Victorian Persian Turquoise

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VICTORIAN TURQUOISE JEWELRY
The combination of yellow gold and the gem stone turquoise was a
popular one during the Victorian era. That isn’t to say it wasn’t set in
silver as well, but it does seem to me the yellow gold still
is more special. According to Wikipedia, the word "turquoise" came about when the
earliest of these stones was brought from Turkey into Europe around the
16th century. Turquoise was also was mined in many other countries,
including the US, with
differences in the fineness, matrix and color. More about turquoise can
be read HERE.
This is often called "Persian Turquoise", even though this
type of turquoise was mined in other places, including here in my home
state of New Mexico at the Cerrillos Mines. "Persian" turquoise has
a pure blue color with no matrix, as you can see in
the pieces shown below. Turquoise was a popular stone for jewelry
throughout the Victorian era and into the first third of the 20th
Century.

VICTORIAN turquoise, diamond and
15 carat yellow gold foxtail fringed oval pendant circa 1870, total length
without loop is 2-1/3", oval alone 1-1/8" by 1", total weight about .30 ounces.
The pave-set turquoise center oval with a diamond in a star is surrounded by a
beaded edge and then a twist frame. The foxtails are graduated, a nice emphasis
to the overall design. View
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VICTORIAN 18k yellow gold
and turquoise knot
brooch, lovely detailed design on the front and two memorial hair compartments
on the back. The knot was a Victorian symbol for unending love. This fabulous brooch
is
2-1/4" by 2-2/3".
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VICTORIAN 18k yellow
gold and turquoise pierced filigree pendant with a
genuine pearl center
and a beaded edge, round portion 1" with a 5/8"
bail, tests 18k. This is just lovely and even the bail has an etched
design on it. The seller told me that this is French, but I see no marks
that would confirm that. Wherever it was made, it is circa 1880-90. View
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GEORGIAN
turquoise and diamond dome ring set in 15 karat yellow gold, size 6-1/2 and
5/8" high by 5/8" wide. The diamond is a Mine Cut Cushion about .05 in size and
sparkles beautifully. Lovely Victorian turquoise pieces can be seen in Michael Poynder’s book "Victorian Jewellery" on page 138. As can been seen in the
pictures, the turquoise stones have aged to slightly different colors. That is
typical of turquoise, which is a porous stone and absorbs moisture from the air
readily over the years. View
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VICTORIAN 15k yellow gold and turquoise hinged bracelet with safety chain, 6-1/2 wearable size and
from 1/3" to 3/8" wide. This is a classic design beautifully done.
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VICTORIAN mid-Victorian turquoise heart pendant with locket back, set in silver gilt on
a 17" long 15 karat yellow gold chain (tested, no marks), hair enclosure
on the back, heart 1-7/8, loop 1/2". Lovely Victorian turquoise pieces
can be seen in Michael Poynder’s book "Victorian Jewellery" on page 138
and a locket similar to this on page 220. As can been seen in the
pictures, the turquoise stones have aged to slightly different colors.
That is typical of turquoise, which is a porous stone and absorbs
moisture from the air readily over the years.
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VICTORIAN 10k Etruscan Revival turquoise brooch with locket back and
safety chain. The locket on the back has fittings for a photograph and the applied gold wire work
makes this a favorite style, circa 1870.

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VICTORIAN 10-14k Etruscan Revival turquoise gold
diamond pendant and earrings, no marks but these test as 10k for the
pendant and 14k for the earrings. On the back of the pendant is a hair
compartment. The pendant is 1-1/8" and the round portion of each earring
is 3/4" with a length from the top of the loop to the bottom of the
round at 1-1/4". These have the wonderful applied wire work that makes
this style such a favorite, circa 1870. This is a fine jewelry set and
it is in excellent condition. They come in the box as shown in the
photo.

