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DeRosa
best jewelry is known for its complex dimensional design, high quality
components, translucent enameling and wonderful coloring. Ralph DeRosa
jewelry designs range from floral, figural, retro motifs,
and designs inspired by the precious jewelry of the era. DeRosa
best quality jewelry is not always
easy to find, but is certainly worth the search. This New York City firm
was at 404 Fourth Street in New York City and
made jewelry from the mid-1930's until the 1970's. Like many jewelry
makers, their 1940's jewelry is their best.
To see wonderful original design illustrations of DeRosa Jewelry, click
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DeROSA 3" fur clip marked R DeROSA with a peacock surrounded by magnificent detail,
circa 1940. The enameling is beautifully translucent, the basket is an
unfoiled purple rhinestone of unusual shape, and the accents are artificial
pearls and clear rhinestones. (Seen in Christie Romero's "Warman's Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 195.)
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#d18663 |
DEROSA red and clear
rhinestones earrings with enameled green leaves, screw back, 1-1/8".
These match the basket clip #d18664.
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DeROSA basket fur clip with enameling, an unfoiled red unusually shaped
rhinestone basket and clear and red rhinestone accents, marked R DeROSA,
circa 1940, 2-3/4". (Seen in Christie Romero's "Warman's Jewelry, 3rd Ed,
page 195.)
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DEROSA pale blue basket fur
clip with enameled forget-me-nots, green leaves and clear rhinestone
accents, slight finish wear upon close examination, 2-3/4" by 2-1/3".
View #d36431 |
DeROSA blue and green enameled and clear rhinestones baskets bracelet with
forget-me-nots and leaves. View
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DEROSA flower basket fur
clip with white, pink, blue and yellow enameled flowers, red glass beads
and clear and green rhinestones, circa 1940, 2-3/4".
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DeROSA basket fur
clip with purple rhinestone basket, heart-shaped rhinestone petals, and
rhinestone and enameled accents, circa 1940, 2-1/2". (Seen in Christie
Romero's "Warman's Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 195.)
View #d23734 |
DEROSA baskets
brooches.
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(Seen in Christie Romero's "Warman's Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 195.) |
DEROSA sterling vermeil basket
fur clip with pastel faceted glass lozenges, each tipped with a clear
rhinestone, 2-1/4".
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DeROSA 2-1/2" clip
basket fur clip with unfoiled rhinestone basket, heart-shaped purple
rhinestone flower petals, and clear rhinestone and enameled accents, circa
1940.
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#d23487 |
LILLIAN
basket fur clip with an unfoiled topaz-colored rhinestones base, purple
rhinestone flower, clear rhinestone accents and translucent green enamel leaves, 2-1/2" clip.
Circa 1940, this is identical to a DeRosa clip but is marked on the back
"Lillian". It is very three-dimensional and has layers of
flowers. Seen in Christie Romero's "Warman's Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 195.
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#d18665
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DEROSA aqua faceted
glass bead and clear rhinestones set in gold tone flower fur clip, 2-1/2".
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DeROSA 2-7/8"
floral basket dress clip with tiny pastel porcelain roses and clear
rhinestones set in silver tone.
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DEROSA
unsigned clear rhinestone links necklace with tiny pastel
porcelain roses and clear rhinestones set in silver tone with matching signed clips.
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#d22193 |
DEROSA unsigned
rhinestone basket brooch with porcelain flowers and clear rhinestones set in
silver tone, as is, 1-3/4".
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DEROSA
porcelain flowers and clear rhinestones set in silver tone dress clip
with artificial pearls,
one tiny porcelain leaf broken, 2-5/8".
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DEROSA art work for a brooch or clip. #348 |
DEROSA porcelain pink, rose
and yellow flowers dress clip with clear rhinestones set in silver tone, 1-5/8".
View #d31759 |
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DeROSA sterling vermeil
cornucopia brooch with green rhinestones, 2-3/4". View
#d24444 |
DEROSA artwork for a brooch or clip.
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De Rosa #318 |
DeROSA red and green enamel on
gold tone with clear rhinestone accents basket clip, as is with wear to
enamel, 2-5/8". View
#d19402 |
De Rosa #173 |
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DEROSA red enameled roses fur clip in gold tone with green enameled
leaves, 3-5/8".
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DeROSA peacocks 3"
by 2-1/4" fur clip with enameling, faux pearls and rhinestones.
#d18666 |
Signed
R DeROSA on each piece,
peacocks with enameling, faux pearls and rhinestones. A 6-1/2" by 1-1/4"
bracelet View View
and matching 1-1/8" by 1" earrings and 3" by 2-1/4" dress clip,
all circa 1940. (Seen in Christie Romero's "Warman's Jewelry, 3rd Ed,
page 199.) View
#d18666 |
DeROSA peacocks set with enameling, faux pearls and rhinestones 6-1/2"
by 1-1/4" bracelet. View
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#d18666
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DEROSA translucent green
and soft red enameled peacock fur clip and earrings with artificial pearls
and green glass cabochons, clip 3" and earrings 1", all circa 1940. (Seen in
Christie Romero's "Warman's Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 199.)
