Gorgeous and classy  Louis Rousselet necklace. Very unusual design. Three strands of faux creamy white pearls with a large knot of pearls in the center. The knot has four strings of graduated gray pearls ending in same creamy white pear shape pearl charms. The push in clasp is also adorned by a large half pearls. Measures 14.5" long with the center 4.75" long. The clasp is 5/8" in diameter. Clasp is marked on the back "Made in France". Excellent condition.

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Marvelous crystal and faux pearl collar necklace. I believe it to be French, but it's not signed. The construction and the details indicate it to be French. Faceted crystals, clear sparkling rhinestones and fabulous pink faux pearls make this gorgeous piece. Clear rhinestone clasp. There is also a safety chain at the clasp. Measures 15.5" long and over 2" wide. Excellent condition.

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Beautiful and elegant French pin with poured art glass. Unmistakable Rousselet! The pastel colored beads are wired on the typical silver tone filigree base. The clasp used to be trombone, but lost it's cover and now it's kind of C-shaped. Which does not affect the wearability of the pin.  Measures about 2" by 1". Other than the clasp, excellent condition.

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Fantastic French green glass clip-on earrings. Most likely Rousselet. Fabulous filigree setting with beautiful flawed emerald glass. Both earrings are signed at the base of the clips "France". Measure 0.75" in diameter. Excellent condition.

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This is an outstanding French necklace. Possibly Chanel, but it's not signed. Gorgeous garland of most delicious glass beads, pate de verre glass pearlized flowers with clear rhinestone centers, faux pearls, and small clear rhinestone buttons. There are two kind of glass beads - carved cranberry glass and matte finished peridot. The necklace is simply WOW! Measurers 17.5" long, the garland itself is 7" by 1.25". There's some (but very little) corrosion on some metal (check pictures), otherwise excellent condition.

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Fabulous French clip on earrings. Silver tone setting with jade colored glass beads. Measure 1" in diameter. Marked on the back "Made in France". Excellent condition. 

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Gorgeous and unusual French art glass floral necklace. Amazing red color (a bit darker than the pictures) beads and flowers. Glass has satin finish. Large barrel type clasp (typical to French necklaces). Measures unusually long 34" and about 3/4" wide. Excellent condition.

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An amazing French pate de verre and rhinestones necklace. Stunning and unusual color combination of lavender and light blue. Gold tone setting with three large clusters of pored glass flowers. Each flower has a small Aurora Borealis rhinestone in the center and tiny clear rhinestones between each petal. Blue navette stones adorn the neckline. Center cluster also has lavender rhinestones in it. The poured glass though is lavender, also has a touch of pink in it. It's a masterpiece! Measures 15.5" long. Center cluster is 2.5" by 2", side clusters are 2" by 1.5". Signed on the back of the center cluster "Made in France". Excellent condition.

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Stylish silver tone French bracelet. Made of light metal (possibly aluminum). Measures 7.25" by 1 5/8". Toggle clasp. Signed on two paper stickers on the back "Made in France" and "Oranium Paris". Excellent condition.

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Huge and imposing French clip on pendant earrings. Made of some composite material and gilded. Both sides of pendants have pictures: front depicts Art Nouvue style leaves and back, I believe, is showing cherubs. Top is adorned by red resin flower. Both are signed (and that is the best I can make out f signature) : "La Rese Pourpre Paris". Measure 3.5" by 2". Excellent condition.

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Feast your eyes! Unbelievable French collar necklace! So romantic and so elegant! Made of faux pearls and amethysts in different shapes. A strand of faux pearls at the neck line followed by bezel set stones and then large stones with a tear shaped pearl at the end. The beautiful clasp is also adorned by a small faux amethyst cabochon. Measures 14.75" long and 2.75" wide. Clasp is signed "Made in France". I found two tiniest flea bite chips on the large stones near the clasp. It's very hard to find unless you are looking with a magnifying glass. Overall condition is EXCELLENT!

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Spectacular French poured glass and faux pearls clip-on earrings. Most likely Rousselet. Fabulous silver tone filigree setting with creamy faux pearls and pink quartz glass beads. Unsigned. Measure 2.25" by about 0.75". Excellent condition.

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Beautiful French art glass floral necklace. Unusual creamy art glass beads with a touch of mustard and clusters of amber glass flowers that have tiny green bead centers. Glass beads and flowers have satin finish. Green glass leaves are intermixed with beads. Large brass barrel type clasp (typical to French necklaces). Measures 17.25" long and about 3/4" wide. Excellent condition.

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Unusual and so delicate French pin. Made of beautiful faux turquoise glass beads on wires and hundreds of tiniest turquoise glass seed beads all wired onto the beautiful ornate filigree setting with a typical French trombone closure. Great find for any collector. Measures 2" by 1.5". Excellent condition.

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Fantastic French glass bead necklace. The beads are fabulous pink art glass with some white marbling separated by small brass spacers. Measures 16" long, each bead is 5/8" in diameter. Excellent condition.

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Fabulous French necklace from 1980s. Interesting combination of glass beads in shades of blue, white, and some black with a gorgeous floral centerpiece. Similar necklaces are pictured in "European Designer Jewelry" by Ginger Moro (page 109 - France chapter). Measures 15.5" long. The center is over 3" wide and 5" long. Excellent condition.

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The autographed copy of the book can be purchased directly from the author Ginger Moro. For details e-mail me at Yelena@Forgotten-Romance.com.

Elegant French demi parure of collar necklace and clip on earrings. Classic combination of faux creamy glass pearls, green art glass and Russian gold plated findings. Fit for a queen! Necklace measures 17" long and 1" wide. Matching clip on earrings are 7/8" by 1.25". Both clips are signed "France". Excellent condition.

