VICTORIAN Whitby jet hand carved long earrings set in 9 karat yellow gold findings, total length of earrings is 3-5/8″, jet portion only is 2-1/4″. The carving is both beautiful and detailed with scallops and cross hatching. These are in excellent condition. Earrings almost identical to these can be seen in the book, “Georgian Jewellery” on page … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet hand carved long earrings, 9ct gold findings”
VICTORIAN French jet (black glass on a japanned metal backing ) long earrings for pierced ears, entire length 3-1/4″ and 1″ wide at the bottom. These are long, unusual and quite dramatic when worn but they are also delicate so use them with care. View #V37485 $248.00
VICTORIAN Whitby jet earrings with faceted oval and links, circa 1870, 1-1/2″ jet length. Shown for reference only is a copy of a VICTORIAN carte de visite of a lady wearing faceted jet beads necklace and earrings. #V33041 $495.00
VICTORIAN jet cross hatch carved ring circa 1870, a larger ring at size 9, possibly a man’s ring, and 1/4″ wide. Jet is brittle and very difficult to carve so a ring like this would have been very challenging to make. It’s no wonder many of them didn’t survive until now. View #V37674 $238.00
VICTORIAN Whitby jet long dotted earrings with faceted centers, these three part earrings move beautifully when worn and come with all original fittings, 2-1/8″ jet portion only, 2-1/3″ total length. There is a small chip along the back side of one earring. This is how genuine Victorian jet earrings should look, and the delicate … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet long dotted earrings with faceted centers”
VICTORIAN Whitby jet carved 3 drop necklace with hand carved beads circa 1880, has it’s original catch, 23-1/4″ long and beads from from 3/4″ to 1/4″ wide. There are breaks in some beads so this is being sold as is. But it is to be noted that these are circa 1880, and have stayed together for … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet carved 3 drop necklace, hand carved beads, original catch”
VICTORIAN French jet (black glass) insect or bug pin with flowers and leaves, 1-7/8″. This whimsical combination of dragonfly and lily-of-the-valley flowers is really unusual. French jet is faceted black glass backed with black enameled metal. It is usually more shiny and the pieces much more delicate thanWhitby jet. View #V35883 $198.00
VICTORIAN jet pendant with a hand painted on porcelain Tyrolean or gypsy boy portrait. It is set in jet with decorative hand made saw-tooth edges, 2-5/8″. It can be worn on a black ribbon or a chain, which is how it would have been worn when it was new, circa the 1880s. These plaques were … Continue reading “VICTORIAN jet pendant with a hand painted Tyrolean boy”
VICTORIAN Whitby jet pendant with hand painted porcelain Gypsy boy center. It is a 2″ pendant on a 28″ black lace ribbon, as it would have been worn back then. A similar piece can be seen on page 177 of Bell’s “Collecting Victorian Jewelry”. The plaques were made in Austria and sent to Whitby, England, … Continue reading “VICTORIAN jet pendant, hand painted porcelain Gypsy boy”
VICTORIAN vulcanite hand with a fancy cuff holding a rose brooch, 2-1/4″ by about 1-1/2″. These were very popular and lots of different styles were made. HERE is a page of some that we had in the past, all fun to look at. View View #V36053 $118.00