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#d27634 |
DEROSA translucent green
and soft red enameled peacock fur clip with artificial pearls and green
glass cabochons, clip 3" and earrings 1".
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#d27634 |
DeROSA peacocks
earrings,
1-1/8" by 1". #d18896 |
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DeROSA peacocks set with enameling, faux pearls and rhinestones; 3" by
2-1/4" fur clip, 6-1/2" by 1-1/4" bracelet and matching 1-1/8"
earrings.
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#d18666 |
DeROSA violets
2-3/4"
clip and 1-1/3" earrings and peacock basket clip group. |
DeROSA peacocks
and violets jewelry. |
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Original art work design for the
DEROSA bird brooch #d20435 |
The real but unsigned De Rosa brooch made from the design at
right,
4" diagonal measurement.
#d20435 |
The DEROSA original art work design for the bird brooch #d20435. #174
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DEROSA gold tone hand holding the
torch of liberty fur clip with clear rhinestone accents, circa 1945, 3".
The detail in this is really amazing, and while the clear rhinestone are grayed,
I wouldn't change them. This can be worn as a patriotic piece or solely for it's
beauty. It is a very rare DeRosa clip. A piece like this can be seen in the book
"Bijoux" by Dena F. Cera on page 225.
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DeROSA gold tone tree fur
clip with pink rhinestones, green enameled leaves and a wonderful
enameled peacock sitting under the tree, circa 1940s, 3". There is wear
on the gold tone finish as can be seen in the pictures, but you must
look closely to see most of it. The pink rhinestones are tulip shaped,
very unusual, and have a lavender flash in the color. Each stone is
smooth on the top and has flat sides. The clear rhinestones are slightly
grayed. This is a VERY rare piece, the only one I have seen
like it so far in all my years in collecting DeRosa and in this business, although
surely more must
have been made. It is one of the very best of the DeRosa designs. View
View #d22075 |
DeROSA gold tone
2-1/4" poodle clip with clear rhinestones.
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DeROSA
sterling vermeil and rhinestones bird brooch, 3-1/4".
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DeROSA tiny
1-1/2"
gold tone bird pin with faux seed pearls. A similar one is shown in
Brunialti's "American Costume Jewelry" on page 277.
View #d21838 |
DeROSA 2" cupid
of the sea brooch in gold tone and faux pearl.
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DE ROSA enameled
3" fish clip. Some of the finish is missing from the tail, but this is still lovely. View
View #d19516 |
DEROSA fish art work. #151 |
DeROSA dress 2-1/2" clip
with a motif reminiscent of a face.
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DEROSA sterling
vermeil, artificial pearls and blue rhinestones oriental head brooch, 2-1/4".
View #d25324 |
DEROSA sterling vermeil
butterfly brooch with clear and red rhinestones circa 1945, 2-1/8".
View #d32453 |
DeROSA
face mask dress clip with tiny peach glass cabochons, circa 1945, 1-3/4".
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Original art work design for the DeRosa face clip #d20693. |
DeROSA
2-11/16" face motif fur clip made from the design shown at left. See
this piece in Harrice Miller's "Confident Collector, 2nd Edition" on page
98.
View #d20623 |
Original art work design for the DeRosa face clip
#d20693. |
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DEROSA enameled pheasant fur
clip with clear rhinestone accents set in silver tone, circa 1940,
4-1/3". Wonderful painted detail and the large size makes this very
special. View
Both #d35998 |
DEROSA enameled pheasant fur
clip with clear rhinestone accents set in silver tone, circa 1940,
4-1/3". Wonderful painted detail and the large size makes this very special.
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DeROSA faux pearl and
rhinestone ballerina pin, 2".
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DEROSA unsigned
2-1/2" fur clip with lavender enameled violets on a crystal circle.
View #d21154 |
DeROSA
enameled 7-1/2" by 1" unsigned bracelet with lavender and purple violets on crystal circles.
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DeROSA enameled violets 2-3/4" fur clip with rhinestones.
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DeROSA bouquet of violets
fur clip, 2-1/2 inches.
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View #d18705 |
DEROSA original art work design for the violets clip... the
note at the bottom reads "violets", and the clip was indeed done in
violets instead of the forget-me-nots originally illustrated.
#140 |
DEROSA original art work design for the violets clip... the
note at the bottom reads "violets", and the clip was indeed done in
violets instead of the forget-me-nots originally illustrated.
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DEROSA enameled violets and
leaves fur clip with clear rhinestone centers, marked "R. DeRosa" on the back of the clip,
circa 1940, 3-1/4".
