (Sometimes something very little can make a big impression ! (and who doesn’t love Hummingbirds ? )
Pendant Size: 1.0 Inch X 1.0 Inch
Metal: Sterling Silver w/Blue Crystal
Chain: Sterling Silver 16.0 Inches w/Lobster Claw
Clasp & 2.0 Inches Extension Chain
Condition: New
Item #: 5569
Price : $50.00
Never mind the beauty, sometimes you have to admire how well a piece of jewelry is made…..this is one example. My friend Eleanore would call this “Unsigned Jewelry-Orphans Of beauty”. This brooch consists of silver & gold tone metal in a sunburst pattern supporting a beautiful Emerald green acrylic centerpiece. You can wear it as a pendant or as a brooch. Make your friends green with envy.
Metal: Silver & Gold Tone
Shape: Starburst
Size: 2.75 Inches
Age: Vintage
Condition: Excellent
Item #: 5548
Price: $ Sorry, This Pin Has Been Sold
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Sometimes a piece of jewelry has a comfortable, tactile feel to it that just hangs beautifully. This double strand serpentine gold tone Nouée Sautoir necklace does just that. This necklace compliments any outfit with a tailored finished look. Easy way to make a great statement !
Length: 17.50 Inches
Style: Double Strand Serpentine Chain
Age: Contemporary
Condition: Like New
Clasp: Lobster Claw w/ 3.0 Inch Extension Chain
Item #: 5534
Price: $ 95.00
You can see it way down below from atop the Matterhorn !!……that is the glimmer and glow of this beautiful Swiss made rolling Gold Filled vintage bracelet. You will climb to new beauty heights wearing this magnificent bracelet!
Length: 7.50 Inches
Width: 7/8th Inches (almost 1 Inch)
Weight: 63.36 grams
Markings: Made In Switzerland, MGBM Geneve,
20 Microns, Plaque ORL
Age: 1970’s
Condition: Excellent & Slight Wear On Slide & Box
clasp..Preowned W Very Little Wear.
Clasp: Invisible
Item #: 5528
Price: $395.00…Sale Price $195.00 Net Price
No Further Discounts Available
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There are cotton balls. foul balls, beach balls, golf balls AND then we have 41 beautiful graduated Gold Filled balls ranging in size from 4.5 to 16 Millimeters . This vintage 15.5 inch choker is a delight to the eye with a spring ring clasp. You can have a ball being the Belle of the Ball with this beautiful necklace.
Style: 41 G F Graduated Balls On Fine Mesh Chain
Length: 15.0 Inches
Weight: 1/20 12k GF DWT= 36.8 Pennyweight
Age: Vintage
Condition: Previously Worn W/Wear Marks Visible
To The Eye.
Item #: 5527
Price: $225.00...Sale Price $95.00 Net Price
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This Gold Filled & Sterling Silver Double Bar bangle has been rescued from the “cash for Gold” clutches. Clive’s Unique Jewelry could not send it to the Gold cemetery. It’s a 1950’s vintage bangle & has a slight indentation on one of the Ivy etched leaves and some normal wear use consistent with this bangle. Please see the details below. Let’s send this bangle to a new home.
Shape: Oval
Size: 2.50 Inches in Diameter (at widest point)
Width Band: 3/8 Inch Wide
Style: Hinged Closure W/Figure Eight Safety Catch
Age: Vintage Circa 1950’s
Weight: 1/20 10k GF 9.35 DWT= Pennyweight
Design: Ivy & Floral Etched
Condition: Slight Indentation On One Ivy Leaf &
Wear On The Inside Barely Noticeable.
Item #: 5526
Price: Sorry,this bracelet has found a new home-it’s Sold
Discounts Available.
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In the 1930’s , 1940’s and into the 1950’s, screw back earrings were the style. Then came clip ons which exists even today and now for many years pierced earrings became the most popular style. We think earrings play a very important part in an individual’s defining life style. Earrings can say a great deal about the personality of the individual wearing them. Here is an example of clip on earrings probably made in the late 20th century. The black Onyx resin ovals support a wonderful cluster of semi precious gems including Turquoise, Tiger’s Eye, Carnelian, Blood Stone and Quartz to name a few. We guarantee, they will look great on any ear!
Material: Resin & Mixed Semi Precious Stones
Length: 2.75 Inches
Width: 1.00 Inch At Widest Point
Style: Clip On W/Random Clusters
Age: Late 20th Century
Condition: Previously Worn & Gently Cared For
Item #: 5525
Price : $75.00
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From underneath the sea comes this delicate varied shades of pink Coral torsade necklace. Coral spiritually represents diplomacy and tends to quiet the emotions and bring peace of mind. The attention to detail is striking represented by a “rising Sun” Coral slide clasp. We think exactly the opposite…..this statement necklace excites the emotions !
