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VICTORIAN SILVER JEWELRY
Victorian jewelry is as complex in it’s symbolism, sentiment and design as was the fashion, architecture and decor of the time. Worn as an ornament, a love token or a remembrance, jewelry not only completed the well-dressed lady’s costume but also denoted her position in society, her marital status and her sense of self. Since the Victorian era stretched over six decades, many types of jewelry came and went in vogue. Mass production made jewelry available to the widest number of buyers in the broadest range of designs ever seen before in history. When it came to formal occasions, the "more is better" theme of the Victorian era carried over into how jewelry was worn by royalty and the aristocracy. Paintings of Queen Victoria and other royals at state occasions show multiple brooches, swags, earrings, bracelets and hair ornaments. But the jewelry of the everyday folk is collectible, fascinating and a lesson in history that enchants us even today.
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VICTORIAN Scottish silver with royal blue enameling buckle bangle, patterned all round and hinged in four places, solid heavy silver, safety chain, 7" by 3/4", buckle front 1". See a similar piece, a brooch, in Davidov & Dawes "Victorian Jewelry" page 33. View View View View View #V31967
| VICTORIAN Scottish silver with blue enamel locket with hair insert, 1-7/8" by 1-1/2" with a 5/8" loop. View View ALL #V32625 | VICTORIAN Scottish silver with royal blue enameling brooch, c catch and hinge, 1-3/4". See a similar brooch in Davidov & Dawes "Victorian Jewelry" page 33. View #V31968 |
VICTORIAN dated 1875 sterling boxed set of hinged bangle bracelet, locket, locket brooch and earrings all in a fully fitted beveled glass covered box made for this set, rare and wonderful. The bracelet has an engraved name inside as well as the date 1875. The bracelet is a smaller size, 6" around with a 1" band, with the front oval 1-1/3" by 1-1/8. The locket is 1-1/2" by 1-1/4" and it has a shallow dimple on one side. Inside are places for two photos with covers. The brooch has a window on the back that could hold a lock of hair or a photo, and it is 1-1/3" by 1-1/8", and the earrings are each 1" by 3/4" with a 3/4" hook for pierced ears. The box is 6-5/8" by 3-3/4" and it is 2-3/4" at one end and 1-3/4" at the other.
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| VICTORIAN sterling Ye Spider and Ye Flie (fly) brooch with raised insects and a scalloped edge, 1-5/8" by 1" and heavy for it’s size The maker’s mark on the back is "H&M", and the registration mark is for the date November 16,1880. The design is a fly on a branch facing a spider in his web with the saying engraved in the top left rectangle. This saying came from a nursery rhyme written by Mary Howatt in 1828. The Prince of Whales often gave Victoria gifts with this novelty theme, including a bracelet. See Davidov & Dawes book "Victorian Jewelry" page 45 for a "Ye Spider and Ye Flie" brooch. This piece is also shown on page 25 of the book "Jewellery in the Age of Victoria". View View View View #V38313 |
VICTORIAN boxed silver brooch and earrings with the "AEI" motif, brooch 1" earrings 5/8". Sets like this were popular and another can be seen in See Davidov & Dawes "Victorian Jewelry" page 36.
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VICTORIAN sterling brooch of a sailor standing at the wheel of a boat. There is a star cut out on the back and a mark that says "sterling front", 2-1/4" by 2".
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| Two Victorian sterling brooches, each with an image of a woman engaged in a sport. I wonder if there were others like these showing different sports.
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View | STERLING silver embossed Gibson girl with a golf club, an unusual lady’s sports motif brooch, with a pierced star mark on back, 2-1/4". View #Q25874 |
VICTORIAN silver and sea shell brooch circa 1880, souvenir of a long ago English beach holiday, 1-1/2" by 1-1/4". View View #V34745 | VICTORIAN ENGLISH "Souvenir from John O Groats" seashells 2-inch oval brooch. This is a delight, with each tiny seashell pronged in place, and each in perfect condition. View #V18652 | VICTORIAN silver brooch with tiny real prong-set seashells, dental and beaded edge, 1-3/4". View #V31800 |
VICTORIAN silver hand brooch with decorated cuff, very nice front and a solder repair on the back which does not at all detract. View View #V34766 | CHATELAINE with 5 pieces: the mirror is hallmarked Birmingham 1904-05, maker’s mark C&N; the pencil holder is marked Chester 1902-3; the match safe is engraved with the initials "HHA"; the envelope-shaped stamp holder is hallmarked Birmingham 1977. The length from top to bottom is 9". View View View View #V20954 | VICTORIAN antique sterling silver pin with three little ribbed pink sea shells in a setting with etched designs and a beaded edge, perhaps a souvenir of a Victorian seaside vacation or honeymoon, 2" by 1-1/16". Circa 1880s and in excellent condition. View #V39828 |