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#d34350 |
Both Derosa violet clips. |
DEROSA gold tone with purple and green enameled violets and clear rhinestone
centers fur clip, circa 1940, 3-1/3".
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View #d31911 |
DeROSA matching
violet 1-1/3" earrings.
View #d20433 |
DEROSA violets design art work #92 |
DEROSA enameled flower
violets earrings.
View #d29280 |
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DeROSA enameled
violets and leaves with rhinestones and artificial pearls fur clip,
beautifully designed with finish slightly worn, 3".
View #d24212 |
DEROSA
sterling vermeil, aqua rhinestone and enamel violets fur clip circa
1945, 4". View
#d28621 |
DEROSA #168 |
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DeROSA violets design art work #89 |
DeROSA purple
enameled lily 1-1/4" earrings.
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#d21703 |
DEROSA violets design art work #90 |
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DEROSA pink enameled hydrangea flower
bouquet clip, 2-5/8". View
#d32695 |
DEROSA art work design similar to brooch #d21673. #307 |
DEROSA enameled violets
bracelet with green enameled leaves and clear rhinestones, 7-1/4" and 7/8"
wide. View
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DEROSA enameled floral fur
clip of pastel pink, blue, aqua and yellow flowers with green leaves with
clear rhinestones, circa 1940, 4-1/3".
View #d21673 |
DEROSA enameled violets
bracelet with green enameled leaves and clear rhinestones, 7-1/4" and 7/8"
wide. View
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View #d36513 |
DEROSA enameled violets fur
clip with green enameled leaves and clear rhinestones, 4-1/3".
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DEROSA enameled floral fur
clip of pastel pink, blue, aqua and yellow flowers with green leaves with
clear rhinestones, circa 1940, 4-1/3".
View #d21673 |
DEROSA bouquets, two fur clips and a bracelet.
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DEROSA enameled violets fur
clip with green enameled leaves and clear rhinestones, 4-1/3".
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#d36512 |
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DeROSA 4-5/8"
fur clip, stylized flower with red beads and red and clear rhinestones.
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#d24359 |
DeROSA floral brooch art work. #248 |
DeROSA unsigned
6-3/4" by 1" bracelet with green enameled stems and red and clear
rhinestones.
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DEROSA attributed
unsigned bracelet gold tone flowers bracelet with red glass beads, blue and
clear rhinestones and green enameling, 6-3/4" by 1-1/8" .
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View #d26073 |
DeROSA art work for floral jewelry. #55
DeROSA #80 |
DeROSA red roses 3-1/8" clip with enameling and rhinestones.
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#d21162. |
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De Rosa
#102 art work for the DeRosa floral brooch. |
DEROSA cream
enameled flower earrings with light enamel wear and clear rhinestones that
have turned to black, set in gold tone clip backs, 1-1/4".
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Art Work #d36491 |
DEROSA painted
pink and cream flower brooch with red rhinestone center and clear rhinestone
accents, 3-1/3". View
#d25327 |
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DeROSA sterling
cream and green enameled floral fur clip, 2-1/2".
View #d23488 |
DEROSA floral bracelet, brooches and earrings. View
View #d25390 |
De Rosa #103
floral bracelet, brooches and earrings. |
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DEROSA lavender flower fur
clip with unfoiled pale lavender blue petal stones and clear rhinestone
accents, circa 1935, 2-1/3".
View #d36064 |
DEROSA brooch with pink and
clear rhinestones and green beautiful and transparent enameled leaves and
rhinestones, a nice large 4".
View #d35997 |
DEROSA pink clips. |
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DEROSA
pink rhinestones and green enameled leaves fur clip, 2-3/4".
View #d26074 |
DeROSA 2-1/2" fur clip and
7" by 1" bracelet with pink
rhinestones set among enameled green leaves. View
View #d19062 |
DEROSA three fur
clips, circa 1945. View
View #d24455 |
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DEROSA pink rhinestone and
green enameled leaves bracelet and fur clip circa 1940.
View #d35273
DEROSA group. |
DEROSA pink rhinestone
and green enameled leaves and flowers clips. #d19062
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DEROSA pink rhinestone and
green enameled leaves and flowers bracelet, clips and earrings.
#d19062 |
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DeROSA bleeding heart floral fur 3-3/4" clip with enameling and rhinestones.
View #d21158. |
DeRosa lavender
and green enameled flower dress clip with artificial pearl stamen and clear
rhinestone accents, circa 1940, 2-1/2" by 2-1/8". Fabulous translucent
enameling typical of DeRosa enhances this three-dimensional piece. Included
is the
DEROSA designer original art work
done for approval before this clip would have been put into production, a
gouache on tissue which is a rare one-of-a-kind piece. As you can see, a few
small changes were made in the final design when it did get produced.
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#d20434 |
The DEROSA original art work design for the flower brooch.
