VICTORIAN Whitby jet antique portrait brooch of a beautiful lady hand painted on porcelain. She is wearing pink and blue and holding a white dove. A carved Greek key design decorates the edge of the setting that is 1-7/8″ by 1-1/2″. On the back edge is a small scratch and that is the only issue … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet antique portrait brooch of a beautiful lady hand painted on porcelain. She is wearing pink and blue and holding a white dove”
VICTORIAN antique Whitby jet necklace that was hand carved with decorated links and stations, a one-of-a-kind piece. The size is 20-1/2″ wearable length with a 4″ front drop. Note the detail on each drop, with both carved and applied decorative elements. It is all original and exactly as it was when newly made. An interesting … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique Whitby jet necklace that was hand carved with decorated links and stations, a one-of-a-kind piece”
VICTORIAN rare antique Whitby jet hand carved necklace, museum quality, a very intricate geometric design that is 18″ long with a 5″ front drop. Note the intricate detail of the pierced edging and applied carved domes that would have been hard work with the hand made tools used in that era. The masterful and detailed … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique Whitby jet hand carved necklace, museum quality, intricate geometric design”
VICTORIAN antique French jet lacy look necklace, 16″ with a 3-7/8″ front drop. French jet is black glass on a black enameled metal backing and it was used in the late Victorian era to emulate Whitby jet. It is usually more shiny and the pieces much more delicate than jet, and can be much more … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique French jet lacy look necklace”
VICTORIAN antique French jet pendant necklace from the late 1800s. It is 18″ wearable length with a 2-5/8″ drop and a 2″ round pendant. This is missing 3 tiny black flatbacks and there are signs of wear here and there with very tiny flea bites and scuffing, all visible with magnification. French jet is black … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique French jet pendant necklace from the late 1800s”
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 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 Whitby jet large intricate love knot brooch, carved amazingly from one piece of jet, 2-1/4″ by 2″. Knot motifs in jet jewelry were most often carved in the 1840s. This very special piece is from the personal jet collection of Katy and Helen Muller, authors of the books on jet jewellery. I am so … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet large intricate love knot brooch, carved amazingly from one piece of jet, 1840s”