SILVER bird chatelaine hook with ruby eye, emerald and pearl collar, etched feathers. View #V24855
| STERLING Art Nouveau lady face and flowers brooch, cut star and “sterling face” marked on back, circa 1900. View #Q26616 | TOOTH brooch with native face, 3-1/3" long. View View View #V21897 |
VICTORIAN silver name brooch with "Sarah", pierced design and beaded edge with etched flowers, hallmarked "B & L" Birmingham 1882", comes with 2-1/2" by 4" carte de visite of a girl also wearing a "Sarah" brooch from Berlin Photographic Studio, 1882. See Victorian name pins in Kaplan’s "Antique Jewelry" page 362-363. View View #V32209 | VICTORIAN carte de visite of a lady wearing a silver "Sara" name brooch and a long chain. "From the Berlin Photographic Studio, 61 Patrick Street, Cork, Entrance through Lee Library, R Williamson & Co., photographs enlarged to any size". Size 2-1/2" by 4". View View #Vkph1 | VICTORIAN silver with rose and yellow gold overlay raised flowers brooch with beaded edges, open back, 2" by 1-1/8". View #V32211 |
VICTORIAN silver "souvenir" locket with two photos inside, locket is 1-5/8" by 1-1/3" with 1/3" loop. View View #V32194 | VICTORIAN silver star brooch faceted to resemble cut steel, exceptionally large at 2-1/3". View #V32197 | VICTORIAN sterling silver "souvenir" bangle hallmarked "G&W" Birmingham 1882, engraved in elegant letters on back "J.M.B", and at one hinge in tiny letters "15th November 1954", 6-1/4" by 1". View View View #V32212 |
VICTORIAN sterling silver star brooch with deep blue and red enameling, molded to mimic cut steel, 1-5/8". The star encloses a design made to simulate cut steel brads, quite lovely. View #V33523 | VICTORIAN silver chain with padlock with hair compartment, 7-3/4" by 1/2" with a 3/4" heart padlock. View View View #V33557 | VICTORIAN silver round ornate brooch with scrolls and flowers, beaded and dental edges, locket back, safety chain, 1-5/8". View #V32210 |
VICTORIAN sterling tested 16" by 3/4" etched links book chain with beaded edge and 2" by 1-1/2" Aesthetic style locket with beaded edge on 3/4" loop, hallmarked S. Bros., Birmingham 1893. View #V31126 | VICTORIAN sterling 2" by 1-1/2" Asthetic style locket with beaded edge on 3/4" loop, hallmarked S. Bros., Birmingham 1893. View View View View #V31145 | VICTORIAN sterling etched design links book chain with beaded edge necklace, 18" by 7/8". See Davidov & Dawes "Victorian Jewelry" page 31. View View View View #V31128 |
VICTORIAN silver large heavy 1-3/8" by 2" locket engraved "TAS" on one side and "AEI" (Amity, Eternity & Infinity) on the other, 32" chain. View View View #V29247 | VICTORIAN initial "A" bar brooch, 1-3/4" wide and 1" tall. View #V35664
| VICTORIAN Aesthetic style locket and collar, silver with rose and yellow gold overlaid bird and dragonflies design, 17" by 1/2" etched links chain, locket 1-1/2" by 1-7/8". View View View View View #V31981 |
VICTORIAN silver bird forget me not brooch with tiny locket for hair on the back, 1-1/2" by 1-1/8", box 2" by 2" and 3/4" deep original box. This charming bird carries the message of unending love. View View View #V35506 | VICTORIAN silver snake coil bangle, wearable length around 6-5/8", total length 7" by 1-1/4" wide at the front. The coiled double snake heads were a symbol of eternal love. There is a slight dimple at the top of one knob, as seen in picture. View View #V35504 | VICTORIAN French lapis and pearl brooch set in sterling, illegible touch mark on pin stem, 1-1/3", complete with the original fitted box which is 2-1/3" by 1-7/8" by 1" deep. ViewView View #V35505 |
VICTORIAN sterling with gold overlay Mizpah pin with beaded edges, etched message, hallmarked for Birmingham 1901, 1-5/8". The engraved message reads, "MIZPAH The Lord watch between me and thee when we are absent one from the other". View View View #V37207 | ART NOUVEAU Louis Armand Rault French sterling buttons in their original box, hallmarked Birmingham 1908, set of 6 each 1". What a great find and an example of what a beautiful woman looked like in that era. View View View View #V37156 | VICTORIAN sterling pin hallmarked for Birmingham 1904, 1-3/4", the front cartouche is open for your own initials. View #V37208 |
VICTORIAN S Bros sterling silver and gold mizpah brooch with two enjoined hearts connected by ivy, 1-1/2" by 1". The hallmarked on the back "S.Bros" for the Suydenham Brothers, and the date 1905. View #V38314 | EDWARDIAN 9 carat yellow gold Mizpah brooch with double hearts and ivy and the Mizpah message, 1-3/16" by 5/8". This is hallmarked on the back with the numbers 9 and 375, Birmingham, and the date letter for 1916. The maker’s mark is "R.Bs" for Rolason Brothers.