View #d20434. #202 |
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DEROSA fur clip with orange
and green enamel, clear rhinestones and artificial pearls, 3-1/2".
View #d34650 |
DEROSA original design art work
for a brooch or clip similar to the clip shown at left. |
DEROSA floral dress clip
with cream, blue and green enamel, red glass bead centers and clear
rhinestones accents, light enamel wear, 3-5/8".
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DEROSA floral brooch art work similar to DeRosa #d25205.. #208 |
DeROSA
pink enameled flowers brooch with artificial pearls, 5-1/4".
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View #d25205 |
DEROSA floral brooch art work design similar to DeRosa #d25205.. #367 |
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DEROSA green
and yellow enamel and green demi-lune double floral fur clip, 3-1/2".
View #d27635 |
DEROSA green
enameled flower and leaves brooch with green glass bead accents, 3-5/8".
View #d27675 |
DEROSA green
enamel and rhinestone swirl brooch.
View #d27636 |
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DeROSA arrowroot flower
and leaves fur clip with clear and blue rhinestones, circa 1945, 4-1/2".
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#d21160 |
DeROSA Arrowroot design art work for the clip #d21160.
#146 |
DEROSA green enameled floral fur clip with blue and clear rhinestones,
3". View
View #d30097 |
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De Rosa design art work very similar to the clip shown at right. #293 |
DeROSA floral 3-7/8" clip with aqua rhinestones.
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#d21161. |
De Rosa design art work very similar to the clip shown at
left. #130 |
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DEROSA
acrostic
"Regards" rhinestone spray fur clip, 3-5/8". The rhinestones are colors that
represent ruby, emerald, garnet, amethyst, ruby, diamonds and sapphire which
acrostically spells "regards". Circa 1940, and included is the
original design art work for this piece, a one-of-a-kind treat to own
with this wonderful piece..
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#d36550 |
DeROSA re-enameled fur
clip with rhinestones and faux pearl center, 3-3/4".
View #d23570 |
DeROSA ad for clip #d23570, courtesy of Pat Seal. |
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DeROSA flower fur clip with
blue enameled petals, free-standing pink crystal stamen, and a faux pearl
center, 3". View
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#d20622 |
DEROSA pink
fur clip with a circle of standing unfoiled pink rhinestones with a glass
imitation pearls center and accents and clear rhinestones that have grayed,
all set in gold tone. On the back are catches so that this could have been
added to a necklace at one time too, 2".
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View #d36551 |
DEROSA fur clip with blue
faceted glass disks, green enameling and set in gold tone, some of which is
worn through as can be seen in the pictures. circa 1940, 3-5/8".
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DEROSA
strawberry set, red and clear rhinestones set in gold tone, necklace and
earrings, 15" necklace and 1-1/8" earrings. Wonderfully designed and
three-dimensional. Only the earrings are signed but they are obviously
an exact match to the necklace.
View #d20199 |
DeROSA
rhinestone and enameled 3-1/8" strawberry fur clip.
View #d23233 |
DeROSA leaves
and strawberries jewelry.
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DeROSA unsigned leaves set
with green enamel, clear rhinestones set in gold tone bracelet, brooch and
earrings set, 6-3/4" by 1-1/2" bracelet, 3-1/2" brooch and 1-1/8" earrings.
The enameling is beautifully done and transparent, similar to the Boucher
enamels. View
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DeROSA leaves and
strawberries jewelry. |
DEROSA unsigned caramel
enameled leaves brooch and earrings with clear rhinestones, 2-3/4" brooch
and 1-1/8" earrings. The enameling is beautifully done and transparent,
similar to the Boucher enamels.
View #d19768 |
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DEROSA green enameled
leaves brooch with clear rhinestone accents, 2-1/2".
View #d27674 |
DEROSA unsigned green
enameled leaves necklace, bracelet, brooch and earrings, necklace
14-1/2" with 2-1/4" at the front drop, bracelet 7" by 1-3/4", earrings
1", brooch 3-1/2". #d19093 |
DeROSA unsigned
leaves 3" brooch . The enamel work is typical DeRosa, and notice that the
size, shape and curve of the leaves is identical to those used in the signed
DeRosa strawberry necklace, shown above.
View #d19093 |
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DeROSA
red and clear rhinestones floral pin, 2-7/8".
View #d23051 |
DEROSA floral fur clip in gold tone with red and clear
rhinestones, 4-5/8" circa 1940. This clip was also made by Reinad.
View #d19809 |
DeROSA 4-5/8" floral
fur clip in gold tone with green and clear rhinestones, identical to the
one at left, but this one is unsigned.
Reinad also made this same brooch.
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DeROSA rose bud
fur clip, invisible set rose colored glass, rhinestones and faux pearl, 4"
tall.
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#d19517 |
DeROSA red "carved" petals floral 2-3/8" clip with a glass opalescent center.
