VICTORIAN 9 ct buckle ring with diamond center

VICTORIAN 9 ct buckle ring with diamond center, marked inside the band “NBS 375″ for the mnaker and karat of gold, size 9+ and 1/8” wide; weight is .09 ounces. The buckle, in addition to being a lovely motifin itself, is a symbol of strength and binding love.   View   View   #V38435   $248.00

SCHREINER New York belt and buckle, fabulous marbled

SCHREINER New York belt and buckle with fabulous marbled orange glass cabochonsset in gold tone metal , each cabochon is 1″ by 3/4″. This is in excellent condition and is long enough to wear at 27-1/2″ long. It is circa 1960.   View   View   #S37528   $115.00

BUCKLE brooch, clear & topaz-colored rhinestones, 1930

BUCKLE brooch with clear and topaz-colored rhinestones in pot metal, circa 1930, 2-1/8" by 1". Pot metal jewelry has a lovely matte finish and this pin is in very good vintage condition.    View  #Y31917   $48.00

VICTORIAN cut steel rectangular buckle

VICTORIAN cut steel small rectangular buckle, 1″ by 1-3/4″ . Circa 1880s or before, these are fun to repurpose into another piece of jewelry.   View   #V28183   $38.00

VICTORIAN French cut steel shoe buckle

VICTORIAN ”Made in France” French cut steel shoe buckle, brads have 12 facets. I have seen craftsmen and beaders convert these single buckles into bracelets and other pieces of jewelry very successfully.    View   View   #V26459a   $38.00

VICTORIAN six-pointed star, an amazing 4″ wide paste star brooch in sterling silver. It is heavy has an unusual blunt-ended pin

VICTORIAN six-pointed star, an amazing 4″ wide paste star brooch in sterling silver.  It is heavy has an unusual blunt-ended pin (see the photo of the back), so must have been worn either as a buckle or on a loosely woven fabric.  I have worn it on a chain and through a button hole, as … Continue reading “VICTORIAN six-pointed star, an amazing 4″ wide paste star brooch in sterling silver. It is heavy has an unusual blunt-ended pin”

VICTORIAN sterling silver locket and collar garter design 1880s

VICTORIAN antique sterling silver locket and collar with the locket design a garter or belt and buckle surrounding fruit and flowers on the front and a plain back. The collar has a pierced x’s design, and both are circa 1880s. The collar is 16″ and 1/3″ wide. Both locket and collar test as sterling but have no hallmarks.    View   View   … Continue reading “VICTORIAN sterling silver locket and collar garter design 1880s”