View #V38394 | EDWARDIAN sterling Mizpah brooch, rectangular 1-3/4" by 1", applied word Mizpah with a raised frame, maker _AM, Birmingham, 1912.
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VICTORIAN sterling brooch and earrings set in original box, flowers and scallops designs, brooch with locket back, hallmarked for Birmingham 1885, maker’s mark "FV", brooch 1-1/2" earrings 1-1/4" total length. The brooch has a compartment on the back for hair or a tiny photograph. Boxed sets like this are hard to find and fun to collect. View View View View #V35661 | VICTORIAN sterling silver with rose and yellow gold overlay brooch and earrings hallmarked for Birmingham 1891, maker W.C.M., brooch 1-1/2", earrings 5/8". View View #V35794 | VICTORIAN butterfly and flowers motif silver brooch and earrings with gold overlay and beaded edge in original box, circa 1885, brooch 1-3/4" earrings 1-3/4" top to bottom. The brooch has a compartment on the back, but the glass is cracked. Boxed sets like this are hard to find and fun to collect. View View View View View #V35656 |
VICTORIAN round pin with marcasites in silver and gold tone, 1". This may have once been a button but it now has a safety pin back catch on the back. View #V36087
| VICTORIAN large silver tone metal skirt or train lifter with padded ends, 7" total length. The pierced floral and scroll top slides up and down to open and close the pincers. This actually works and can hold a fairly thick piece of fabric. View View #V34601 | VICTORIAN twigs motif two piece belt buckle, entire buckle is 2" by 1-1/8". View #V37401
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VICTORIAN lead crystal faceted double collar pin set in silver and comes with it’s own fitted box, 3-1/4" total width and each crystal is 5/8" wide.
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| VICTORIAN or late Georgian portraits necklace, total length 14-1/2" with the larger ovals 1-1/4" by 3/4" and the smaller 1/3" by 1/2". The portraits are enamel on silver metal with hand painted faces. Two of the portraits have been re-worked so they look a bit different and while I don’t find it very distracting, I did price this "as-is" because of that. An unusual and amazing piece and each portrait is a little different.
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| FILIGREE long single strand necklace of alternating sterling silver filigree balls and exotic seed round beads, 25-3/4" length with 5/8" beads. The seller said this is English circa 1905 and it has an illegible hallmark inside the hand made s-shaped catch hook. A warning though, the edges of the filigree balls are easy to catch on an open weave fabric, like a sweater.
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VICTORIAN sterling oval brooch with gold overlay, tulips and leaves motif with etched fern design, locket back with fittings for a photo, circa 1880s, 1-5/8" by 1-1/3". View #V36620
| VICTORIAN silver pin and earrings in original box, brooch 1-1/4", pierced earrings 1-1/4" total length top to bottom. The design is delicate and symmetrical, really beautifully done. View View View #V36270 | VICTORIAN faux cut steel earrings with a star motif, total length 1" and the round portion 3/4". View #V38285 |
VICTORIAN sterling rectangular brooch with gold overlay, dragon fly and bird motif with etched bamboo design, open back for photo but no fittings, 1-1/2" by 1-1/8". View #V36619 | VICTORIAN sterling round brooch with gold overlay, tulips and leaves motif with scalloped edge, fittings for a photo on the back, 1-1/3" by 1-1/8". View #V36621 | VICTORIAN sterling oval brooch with gold overlay, rose and leaves motif with etched ferns, hallmarked for Birmingham 1888, open back for photo but no fittings, 1-7/8" by 1-1/8" . View View #V36622 |
VICTORIAN sterling silver brooch with enameled flowers, hallmarked Chester 1887, vintage replacement hinge for stability on the back, 2". The flowers are a pink wild rose and forget-me-nots with green leaves. View #V33524 | VICTORIAN sterling silver with yellow and rose gold overlay horseshoe pin with arrow, flowers and leaves, hallmarked 1886, 1-1/3" by 1-1/4". View #V32616 | VICTORIAN sterling with gold overlay Mabel name brooch with ivy leaves, hallmarked Birmingham 1892 and maker "S.B.", 1-3/4". The ivy leaf stood for memories and eternal love in Victorian times. View #V33522 |
VICTORIAN silver brooch with gold overlay basket in both rose and yellow gold, hallmarked for Birmingham 1885 sterling and a maker’s mark "WCM", 1-3/4" by 1-1/4".
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| VICTORIAN silver bow brooch with rose gold overlay birds, flowers and scrolls, hallmarked maker "WCM", Birmingham sterling, 1901, 1-1/2" by 3/4".