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View #d21163. |
DEROSA design art work similar to #d21163. #426 |
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DEROSA red unusually shaped rhinestones berries and leaves 3-3/4" fur clip with
faux pearls, circa 1940.
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#d21164 |
DEROSA
sterling vermeil and red rhinestone 7" by 1" bracelet and 1-1/8" earrings.
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View #d26693 |
DeROSA red
rhinestones grapes fur clip, 3-1/2".
View #d23590 |
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DeROSA topaz-colored and
clear rhinestones 3inch three dimensional rose fur clip.
View #d21701. |
DeROSA sterling
4" stylized flower fur clip with green rhinestone petals.
View #d21700 |
DE ROSA bracelet
with green enameled leaves and an aqua rhinestone with faux pearl accents,
all on a gold tone band, 7" x 1-1/3". View
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#d19512 |
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DeROSA enameled
3" fur clip with aqua pointy rhinestone and faux pearls.
View #d24327 |
DeROSA floral brooch art work. #399 |
DeROSA enameled and pink
faceted pointed crystal clip, totally re-enameled, 2-7/8".
View #d23379 |
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DEROSA floral
clip with pastel blue rhinestone, 3".
View #d29274 |
DEROSA Retro floral brooch art work. #396 |
DEROSA red enameled roses fur clip, 3-5/8".
View #d26352 |
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DeROSA green and white enameled fur clips with multi-colored
rhinestones. View
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View #d23551 |
DeROSA cream enamel hinged
bracelet, fur clips and earrings with white enameled flowers, green leaves and
maroon glass centers, absolutely phenomenal detail, circa 1940 7" bracelet, set
of two 2" fur clips and 1-1/3" earrings with multi-colored accents.
This set was obviously inspired by the Austro-Hungarian retro style with
it's brilliant enamel work.
View #d26571 |
DeROSA
sterling vermeil 3-1/4" flower fur clip with red cabochon center and clear
rhinestone accents.
View #d24302 |
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DEROSA fur clip with purple
rhinestones, imitation pearls and grayed rhinestones, 3" by 2-5/8". The
rhinestones have grayed to an almost charcoal color.
View #D36425 |
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DEROSA big gold tone flower
fur clip with deep purple center rhinestone and clear rhinestone accents,
finish as is with medium finish wear on the petal edges, so priced as is,
3". View #D36956 |
DEROSA big gold tone flower
fur clips with center rhinestone and clear rhinestone accents, large and
lovely worn separately or together, 3" each. |
DEROSA gold tone flower fur
clip with red center rhinestones and clear rhinestones accents, 3".
View #D36343 |
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DeROSA pink rhinestone
and green enameled leaves earrings.
View #d23806 |
DeROSA
large 4" floral fur clip with green rhinestone center and faux pearl accents.
View #d22076 |
DeROSA gold tone and
artificial pearl earrings, 1-5/8".
View #d24923 |
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DEROSA sterling vermeil flower clip with red and clear rhinestones,
3-1/3". View
#d24393 |
Combination of DeRosa
flower and hummingbird brooches. |
HUMMINGBIRD pin with clear rhinestones, 3-1/2". This
is NOT a DeRosa but looked great with the DeRosa flower brooch. View
#Y24423 |
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DEROSA sterling vermeil and
artificial pearls 2-3/4" floral clip and 1" earrings.
View #d25325 |
DeROSA
gold tone and red glass bead stamen 2-3/4" fur clip and 1" earrings.
View #d22676 |
DEROSA sterling vermeil and artificial pearls 3" clip and 1" earrings.
View #d25326 |
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DEROSA chains and red
beads fur clip suspended from a flowers crescent top, wonderful detail,
circa 1940, 4" by 2" wide. The glass beads are the color of garnets and are
faceted on the sides.
View #d34035 |
DeROSA gold tone flower 3-1/3" fur clip
and 7" by 1-1/4" bracelet.
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View #d22402 |
FLORAL 3-1/2" brooch in the
style of DeRosa, but with no signature. Lovely purple glass beads, green
enameling and rhinestones.
View #Y20383 |
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DEROSA sterling vermeil and
aqua rhinestone flower brooch with rose gold and yellow gold wash,
3-1/8". It is interesting to see that DeRosa made some of their designs as
both brooches and fur clips. A piece like this can be seen in the book
"Bijoux" by Dena F. Cera on page 224.
View #d34789 |
De Rosa design art work for the clip shown at right. #128
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DEROSA
sterling vermeil aqua and clear rhinestones fur clip, 3-1/4". A
piece like this can be seen in the book "Bijoux" by Dena F. Cera on page
224.
View #d24925 |
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DEROSA sterling vermeil and blue rhinestones flowers bracelet, signed
"DeRosa" on one side of the tongue and "sterling" on the other, 7" by
7/8". View
View #d34524 |
DEROSA pink
rhinestones and enamel green leaves earrings with clear rhinestone
accents, circa 1945, 1".