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EXQUISITE French demi parure. It's unusual, delicate, and precious! Three shades of green ruffled art glass beads woven together. Both necklace and bracelet have three strands of beads in three shades of green varying from darker green to pastel green. Push in clasps are decorated by large green art glass cabochons. Necklace measures 16" by 1" wide. The bracelet is 7.75" long and also 1" wide.  Both pieces are signed on the clasp tong   "Made in France".  Some expected discoloration on back of clasps, otherwise excellent condition.

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Spectacular French glass necklace. The emerald green ribbed oval beads are separated metal spacers. The beads are strung on a chain. Silver tone screw in clasp. Measures 15.25" long and 1/2" wide. Excellent condition.

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Magnificent four strand French glass necklace in jewel colors. Fantastic art glass in different shades of red and green with just a few bronze faux pearls. Outstanding gold tone clasp is decorated with a huge faux emerald and red and green seed beads. It's not signed but reminiscent of Ornella necklaces. The shortest strand measures about 23" long. The clasp is 1.5" by 7/8". Signed on one side of the tongue of the clasp "Depose". There was something stamped on the other side, but it's scratched of now and I cannot figure it out. Excellent condition.

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Superb and spectacular Cis dandelion brooch. Gold tone setting with lots of small flowers on long stems. Flowers have carnelian glass cabochon centers which are surrounded by pale blue and teal sparkling rhinestones. Pin measures 2.75" in diameter and is 1.5" tall. Trombone clasp. Unsigned. Excellent condition.

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Gorgeous French charm bracelet. Ornate silver tone large chain with four large glass charms in filigree caps. The glass charms are in blue, green and purple. Toggle clasp. The clasp bar is signed "Made in France". Measures 8" long and 7/8" wide plus another 1.25" charms. Excellent condition.

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Beautiful unusual French glass and chrome necklace. Large lapis blue glass beads and metal spacers strung on a very fine chain. Typical French screw in clasp. Necklace measures 20" long. The largest bead is 5/8" in diameter. Excellent condition.

Recently I was looking through the book of Jacob Bengel designs and realized that this necklace is certainly his! What a great find!

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Fantastic find! Gorgeous and so delicate French bib necklace. It's not signed, but all the characteristics (findings, design) point to Maryse Blanchard. Similar necklace is pictured in "European Designer Jewelry" by Ginger Moro (page 79). Beautiful combination of faux pearls, turquoise, art glass, and amber and topaz rhinestones set in gold tone metal. Measures 15" long and 1.25" wide. Excellent condition.

The autographed copy of the book can be purchased directly from the author Ginger Moro. For details e-mail me at dreameryz@aol.com.

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Gorgeous French rhinestone necklace and clip on earrings set. Gold tone setting with lavender and purple rhinestones and large purple art glass cabochons. Possible Dior. Necklace measures 18" long and 1.25" wide in the center. Matching clip on earrings are 1" in diameter. Only the earrings are signed "Made France". Excellent condition.

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Great find for any collector of French jewelry. Only signed "Made France" but exhibits all features of Cis jewelry. Dark metal ornate setting. Outstanding quality stones in crimped settings. Pin has clear stone in the center surrounded by a circle of deep emerald colored stones and then a very unusual clear with emerald tint larger stones. The clip on earrings also have those unusual clear with green larger stones. Pin measures 1 5/8" in diameter, clip on earrings are 5/8" in diameter. Earrings are signed on clips and pin on the stem "Made France". Condition is excellent with just very minor wear on the larger stones of the pin.

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Classy and so collectable Van Der Straeten clip on earrings. Gilded brass hammered balls. Measure about 1" in diameter. Both earrings are signed in the oval clasp "VAN DER STRAETEN". Excellent condition.

This pin has milky white and faux turquoise colored glass. Trombone clasp   so typical of French pins.The beads and glass flowers are wired onto the perforated gold tone back. Measures 3.5" by 1.5". Signed on the back "Made in France". Excellent condition.

Elegant French pin. Faux carnelian and olivine cabochons are set in textured gold tone metal. Typical French trombone clasp. Measures 1 3/4" in diameter. Excellent condition.

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Stunning French pin with faux turquoise and royal blue poured glass. Very unusual pin. Turquoise and royal blue seed beads and tear shaped glass beads are wired onto the gold tone filigree base. Trombone shaped clasp. Measures about 1.75" in diameter. Signed on the pin stem "France". Excellent condition.

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I was able to purchase a few beautiful items from France (this is one of them). I'm not sure of the designer, thy all look very similar and use the same materials - gold tone setting with a perforated back with wonderful art glass pieces wired onto it.

This pin has clear and turquoise colored glass. Trombone clasp. Measures 2 5/8" by 1 5/8". Signed on the back "Made in France". Excellent condition.

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This pin has milky white and coral colored glass. Trombone clasp   missing the a part, so it appears as though it's a "C" type clasp (price is adjusted accordingly). Still closes very securely. Measures 3 1/8" by 2". Signed on the back "Made in France". Excellent condition (except for the clasp).

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Lovely French screw on earrings. Made of beautiful green bumpy art glass and faux pearls. Measure 2 1/2" long. Both signed "Made in France".   Excellent condition.

Gorgeous French pin with faux turquoise poured glass. Not signed, but the construction and design indicate the beautiful work of  the French designer Rousselet. Very unusual pin. Turquoise flower pestles on wires and tiny round turquoise beads are wired on the gold tone filigree base. Trombone shaped clasp. Measures 2 7/8" and 1 3/8". Excellent condition.

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