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VICTORIAN sterling sweetheart brooch with yellow and rose gold overlay flowers and leaves, 1-1/8". These are fun to wear alone or in groups, and they were often worn at the neck, as this jpg of a vintage photo shows
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VICTORIAN lady wearing a locket and chain, watch chain with a matching set of brooch and earrings. Photographer "Barnes & Sons, 422 Mile End Road E., London. This portrait may be enlarged to life size & painted in oil, water color or crayon". View View View | VICTORIAN lady wearing a silver collar and locket with watch chains at her waist. Photo by R.T. Watson, Anlaby Road, Hull. View View | VICTORIAN lady wearing a silver collar and locket. Just under her left hand you can see a double swag of carved jet beads. Photo by Turner & Drinkwater, Elm Tree House, Anlaby Road, Hull. View View View |
VICTORIAN sterling tested 16" by 3/4" etched links book chain with beaded edge. View View View #V31126 | VICTORIAN silver oval locket with engraved initials "RI" on one side and leaf design on the other, 1-1/2" by 1-1/4" with 1/2" loop. View View #V31127 | VICTORIAN sterling silver locket with lily-of-the-valley and butterfly etched design, hallmarked maker "S.T." and Birmingham 1893-4, 1-3/4" locket with 5/8" loop. View View View #V29843 |
VICTORIAN lady named Johana Frank Hartman, born July 16th, 1856, so this picture was probably circa 1880s. She is the grandmother of Bobye Syverson, expert in Eisenberg jewelry. Bobye still owns the locket her grandmother wears in this picture, which is similar to several on this page. View Melendy & Packard, Manitowoc, Wisconsin | Says Bobye, "The store with the flags and the false front belonged to my grandparents and they are standing in front of it. It is dated on the back July 1886 but the writing is very faint. This was in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Notice the ladies looking out the second floor windows." | VICTORIAN silver locket and chain, locket has an etched flower bouquet design on one side and a tropical bird on the other, 1-7/8" by 1-1/2, chain is 15" by 7-16". View View View View View #V29881 |
VICTORIAN silver locket with etched ivy design, fitting and cover on one side inside, 1-7/8" by 1-1/3". View #V32208 | VICTORIAN silver etched ivy with beaded edge pierced earrings, total length 7/8" by 3/4" wide. View #V32206 | VICTORIAN thin silver bangle with etched leaves design on front, slight ding on back, 6-1/2" by 1/2". View View #V32214 |
VICTORIAN sterling silver Aesthetic style birds, butterflies, leaves and geometrics engraved bangle, hallmarked "J.A." Birmingham 1882, slight dings on back, 6-7/8" by 1-1/8". View View #V32213 | VICTORIAN silver locket with etched bird, bamboo, flowers, geometrics and leaves Aesthetic design, fittings but no covers inside, 1-7/8" by 1-5/8" locket with 5/8" loop on a 29" chain silver. View View View #V32207 | VICTORIAN Scottish small silver/malachite pin, 1-1/4", same in D & D book. View #V32205 |
VICTORIAN silver locket with lily-of-the-valley on one side and shield on the other, marked on top of loop "S.S. 9", 1-1/2" by 1-1/4" with 1/2" loop. View View #V31554 | VICTORIAN silver locket with entwined initials "BS" or "SB", fitting intact inside, 1-5/8" by 1-1/4" locket on 1/2" loop. View View #V29877 | VICTORIAN silver locket with unusual pierced, dental and beaded design on front, 1-5/8" by 1-1/3" with 1/2" loop. View View #V31555 |
VICTORIAN lady wearing a silver locket on a chain and an unusual brooch. "From the Studio of Sheppard & Co. Photographers, North Street & Monmouth Street, Bridgewater". View View | VICTORIAN silver "zipper" 2" by 1-5/8" locket with one fitted frame inside for a photo on a 15" by 5/8" collar chain. View View View View View #V31327 | VICTORIAN lady wearing a silver locket and collar. "Photographie Parisienne, 18 Rue Fosse aux Loups 18, Bruxelles" on back, and penciled date 1877. View |
VICTORIAN sterling collar chain bracelet with 3 beaded edges, engraved foliate clasp, 8" by 1". View View #V36956
| GRANDELN 800 silver elk’s tooth, oak leaf and acorns parure with necklace, bracelet, ring and brooch, hallmarked "TS 800" on the bracelet closure, "800" on the pin back, and "835" on the ring. The pendant is 1-3/4" by 1-1/8" including the decorative loop, the chain is 20", the bar brooch is 2" and has it’s safety chain, and the ring is a size 10 and 1/2" wide along the finger. The box is the one in which it came to me, a vintage box that displays it nicely. I have been told that this is called "Grandeln" in German:, or the canine teeth of a deer. They are considered as hunting trophies and were (and still are) commonly used in folkloristic jewelry in Bavaria, Austria etc. The acorn motive is another key element of this type of jewelry. View View View View View #V36632
| VICTORIAN sterling silver photo locket brooch, a rectangle with a beaded edge and a photo compartment on the back and a glass cover, 1-3/4" by 1". The faux cut steel rectangle in the center adds wonderful texture and the beaded edge is a lovely finish. The yellow and rose gold applied flowers are accented by engraved leaf designs. The pin stem extends beyond the pin itself, typical of this era, and the c-catch and hinge are as well. And finally the entire brooch is made of sterling that is a bit heavier than this style of brooch usually is. Circa 1890, it is in excellent condition on the front and very good condition on the back as the photos show.
