VICTORIAN shell cameo ring set in 14k yellow gold, the face is somewhat worn as is often the case with cameo rings, size 6-3/4 and 7/8″ along the finger. This is a fine jewelry piece and it is in excellent condition. View #V35779 $238.00
VICTORIAN molded black vulcanite on glass cameo brooch with beaded edging, signed on the back “W.P.”, circa 1880, 1-5/8″. It is rare to see pieces like these signed and I don’t know who these initials stand for. The lady wears a veil and a double strand of beads, and all around her are scallops, followed by … Continue reading “VICTORIAN vulcanite, glass cameo brooch, signed”
VICTORIAN antique sterling and carved angel skin coral cameo lorgnette, very rare style with heavily and ornately embossed floral motif with a poppy on the reverse, 5-1/3″ by 1-1/3″. These no longer pop open as they should, but need to be prized a bit to open, and there is a shallow dent on the handle, so this … Continue reading “VICTORIAN sterling & coral cameo lorgnette”
CAMEO 14k pink shell cameo brooch of a lady in the Victorian Classical style, set in a 14k yellow gold setting with etched flowers and leaves on the sides, a flip-up loop allows this to also be worn as a pendant on a chain, marked “14k” on the catch, 1-1/2″ by 1-1/3″. This is a … Continue reading “CAMEO14k pink shell cameo brooch of a lady”
VICTORIAN ring 9 karat yellow gold and black ring with the applied initial “J” on the front, circa 1890, size 6-3/4. Similar rings are in the E.V. Roddin Catalogue, 1887-1889 where it describes some of them as, “Fine solid gold and stone rings. Onyx, Intaglio, Cameo, Amethyst, Blood Stone, Tiger Eye”. The box shown is for display … Continue reading “VICTORIAN ring 9k gold & black ring initial “J””
VICTORIAN 9k signet ring with an intaglio carved sard in a 9 karat rose gold setting, circa 1890, size 6-3/4 and 1/2″ along the finger, total weight 0.11 ounces. Sard is reddish brown form of chalcedony, seen in a good many Victorian pieces. The cameo is of a Roman warrior profile. This is a lovely … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 9k rose gold signet ring intaglio sard, Roman warrior profile”