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Vintage Native Storyteller & Feathers with Turquoise Stones Sterling Silver and Silver 22-Inch Necklace – Glenn and Irene Sandoval - Navajo

Wowww! What an absolutely beautiful and eye-catching storyteller necklace! This gorgeous Native Storyteller necklace has 3 sterling silver pendant charms of a woman retelling a story or an oral history to a group of enthralled child listeners!

Surrounding the storytellers on the 22” long silver paperclip and elongated rings chain necklace are 4 silver feathers topped with bright turquoise stone chips.

This stunning necklace has an undisturbed, natural patina, and beautifully expresses the importance of storytellers in Native life!

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Vintage Australian Koala Bear Pave Rhinestones & Silver-Tone Large Convertible Pendant Brooch - Signed OPC CN

This Australian koala bear pendant brooch is a stunner! The kind, gentle and caring koala is a marsupial that symbolizes peace, tranquility, empathy, and protection. This beautiful and large pendant brooch is covered in sparkly pave rhinestones, clear ones over its body, dark brown ones for its eyes, light brown ones in its ears and on its belly, and green ones on the eucalyptus plant leaves its tiny hands and feet are clutching. The koala also has a small black “bead” for its nose. The pendant brooch is silver-tone in the back and has a gold-tone finish on the eucalyptus branches on the front.

This gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous convertible pendant brooch can easily be worn as a brooch on its own or attached to your favorite necklace or chain. This beautiful pendant brooch will look be an eye-catcher with every outfit!

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Vintage Mexico Aztec Calendar Sterling Silver Drop Dangle Earrings

These pretty and petite Aztec calendar sterling silver drop dangle earrings were skillfully crafted by world-renowned Mexican silver jewelry artisans.

The calendar is etched onto a bed of black oxidized sterling silver, and they have a natural, undisturbed patina. These tiny earrings make a remarkable statement of heritage, art, and history and will be a definite conversation starter when worn!

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Vintage Kenya Lion Rampant Guardant Former Heraldic Crest 1920 to 1963 Silver & Enamel Travel Shield Charm by REU

Wonderful silver travel shield charm with a red lion, depicted in profile standing erect with forepaws raised, is a symbol of courage, strength, and protection. This terrific travel shield will look terrific on your favorite charm bracelet or necklace!

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Vintage India Moonstone, Amethyst & Pearl Sterling Silver Designer Bracelet by SLG

Exquisite moonstone, royal purple amethyst and pearl bracelet in harmonious splendor on this majestic bracelet! The milky bluish luster of the moonstones dazzle among the lavish purple amethysts and bright and shiny pearls.

The intricately designed pattern of the center stones that almost resembles a floral sunburst, is flanked by two smaller teardrop moonstones, each surrounded by pearls. On each side of the bracelet are three intricately “woven” chains to solidify the graceful nature of the bracelet which is fashionably complete by a graceful hook clasp.

This sophisticated and luxurious bracelet was made in India, has a light, undisturbed, natural patina and is hallmarked and signed by SLG.

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Vintage Jamaica West Indian Snake Eyes Sterling Silver Bangle Bracelet by Carib-Craft Sterling

Such a wonderful and traditional, thin solid sterling silver, snake eyes, West Indian bangle bracelet! This beautiful Jamaican bracelet (also called a “Bayra”) has a uniquely engraved, 1 5/8-inch pattern design on each side of the solid silver and has two dotted pointy ends on the tips.

The beauty of Bayras is that it is pliable and can open and close to securely surround almost every wrist. West Indian Bangle Bracelets are a culturally significant tradition of the Caribbean Islands in order to pass on the West African and East Indian heritage, and to symbolize union, love and strength.

West Indian jewelers have been creating such high quality, handcrafted, timeless works of art throughout the Caribbean, utilizing the same jewelry crafting methods islanders have been using for centuries and it is demonstrably evident in this magnificent bracelet. This beautiful bracelet is a terrific keepsake of Caribbean culture and heritage and helps keep the Caribbean spirit alive wherever you are!

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Vintage African Mother & Baby Child Copper Designer Brooch by Joe Calafato – South Africa

Simply beautiful copper brooch by world-renowned South African jewelry artist, Joe Calafato. Calafato is known for his designs that have an endearing quality of compositions of African life. The circular brooch is a masterfully designed depiction of an African mother wearing a traditional headdress, beads, and adornments, carrying her sleeping, infant child on her back. This brooch has an endearing and enduring sentiment for one with a discerning eye for African beauty and art.

This beautiful brooch is hallmarked, not with one of Calafato’s more well-known maker’s marks, but is instead hallmarked with his signature all-caps, arial font: COPPER. Calafato’s timeless, African iconography and aesthetic appreciation of African expressions of nurturance, protection, and culturally traditional, African female beauty is evident in this fantastic brooch!

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Vintage Amethyst, Diamond Chip & Gold Vermeil Sterling Silver Floral Daisy Designer Pendant by DBJ

Delicate and feminine gold vermeil over sterling silver, amethyst daisy pendant is accented with sparkling, faceted, diamond chip at its center. This adorable pendant will glisten on your favorite necklace or chain!