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VICTORIAN 15 ct karat
yellow gold bar brooch with channel set turquoise and real pearls, 1-5/8"
by 1/2". View #V35418

VICTORIAN gilt locket
with Irish harp and shamrock motif in seed pearls and Persian turquoise, etched
design on locket, charming baby
photo inside, 1-1/2".
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VICTORIAN girl’s
turquoise ring and gold filled thimble in original fitted box. This
would have been a lovely gift for a young girl.
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VICTORIAN chalcedony
brooch encircled by a snake holding a pear, red and aqua rhinestones, 2".
The setting is textured rolled yellow gold, as though the snake wraps twice
around the center. While the snake was a popular Victorian jewelry motif, a
snake holding a pear is an unusual design. According to
the Wheaton College article
HERE,
"the pear was sometimes seen as the alternate fruit of the fall", but then
it is also seen as a symbol of the Virgin and Christ Child because of it’s
sweetness.
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VICTORIAN turquoise,
seed pearl and 9 carat yellow gold gate bracelet, marked with a hallmark and
"9ct" on the catch, with safety chain, 6-7/8" wearable length and about 5/16" at
the widest, total weigh approx .43 of an ounce.
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VICTORIAN 9ct yellow gold, pearl and turquoise earrings, 1-1/3"
including loops. The drops are set like a little forget-me-not flowers which
symbolize remembrance.

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VICTORIAN English 15
carat yellow gold gate bracelet with safety chain, 6-7/8" wearable length and
about 5/16" wide, weight approx .51 ounces, marked "15" on the clasp. This has a
lovely weight and feel and is a delight to wear, a nice classic piece of
jewelry. View #V36870

VICTORIAN 9 carat yellow gold,
turquoise and pearl bracelet marked on the catch "9c", 6-3/4" with the clover
1", safety chain. View

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VICTORIAN gold tone pendant
and earrings with turquoise centers, black enamel stars and foxtails
circa 1870, pendant 3-1/4" by 1" wide, pierced earrings total length 2" by
5/8". Similar foxtail pieces can be seen in Michael Poynder’s book
"Victorian Jewellery" on page 175.
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VICTORIAN 18k Old European cut diamond turquoise ring with four snakes shank, size
8-3/4 and 7/8" along the finger. The diamonds are approximately 1/4 ct
total weight, shank is 10k rose gold and the top is 18k yellow gold and has
been sized at some point. There is a tiny stable crack at the base of the
gallery.
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VICTORIAN 9 carat,
chalcedony and turquoise brooch with forget-me-nots, circa 1880,
1-3/4" by 1-1/2". View
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VICTORIAN karat yellow gold and turquoise ring, the turquoise is set in silver which is mounted to
the gold, circa 1880, size 8, front 5/8".
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VICTORIAN
14k yellow gold brooch with
chalcedony ( a kind of white quartz) and small turquoise cabochons brooch with
forget-me-not motif in an aqua enameled setting, 2". Circa 1840-50.
Seen in "Warman’s Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 41. It also was
featured in Southeastern Antiquing &
Collecting Magazine, August 2003.
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VICTORIAN sentimental forget-me-not brooch with turquoise and
ornate frame, 2-1/4". View
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VICTORIAN Austrian Hungarian cherub locket with garnet and turquoise
marquis and cabochons set into gilt silver metal with etched designs.
The wonderful detailed cupid or cherub is colorfully hand painted and
fired onto a porcelain oval. Inside, the locket has plastic covers for
two photos, The locket is 1-1/2" by 1-1/3". There are two tiny hallmarks
on the top loop of the locket but I cannot make out what they
are meant to stand for. I believe one mark is the 1867-1922
mark for sterling silver, and the other mark could be a city mark. My
guess would be that this lovely locket is circa 1890. You can see the
Austro-Hungarian hallmarks on the wonderful reference site at

http://www.925-1000.com/Faustria_02.html "Hallmarking in
Austro-Hungary" www.925-1000.com.