View #d19788 |
DEROSA flower sterling vermeil
fur clip with a brilliant aqua unfoiled rhinestone and clear rhinestone accents, circa 1945,
2". The upturned petals give this a great dimensional sense, and it has the quality for which
DeRosa is so well known.
View #d33557 |
FLOWER unsigned enameled thistle brooch with translucent green leaves and
clear and purple
rhinestones, circa 1940, very light enamel wear, a nice large 3-5/8".
View
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View #Y34547
I do wonder whether this is the brooch shown in this
DEROSA original
design art work for a brooch. If not it is certainly very similar. |
DEROSA unsigned sterling vermeil bracelet with links of topaz colored
and clear rhinestones set with swirls and flowers, safety chain, 7" by 3/4"
. View
View #D36297 |
DEROSA sterling vermeil fur
clip with topaz colored unfoiled center rhinestone, artificial pearls and
clear rhinestones, 2-3/4". View
#d36296 |
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DEROSA sterling vermeil bow fur clip with red and clear rhinestones
and artificial pearls, 3". View
#d23729 |
DEROSA original art work. #257 |
DEROSA sterling vermeil
leaf brooch with unfoiled yellow and foiled blue and clear rhinestones,
2-1/2".
View #d29305 |
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DEROSA unsigned silver and gold tone with pink rhinestone feather
brooch, 3-1/3". View
#Y27685 |
DeROSA 3-1/4" feather
fur clip with enameling, red and blue rhinestones and clear rhinestone
accents.
View
#d20626 |
DeROSA 3-1/8"
pink enamel and clear rhinestones fur clip.
View #d20630 |
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DEROSA sterling vermeil
and rhinestones leaf brooch, 2-1/3" very slight finish wear.
View #d35274 |
DEROSA blue cabochon with
red and clear rhinestones dress clip, circa 1940, 2".
View #D34905 |
DEROSA sterling
vermeil buds fur clip with red unfoiled faceted stones 2-5/8".
View #d35999 |
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DeROSA sterling vermeil fur clip with flower, red baguettes,
faux pearl and blue rhinestone, circa 1945, 3-1/3".
View #d22511 |
DEROSA art work for the clip #d22511. #99 |
DEROSA 2" gold tone atomic starburst fur clip with red, aqua and
clear rhinestones. View
#d23830 |
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DEROSA red glass grapes fur
clip with green enameled leaves and clear rhinestone accents all set in gold
tone, 2-3/4". View #d36063 |
DEROSA sterling gilt flower
brooch with single purple rhinestone, clear rhinestone accents, 3".
View #D36387 |
DEROSA clear and red
rhinestone dress clip set in silver tone, 2-1/2". The red stones remind
me of pomegranate seeds, yum!
View #D36360 |
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DE
ROSA enameled and rhinestone 2" fur clip.
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#d18851 |
DeROSA multi-colored pastel
rhinestones pin/pendant, 2-3/4" long and set in silver tone. Dazzling
colors and shapes! View
#d21155. |
DeROSA 3-1/3" clip with
pale aqua enameled flowers and red and clear rhinestone accents.
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#d21152 |
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DeROSA "DEAREST" bracelet,
with artificial Diamond, Emerald, Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire and Topaz to spell
out the romantic message, circa 1949.
View View
#d20357.
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DEROSA "dearest" acrostic
bracelet with clear, green, purple, red and yellow rhinestones in gold tone
setting, circa 1949, 6-1/2" by
1/3". Acrostic jewelry uses the gems to spell out a message (Diamond
for "D", Emerald for "E", etc.). View
#d33581 |
DEROSA pink oval
rhinestone ring with clear rhinestone accents.
View
#d22168 |
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DEROSA unsigned dress clip with chain fringe and topaz-colored beads and rhinestones,
3-1/2".
View #Y19913 |
DRESS CLIP with chain fringe and topaz-colored beads and rhinestones,
both 3-1/2". One of these is signed and one unsigned
View
BOTH #Y19913 |
DEROSA clear rhinestone and
gold tone chain fur clip, 3-1/2".
View #d35788 |
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DEROSA art work for the fur clip at right.
#148 |
DEROSA leaf fur clip with deep
red and clear rhinestones in rose and yellow gold tone setting, circa 1945, 3-5/8".
View #d33634 |
DEROSA sterling vermeil
and clear rhinestones bracelet, marked on the back and inside of the clasp,
7" by 7/8". Beautiful and intricate design typical of the best
DeRosa pieces.
View
View #d33735 |
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DeROSA sterling
vermeil aqua
rhinestones 2" brooch with clear rhinestone accents, black enameled
background. View
#d23387. |
DeROSA 2-1/2" aqua rhinestones pin and 1" earrings on black enamel
accented with clear rhinestones.
