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Victorian jewelry is as complex in it’s symbolism, sentiment and Since the Victorian era stretched over six decades, many types of jewelry |
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VICTORIAN Scottish silver |
VICTORIAN Scottish silver with royal blue enameling |
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VICTORIAN sterling Ye Spider and Ye Flie 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. View View View #V38244 |
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Two Victorian sterling brooches, each with |
STERLING silver embossed Gibson girl |
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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 |
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VICTORIAN silver hand brooch |
CHATELAINE with |
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STERLING Art |
TOOTH brooch |
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VICTORIAN silver name brooch with "Sarah", |
VICTORIAN carte de visite of a lady wearing a silver "Sara" name |
VICTORIAN silver with rose and yellow gold overlay |
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VICTORIAN silver "souvenir" locket with two photos inside, locket is 1-5/8" |
VICTORIAN silver star brooch faceted to resemble cut steel, exceptionally large at 2-1/3". |
VICTORIAN sterling silver "souvenir" bangle hallmarked "G&W" Birmingham |
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VICTORIAN sterling silver |
VICTORIAN silver chain with |
VICTORIAN silver round ornate brooch with |
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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 |
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VICTORIAN silver large |
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VICTORIAN Aesthetic style locket and collar, silver with rose and yellow gold |
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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. View View View #V35505 |
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VICTORIAN sterling with gold |
ART NOUVEAU Louis Armand |
VICTORIAN sterling pin |
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VICTORIAN S Bros sterling silver and gold mizpah brooch with two enjoined hearts connected by ivy, 1-1/2" by 1". The |
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. View #V38396 |
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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 |
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VICTORIAN large silver tone |
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VICTORIAN silver pin and |
VICTORIAN faux cut steel earrings with a |
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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 |
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VICTORIAN sterling |
VICTORIAN sterling silver with |
VICTORIAN sterling with |
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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 HERE. View #V38312 |
VICTORIAN CDV showing a lady wearing her sweetheart pin at the neck of her dress. View View |
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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 |
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VICTORIAN silver locket with double and ivy buckle design, 1-3/4". View View #V28797 |
VICTORIAN silver chain for a locket, 18" by 5/8". View View #V29646 |
VICTORIAN round sterling silver locket, hallmarked , 1-1/3". View View View #V27907 |
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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 |
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VICTORIAN lady named Johana Frank |
Says Bobye, "The |
VICTORIAN silver locket and chain, locket has an etched flower bouquet |
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VICTORIAN silver locket with etched ivy design, fitting and cover on one |
VICTORIAN silver etched ivy with beaded edge pierced earrings, total length |
VICTORIAN thin silver bangle with etched leaves design on front, slight |
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VICTORIAN sterling silver Aesthetic style birds, butterflies, leaves |
VICTORIAN silver locket with etched bird, bamboo, flowers, geometrics |
VICTORIAN Scottish small silver/malachite pin, 1-1/4", same in D & D book. |
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VICTORIAN silver locket |
VICTORIAN silver locket with entwined initials "BS" or "SB", fitting |
VICTORIAN silver |
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VICTORIAN lady wearing a silver |
VICTORIAN silver |
VICTORIAN lady wearing a silver |
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VICTORIAN silver snake |
VICTORIAN Alpaca silver |
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VICTORIAN silver fern pin with |
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 |
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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 |
VICTORIAN Japonesque bamboo |
VICTORIAN round silver patterned |
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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 |
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VICTORIAN silver brooch |
VICTORIAN silver bluebells |
VICTORIAN sterling |
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VICTORIAN malachite Scottish |
VICTORIAN malachite |
VICTORIAN malachite Scottish |
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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 |
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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 silver round pierced and etched bird design brooch with beaded edge, 1-3/4". View #V29130 |
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VICTORIAN sterling silver hallmarked 1894 bird brooch with floral and leaf |
VICTORIAN silver brooches can |
VICTORIAN silver pierced and beaded edge round name brooch "Jane", |
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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 |
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VICTORIAN sterling |
VICTORIAN silver tone fan brooch with |
VICTORIAN sterling |
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VICTORIAN sterling "Agnes" brooch, |
VICTORIAN silver Agnes name brooch, 1-1/2", |
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VICTORIAN sterling bird, |
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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 |
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VICTORIAN silver etched stork and grasses round pin, 1-1/4". |
VICTORIAN coin silver charm engraved, "Mungo Collins Ayr Harbor, Scotland 1886", |
VICTORIAN sterling hand pin |
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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 |
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VICTORIAN round silver brooch |
VICTORIAN hallmarked sterling horseshoe pin with yellow and rose gold |
VICTORIAN hallmarked sterling WCM oval beaded brooch with yellow and |
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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 |
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VICTORIAN oval silver pin with etched flowers and beaded |
VICTORIAN small round silver pin with |
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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". View View #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 |
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VICTORIAN Silesian wirework |
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VICTORIAN sterling |
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 |
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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 |
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EDWARDIAN Mizpah sterling silver with gold overlay pin with hearts, bow |
VICTORIAN silver compass charm with etched leaves back, 3/4". |
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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 |
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VICTORIAN Scottish |
VICTORIAN Scottish sterling |
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VICTORIAN sterling silver |
VICTORIAN silver over brass stickpin with etched flowers design |
VICTORIAN silver brooch |
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VICTORIAN baby pin with green enamel, marked "silver" on the back, 1-1/8". View #V29479 |
VICTORIAN silver buckle |
VICTORIAN sterling bar pin with forget-me-nots motif, 1-5/8". View #V29240 |
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SILVER marked "F&B 800" |
BLACK velvet 7" by 5-1/2" |
STERLING marked heraldic |
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VICTORIAN sterling kilt or |
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VICTORIAN silver picture locket, |
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VICTORIAN EPNS (Electro |
STERLING 1-7/8" buckle and |
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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 |
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MEXICAN 12k yellow gold and turquoise birds motif necklace and earrings, View #V24822 |
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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 |
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VICTORIAN earrings, silver and diamond 2" screw back, probably originally pierced earrings, circa 1840. |
VICTORIAN clear |
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VICTORIAN cut steel bracelet, 7" by 1-1/3". View View View #V25842 |
Antique & Twentieth Century Jewelry on page 78, and Bell’s |
LACY cut steel necklace with
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Since cut steel will rust if it gets wet or damp, |
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GEORGIAN cut |
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VICTORIAN tiny oval Blue John (deep purple natural stone) pin set in silver tone, 1". View #V37299 |
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