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VICTORIAN gold filled engraved love knot brooch with aqua
cabochon, 1-1/2".
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VICTORIAN 14k yellow gold snake
bracelet with turquoise head and garnet eyes, snake
1-1/2" by 3/4", total 7".
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VICTORIAN 9 carat yellow gold
and turquoise dangle earrings with lovely applied leaves , wire work and
beads design, total length 2-1/8".
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VICTORIAN carnelian, gold, turquoise snake earrings, total length 2". These
came to me in an earring box marked "Herbert Dinsdale, 98 Stricklandgate,
Kendal", but I do not know if this was the original box.
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VICTORIAN 9ct turquoise and seed
pearls ring, heart-shaped with links band design, size 7-1/4.
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Group of Victorian turquoise jewelry set in yellow gold.

VICTORIAN heart
charm with three
turquoises and etched designs on the front, 3/4" by 3/4". This
is a charm rather than a locket and it doesn’t open. Wouldn’t a whole
bracelet of charms with turquoises be fun to collect?
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VICTORIAN
three stone turquoise band ring in 9 carat yellow gold. Inside
are the marks "WWW", but I don’t know who that maker is so far. It is a size
6-1/2 and it’s 3-16" at the widest, weight .04 ozs. The turquoises are different colors,
which happens sometimes over a period of many years, and they are gypsy set
in little star shapes with bead and scroll designs.
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VICTORIAN TURQUOISE JEWELRY

When we got in a wonderful collection of Victorian turquoise and gold rings
I became interested in doing some extra research. According to Wikipedia,
the word "turquoise" came about when the earliest of these lovely blue
stones was brought from Turkey into Europe around the 16th century.
Since then turquoise has been a beautiful and
popular stone to use in jewelry

Having lived here in New Mexico for so long, I was excited when a dealer in
our mall brought an interesting book to my attention. It is Tiffany Blue
by Patricia McGraw. It tells the story of a Victorian era turquoise mine
outside my city of Albuquerque, just north in a very small town called "Cerrillos",
and it speaks of a time between 1892-1933 when the Tiffany Company bought
stones from that mine with which to create wonderful jewelry. Of course not
all turquoise jewelry was from those mines, nor was it all made by Tiffany,
but Tiffany did popularize it during that time.

Author Patricia McGraw’s great grand-father, James Patrick McGraw, was
the manager and supervisor of the AMC, or American Turquoise Company,
between Cerrillos and Santa Fe. There they mined gem quality turquoise,
much of which was shipped back to the Tiffany Company in New York City.
There, Tiffany advertised and popularized the wonderful qualities of the
beautiful sky blue turquoise with no matrix. Not all the turquoise mined
there was of that type, but that type was all in which Tiffany seemed to have had an interest.

Turquoise was also was mined in
many other US areas and other countries but with differences in the
fineness, matrix and color. Cerrillos turquoise looks a lot like Persian turquoise
which has no matrix and is a particularly lovely shade of blue. Turquoise
was a popular jewelry stone throughout the late Victorian era, and is was
sometimes combined with diamonds or seed pearls and used to symbolize remembrance in the form of the
forget-me-not flower.

According to the web site Durango Silver Company,
"Cerrillos turquoise is a very hard stone and so takes a brilliant polish. In
addition to producing a distinctive stone, the Cerrillos mine is the
oldest mine of any kind in North America". What a joy
to share this wonderful collection of antique rings and allow others to add
some to their collections!

