I'm usually very focused when I go to estate sales.
I walk briskly toward the jewelry -- usually in the front room of any estate sale. This time I was a bit unfocused -- maybe an insufficient amount of coffee beforehand?
I atypically started my treasure hunt in the garage and worked my way up the back stairs, through the bedrooms and into the front room. I came home with many, many more pieces of jewelry than shown in this photo -- it was a true treasure trove of vintage costume jewelry with a few pieces of fine jewelry mixed in.
1) older cloisonne enamel bangle bracelet. fits a smaller wrist. 2) collection of solid copper artisan-made bracelets: some from Native American reservations (like Bell Trading), others unmarked and unsigned.