VICTORIAN sterling silver round locket brooch with a rose and yellow gold overlay, a tulips and leaves motif with scalloped and beaded edge and fittings for a photo on the back, 1-1/3″ by 1-1/8″. This is a sweetheart pin and it would be perfect for adding your own photo or a lock of hair to … Continue reading “VICTORIAN sterling silver round locket brooch with a rose and yellow gold overlay, a tulips and leaves motif with scalloped edge and fittings for a photo”
VICTORIAN antique turquoise, garnet and seed pearls ring in a 10 karat gold setting, size 6-1/2 and 1/2″ wide as it lays on the finger, and it weighs .07 ozs. It’s a lovely design and is beautifully decorated with a halo of tiny gold beads at the top and designs on each shoulder as well. … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique turquoise, garnet and seed pearls ring in a 10k gold setting”
VICTORIAN black glass mourning brooch with a flower and leaves center and a seed pearl, symbolic of a tear of sadness, from the late 1880s. The total length is 2″ and it is 1-1/3″ wide. View View #V42342 $58.00
VICTORIAN antique sterling silver bow brooch with rose gold overlaid birds, flowers and etched designs, hallmarked for the maker “WCM” for William Clark Manton, Birmingham sterling and the date 1901, it is 1-1/2″ by 3/4″. View #V37672 $148.00
VICTORIAN antique vulcanite fern-shaped articulated earrings with gold dots down each side, and black glass tops on gold filled wires, 2-3/4″. They move beautifully and are among the best Vulcanite earrings I have ever owned, made in about 1870. These came from a decades-long collector who lived near Whitby, and we were honored to have … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique vulcanite fern-shaped articulated earrings with gold dots down each side”
VICTORIAN woven hair earrings with light brown hair woven into dangling acorns with 14k yellow gold fittings. The 2 acorns on one earring are pulling away from the top caps. These are 2-1/2″ from the top of the hoop to the bottom of the acorn. On one earring there is a hook to slide the loop under, … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 14k woven hair earrings, brown hair”
VICTORIAN Whitby jet brooch with a cameo of a lady, beautifully carved by hand circa 1870, and 2″ from top to bottom. During that time jet was carved by jet craftsmen using hand tools in small workshops in Whitby, England. I have tried carving jet myself, and it is very difficult. Jet was worn for … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet brooch with cameo, hand carved in about 1870”
VICTORIAN 10k turquoise and seed pearl ring in an elongated eye shape so flattering to the finger. Even the shoulders have a lovely design. It is a size 6 and runs 1/2″ along the finger in the front. It has no marks but tests as 10 karat yellow gold, and it weighs .09 ounces. Made … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 10k turquoise and seed pearl ring in an elongated eye shape so flattering to the finger”
VICTORIAN vulcanite brooch of a hand holding a basket of fruit, British registration mark on back for the 1880s, 2-3/4″. The clasp on the back was replaced years ago with a safety clasp. View #V27230 $98.00
VICTORIAN French jet black glass faceted beads and seed beads an oval sew-on element. It is 3-1/4″ by 2-1/3″. If you make period costumes or do reenacting, this would be a real treasure. It came from the wonderful collection of a lady who made costumes for the theater many years ago, and she had wonderful … Continue reading “VICTORIAN French jet black glass faceted beads and seed beads an oval sew-on element”
