VICTORIAN antique Whitby jet bracelet and brooch set with Tyrolean or gypsy boy portrait on the front. The bracelet is strung on elastic, as it was originally when it was made, and the links are faceted. It is 6″ relaxed size and stretches to about 6-1/2″ with a 1-1/2″ width at the front and 1-1/8″ … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique Whitby jet bracelet and brooch set with Tyrolean boy portrait on the front”
VICTORIAN antique hand carved Whitby jet and and sea shell cameo brooch with a Greek key design around the edge. The cameo is set in with a twisted gold wire, just perfect for it, and it is 2″ by 1-3/4″. Made in about 1880, it is still in very good condition, a lovely antique to … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique hand carved Whitby jet and and sea shell cameo brooch with a Greek key design around the edge”
VICTORIAN Whitby jet Lover’s Knot brooch with hand carved snake or serpent designs on each side, 2″ by 1-5/8″. This was carved by hand with simple early tools. Other than the normal scratches and two very tiny chips on the back side, seen only under magnification and which are expected in a piece this age … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet Lover’s Knot snake brooch”
VICTORIAN antique Whitby jet and Gypsy boy portrait brooch and earrings set. The painted porcelain miniatures are painted on porcelain in about 1870. The plaques were often done in Austria and sent to Whitby, England, to be mounted in jet for jewelry. They show a young Tyrolean boy, also called the “gypsy boy” or “green … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique Whitby jet and Gypsy boy portrait brooch and earrings set”
VICTORIAN Whitby jet beads pendant with a hand painted porcelain green Tyrolean or gypsy boy portrait, 2-1/2″ by 1-1/4″ pendant on a graduated strand of beautifully hand carved jet beads in alternating twist and geometrically carved designs, an 18″ necklace. It is amazing to look at these beads and realize they were made by hand one … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet beads pendant with Tyrolean boy, hand carved beads, 1870”
VICTORIAN style Whitby jet brooch with colorful enamel flowers and leaves inset in blue, aqua, pink and green. It is a 1990s piece made by Alec Mackenzie, then owner of the Jet workshops in Whitby, England. View #V39353 $138.00
VICTORIAN French jet black glass faceted beads and seed beads eye-shaped sew-on elements, a pair of two, both fabric backed. Each one is 4-1/2″ by 2-1/3″, and one has the original paper tag that says “Made in Germany” in faint printed letters with the number 10185 on the back, probably an inventory number. If you … Continue reading “VICTORIANÂ French jet black glass faceted beads and seed beads eye-shaped sew-on elements, a pair of two”
WHITBY JET Victorian style 1980s hand carved jet brooch with a cloisonne inset of pink and blue flowers and a 20th century catch on the back. This is a delicate beauty at 1-1/2″ across. View #V38728 $138.00
VICTORIAN Whitby jet earrings, hand carved diamond shapes suspended from circles with applied faceted balls and carved edges, total length 2″, jet portion 1-5/8″. These are rare, complete with original Victorian fittings just as they were made circa 1880. We bought them while visiting Whitby with the authors of the two books about jet jewelry, … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet earrings, hand carved diamond shapes, faceted balls”
VICTORIAN Whitby jet earrings, hand carved teardrops with faceted ovals, carved florets, jet portion 1-1/3″ and total length 1-3/4″. These are genuine and rare, complete with original Victorian fittings just as they were made circa 1880. We bought them out of a private collection while visiting Whitby with the authors of the two marvelous … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet earrings, hand carved teardrops with faceted ovals, carved florets”