View #d23406 |
DeROSA
2-1/2" pin and 1-3/4" earrings set. Dangling over the top of the black
enameled backgrounds are pink rhinestones accented with clear rhinestones.
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View #d20627 |
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DeROSA blue and clear rhinestones 1-5/8" brooch with pendant loop.
View #d21749.
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DeROSA blue and clear rhinestones necklace.
View
View #d21250. |
DEROSA art work for the necklace shown at left.
#542 |
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DEROSA blue faceted glass with
clear rhinestone insets and clear rhinestones set in silver tone bracelet,
medium finish wear on back, 7" by 1-1/4".
View
View #d29781 |
DEROSA clear rhinestones set
in pot metal Deco buckle, 3-1/2" by 1-1/2".
View #d29799 |
DEROSA sterling vermeil green demi-lune rhinestones bracelet, one demi-lune
chipped at corner, 7" by 7/8".
View
View #d32318 |
| DEROSA
necklace with green glass jade-like pierced center and clear
rhinestones all set in silver tone, a rare necklace circa 1940, 15" wearable length with 2-1/2" front drop.
View
View #d24962 |
DeROSA
gold tone with red and clear rhinestone fur clip, 2-1/3".
View #d22677 |
DeROSA sterling16" faux pearl and
rhinestones necklace with 2-1/2" pendant. View
View #d22404 |
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DeROSA clear rhinestones and
faux pearls brooch with a feather motif, 1-7/8".
View #d23050 |
DeROSA |
DEROSA sterling clam shell
brooch with clear rhinestones and artificial pearl, marked "Sterling,
R.DeRosa" on the back, circa 1940, 2". The delicate
spider web-like design and graduated sized of the rhinestones add to the glory of this brooch. Some
stones are grayed at the very top above the pearls.
View #d25204
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DEROSA fern
necklace, clear
rhinestones set in silver tone with repeating ferns design, circa
1940, 15".
View
View #d23415 |
DEROSA ad for a necklace. |
DEROSA original design art work. #530 |
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DEROSA
sterling and clear rhinestone leaves motif 15" necklace and 1-5/8" earrings.
View
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View #d26583 |
DEROSA silver tone,
clear rhinestone and artificial pearl fur clip, 2-1/2". As is with about 1/3
of rhinestones graying, but still lovely.
View #d25977 |
DEROSA clear
rhinestones set in gold tone pin with suspended central ball, 1-3/4".
View #d26558 |
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DEROSA rose pink
unfoiled rhinestone bracelet set in gold tone, 7-1/4" by 3/4".
View
View #d27226 |
DEROSA purple and clear
rhinestones set in gold tone 2" fur clip, circa 1940.
View #d24963 |
DeROSA sterling
vermeil chains and enameled bracelet with rhinestones, 7" by 1".
View #d23571 |
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DEROSA
Duette style sterling pin with black enamel and clear rhinestones, 2-1/4".
View
View #d28012 |
DeROSA clip/pendant
combination. The necklace is 15", and the clip 2-1/2". This very unusual piece can be separated to use either way.
The clip mechanism hooks onto the back of the pendant
View, or it can be removed and worn separately.
View #d20174 |
DEROSA sterling vermeil,
clear rhinestones and black enamel scroll design bracelet , circa 1947,
size 7" by 1". Marked "Sterling R. DeRosa" on the back,
and like most
DeRosa jewelry, this is heavy and well made with obvious quality. Shown in Brunialti's "American Costume Jewelry" on page
266; the ad for this is also shown in Brunialti's "American Costume Jewelry"
on page 157.
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View #d23716 |
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DeROSA blue and green round glass beads and clear rhinestones fur clip,
3" by 3-1/4". View
#d24786 |
DEROSA original design art work similar
to #d24786. #257 |
DEROSA clear
rhinestones set in silver tone 1-1/4" earrings.
View #d23418 |
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DEROSA unsigned
sterling clear
rhinestones set in silver tone 7" by 3/4" bracelet.
View
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View #d23417 |
DEROSA original design art work for a bracelet. #503 |
DEROSA clear rhinestone
and frosted glass flowers dress clip, 1-5/8".
View #d26139 |
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DEROSA sterling
and clear rhinestones bracelet set in silver tone, 6-3/4" by 3/4".
This is marked only "sterling", but I feel it is a DeRosa and, like most DeRosa,
it is well designed and substantial in quality.
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#d23416 |
DEROSA original design art work for a bracelet. #80 |
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DEROSA green
rhinestone earrings with clear rhinestone accents.
View
#d22148 |
DEROSA Deco green
and clear rhinestones set in pot metal two-part buckle, circa 1935, large and lovely
at 4" by 1-3/4". Hands down the most fabulous buckle I ever owned.
