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”
VICTORIAN antique Whitby jet faceted beads, 56″ long with beads that graduate from 3/4″ down to 1/3″. The beads are all hand carved and strung on the original black cord. A carte de visite , not included in this price but shown for reference only, shows a lovely lady wearing beads much like this strand. The … Continue reading “antique Whitby jet faceted beads, 56″ long with beads that graduate from 3/4″ down to 1/3″, all hand carved”
VICTORIAN Whitby jet brooch with a cameo of a lady, beautifully carved by hand circa 1870, and 2″ from top to bottom. During that time jet was carved by jet craftsmen using hand tools in small workshops in Whitby, England. I have tried carving jet myself, and it is very difficult. Jet was worn for … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet brooch with cameo, hand carved in about 1870”
VICTORIAN French jet black glass faceted beads and seed beads an oval sew-on element. It is 3-1/4″ by 2-1/3″. If you make period costumes or do reenacting, this would be a real treasure. It came from the wonderful collection of a lady who made costumes for the theater many years ago, and she had wonderful … Continue reading “VICTORIAN French jet black glass faceted beads and seed beads an oval sew-on element”
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 make … Continue reading “VICTORIANÂ French jet black glass faceted beads and seed beads eye-shaped sew-on elements, a pair of two”
VICTORIAN Whitby jet expansion bracelet with lightly hand etched wild rose flowers and leaves design, circa 1880, 6-5/8″ relaxed size with a 1-1/3″ wide front and a 3/4″ back. The segments are strung on elastic, as they should be, and that leaves room for a bit more give than the 6-5/8″, and it makes it … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet expansion bracelet with rose”
VICTORIAN bois durci buckle bracelet with applied and etched silver buckle on the front. The buckle front is 2″ by 1-1/4″, the wearable size is slightly larger than normal at 7″, and the width at the band is 7/8″. It is strung on black elastic, which is tight and does not need to be restrung, … Continue reading “VICTORIAN bois durci bracelet with silver buckle, simulates jet”
VICTORIAN French jet rooster sew-on ornament with a yellow glass eye, 5″ by 4″. French jet is flat backed and faceted black glass, and because of the delicacy of these antique pieces, examples like this one are rare. One of the faceted oval stones i s cracked, as can be seen in the photos. This … Continue reading “VICTORIAN French jet rooster sew-on ornament with a yellow glass eye, 5″”
