Featured Coral score, a few questions.

From one of those "once in a decade" estate sales. A few exceptionally good rings also purchased, not shown.

This is the coral I got. Brooch is signed, an unusual designer. It's probably the most valuable piece of the lot. I rarely find coral. Had a few questions on the strands.



Anything special I should mentioned other than hand knotted, 14K clasp and angel skin coral?



Do I call this angel skin as well? Chips? Branches? What to call this style?


Do I just call this "Natural branch red coral?"





I'm selling this as well, I have all the info I need already but here's another photo. Going to leave the designer's name off this thread since I plan to sell. It's massive. There is even a tiny white barnacle on one of the branches. My favorite of the lot. Thanks for taking a look.

 

The angelskin that you are asking about- I have seen these beads referred to "dog bone." I have a 1920s very good fake glass necklace in this bead style. My goodness, what a score!!! Need to see the rings!!! I am loving the round bead angelskin necklace!

 

Yes, we want to see the rings!!!!!

 

What a great score of goodies!

 

My Cuban great aunt wore lots of coral jewelry. She said it brought good luck and protection. What a haul !

 

Nice score! Could you show us the brooch back without spelling out the name? Now I want to know!

 

It's not who you think it is.

 

I have a pearl necklace with very similar 14k gold clasp to the first necklace you showed, probably of similar age

 

Beautiful! The angel skin necklace is indeed very exquisite, would love to have such. Unfortunately, all my coral pieces (a few, to be honest) are branch corals, no round-shaped ones.

 

Nice finds, I especially like the brooch. Greatest score on the round angelskin bead necklace.

Dog bone coral beads are usually rounded on the ends which are also thicker than the middle part. They have more of a 'waist'. I would call these beads coral branch, just like the red ones. And yes to angelskin.

These are dog bone coral beads as I know them:


https://www.etsy.com/listing/979061559/wonderful-genuine-salmon-coral-dog-bone

 

I think there are variations of the dog bone cut. But I think you are right, it's just the way this angelskin coral is cut, thinner in the middle, wider at the ends.

 

Here's for @evelyb30

Sorry to be so mysterious...

 

Very nice. I am shocked esty did not pull that listing you showed.
We are not allowed to say coral or bone in any listings.
But if you want to put a hex on someone they are cool with that.

 

That's why I wanted to see it! I'm thinking it starts with an M or a K but.... who knows.

 

M H , I'd think....

 

So I'd hope, but K of a city or H C wouldn't surprise me.

 

The brooch definitely has a Miriam Haskell energy to it, but not M. H., not KJL not H.C.

Honestly I had never heard of this designer before getting this piece. The pieces are kind of rare which is why I'm being vague because I'm planning to sell in a week...

 

let us know when you do.........

 

It's not the one I keep an eye out for - Maida Heatter. She was a 1930s Industrial Deco fan, whose line went away during WWII. This is a 50s brooch and not her style at all.