“JET” by Helen Muller

"Jet" by Helen Muller

Helen Muller

VICTORIAN jet jewelry with painted portrait and floral centers.

JET JEWELRY BOOK
on Victorian Jet Jewelry
By Katy Muller & Helen Muller
available on Amazon

VICTORIAN Whitby jet
hand carved brooch and earrings with painted porcelain ovals of cherubs
and flowers, a rare set with wonderful detailing. #VHM3

JET is black fossilized wood, and is associated with
the English town of Whitby where much of it was fashioned into
jewelry and accessories, especially in the 1800’s.

VULCANITE was an early plastic made by combining and heating India rubber
and sulphur.

HORN is the natural horn of an animal, pressed into a mold to form jewelry.

BOG OAK is fossilized peat

FRENCH JET is black glass, and not truly jet at all.

VICTORIAN jet worker’s tools as shown in Helen Muller’s book "Jet". I was
surprised to see how primitive some of the actual tools were, homemade and
well used. The artistry in the best hand carved jet jewelry is amazing.

VICTORIAN jet
pen and pencil set with matching hand carved designs and Whitby Abbey, 5"
long. Sets are rare and this set is particularly lovely. The third piece is
a red pencil with the name "Whitby" on the handle.
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VICTORIAN jet worker’s tools as shown in Helen
Muller’s book "Jet". A shop in Whitby still has an original display very
much like this showing a complete workshop and original tools from over 100
years ago.

VICTORIAN Whitby jet hand
carved brooch with a pietra dura inset of flowers. #VHM2

VICTORIAN Whitby jet hand
carved pendant with a pietra dura floral inset of daisies, forget-me-nots, a
strawberry and
green leaves. #VHM1

VICTORIAN shell
cameos set in jet brooches and earrings. #Victjetcams

VICTORIAN Whitby jet hand
carved hand brooch. #VHM6

VICTORIAN Whitby jet
hand carved segmented snake bracelet. #VHM5

VICTORIAN Whitby jet hand
carved matching brooch and earrings with delicate floral pierced and carved
design. #VHM4

VICTORIAN Whitby jet
earrings, hand carved drops with faceted applied ovals and detailed edges, jet
portion 1-1/3" and total length 1-3/4". These are rare, complete with original
Victorian fittings just as they were made circa 1880. #V33920

VICTORIAN Whitby jet earrings
with banded agate centers beautifully carved with saw-tooth edges, the jet
portion is 1-3/4" by 1". These are all original including the kidney
wires, amazing for 150-year-old earrings.
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VICTORIAN Whitby jet
earrings, hand carved faceted teardrops suspended in larger open faceted open
teardrops, jet portion 1-1/3" total length 1-3/4". There is one tiny flea bite
chip at the very top of one earring, not visible except under
magnification. These are rare, complete with original Victorian fittings just as
they were made circa 1880. #V33922

VICTORIAN Whitby jet round
hand carved drop earrings, 5/8" beads on original kidney wires ornamented
with clear rhinestones on each. #V29116

VICTORIAN Whitby jet faceted
beads, 56" long with graduated beads from 3/4" down to 1/3".
Included with this will be a copy of a
carte de visite showing a
lovely lady wearing beads much like this strand. This is a long, rare and
versatile
length of all original beads, a really nice find. View

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A lovely Victorian era lady wearing her triple strand of jet beads, similar
to the ones at the left here.