VICTORIAN 15k turquoise ring
with half pearl center, size 5-3/4 and 1/3" along the finger, tests as 15 karat
yellow gold. The front is set like a little forget-me-not flower which
symbolizes remembrance. View
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VICTORIAN 15 ct karat yellow
gold ring with channel set Persian turquoise and real pearls, faint
illegible trace of initials inside, size 6 and 5/8" along the finger.
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VICTORIAN 15k
turquoise ring with diamond center, front half of the shank beautifully
engraved, tiny hair locket with beveled glass cover on the back, size 7 and 1/3"
along the finger, tests as 15 karat yellow gold. The front is set like a little
forget-me-not flower which symbolizes remembrance.
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VICTORIAN turquoise and diamond ring in a 15 karat yellow
gold setting, size 6 and 1/4" along the finger. It has a .10 ct old mine cut
diamond in a bloomed gold finished setting, circa 1880s. One each side there is a dainty etched designs
and around the little turquoises are pierced holes. The front is set
like a little forget-me-not flowers which symbolizes remembrance.

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VICTORIAN turquoise and seed pearl ring set in 9 carat yellow
gold, stones are prong set with a leaf on each side of the center. This
is hallmarked for Birmingham, England, 9 carat gold and while I cannot
make out the date letter, these are generally circa 1880’s. It is a size
8-1/2 and is about 3/8" along the finger. The front is set like a
little forget-me-not flowers which symbolizes remembrance. View View
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VICTORIAN turquoise and seed
pearls ring, crescent with three stones, size 6-1/4.
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VICTORIAN karat yellow gold
and turquoise ring, the turquoise is set in silver which is mounted to
the gold, circa 1880, size 8, front 5/8". Only very slight
signs of wear commensurate with age and use and the disparity in
turquoise colors is natural and perfectly normal.
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VICTORIAN 18k yellow gold
snake ring with turquoise head and ruby eyes, size 7-1/2, weight .25
ounces, about 1/3" wide at front. Note the detailed scales and
well-crafted face.
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VICTORIAN 15 ct karat yellow gold
ring with channel set turquoise and real pearls, faint illegible trace
of initials inside, circa 1880, size 6 and 5/8" along the finger. A very
similar ring can be seen in V. Davies "Rings 1800-1910" on page 53.
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VICTORIAN 18k Old European cut diamond and turquoise ring with four snakes shank, size
8-3/4 and 7/8" along the finger. The diamonds are approximately 1/4 ct
total weight, shank is 10k rose gold and the top is 18k yellow gold and has been
sized at some point. There is a tiny stable crack at the base of the gallery.
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the book "Georgian Jewellery 1714-1830" by Dawes
and Collins on pages 45. As can been seen in the pictures, the
turquoise stones have aged to slightly different colors. That is typical of
turquoise, which is a porous stone and absorbs moisture from the air readily
over the years. View
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EDWARDIAN 9 ct gold,
turquoise and seed pearl ring, hallmarked 9 375 for 9 carat yellow gold
and maker RJ, circa 1910, size 7-1/4. View
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VICTORIAN 9ct turquoise and seed
pearls ring, heart-shaped with links band design, size 7-1/4.
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VICTORIAN girl’s turquoise ring and gold filled thimble in original fitted box. This
would have bee a lovely gift for a young girl.
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VICTORIAN turquoise and seed
pearls ring, crescent with three stones, size 6-1/4.
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VICTORIAN 15k shield shaped
ring with seed pearls and a diamond center with black enameling, doubly
hallmarked for the maker "HA" date 1821 ?, size 6 and 7/16" along the
finger, tests as 15 karat yellow gold.
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VICTORIAN 15k turquoise ring with diamond center, front half of the shank beautifully
engraved, tiny hair locket with beveled glass cover on the back, size 7 and 1/3"
along the finger, tests as 15 karat yellow gold. The front is set like a little
forget-me-not flower which symbolizes remembrance.
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VICTORIAN
9k rose cut diamonds and turquoise ring with
elongated shape, size 5-3/4 and runs 1" along the finger and it 1/4" at the
widest. There are 22 rose cut diamonds of about .15tw.
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VICTORIAN turquoise and seed pearl ring set in 9 carat
yellow gold, stones are prong set with a leaf on each side of the
center. This is hallmarked for Birmingham, England, 9 carat gold and
while I cannot make out the date letter, these are generally circa
1880’s. It is a size 8-1/2 and is about 3/8" along the finger. The front
is set like a little forget-me-not flowers which symbolize remembrance.

