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OD097. I have a number of strands
of these plastic beads. I was enchanted by the interesting and contrasting
cuts that the individual beads have - as if they were cut in India or some
exotic place. I have seen beads like this mixed with real silver
and real stone pendants. This is an eclectic world and anything is
possible. Most of the strands that I have are this very very pale
aqua reminding me of water running through a stream. I have just
one strand that is very slightly tinged with green. The strands are
34 inches long, quite heavy solid plastic/resin with beads averaging 5/8
to 7/8 inches in diameter. $28.US./each strand. |
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OD174. This is a cute and
sweet triplet of dolls. They are for sale together. The tallest
doll is 5 1/2 inches tall and the shortest is 4 1/4 inches. I was
looking through boxes of things that I still had leftover from my store
and I found them. I must have bought them about ten years ago.
On the tag attached to the dolls, it says:
"SANGOMA DOLL: These traditional
dolls represent the Zulu Sangoma, a herbalist & soothsayer. Made
by Zulu mothers for their children, using old rags, wool and beads, with
a mealie-cob core."
These dolls were made by a woman's cooperative
with all good spirit. $35.US for the triplet. |
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OD163. 4 cast bronze pins
from the Bolivian selection at "Milagros y Mas". #1 flute
player - $28.00, #2 Llamas & flowers pin - $38.US,
#3 Jaguar pin - $38.US, #4 Bird stick pin - $15.US. (#2
and #4 are available) |
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OD136. I have listed a whole
bunch of odds & ends pieces here... Most of the beads here
come from the African trade except for the small plain coloured wound glass
spacers from the east. The two bracelets are 8 1/4 inches long and
made from antique Venetian beads which have been linked together with hand
wound thick sterling silver wire. $48.US/each. The two pins
are $25.US/each. One has a piece of African granite, Tibetan turquoise
& trade beads. The other has trade beads and an Indian silver
one. Pins are sterling. Necklaces 1($16.US) & 2 ($22.US)
are made of Venetians and are about 16 inches long. Necklace 3 has
Eastern spacers with both European made and African made beads. 15
1/2 inches long. ($36.US). Strands 4 ($35.US - 16 inches) & 5
($35.US - $15 inches) have an eclectic mix... (necklace
#3 is available and bracelets #1 and #2 are available) |
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OD126. These cast glass
pieces were made by Studio Inferno in New Orleans. These pieces have
both a voodoo and a Mexican votive influence. The "hoodoo" man is
quite striking with his cobalt blue body and bright red heart. He
is 14 inches tall, quite heavy and equipped with an hanging loop at the
top of his head. He sells for $42.US.
Two hearts are shown here too, both in
cobalt blue with silver decoration. The larger heart (5 1/4 inches
tall) is bound with thorns. $42.US. The smaller heart (4 inches
tall) has some simple flames coming from the top. $38.US. (only
the thorned heart is available) |
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OD132. These necklaces actually
look really gorgeous together as they are all slightly different lengths
with slightly different beads, all held together with wound sterling silver
wire turned into chain.... But the colours and sizes and shapes of
beads work together beautifully... The prices are listed on the scan.
All of the beads have come out of the African trade - most are Venetian
and a few are from India or Africa itself... Lovely for the summer...
Shortest is 18" long, longest is almost
21". |
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OD073. This is a wonderful
19th Century silver buckle that must have been made in the east for an
English customer, as was the fashion during the colonial period.
This was known at the time as "swami jewelry" since it was ornamented with
gods or goddesses. (see Traditional Jewelry of India p. 388).
It came from the buckle collection of a local costumier. There are
no markings but it is good sterling silver. The repousse work has
been done by hand and is quite exquisite. For an enlargement of a
section of this piece see linked
page... The buckle has two bars on the back to which
leather or fabric can be attached. It is held shut by a simple clasp.
The beautiful women portrayed in relief appear similar to the Indian fertility
goddess Yokshi known as "the fly whisk bearer". (see
, p. 244) This piece has a beautiful colour and tone to
it...4 1/4 inches across. 2 1/2 inches high. $125.US. |
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OD057. These little glass earplugs
are from Bhutan in Central Asia. They are old and show signs of age
and wear. These are very unusual items to have and the three different
colours are really intriguing and attractive together... Each of
these earplugs is a bit rounded and very slightly flared at one end of
the cylinder and slightly narrower and charper at the other end.
I show and enlargement so you can see the quality of the glass...
They are each about 5/16" inch in diameter,
and the longest one (yellow) is just short of 1/2" long. For anyone
who plans to actually wear these, they are very wearable as glass is a
safe material for piercings - just an unusual one.
I find these really fascinating and just
beautiful objects... $25.US each |
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OD118. This is a sweet collection
of sterling silver earrings from Fibula studios in Albuquerque, New Mexico,
an absolutely glorious state... These are quirky and use antique
Czechoslovakian dice beads as colourful components... I have a pair
with hands and a pair with hearts available. $25.US/each |
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OD032. There is an eclectic mix
of beads on this necklace. About half are from the African trade
including one old Venetian black and yellow bead and som small Flanders
glass beads. The other half are a mix of antique Bohemian and Indian
beads. The centerpiece of this necklace is a sterling silver sun
from India.
