Jewelry by the Decade
Victorian through 1960s
What was popular and when...
 

VICTORIAN  1837-1901
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   VICTORIAN lady wearing elaborate vulcanite necklace and hair comb. Carte de viste marked on front and back "John Fergus, Largs".  View

   VICTORIAN lady wearing a portrait brooch, cut steel buttons and diamond earrings. Cabinet card size 4-1/4" by 6-1/2", marked "J. O. Herbert, Grand Rapids, Wis."

   VICTORIAN lady wearing a portrait brooch and a watch chain with a ring as an ornament. Cabinet card size 4-1/4" by 6-1/2" marked on the front "Younge, Over Glenn's, Franklin Square, Utica, NY".   View

   VICTORIAN lady wearing jet portrait locket on a black velvet ribbon and matching earrings. Carte de viste size 4-1/8" by 2-1/2", marked "Inskip Photo, The Cliff, Scarboro" with a Masonic emblem on the back.  View

   VICTORIAN cut steel set in a flower motif: the necklace is 18" by 1-1/3", the bracelet 7" by 1-1/3".   View   View   View   View   #V25841

  VICTORIAN silver oval brooch with leaves and flowers, dotted edge, hair compartment on back, 1-5/8".   View   #V26456

  VICTORIAN banded agate brown and cream brooch set in gold tone, 2-1/3".   View   #V26453

    VICTORIAN 7"  by 1" agate bracelet with an engraved plaque that says, "AR Clothier. 111 London. Rd. Chippenham. WRCD 47/2". An unusual advertising piece.  View   View   View   View   #23382

   TOOTH brooch with native face, 3-1/3" long.  View   View   View  #V21897

VICTORIAN vulcanite hand holding bird pin, 2".   View   #V26449

    VICTORIAN vulcanite collar necklace, 16-1/2" with black velvet ribbon to tie in a bow at the back for fastening.   View   View   #V26444 

 VICTORIAN oval horn bird brooch, very three dimensional, 2-1/8".   View   #V26280 

    VICTORIAN watch bar pin with floral motif, extremely well detailed, 2-3/4".   View   #V26411 

   VICTORIAN gold and enameled 1-7/8" hair brooch with "In Memory Of" encircling frame, engraved on back: 
Ms Buchannan, died 12th Nov 1843
John Wilson died 4th June 1843    Engraving
(Seen in Christie Romero's "Warman's Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 35.)   #V9521 

   VICTORIAN rolled gold pin, leaf and apple design with beaded edging, 1-1/8".   View   #V26230

      VICTORIAN mother of pearl set in gold brooch/pendant, 1-1/2".   View   #V26082

   VICTORIAN gold filled adjustable bracelet with red stones, etched design, 6-3/4" by 1/3".   View   #V26080

  VICTORIAN etched gold tone knot brooch, 1-3/4".  View   #V26561

1901 to 1919
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    High necked blouses and upswept hairdos were a feminine look for the early 1900's.

  Dainty lavalieres are seen in many photographs of the early 1900's.

    A lovely small waist is ornamented with a striped belt and fancy buckle or sash pin.

 Sentimental hair locket may have contained the hair of a sweetheart.

      Seed pearl starburst brooch, circa 1900.  #Q22923
 

    LAVALIERE ruby and pearl.  #Q22924
LAVALIERE sapphire, diamond and pearl.   #Q22925
LAVALIERE diamond and seed pearl.  #Q22926
 

      DRAGONFLY and poppy sash pin circa 1900.   View  #Q19163

 VICTORIAN  gold filled hair 3/4" pendant on 17-1/2" chain.    #V15460

Seed pearl jewelry  

  CAMEOS are such classic beauties. This one has tiny pink enameled butterflies on the corners of the filigree frame.  View   #U14728

Enameled jewelry

ART NOUVEAU gold tone and pink rhinestone choker, 13-1/2" by 3/4". View View #Q25843

ART NOUVEAU gold tone and purple rhinestone 1" watch pin with a small hook on the back to suspend a pendant watch. View #Q25823

PINK gold tone and pink rhinestone 16" by 3/4" necklace with 3" front drop. The gold tone has a slightly matte finish, beautifully setting off the brilliant pink rhinestones. View #Y25939

1920s
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     RHINESTONE "CheckoSlovak" marked frosted glass and clear rhinestones 3-1/4" brooch.   View   Mark   #Y24802 

    CZECH style pendant with three rectangular faceted glass and crystal bead spacers.   View   View   #Z19294

   CZECH red opaque glass bead necklace.  View  #Q19788

   GLASS TEARDROPS on a 14-1/2" chain…  carnelian-colored hollow glass teardrops and crystal bead spacers.   View   #Z16177 

 DECO Germany green glass 1-1/2" pendant with marcasite basket motif.   View   #Q26163

  DECO sterling, carnelian and marcasite 15" by 1-1/2" drop necklace and 7-1/4" by 1/2" bracelet.   View   View   #Q26183

  EMBOSSED gold tone dress clip with carnelian colored pierced and etched stone, 2-7/8".   View   #Y26376

   NECKLACE golden colored faceted glass crystals in filigree settings on a 16" chain necklace.   View   #Y9517

    BLUE unfoiled faceted rectangular rhinestones on a silver tone chain.  View   View   View   #Y24308

    AQUA rhinestones set in gold tone 15-1/4" necklace.  View   View   #Y10994

  FILIGREE silver tone filigree pendant with aqua and clear unfoiled rhinestones, circa 1930.  View   #Q26178

    FILIGREE silver tone heavily filigreed hinged bangle with melon molded cranberry center stone, clear rhinestones, circa 1930.   View    View   #Q25401

 FILIGREE Elf & Co silver tone filigree bracelet with clear rhinestones, circa 1930   View   View   #Q26160

Starting just before the turn of the century, lighter weight jewelry became popular, reflecting the advent of metals that were strong enough to support this style of jewelry making as well as the tastes for lighter fabrics in clothing. (Think of the white hand embroidered dresses worn by Edwardian ladies like these>>>

This filigree style continued and developed through the flapper era and into the 1930's. Sometimes they are plain filigree, and sometimes decorated with rhinestones and/or enameling.

      FILIGREE silver filigree links bracelet with blue and clear rhinestones, 6-3/4" by 1/2".  #Q26223

  FILIGREE silver tone 1-1/3" pendant with citrine-colored rhinestone on16" chain.  View   #Q23740     

1930's
 

  DECO crystal faceted circles and rhinestone links bracelet.  View    View   #Q20947

 DECO embossed sterling and carnelian-colored glass "O's" bracelet, 8" long and each "O" is 1".   View #  Q24797     

   RIBBED CRYSTAL half-barrel shapes accented with clear rhinestone comprise this wonderful bracelet.   View    View   #Q20198