VICTORIAN rare antique sterling silver bangle with rose gold flowers and yellow gold leaves with delicate etched stems, wonderfully intricate lacy, beaded and dental edges

VICTORIAN rare antique sterling silver bangle with rose gold flowers and yellow gold leaves with delicate etched stems.  It has wonderfully intricate lacy, beaded and dental edges.  It was made in the 180s and it is marked on the tongue “sterling silver”.  It is tapered in size like a gauntlet and the openings are from … Continue reading “VICTORIAN rare antique sterling silver bangle with rose gold flowers and yellow gold leaves with delicate etched stems, wonderfully intricate lacy, beaded and dental edges”

VICTORIAN antique basket brooch in sterling silver with rose and yellow gold overlay, hallmarked 1885 for William Clark Manton

VICTORIAN antique basket brooch in sterling silver with rose and yellow gold overlay.  The basket is spilling over with flowers and leaves and the brooch has a lovely dental edge.  It is hallmarked on the back side for Birmingham date 1885, sterling silver and a maker’s mark “WCM” for William Clark Manton, size 1-3/4″ by … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique basket brooch in sterling silver with rose and yellow gold overlay, hallmarked 1885 for William Clark Manton”

VICTORIAN sweetheart rose flower locket brooch, an antique sterling silver, rose- and yellow-gold brooch with magnificent detail

VICTORIAN sweetheart rose flower locket brooch, an antique sterling silver, rose- and yellow-gold brooch with magnificent detail.  It has intricate rose gold roses and yellow gold leaves with etched stems in the background.  It also has a double beaded edge, and an open locket compartment on the back with glass cover on it for a … Continue reading “VICTORIAN sweetheart rose flower locket brooch, an antique sterling silver, rose- and yellow-gold brooch with magnificent detail”

VICTORIAN antique cut steel silver bee, fly or insect pendant

VICTORIAN antique cut steel and faceted silver bee, fly or insect pendant, 1-1/2″ by 1-1/3″.  All this needs is your own silver chain to wear it as a pendant necklace.  From the 1880s or earlier, this is a fun antique conversation piece.  View  #V42136  $198.00

VICTORIAN sterling silver brooch with embossed lady in a garden of flowers, punched star mark and the words “sterling front” on the back

VICTORIAN sterling silver brooch with embossed lady in a garden of flowers, punched star mark and the words “sterling front” on the back, 2-1/2″ by 1-3/4″.  Her lovely dress swirls into the scroll designs around the edges, she holds a flower and there is a garden of flowers behind her, and she is wearing a … Continue reading “VICTORIAN sterling silver brooch with embossed lady in a garden of flowers, punched star mark and the words “sterling front” on the back”

VICTORIAN six-pointed star, an amazing 4″ wide paste star brooch in sterling silver. It is heavy has an unusual blunt-ended pin

VICTORIAN six-pointed star, an amazing 4″ wide paste star brooch in sterling silver.  It is heavy has an unusual blunt-ended pin (see the photo of the back), so must have been worn either as a buckle or on a loosely woven fabric.  I have worn it on a chain and through a button hole, as … Continue reading “VICTORIAN six-pointed star, an amazing 4″ wide paste star brooch in sterling silver. It is heavy has an unusual blunt-ended pin”

VICTORIAN sterling silver embossed Gibson girl with a golf club, an unusual lady’s sports motif brooch, with a pierced star mark on back

VICTORIAN sterling silver embossed Gibson girl with a golf club, an unusual lady’s sports motif brooch, with a pierced star mark on back, 2-1/4″.  The beautifully embossed front side is edged with maple leaves and the lady is wearing the typical hair do, blouse, and men’s style tie.  This was probably made in the very … Continue reading “VICTORIAN sterling silver embossed Gibson girl with a golf club, an unusual lady’s sports motif brooch, with a pierced star mark on back”