VICTORIAN Bohemian garnet encrusted antique necklace with stars and drops, wonderful rose cut garnets in a gorgeous rich red color, 20″ wearable length and 1-3/4″ front drop. Even the old style box catch is covered with garnets. A necklace just like this can be seen in the 1899 Benjamin Allen Company Catalogue and HERE. Every … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Bohemian garnet encrusted antique necklace with stars and drops”
VICTORIAN 12k Halley’s comet pin with clear paste stones that are deeply cut with a small table and in a 12 karat yellow gold setting, 2-1/4″ by 1/2″. It has a mark on the back “k12” as seen in the last photo. Halleys’ comet is visible from earth only every 75-79 years and it wasn’t … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 12k yellow gold Halley’s comet pin with clear paste stones”
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″”
VICTORIAN dainty child’s set in its own box, an English 9 carat yellow gold locket brooch and earrings set in original box. On the back is a charming little girl’s photo. The brooch is 1-1/4″ by 7/8″, earrings 1″ total length, box 4″ by 2-1/2″ by 1″ deep. The earrings are .03 ounces for both … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 9ct dainty child’s set in it’s own box”
VICTORIAN 9 ct banded Scottish agate ball drop earrings for pierced ears, each ball is slightly over 1/2″ and the entire length including the hooks is 1-1/2″. One earring is lightly marked “_75” which I think is “375” for 9 carat yellow gold. The last photo shows the size on a real person, but the … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 9 ct banded agate ball drop earrings”
VICTORIAN antique sterling silver locket with three leaf motif and a collar circa 1880s. The chain is 20″ wearable length with a 2″ Y. The locket is 1-1/4″ by 1″ with red satin lined fittings for 2 photos inside, including the frames and covers for photos. View View View View View View View … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique sterling silver locket with three leaf motif and a collar circa 1880s”
VICTORIAN antique sterling silver locket and collar circa 1880s. The locket has an open cartouche for your initials, with a floral design on one side and geometric design on the other. The collar with an etched X’s design on one side and is plain on the other. The locket is 1-1/2″ by 1-1/4″ and the … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique sterling silver locket and collar, open cartouche for your initials”
VICTORIAN Whitby jet and green hand painted Gypsy boy set of a brooch and earrings, circa 1870 and hand painted. There’s an open hand carved loops border around both the brooch and the earrings, amazingly delicate work, especially with the hand-crafted tools they used back then. Light surface crazing on the back of the earring … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet Gypsy boy set, brooch & earrings c 1870”
VICTORIAN 15k turquoise ring with the forget-me-not flower shape in the middle and a pearl on each side, size 8 and 5/16″ wide at the front. It has had the back of the band professionally replaced at some time in the past, but the maker’s marks remain and say “WJG” and “15” for 15 karat … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 15k turquoise ring with the forget-me-not flower”
VICTORIAN small bust of a lovely lady in cast metal with a shimmering golden colored finish. It is 5″ tall and 1-5/8″ at the widest. In a 1902 Becken Catalog, these are called “Library Statuary” and many styles and sizes were offered. You can see some examples HERE. As can be seen in the photos, … Continue reading “VICTORIAN small bust of a lovely lady in cast metal with a shimmering golden colored finish”