Vintage & pre-loved jewellery I have listed on my eBay account for sale

 Vintage & pre-loved jewellery I have listed on my eBay account for sale recently.

I still sell some pieces of jewellery that I have on my eBay account Cool Vintage & Beyond. Here is a few of them that I have had on recently.

Pretty marcasite and faux pearl necklace. Vintage 1950s/1960s.

Superb pair of Iris or rainbow glass clip on earrings. Vintage 1930s. Sorry now sold

A modern pair of bee diamante earrings. Big and bold from the last 10 years. For pierced ears.

Napier dangling earrings in a silver and gold tone metal. On their original card and also with the back of the earrings stamped "Napier" For pierced ears.

The bee earrings are by Jon Richard and came on their original card. Unsigned though on the reverse. 

Not for sale jewellery - added to my own collections below.

Just a few pieces that have caught my eye when out and about. Many I now keep in my own collections. Just like these:

Found this large skull cuff bracelet. Of course, I kept it. That is me below. Cuff not for sale.

A pretty fairy brooch by JJ, Jonette Jewelry. Now in my fantasy jewellery collection. Not for sale

An Art Deco style brooch circa 1970s/1980s. Asian origin. Not for sale.

A marcasite swallow brooch. Vintage 1950s/1960s. In perfect condition with a Rhodium plated setting. Not for sale

 A pretty Rainbow or Iris glass vintage brooch from the 1930s - 1950s. Not for sale

Back of the rainbow brooch above. Note the under-style pin and construction. 

Lastly an enamel Cloisonne brooch with a unicorn on it. Added to my fantasy jewellery collection. Circa 1980s and unsigned. Not for sale

marcasite brooches

Marcasite flower brooch designs.

We have plenty of marcasite brooch designs to choose from – In a wide range of floral and different flowers, flower baskets or in bouquet bunches. You will always find flowers that are more “poetic licence” than actual flowers and so cannot identify what they are. Here we are showcasing a few of the marcasite jewellery we have at some time in our procession. Our sample includes faux marcasite – usually of Stay Brite metal from Charles Horner or just metal that has been moulded with raised “dimples” to imitate marcasite.

Faux marcasite feather leaf brooch by Charles Horner.

Marcasite has been popular since the very early age. It was used in Egyptian times and found in burial chambers. Wat is marcasite – It is not made from actual marcasite – which was found to be very brittle and would break quickly. But from Pyrite or commonly called Fools Gold. It was set into real silver originally, but as costume jewellery progressed. It is also set into cheaper silver coloured metals.

Photographs of marcasite flower brooches.

Faux marcasite flower basket brooch.

Large lily brooch in marcasite by Kigu

Real marcasite flower brooch by Exquisite.

Large daisy marcasite brooch by Exquisite.

Marcasite lily brooch with enamel in pale pink. These marcasite brooches can be found in a wide range of colours. Because they were hand enamelled. They all have a slightly different colour pattern and tone.

pink and purple enamel lily marcasite brooches above

Another enamelled marcasite brooch in pretty pastel purple enamelling

Another vintage enamel lily brooch in a dark maroon enamelling with marcasite. Unsigned.  Circa 1960s.

The above antique silver flower basket brooch is in a faux marcasite - probably circa 1960s of age.

A large marcasite brooch in silver and unsigned. Circa 1960s/1970s of age.

With daisy, lily, tulip, leaf and many other designs – it is hard to choose from. As usual with our blogs – we add photographs of the jewellery we have found on our travels and add them to this blog post.