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VICTORIAN turquoise pendant with a tiny
diamond in the center of the flower shape, half pearls and a gilt setting, 1-1/8"
pendant with a 18-1/2" gold filled chain and a loop that has a 1/2" opening,
just lovely. Like many of these antique turquoises, some of these are
irregular and some are apple-shaped, with a dimple on one side.
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VICTORIAN English
antique 18k, turquoise, diamond double row ring, hallmarked for Birmingham,
England, 1897 size 6-1/2 or English size M, 1/4" wide at the front. It is
rare to see such complete and legible hallmarks. Approximately .2 carats
total weight in 7 rose cut diamonds, which are good ones, VS-SI and near
colorless This ring also stacks well with others, if you enjoy that look.
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VICTORIAN antique Etruscan Revival 15k and turquoise pendant with a center star set diamond
and a fringe of fox tails at the bottom, 1-5/8" by 3/4" wide on a 16" 14k yellow gold
chain that is early 20th century. The pendant is a half-dome, so it has a
good presence, and the bottom fringe just ads to the elegance.
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VICTORIAN 10k and turquoise and pearl spider web motif pin, tests 9-10
karat yellow gold, 1". The graduated little pearls create movement in
this piece, and the turquoises are in the shape of a forget-me-not for
remembrance.
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VICTORIAN hand painted portrait with turquoise, signed portrait pendant 2-1/8"
by 1-5/8". The artist’s signature is looks like the initials "LD" or "SD".
Looking under magnification, you can see such lovely brushstrokes, creating
the translucent bodice and the blue and white flower garland in her hair
with green
leaves.
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VICTORIAN
10k yellow gold turquoise, garnet and seed pearls ring in a rose gold
setting, size 6-1/2 and 1/2" wide as it lays on the finger, and it
weighs .06 ozs. It’s a lovely
design and has decoration on each shoulder as well. This will come in
a brand new square ring box in this same style, but the one that is shown is
for display only.
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VICTORIAN
15k turquoise ring with a scroll on each side of the row
of stones, each having an etched design, size 7-1/2. It does test 15 karat gold and is in otherwise very good
vintage condition, and it weighs .06 ozs. This will come in a brand new square ring box
in this same style, but the one that is shown is for display only.
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VICTORIAN 15k turquoise ring with the forget-me-not flower shape in
the middle and a pearl on each side, size 8 and 5/16" wide at the front. It has
had the back of the band professionally replaced at some time in the past, but
the maker’s marks remain and say "WJG" and "15" for 15 karat yellow gold. This
will come in a brand new square ring box in this same style, but the one that
is shown is for our photographing only. The forget-me-not symbolized eternal
love or friendship, a wonderful sentiment.
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VICTORIAN turquoise ring with tiny seed pearls
set around a cushion-shaped turquoise, beautifully decorated sides, not
marked, size 6 and runs about 1/2" along the finger, and it weighs .07 ozs.
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VICTORIAN turquoise ring with a yin-yang
design accented with two seed pearls, one illegible stamped mark, tests as
karat gold, size 6-7/8 and runs just shy of 1/2" along the finger.

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VICTORIAN turquoise ring with two turquoise half-cabochons
offset with two pearls, marked "14k" inside the band, size 5.

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VICTORIAN turquoise ring in an eye shape with tiny seed pearls all
around, engraved with initials "E. J. P." and hallmarked "H&S" for the
maker, and "10k". It has been sized in the past and is now a size 8-1/4.

