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Mid Century | Modern | Retro

Poor Mouchette | Curated Antique Jewelry, Vintage Jewelry & Engagement Rings | Portland, Oregon | A striking, oversized, mid 20th century, modernist pendant, modeled in 18k yellow gold and set with a clutch of lustrous cultured pearls. This playful jewel is a study in circular forms— the primary shape is a large circle from whose edges smaller circles, of various sizes, have been removed.

Large Modernist "Subtraction" Pendant

with Circles & Pearls in 18k Gold

A serene and whimsical mid-twentieth-century brooch, made in 18k gold to recall a branch, draped with cascading foliage. The branch in this composition is modeled in vibrant yellow gold and is realistically textured; the foliate elements are small marquise-shaped chrysocolla cabochons— each of these gems (there are eighteen, in total) is set in a delicate, white gold four-prong basket setting.

Vintage Modernist Branch & Cascade Brooch

with Chrysocolla in 18k Gold

Poor Mouchette | Curated Antique Jewelry, Vintage Jewelry & Engagement Rings | Portland, Oregon | An unusual vintage pendant, modeled in 18k yellow gold, whose coin-like surface is sculpted with fine, varied, organic textures. The center of the pendant has been pierced to create a simple face, with an open mouth, which is meant to resemble Bocca Della Verità "The Mouth of Truth," a large, marble mask located in Rome, Italy.

Vintage Bocca Della Verità "Mouth of Truth" Pendant

Mid 20th Century Emerald & Diamond Bombe Ring

Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | A wonderful vintage 1970s ring, modeled in 18k yellow gold, by the designer Kurt Wayne. This weighty, figural ring takes the form of a length of rope or heavy string, tied into a casual two-loop knot— the ring is made to look like the rope has been tied around the wearer's finger.

Kurt Wayne 1970's Rope Knot Ring

Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | A striking vintage cluster ring, modeled in platinum, whose face is decorated with three ribbon-like rows of beautiful baguette cut diamonds. These diamonds at arranged in an undulating manner— the central row of fifteen diamonds is framed by two "broken" rows of nine diamonds.

Vintage Baguette Diamond Ribbons Ring

Mid Century Modernist J. Arnold Frew Opal Ring

Mid Century Modernist J. Arnold Frew Opal Ring

A Bubble Factory with Pearls in 14k Gold

A glorious, mid 20th century, moonstone cocktail ring, made in 14k gold. The ring's big, high-dome, cat’s eye moonstone cabochon displays a strong milk and honey quality, and its adularescence is mesmerizing. This central gem is held in four claw-like prongs; it sits inside an elaborate nest of curling, briar-like, gold forms, some of which are pave-set with small diamonds.

1960s Cat's Eye Moonstone Cocktail Ring

with Diamonds & Sapphires, in 14k Gold & Platinum

Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette |A very cool, extra-large, mid-twentieth-century pendant, modeled in 14k yellow and white gold to resemble an ear of corn, with its husk partly peeled back! This ear of corn was made with incredible attention to detail— the yellow gold cob is covered with crisp, high-relief kernels that graduate in size, while the white gold husk is smooth and polished

Extra-Large Realistic Ear of Corn Pendant

in Bi-Color 14k Gold

Nude & Rose Figural Pearl & Diamond Ring

Nude & Rose Figural Pearl & Diamond Ring

Mid 20th Century in 14k Gold

Poor Mouchette | Curated Antique Jewelry, Vintage Jewelry & Engagement Rings | Portland, Oregon | A very cool mid-twentieth-century walnut pendant or large charm, modeled in 18k yellow gold. This walnut is realistically textured, with deep, carved-in grooves, and fine, stippled texturing. It hangs from an oversized oval bail.

Large 1960s Walnut Pendant

Poor Mouchette | Curated Antique Jewelry, Vintage Jewelry & Engagement Rings | Portland, Oregon | A clever, mid-20th-century, modernist ring, modeled in 18k yellow gold, whose face is set with a thick, circular malachite slab. This vivid green gem is beautifully figured with vertical stripes. It is held in a pair of angular prongs, and a high-polished, pie-slice-shaped gold sheet lays atop it, as if to signify one quarter of the whole.

French Modernist Malachite Pie Chart Ring

Mid 20th Century in 18k Gold

Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette |A wonderful vintage 1970s ring, modeled in 18k yellow gold, by the designer Kurt Wayne. This weighty, figural ring takes the form of a length of rope or heavy string, tied into a loose knot— in wear it appears that this rope has been tied around the wearer's finger. The form, here, is realistically communicated, with deep linear texture that varies where the knot is looser or tighter, and softly unraveling tails

Kurt Wayne 1970s Rope Knot Ring

Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | A wonderful Modernist necklace, made in 14k yellow gold, by the beloved American designer Betty Cooke. This necklace is composed of 14k yellow gold tube, which has been cut to various lengths. These long gold tube "beads" are strung alongside vibrant-blue, round, turquoise beads

Betty Cooke Modernist Tube Necklace

with Turquoise, in 14k Gold

Björn Weckström Modernist Sun Temple Ring

Björn Weckström Modernist Sun Temple Ring

with Diamonds in 18k Gold

A rare and iconic vintage zodiac pendant by Van Cleef & Arpels. This Gemini pendant, and the other designs in this 1960s -1970s zodiac series, was made to recall an ancient roman coin, with the slightly craggy textural qualities you would expect to find in something ancient, and with nicks at the edges that are integral to the design.

Van Cleef & Arpels Gemini Zodiac Pendant

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