20" of beads... $40.US. |
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OD038. I have two pins illustrated
here that are mirror images of each other... They illustrate the
sun and the moon together, and were made in Oaxaca, Mexico. These
pins are made of sterling silver and are hand repoussed - hammered and
shaped. The wire trim around the faces is also hand formed.
The jewellery made in Oaxaco still has many traditional elements, and the
modern, more Scandinavian and American designs have not been adopted here
as they have in Taxco... These pins both have small silver half round
dangles hanging from them, as well as old glass pendant beads...
wonderful pieces of hand work...
2 1/4 inches across... $55.US each. |
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OD005. There are three quite different
chevron beads pictured here. The colour combinations are all the
same though - deep blue, brick red and white, and they each have 6 layers...
The largest bead is oval and about 1 1/2 inches long. It shows clear
signs of age and wear especially within the hole. I bought this from
an African bead dealer who grew up in Ghana and had owned this bead since
she was a girl (30 or so years ago) - and didn't know how old it was otherwise.
Very smooth and attractive. $45.US SOLD
The second bead is a flattened oval with a grainy matte finish. It
seems to have been ground down, and I am ignorant about it otherwise.
$30.US SOLD
The third bead is very shiny and cut at
an angle. It is richly coloured and quite dramatic. The only
signs of wear it has are a few very small chips around the hole.
Again, I know nothing... $30.US |
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OD011. Here are two Ashanti bronze
weights from the turn of the century. Both are basically pyramid
shapes and cast from bronze. These weights were used on scales to weigh
out gold dust and other small items.
$45.US.each |
OD178.
Earrings #1 are 2 1/4 inches long from top of hoop to bottom of pendant.
They are made of sterling silver and slices of coconut shell.
$36.US. Ring #2 is hand made of sterling silver with a silver
studded wedge of dark bone. size 8. $150.US.
Bracelet #3 is made of 2 1/2 inch lengths of horn sized for a medium wrist.
$36.US.
OD179.
Earrings #1 are 2 1/8 inches long from top of hoop to bottom of pendant.
The pendant is 7/8 inch across and made of seashell and coconut shell.
$36.US. Earrings #2 are 2 1/4 inches long from top of hoop
to bottom of pendant. The pendant is 1 inch across. $36.US.
Earrings #3 are 2 1/2 inches long from top of hoop to bottom of pendant.
They are made of coconut shell and sterling silver. $36.US.
The necklace has a shell disc which is 2 7/8 inches across and decorated
with coconut shell. It is fastened with sterling silver and has a
fine silver cord to hold it up - which is about 18 inches long.
$38.US.
OD180.
Earrings #1 are made of horn, red white-heart trade beads, and a sterling
silver hoop. 1 3/4 inches from top to bottom. $38.US.
Earrings #2 are made of sterling silver studded with coral. 2 inches
from top to bottom. $38.US.
OD181.
Here is a group of rings made of slices of horn. They group together
wonderfully. Some of the slices are smooth on both sides, and others
are smooth on one side and textured on the other. When any have a
textured side, I do show that one. The outer dimensions of the rings
average about 1 1/2 inches in height and 1 1/4 inches at the widest part
of their flare. These cost $14.US/each.
OD182. Here is a bargain group of 5 strands of cut stone beads.
Some are natural colours and some are dyed. There is a great variety
of shades of colour, shapes and sizes. The group is $70.US.
OD183. Here is a bargain group of 5 strands of cut stone beads.
My photo is terribly fuzzy and I will replace it later. There is
a great variety of beads here, many in natural colours and some dyed.
A very good quality though. They would make a great, lively and exotic
necklace. The group is $70.US. (sold)
OD184. Thomas Mann is a well known jeweller from New Orleans.
He has put curious items together to express his own mechanically oriented
while romantically significant vision. This piece is from when his
work was at its best and most inventive in 1984. It is personally
signed. The bracelet is constructed, hammered and decorated from
sterling silver (measures 2 1/2 inches across on the inside. It has
loops around the outsides and found objects have been cut up/fastened together/soldered
and shaped and hang from them. It feels great to wear and is very
distinctive. A collectors piece. $365.US.
OD185. This bracelet is hand made by a jeweller named Anne
Sportun who calls her business "Experimetal". It was made in the
mid nineties. The heavy silver rings have been hammered with little
dots on them, and 7/8 inch long twisted cast pieces hang from them.
It closes with a stick that loops into a ring. The bracelet is quite
heavy and measures just over 7 inches long. It fits best over a wrist
of 6 1/4 inches or so. $325.US.
OD186. This ring was made from a vintage mahjong tile.
For someone with the lucky number of "4" this could be a charmer.
The tile is 1 1/4 by 7/8 inch and is set in sterling silver. It needs
a polish and will gleam if you buff it a little. The ring is a size
6 1/2 and an attractive eye-catcher. $54.US.
