VICTORIAN antique 18 karat 1866 memorial or mourning ring in 18 karat yellow gold with black enameling. It is marked “SH Chamberlaine Ob 23AUG1866” all the way around the outside and engraved inside, size 7-1/2. See “Warman’s Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 36. Another ring similar to this can be seen in “Jewels & Jewelry” by Clare Phillips on … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique 18 karat 1866 memorial mourning ring, Chamberlaine”
VICTORIAN antique snake coil bracelet with 14 karat yellow gold fittings, garnets and a woven hair band. It is approximately 14″(and wraps around the wrist of course) and it is 1/2″ wide, with a snake head 2″ long. This is in amazing condition, as though it has never been worn, circa 1880. To see an original 1870 Hair … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique snake bracelet 14 karat & garnet”
VICTORIAN woven hair bracelet 6-1/2″ by 5/8″. This is in amazing condition for it’s age and frailty with only some tiny hairs fraying out at the edges. The knot on the bracelet itself doesn’t seem to slide, so in order to wear it, you must be able to slide it gently over your hand, and you … Continue reading “VICTORIAN woven hair bracelet with covered ball dangles”
VICTORIAN antique woven hair jewelry brooch with brown hair bow and two hair dangles, 2″ by 1-1/4″. The workmanship needed to make hair jewelry is just amazing, and this is no exception. Delicate and dainty, it is over one hundred years old, circa 1880s or earlier. As you can see in the photos, it is in very good … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique woven hair jewelry brooch with bow”
VICTORIAN antique sterling silver with gold overlay fuchsia flower pendant with locket back, beautifully decorated with applied rose and yellow gold flowers and ferns and a beaded edge. The locket is a bit smaller than usual, at 1-5/8″ by 1-1/4″ with a 1/4″ loop. The pendant is hallmarked “CM” for the maker and Birmingham, 1882. The … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique sterling silver with gold overlay fuchsia”
VICTORIAN “IMO” (IN Memory Of) jet locket circa 1870. With room for two photos inside, but fittings for both but glass for only one, it measures 1-7/8″ by 1-1/2″, and leather thong that it came on is 21″ long. These were often worn on a plain black ribbon, too. There are tiny flea bites on the edges of … Continue reading “VICTORIAN “IMO” (IN Memory Of) jet locket circa 1870″
VICTORIAN antique ivy and amethysts brooch with locket back, engraved 1889 and the name “Clara”, with another illegible word, 1-3/4″ by 1-1/3″. The gold front is concave and the stones are set on a bridge over the top of it, creating a lovely reflection. Each stone has a slightly rounded top table in the older … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique ivy and amethysts brooch locket back, 1889”
VICTORIAN 14ct Etruscan motif gold brooch in a vintage box, circa 1860s. It has a lovely dangling pearl and a beaded edge, 3-1/8″ by 1-1/3″ wide. The center portion moves freely and the chains that loop on each side of this are not karat gold, oddly enough. Wonderful details like the beaded edge and etched designs add … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 14ct Etruscan gold brooch vintage box c 1860”
VICTORIAN locket by maker “AM Ltd”. It is in gilt sterling with crystal and garnets and wonderful cannetille work on the front. There are spaces for two photos inside, but with no covers. The marks include “925” and on the bale “AMLtd 925”. It is 1-1/3″ by 1″ with a 1/3″ bale on the top … Continue reading “VICTORIAN locket AM Ltd gilt sterling crystal & garnet”
VICTORIAN or late Georgian wonderful enameled portraits necklace with 10 different portraits in all. The total wearable length is 14-1/2″ with the larger ovals being 1-1/4″ by 3/4″ and the smaller 1/3″ by 1/2″. The portraits are enamel on textured silver metal with delicately hand painted faces. Two of the portraits have been re-worked so they look a bit … Continue reading “VICTORIAN or late Georgian portraits necklace enameled faces”