VICTORIAN 9ct yellow gold retractable mechanical pencil with turquoise around the barrel and a black end carved with a rose, rosebud and leaf. There is a tiny crack at the tip of the pencil end, and the pencil is 1-5/8″ long. The pencil slides out when you gently push down on the turquoise ring, and … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 9ct turquoise retractable mechanical pencil”
VICTORIAN 9ct yellow gold retractable mechanical propelling pencil with turquoise around the barrel, 1-7/8″ long. The pencil slides out when you gently push down on the turquoise ring, and you can see the tip in the last photo, the one on the right. This tests as a low-karat gold, 8-9 k. The black intaglio seal … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 9ct turquoise retractable mechanical pencil”
VICTORIAN Samson Mordon 1907 English sterling retractable pencil, 3″ long and it works. The maker is “SM&Co” and “Samson Mordan” and hallmarked for London 1907. The engraved initials on the side are “CGD” in a beautiful script. In order to extend the pencil, you push gently on the ribbed portion towards the top. It has a … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Samson Mordon 1907 English sterling pencil”
VICTORIAN 14k Etruscan Revival Persian 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 … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 14k Etruscan Revival Persian turquoise and diamond earrings”
VICTORIAN cut steel round brooch with about 12 facets on each of the larger brads, all hand made, 2″. There is a very small amount of corrosion in some areas, much more visible in the magnified photo than in person. Woodstock, site of the most famous cut steel workshops circa 1760, was a small town outside Oxford, England. … Continue reading “VICTORIAN cut steel round brooch with about 12 facets on each”
VICTORIAN antique cut steel brooch with brads showing 12-15 facets in the early Victorian style, each hand riveted into a heavy back, 1-3/4″. Cut steel is so beautiful and catches the light in a wonderful way. View #V37500 $228.00
VICTORIAN cut steel pin in gold tone, 4-1/4″. This has a Victorian c-catch on the back. It has a comet like shape which is really lovely, perhaps for Halley’s comet. View #V36085 $115.00
VICTORIAN antique Etruscan Revival 15k and turquoise pendant with a center star-set diamond and a wonderful 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 fox tails do lay straight, but they look crooked because the roundness of the back … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique Etruscan Revival 15k and turquoise pendant”
VICTORIAN 10k and turquoise and pearl spider web motif pin, tests 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 flower for remembrance. There is a tiny spot of silver on the back, as can be seen in the magnified photo. View … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 10k and turquoise and pearl spider web motif pin”
VICTORIAN Persian turquoise and 14k gold 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, weight is .05 ozs. A few of the pearls are a lighter color than the others, as you can see in the photos. View #V39820 $348.00