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VICTORIAN silver 1-1/2" wide bow pin with oval 2" pendant with aqua stone, total length 2-1/2". View #V31769 | VICTORIAN silver snake earrings in silver with black and white banded agate cabochons and drops, 14k yellow gold wires, 2-5/8" total length. View View #V31982 | VICTORIAN Alpaca silver locket with relief roses on one side and engraved initials "SA" on the other, fitted for one photo inside, 2-1/2" by 1-7/8". View View #V31767 |
VICTORIAN silver fern pin with beaded edge, circa 1880, 1-5/8". View #V32624 | VICTORIAN sterling snake wrap bracelet circa 1880, total length 21-3/4" by 5/16", spreads about 3" wide on wrist. View #V32410 | VICTORIAN sterling silver etched bird design drop earrings with beaded edge, hallmarked Birmingham 1880, maker’s mark "GFW", 1" total length. View #V32922 |
VICTORIAN silver coil bangle made to resemble cut steel brads, very unusual and dated June 21, 1883, marked 800 silver, 7-1/2" and adjustable in size and 1/3" wide, one dimple on back as can be seen in the picture. View View View #V33547 | VICTORIAN silver earrings with etched ivy leaf design and beaded edge, a tiny 1/2" size so very easy to wear. Ivy symbolizes eternal love. #V33529 | VICTORIAN sterling Albert watch chain with lovely links, marked "O.O.Co, with 1887 coin fob, chain 12" total length. View #V35660
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VICTORIAN silver earrings with etched swallow design and beaded edge, earrings 1", total length 1-1/4". View #V32613 | VICTORIAN Japonesque bamboo etched design sterling fan brooch, 2" by 1-1/4". View #V32074 | VICTORIAN round silver patterned earrings with a beaded edge, 3/4" total 1-1/8". View #V32614 |
VICTORIAN A&L Ltd Victorian sterling silver 1-1/4" brooch and 7/8" earrings, hallmarked Birmingham 1887, bird and faux cut steel flowers central design with stars border, open covered back for hair or photo. See similar set on page 36 of Davidov & Dawes "Victorian Jewelry". View View View View View #V31205 | VICTORIAN silver ornate collar with beaded edge, links decorated with tiny etched open flowers, 18" by 3/4". View View View #V31204 | VICTORIAN silver pierced and etched Aesthetic scenic design 1-1/4" by 7/8" brooch and 1/2" pierced earrings. View View #V29648 |
VICTORIAN silver brooch and earrings set with "AIE" (Amity, Infinity, Eternity) initials as a love token, pierced and etched design. The brooch is 1-1/4" and the earrings total length 1-1/8". View View View #V32083 | VICTORIAN silver bluebells brooch with glass enclosed back for hair or photo, 1-1/2". View #V31873 | VICTORIAN sterling silver Mizpah brooch with beaded edge, hallmarked Birmingham 1885 and maker’s mark "R&M", 1-1/2" by 1". Engraved " May the Lord watch between me & thee when we are absent one from another". View View #V33301 |
VICTORIAN malachite Scottish silver knot bracelet, 7" by 1-1/2", brooch 2" & earrings, 1-3/4", circa 1870. View View View View View View View View View View #V31766 | VICTORIAN malachite Scottish silver knot bracelet, 7" by 1-1/2", brooch 2" & earrings, 1-3/4", circa 1870. View View View View View View View View View View #V31766 | VICTORIAN malachite Scottish silver knot bracelet, 7" by 1-1/2", brooch 2" & earrings, 1-3/4", circa 1870. View View View View View View View View View View #V31766 |
VICTORIAN sterling silver and gilt double buckles pin hallmarked Birmingham 1890, 1-7/8". View #V28801 | VICTORIAN Scottish silver kilt pin with jasper stone at top, unusually heavy piece, scratched on back, 3". View View View View #V29645 | VICTORIAN sterling with rose and yellow gold flowers oval brooch with beaded edge, hallmarked "AJS" on the back, 1-5/8". View View #V28599 |
VICTORIAN sterling with yellow- and rose-gold gilt leaves surrounding a 3-dimensional bird, ivy, leaves and flowers on horseshoe brooch, hallmarked and "AJ", 1-1/3". View #V28799 | VICTORIAN silver arrow brooch with agate shaft, etched design on head and feathers, 2-7/8". View #V28795 | VICTORIAN sterling silver round pierced and etched bird design brooch with a beaded edge, circa 1880, 1-3/4". Both the size and the amazing details makes this one of my all-time favorites of this style!