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VICTORIAN antique 10k Etruscan Revival turquoise and diamond
pendant with a memorial hair compartment on the back. The pendant is 1-1/8"
and it has the wonderful applied wire work that makes this style such a
favorite, circa 1870. It is in excellent condition. Lightly hand
etched number "S6.25.4" along the rim on the back, but we are not sure what
meaning that has, if any. This is in very good condition with light
scratching only on the reverse side of the setting, as would be expected on a
piece of this age.

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VICTORIAN 9 carat and turquoise ring with a yin-yang
design accented with two seed pearls. There is one illegible stamped mark
inside the band, but this tests as
9 karat gold, size 6-7/8 and runs just shy of 1/2" along the finger.

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VICTORIAN 14k Etruscan Revival turquoise and diamond
earrings. The round portion of each earring
is 3/4" with a length from the top of the loop to the bottom of the round at
1-1/4". These have the wonderful applied wire work that makes this style
such a favorite, circa 1870. This is a fine set of antique earrings and it is in
excellent condition.

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VICTORIAN 9ct
turquoise ring with a faceted ruby red center, size 7-1/4+. This has a two
part split shank on each side with a rose and texture area, so special!.
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VICTORIAN
9 ct yellow gold turquoise ring with 6 turquoises
surrounding a single tiny pearl, decorated shoulders, hallmarked "FW 9 375"
with the anchor mark and the date letter "Z". It is a size 8-1/2
and has been professionally resized at some point in the past, and it weighs
.06 ozs.

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VICTORIAN turquoise ring in a sideways eye shape
with three turquoises surrounded by pearls, marked inside the band "9 14",
size 7+and 1/2" along the finger.

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VICTORIAN turquoise ring with diamonds opals on each side,
hallmarked "__Bros,9 375, an anchor and the date letter "Z". Size 7-1/4+. View
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VICTORIAN turquoise ring with 3 turquoises, two opals,
size 6-3/4 and 1/4" wide at the front.
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RING 10k
yellow gold and turquoise child’s ring with an etched design. #G29419

VICTORIAN
18 karat yellow gold, turquoise ring with a diamond center and 7
turquoises, forget-me-not shaped, marked inside the band "750" for 18
karat
gold, size 4-1/8 and 5/16" wide on the top.
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14 KARAT Victorian baby ring with star set Persian turquoise
and seed pearls, circa 1890, size 2-3/4. #G23828

PERSIAN turquoise half-dome
round pin set in gilt 800 sterling, marked on the back "800 FB", 1".
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MEXICAN Victorian 12k yellow gold and turquoise birds motif necklace and earrings,
Mexican made. Similar pieces can be seen in Davis & Pack "Mexican Jewelry" page 137.
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VICTORIAN 12k and turquoise bird-motif pierced earrings, 3/4" w/dangle.
These are called "French" and "Mexican" in two different jewelry books,
so did both countries make them?
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VICTORIAN 14 karat yellow
and rose gold,
turquoise bird pendant and earrings, pendant total length 1-1/2", earrings
1-1/2". The tiny stones may be glass… they are too small to test
accurately. Though I would never have dreamed this was Mexican Victorian,
similar pieces can be seen in Davis & Pack "Mexican Jewelry" on page 137.
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VICTORIAN 1860s gold tone pencil with turquoise stones, gold
filled with a chipped amethyst top, 2-1/4" long.

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VICTORIAN 9ct yellow gold cased propelling pencil with turquoises, loop
for a chain, 2", tests 14k.
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VICTORIAN 9ct yellow gold cased propelling pencil with turquoises, with carved flower, 1-5/8".
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VICTORIAN 9ct yellow gold cased propelling pencil with turquoises, 1-7/8".
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SILVER brooch with a turquoise cabochon, marked on the back "800
silver" for 800/1000 sterling, 1-1/2" by 7/8′. This is a mid-century
modern piece circa 1950.

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STERLING three birds pin with aqua tiny cabs, 1-5/8".

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VICTORIAN sterling hand pin and clip with tiny turquoise
stones, 925/100 mark on back, 1-1/2".

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