View #d28830 |
DEROSA
sterling vermeil
oval earrings with clear rhinestones with lovely filigree and beaded borders,
circa 1940,1-1/8". Signed R. DeRosa on the back of the earrings and
"sterling, pat. pend." on the clip back. The stones are evenly slightly graying.
View #d25962 |
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DEROSA sterling vermeil
crown brooch with red and clear rhinestones and artificial pearls, circa
1945, 2-1/4". An
illustration for a
similar DeRosa crown brooch shows how this piece would have been fashioned,
drawing the design before having it the brooch made.
View #d34505 |
DeRosa crown illustration art for a brooch. #218 |
DEROSA red, blue and clear
rhinestones
dress clip, a lovely piece whether you want to wear it as a patriotic symbol
or not, circa 1940, 1-5/8". This could also have been half of a Duette
style brooch/clip combination. View
#d34366 |
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DEROSA
sterling vermeil with clear rhinestones bow brooch, 2-1/8".
View #d28011 |
DeROSA
unsigned 2-1/2" blue enameled and clear rhinestones star fur clip. View
#d21165 |
DeROSA
unsigned 1-1/2" blue enameled and clear rhinestones star fur clip. View
#d20631 |
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DEROSA
original design art work.
#28 |
DeROSA
glass and rhinestone 2" dress clips in clear and pale green crystal.
View
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View #d20629 |
DEROSA sterling vermeil
stylized floral fur clip with a green marquis and clear rhinestones, circa
1945, 3-1/8". There is some finish wear spread evenly over the piece.
View #d28753 |
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DEROSA original design art work. #271 |
DEROSA Deco clear crystal "O"
and rhinestones dress clip, 2".
View #d20629 |
DEROSA Deco green crystal "O"
and rhinestones dress clips, set of two, 2" each.
View #d24358 |
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DEROSA design art work for a necklace and earrings. #529 |
DEROSA sterling vermeil
and faux pearl 14-1/2" necklace and 1" earrings with rhinestone accents.
View
View #d21239 |
DEROSA gold and silver tone
feather brooch with clear rhinestones, 2-1/3".
View #d34548 |
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DeROSA unsigned
aqua rhinestone earrings, patent number for the clip is 1967965 dates them
to circa 1934, 3/4". DeRosa often used the clip back on their earlier
earrings.
View #d24000 |
DEROSA cherry red
faceted glass and rhinestone earrings, 1-1/8".
View #d29103 |
DeROSA gold
tone cornucopia earrings with red and clear rhinestone dangles.
#d23935 |
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DEROSA green channel set rhinestones dress clip in dental edge setting,
circa 1945, 2-3/4" by 1-1/2". View #d34739 |
DEROSA clip with oval purple
center rhinestone, pale yellow baguettes and artificial pearls with tiny
clear rhinestone accents, a rich and lovely combination, circa 1945, 2-5/8"
by 2-1/8". Some of the clear rhinestones have grayed.
View #d34839 |
DEROSA deep pink rhinestone earrings with clear
rhinestone accents, 1-1/3".
View #d35499 |
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DEROSA sterling vermeil fur clip with aqua unfoiled center rhinestone,
red glass beads and artificial pearls, 2-1/8".
View #d19070 |
De Rosa
Retro
art work.
#9 |
De
Rosa Retro fur clip with aqua and clear rhinestones set in gold tone. View
#d19782 |
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De Rosa
original design art work.
#29 |
DeROSA Retro red and clear
rhinestones 3-1/3" retro style fur clip.
View #d24205 |
DEROSA original art work. #434 |
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DeRosa Retro style art work. #330 |
DEROSA blue glass disks
and clear rhinestones fur clip, 3".
View
View #D27830 |
ART WOK #329 |
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DE ROSA 2-1/3"
fur clip with a large oval faceted red rhinestone center and clear
rhinestone accents. This clip also came in another color,
VIEW here.
View #d19834 |
DEROSA art work. #205 |
DEROSA
sterling vermeil and red rhinestone retro fur clip with tiny clear
rhinestone accents, 2-1/4". The original art work for this lovely piece
is included, and these are rare one-of-a-kind illustrations done by the
original designer. View
View #d36260 |
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DeROSA
8" by 1-7/8" antiqued gold tone bracelet with blue and red cabs.
View
View #d21702. |
DEROSA design art work. #466 |
DEROSA
Retro
clear and square green rhinestones fur clip, 2-3/4", circa 1940.
View #d25000 |
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DEROSA retro
purple rhinestone and artificial pearl brooch, circa 1944, 2" by 2-3/4".
View #d23931 |
DEROSA original art work for brooch #d23931, marked in pencil "Done 3-13-44". #230 |
DeRosa
and Hobe bracelet clasps. While these are both very typically
Hobe looking, the top one is signed "DeRosa". I wish I had a shot of the
front of the DeRosa bracelet, too. The similarity is amazing and yet
there is no documented connection I am aware of between Hobe and DeRosa. |
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