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VICTORIAN sterling silver hallmarked 1894 bird brooch with floral and leaf design, 1-7/8". View View #V29132 | VICTORIAN silver brooches can look terrific worn in groups, these are circa 1880-1890. Brooches like this can be seen in Benjamin’s "Antique Jewellery" on page 140. Similar pieces can also be seen in the book, "Warman’s Jewelry" 2nd Edition by Christie Romero on page 64. | VICTORIAN silver pierced and beaded edge round name brooch "Jane", circa 1880, 1-1/3" . See Victorian name pins in Kaplan’s "Antique Jewelry" page 362-363 and Benette & Mascetti’s "Understanding Jewellery" page 229. A nice collection can also be seen in "Sentimental Jewelry" by Ann Louise Luthi page32. View #V29129 |
VICTORIAN Aesthetic silver oval etched bird in flight pin with dental and beaded edge, extended pin stem, 1-5/8" by 1-1/3". View #V30083 | EDWARDIAN sterling silver "Jane" name brooch, hallmarked "WL, Birmingham, 1907", 1-3/4" by 5/8". See Victorian name pins in Kaplan’s "Antique Jewelry" page 362-363. View View #V30084 | VICTORIAN silver oval brooch with open back for hair or photo, etched foliate center and embossed stars and fluted edge, 1-1/2". View #V27654 |
VICTORIAN sterling silver bird, heart, flowers and leaves pin, hallmarked circa 1890, 1-5/8". View View #V27908 | VICTORIAN sterling silver fan brooch with Aesthetic etched bird and bamboo leaves design, 1-1/2". Circa 1880, it is in excellent antique condition.
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| VICTORIAN sterling bird bar brooch hallmarked Chester 1892, 1-7/8". View #V28800 |
VICTORIAN sterling "Agnes" brooch, hallmarked, 1-3/4" by 5/8". This is hallmarked for sterling, W.H.L. maker’s initials, Chester, England, and the date letter for 1899. View #V38300 | VICTORIAN silver Agnes name brooch, 1-1/2", tests sterling but has no hallmarks. View #V38311 | VICTORIAN sterling locket brooch with a basket of flowers and leaves, stars and scrolls designs applied in both rose and yellow gold, 1-1/2" by 1-1/4". It is hallmarked for English sterling Birmingham,1882, and the maker "WCM". On the back is a glass covered compartment for a curl of hair or a photo.
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VICTORIAN sterling bird, flowers and acorns brooch, beaded edge, hallmarked "S. Bros." Birmingham 1890, 1-5/8". View View #V27656 | VICTORIAN round brooch etched with a bird design, marked "standard silver" on the back, 1-3/8". View #V24972 | VICTORIAN sterling silver stork brooch with star and beaded edge, open back, 1-5/8". View #V28592
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VICTORIAN sterling Victoria Regina Jubilee brooch 1837-1887 with a profile of Queen Victorian against a medallion with the initials "VR" beside it, also has a hair compartment on the back, . View #V35683 | VICTORIAN sterling silver oval earrings with leaf motif and beaded edge, total wearable length 1-1/2" . View View #V35682 | VICTORIAN silver hinged bangle bracelet with oak leaf, acorn and stag’s teeth, circa 1900. Teeth were used in a sentimental way in jewelry during the Victorian era, too. Queen Victorian’s earrings, made of her children’s baby teeth, can be seen on page 38 of the book "Queen Victoria: a Life in Jewellery" by Gere and Rudoe. And on page 42 her circa 1851 holly, tartan and stag’s teeth brooch can be seen View View View #V18689 |
VICTORIAN silver etched stork and grasses round pin, 1-1/4". View #V30092 | VICTORIAN coin silver charm engraved, "Mungo Collins Ayr Harbor, Scotland 1886", 1-1/3". View #V28908 | VICTORIAN sterling hand pin and clip with tiny Persian turquoise stones, 925/100 mark on back, 1-1/2". View #V29842 |
VICTORIAN silver heavy brooch with embossed children at the well design, beaded edge, 1-1/2". View #V29153 | VICTORIAN hallmarked PP&Co sterling silver double horseshoe brooch with leaves and gold overlay, 1-1/8". View View #V29951 | VICTORIAN S&G silver bow and leaves brooch, 1-5/8". View View #V29950 |
VICTORIAN round silver brooch with beaded edge, applied surface layer of rose and yellow gold rose and leaf design, deep open hair compartment in the back with glass cover, c-catch and tube hinge, circa 1880, 1-1/3". View #V26458 | VICTORIAN hallmarked sterling horseshoe pin with yellow and rose gold roses and leaves overlay, beaded edge, 1-1/2". View View View #V29641 | VICTORIAN hallmarked sterling WCM oval beaded brooch with yellow and rose gold roses and leaves design, beaded edge, 1-1/2. View View #V29642 |
VICTORIAN silver round brooch with etched leaves design and beaded edge, 1-1/2". View #V29649 | VICTORIAN silver oval brooch with beaded edge and leaves and flowers motif, open hair compartment on back with no cover, c-catch and tube hinge, circa 1880, 1-5/8". View #V26456 | VICTORIAN round silver brooch with beaded edge, applied surface layer of rose and leaf design, deep open hair compartment in the back with no cover, c-catch and tube hinge, circa 1880, 1-1/3". See similar pieces in Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry, Ed. 3" on page 79. View #V26410 |
