GEORGIAN or early Victorian antique cut steel drop pierced earrings with foil backed red tinted glass cabochon centers. The centers look like they are rose tinted and foiled underneath, typical for this era, and the sparkles you see are decorative, not damage. In other words, the top of the cabochons are perfectly smooth with no … Continue reading “GEORGIAN or early Victorian antique cut steel drop pierced earrings with foil backed red tinted glass cabochon centers”
GEORGIAN or early VICTORIAN antique cut steel and green foiled glass cabochons drop earrings, very old and still glowing with color, entire length 1-3/4″. Tinted and foiled quartz pieces of jewelry similar to these can be seen in the wonderful book “Georgian Jewellery” by Ginny Reddington & Tom Dawes on page 102, where they date … Continue reading “GEORGIAN or early VICTORIAN cut steel and green foiled glass cabochons drop earrings, very old”
VICTORIAN cut steel belt made of disks and chains. It is a 28-3/4″ wearable length and the widest disk is 1-1/2″. It is in very good vintage condition with every single stud in place, really gorgeous! Each stud has from 10-12 facets. “Cut steel” is comprised of hand-faceted and polished steel studs riveted to a … Continue reading “VICTORIAN wonderful cut steel belt with disks and chains popular from the Georgian through the Victorian eras”
GEORGIAN antique memorial or mourning hair ring, an antique 1802-dated 9 karat yellow gold, seed pearl and hair mourning ring inscribed inside “En Thornton obt 8 Nov 1802 at 54”. The size is 8-3/4 and it is 1/2″ along the finger at the front. The total weight is about .13 ounces. There are 20 pearls … Continue reading “GEORGIAN antique 9k, pearl and hair mourning ring 1802 and inscribed En Thorton”
You are on a reference page of Morning Glory Antiques & Jewelry. These items were photographed from private collections, and are for reference only. Jewelry that we have available TO BUY can be accessed by clicking HERE Morning Glory Collects… things we love to buy, wear and share GEORGIAN JEWELRY 1714-1837 GEORGIAN 18 karat yellow … Continue reading “Georgian Jewelry”
GEORGIAN 15k ring with a wine red garnet cabochon surrounded by a halo of seed pearls in graduated sizes and an outer ring of midnight blue enamel. Circa 1800-1820, it is a size 6-1/4 and lays 1/2″ along the finger. The gem stone “garnet” was named after the fruit “pomegranate” for the color and luminescence of the … Continue reading “GEORGIAN 15k ring with a wine red garnet cabochon”
GEORGIAN antique 15k Stuart crystal ring with gold wire cipher on the inside, size 9-1/2, stone itself 1/2″ by 1/2″. The crystal is a faceted octagon with a tiny layer of brown under the crystal and a dash of rose pink coloring. I think the little cipher says “JC”. The band tests 15k and the setting is … Continue reading “GEORGIAN antique 15k Stuart crystal ring with gold wire cipher”
GEORGIAN antique 15k yellow gold chain with the typical Georgian stamped links with alternating textured and smooth designs, early 1800s. The box clasp is a later Victorian replacement and it works perfectly. This is approximately .42 ounce total weight, and 17-1/2″ long by 1/3″ at the widest. Similar Georgian chains can be seen in the book “Georgian Jewellery … Continue reading “GEORGIAN antique 15k yellow gold chain with box clasp, circa 1800”
VICTORIAN or late Georgian 10 karat gold hair ring with amethysts surrounding the center covered center that holds the hair, such a beauty! It has a replaced band, professionally done, and is marked inside “10” and maker’s mark “VJ” in a diamond shape, and it is a size 9. According to a 1993 Canadian appraisal, the … Continue reading “VICTORIAN /Georgian 10 karat gold hair ring with amethysts”
GEORGIAN antique 14k memorial woven hair compartment ring with seed pearl surroundand a beveled glass cover, circa 1820, size 6-3/4 and with a 3/4″ by 1/2″ top. There are some crystal scratches visible under magnification, and there is no longer any hair under it, just the fabric backing. This mourning ring tests 14k and is about .21 ounces total weight. … Continue reading “GEORGIAN 14k ring seed pearls, box, c 1820”
