The listing, EXTRAORDINARY CLASSICAL VINTAGE JEWELRY AUCTION INCLUDING STERLING & ANTIQUE EPHEMERA - 28 ITEMS! has ended.
PLEASE READ! VERY IMPORTANT! 28 items,Pendants on chains count as one item WITH the chain, a pair of earrings=1 item.) Some are marked,many not.There ARE 5 sterling items 2 earrings are 1 item! and a nice collectible coin as well!.
The letter is from a wealthy socialite in Staten Island NY 1913 (INCLUDED IN AUCTION),Then "New Brighton".A member of Daughters of the American Revolution and her Great-Great grandfather was 1st mate on the mayflower! Really! She is writing to the owner of the 1st Italian American Newspaper in NYC (Marizale Sisca) "La-Follia" Both were close friends of Enrico Caruso. I am showing (CARUSO LETTER NOT in the auction!) a letter from Caruso I own to Ms Helen Weston to substantiate all. There is a huge history behind the letters I own and this "Triangle" of friends. I have not read them all.
The three old postcards speak for themselves, a woman SMOKING in 1908 was VERY RARE! So, I imagine is the postcard.
1-Three old postcards dated 1907,09,11
2-Old Letter dated 1913 described above explaining the "Traveling Routine" from new Bedford Mass. back to NY ie: Horse and wagon, ruts in the road etc experience of the day so interesting!
3-10 items Gold Toned three bracelets, 1 marked Coro with the green stone, pendant and bracelet marked! 1 with faux pearls and designs - Menorahs? One double 24" chain enameled pendant and signed "Celebrity NY", two Gold plated 16" chains one w an enamel "Grandma" pendant and one with a small heart and faux Moonstone, 5 STERLING SILVER items: 1 small typewriter of the older type, 1 Wheelbarrow, 1 BALI EARRING (Easy to convert to pendant!), 1 Pr. 2" long STERLING drop earrings not marked acid tested,1 Pr. Aztec face style green Onyx & Sterling screw earrings.
Enameled flowers & seed pearl brooch, Squirell metal Brooch marked, Damascene Brooch Spain,Lg wh metal brooch unmarked, 1961 Collector cent slabbed! NYC Plaza hotel Spoon! Green stone brooch, blue stone Brooch, Heart brooch w stomes, Beret vintage w stones!