VICTORIAN sterling hallmarked 1-5/8" beaded edge scalloped round brooch with engraved design, marked "D&LS" as the maker. This reminds me of a stylized mum, with petals all around. View View #V18647
| VICTORIAN oval silver pin with etched flowers and beaded edge, 1-1/4" . View #V28203 | VICTORIAN small round silver pin with etched butterfly and grasses and beaded edge, 7/8". View #V28206 |
VICTORIAN sterling name brooch "Jane" with beaded edge and etched design, hallmarked for Chester England, 1899 maker H&N, 1-3/4". View View #V36934 | VICTORIAN sterling name brooch "Mary" with gold overlaid letters, etched design, hallmarked for maker P&T, date and city almost illegible but could be Birmingham 1904, 1-3/4". ViewView #V36935 ALL | VICTORIAN sterling name brooch "Sarah" with overlaid gold and etched design, hallmarked for Chester 1900 maker W.Bs, 1-3/4". View View #V36936 |
VICTORIAN Silesian wirework brooch with grapes center, tiny holes on one side, circa 1840, 2-5/8" by 1-5/8". View View View #V34323 | VICTORIAN cabinet card of a lady wearing a star-shaped beaded edge round silver brooch, 4-1/4" by 6-1/2". Photographer W.H. Hemingway, 56 Bradford Road, Dewsbury. View View | VICTORIAN silver vinaigrette perfume locket with gilt and pierced inside, marked inside "JR?" and "13-1/2", 1-1/2" with 1/2" loop, a few small dimples on each side. View View View #V35636
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VICTORIAN sterling brooch with engraved and embossed leaves and scrolls and beaded edge, 1-1/2". View #V27851 | VICTORIAN etched silver bird brooch with scalloped edge, 1-1/3". View #V27260 | VICTORIAN sterling brooch with star and faux cut steel and starburst motif, 1-1/8". View #V27850 |
VICTORIAN Mizpah double heart brooch with beaded edge pin, 1-5/8". MIZPAH "May the Lord watch between me and thee while we are absent, one from the other." See Luthi’s Sentimental Jewelry page 32. View #V28792 | VICTORIAN sterling Mizpah brooch with two hearts, lock and key, bird and flowers, gold overlay, tiny etched saying, hallmarks "SRRO?, lion, anchor, p", 1-1/2". View View #V29875 | VICTORIAN Mizpah pin with ivy leaves, hallmarked, 1-1/3". View #V28793 |
STERLING silver pin with flowers and leaf design, 2". View #V26455 | EDWARDIAN Mizpah sterling silver with gold overlay pin with hearts, bow and ivy, hallmarked "E, Birmingham, 1908", 1-1/2" by 1/2". View View View #V30087 | VICTORIAN silver compass charm with etched leaves back, 3/4". View #V29876 |
VICTORIAN sterling silver dangly earrings in a teardrop shape with lovely details, total length 1-1/4".
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| VICTORIAN sterling silver "Baby" pin, hallmarked for Chester England 1909 and maker A.J.C. Alfred James Chester, 1-5/8" by 1/2" .
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VICTORIAN silver tone metal sash pin in buckle motif with a roaring lion, 2-7/8" by 1-7/8", circa 1900. This is a brooch and not a buckle, even though it was made to look like one.
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VICTORIAN sterling buckle tiny brooch with pull-up pin on a chain, 1". View #V33749 | VICTORIAN baby pin marked "silver", etched and pierced, circa 1890, 1-1/2" 12. View #V32407 | VICTORIAN LSA sterling silver fleur-de-lis pin, 1-1/3". View View #V33748 |
VICTORIAN Scottish silver and agate pin, 1-3/4" by 1-1/4". View #V29948 | VICTORIAN Scottish sterling and agate garter brooch, hallmarked. View #V29147 | VICTORIAN sterling silver "regards" brooch, hallmarked back, 2". View #V28593 |
VICTORIAN sterling silver rectangular brooch with etched floral center, framed and beaded border, open back, 1-1/2" by 1-1/4". View #V28594 | VICTORIAN silver over brass stickpin with etched flowers design and a scalloped and beaded edge, 2-3/4" by 5/8". View
View #V28597 | VICTORIAN silver brooch with stork, pond and house design, hair compartment back, 1-1/2". View #V28598 |
VICTORIAN baby pin with green enamel, marked "silver" on the back, 1-1/8". View #V29479 | VICTORIAN silver buckle brooch with hallmark, hair or photo compartment on back, 1-1/4". View #V29229 | VICTORIAN sterling bar pin with forget-me-nots motif, 1-5/8". View #V29240 |
SILVER marked "F&B 800" winged cupid brooch, 1-1/3". View #N28910 | BLACK velvet 7" by 5-1/2" purse with silver cherubs, flowers, dolphins 6" by 2" frame and 3" belt chatelaine with 3-1/2" chains, German, stamped 800 silver and dated 1880/90. . View View View View View #P28879 | STERLING marked heraldic with figures brooch, 2". View #N28912 |