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Vintage African Regal Princess Extra-Large Silver-Tone Pendant

This absolutely stunning and massive, silver-tone African princess profile pendant is a knockout! The artisan who sculpted or cast this timeless pendant has an obvious eye toward beauty in its sincerest and purest form and perhaps intended the representation of this glamourous woman to record her picture-perfect, expressive side-view for all eternity. She "wears" a traditional headdress and a single “hoop” earring hangs from her earlobe.

This pendant is a bold and striking conversation starter as is hangs from your favorite necklace or chain!

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Vintage Un Saco de Amor / A Bag of Love Spanish Language Puffy Sterling Silver Pendant

Delightfully romantic pendant contains A Bag of Love from the giver. The textured puff, Spanish language pendant conveys an enduring sentiment to any recipient. The fine quality of craftsmanship and the captured romance in the simplicity of the design is indisputable in this tender pendant!

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Vintage Peru Chrysocolla Stones & Silver Inca Tumi Faces Pierced Dangle Earrings

Striking and eye-catching, pre-Columbian Inca dangle earrings with Tumi warrior faces and Chrysocolla stone inlays. The pierced earrings have intricately designed, ancient, geometric symbols reminiscent of the Nazca geoglyphs that are believed to represent the path to spiritual enlightenment. From each earring dangles the face of ceremonial Tumi, the national symbol of Peru, which contains two small Chrysocolla stones inlays, a tiny one at the top of the post and a larger one in the center of the Tumi head.

Remarkable tribal artistry and design in this wonderful and attention grabbing, pair of pierced earrings. They are lightweight, have an undisturbed, natural patina, and display very beautifully to frame the face.

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Vintage Guam Guåhan Great Seal of Guam Island Bamboo-Style Framed Sterling Silver Pendant Charm

Gorgeous and sophisticated, sterling silver pendant charm representing Guam, Tano I’ ManChamorro (“the Land of the Chamorros.”) Guam is the largest and southernmost island of the Mariana Islands chain and because it is the easternmost point and territory of the United States, along with the Northern Mariana Islands, and because of its proximity to the International Date Line, the beautiful island is often referred to as “where America’s day begins.” Due to Guam’s remarkable history and the resilience, strength and innovation of the Guamanian people, the island’s population enjoys a rich, multicultural, modern, and urban diversity.

This stunning and petite pendant charm is of the Great Seal of Guam which portrays Agaña Bay near Hagåtña, a local sailboat and a coconut palm tree with the beautiful name of GUAM. A bamboo-style frame border surrounds the outline of this gorgeous pendant charm, and it has an undisturbed, natural patina that enhances its beauty tremendously. It will be a very elegant conversation starter when worn!

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Vintage St. Maarten Dutch Caribbean Island Country Flag Sterling Silver & Enamel Open Circular Pendant Charm – BMCo

Beautiful circular sterling silver and enamel pendant charm of the flag Sint Maarten in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This wonderful pendant is etched with the name St. Maarten with an enameled flag. The sterling silver on the pendant medallion shines brilliantly and the enamel is vivid and bright. This spectacular pendant charm will be an attention grabber when worn on your favorite necklace or charm bracelet!

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Vintage Pink Ribbon Guardian Angel Celebrate Your Strength Breast Cancer Awareness Pewter Brooch Ornament – Serenity Seasons of Cannon Falls

This beautiful and courageous pewter pendant ornament of hope, strength and inspiration, shows support for survivors of all kinds. This gorgeous angel embodies the flight of the human spirit. At her waist is a tied pink enamel ribbon. On her wings, she is engraved with an uplifting message for everyone fighting a battle: Celebrate your Strength.

This pretty angel can be worn as a brooch on your favorite outfit, or she can be attached to a pink tulle ribbon and hung as an ornament for a serene reminder of strength. She can also be placed on a holiday tree to inspire reflection at Christmas time and can be displayed elsewhere year-round. It also makes a wonderful and inspiring gift!

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Vintage New Zealand Silver & Enamel Travel Shield Souvenir Charm

Adorable silver travel shield charm representing “the land of the long white cloud,” New Zealand. The beautiful country of New Zealand is well known for its lush landscapes, unspoiled wilderness and endless natural attractions.

This wonderful silver and enamel travel shield will make a subtle statement of Kiwi pride on your favorite charm bracelet or necklace!

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Vintage Brazil Brasil South America Mid-Century Travel Souvenir Fine Silver Charm Bracelet with 7 Charms - Sao Paulo, Figa fist, Brasileira

This stunning fine silver 7-charm bracelet represents the rich history, heritage and culture of traditional Brazil. The thick curb chain bracelet has 7 silver charms:

1. A “cafeicultor” (a coffee grower) - 1 1/4” L, 2. Banana bunch - 3/4” L, 3. A pineapple - 1” L, 4. Catedral de São Paulo (also known as Catedral da Sé) - 1” L, 5. A Brazilian woman dancer wearing a tutti-frutti hat - 1 3/8” L, 6. Monumento às Bandeiras - 1 1/2” L, and 7. Figa good luck charm - 1” L.

This beautiful charm bracelet has a rich aged patina and will be an attention-grabber when worn!