VICTORIAN sterling kilt or dirk pin with purple and yellow stones, circa 1900, hallmarked, 2-7/8". View #V7108 | VICTORIAN silver cherubs picking grapes brooch, 1-1/2" by 2". View #V28596
| VICTORIAN silver picture locket, 4 bows edge, 1-1/3". #V29128 |
VICTORIAN sterling 1-1/4" Queen Victoria coin brooch dated 1837-1887. View #V17401
| VICTORIAN EPNS (Electro Plated Nickel Silver) cast belt with scrolls and cherubs, 25". View View View #V29259 | STERLING 1-7/8" buckle and shields brooch, marked "sterling" and a maker’s mark of a letter "C" with a number "3" inside it. View View 23378 |
VICTORIAN sterling 2" ornate bows and ivy leaves bar pin hallmarked Chester, England, 1900-1. View View #V13432 | VICTORIAN skeleton key made into a brooch, 1-7/8". View View #V32497 | VICTORIAN 1-7/8" ornate bows and ivy leaves brooch. View #V13421 |
STERLING Lady Racine sterling pocket watch, 935, 1-1/3". View #w25838
| MEXICAN 12k yellow gold and turquoise birds motif necklace and earrings, Mexican made. View View View #VWinw View #V24822 | STERLING Lady Racine sterling open face pocket watch, 935, "Bertha", 1-1/3". View View View #w25839 |
VICTORIAN sterling hallmarked and maker’s mark double hearts bar pin with rhinestones, 1-7/8". The brooch is typical of Queen Victoria’s Jubilee celebration jewelry as it has the crowns and the royal standard comprising of the symbols for England (lions) Ireland (harp), circa 1897. View #V29154 | VICTORIAN silver and enamel bow and charm brooch with orange and green enameled flower, 1-1/4". View #V29152 | VICTORIAN sterling, black enamel and seed pearl bar pin, hallmarked, 1-1/2". View View #V28865 |
VICTORIAN earrings, silver and diamond 2" screw back, probably originally pierced earrings, circa 1840. View View #V23442 | VICTORIAN clear rhinestone fish pin set in filigree. View #V27732 | VICTORIAN cut steel pierced earrings, 1-1/2". View #V26605 |
VICTORIAN cut steel bracelet, 7" by 1-1/3". View View View #V25842 | VICTORIAN cut steel daisy motif set: the necklace is 18" by 1-1/3", the bracelet 7" by 1-1/3", early to mid-1800’s. Polished steel faceted studs were riveted to a steel backing to fashion this type of jewelry. This set is particularly pristine and especially brilliant as each tiny stud has 12 facets. See Clifford’s Cut-Steel & Berlin Iron Jewellery, plate II (possible attribution to Frichot); Romero’s Warman’s Jewelry, Ed. 3 page 33; Benette & Mascetti’s Understanding Jewellery page 62; Becker’s
Antique & Twentieth Century Jewelry on page 78, and Bell’s Collecting Victorian Jewelry page 41. View View View View #V25841 | LACY cut steel necklace with silver chain, cut steel dangles, 15-1/2" by 1". This is an unusual use of cut steel. View View View View View View #V29871 |
Woodstock was a small town outside Oxford, England, site of the most famous cut steel workshops circa 1761. A jeweler during that time to have been selling cut steel jewelry a price higher than gold. Steel jewellery became fashionable in France and its enormous cost made it popular to the nobility. Napoleon, on his second marriage to Marie-Louise of Austria commissioned a whole parure of cut steel for his new bride. By 1775, Mathew Boulton was the most famous steel worker Matthew Boulton, first in London and then in Birmingham. By the 1790s the industry was producing its finest work although the French Revolution robbed the British workshops of their best customer. Though many shops in England closed, the French cut steel industry survived to the turn of the 19th century. |

| Since cut steel will rust if it gets wet or damp, and is difficult to polish or clean, much of it has been discarded and few good pieces remain today. I would date the piece at left between 1775-1800 as the individual pieces are quite small. The smaller the pieces of cut steel used in the jewelry the earlier the item was, while later pieces had larger cut steel pieces |
| GEORGIAN cut steel and artificial half-pearl necklace, circa 1775-1800, 14 facets on each stud, half artificial pearls set in steel, 17-1/2" chain with 2-1/2" front drop. Most studs have 12-15 facets. "Fabulous" is a considerable understatement when describing this necklace. See Dawes & Collings "Georgian Jewellery, 1714-1830" page 18. View View View View View #V31374 | |
VICTORIAN puffy hollow circle brooch with etched roses and leaves circa 1880s, 1-3/16".
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| VICTORIAN tiny oval Blue John (deep purple natural stone) pin set in silver tone, 1". View #V37299 | SCOTTISH Luckenbooth sterling pin, a traditional Scottish love token, 1-5/8" by 1-1/4". The Luckenbooth has the typical entwined hearts and crown motif, and the name comes from the locked stalls where brooches like these were sold, but it symbolizes devotion and love. Much more of the interesting history of this type can be seen HERE on WIKI.
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