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Search Results for: victorianVICTORIAN sterling silver locket lovely bird in grassesVICTORIAN antique sterling silver locket with a lovely bird in the grasses design and a scalloped edge, circa 1880s. The locket is 1-3/4″ by 1-1/4″, not including the top loop. Inside are the fittings for two photographs but no covers. This is an antique and in very good vintage condition, ready to wear for years to come. View View … Continue reading “VICTORIAN sterling silver locket lovely bird in grasses” VICTORIAN sterling buckle or garter locket and y-chain 1880sVICTORIAN sterling silver buckle or garter motif locket and y-chain with a lovely curl of hair and seed pearls inside the locket, circa 1880s. The chain is 17″ wearable length with a 2″ Y, and the locket 1-3/4″ by 1-1/2″, fittings for 2 pictures inside. This has no marks but it tests as sterling. It … Continue reading “VICTORIAN sterling buckle or garter locket and y-chain 1880s” VICTORIAN sterling silver locket and collar garter design 1880sVICTORIAN antique sterling silver locket and collar with the locket design a garter or belt and buckle surrounding fruit and flowers on the front and a plain back. The collar has a pierced x’s design, and both are circa 1880s. The collar is 16″ and 1/3″ wide. Both locket and collar test as sterling but have no hallmarks. View View … Continue reading “VICTORIAN sterling silver locket and collar garter design 1880s” VICTORIAN pressed horn braceletVICTORIAN pressed horn bracelet with floral and geometric motifs. This is 1-1-1/4″ wide and 6-1/2″ and it is adjustable because it is strung on elastic. That is how this would originally have been strung over 100 years ago. Every other panel is a bas relief violet design that is really pretty. View #V27902 $188.00 VICTORIAN gold filled sweetheart broochVICTORIAN gold filled sweetheart brooch with etched floral and leaf designs, 2-1/4″. These were often wore on a piece of lace attached to the dress, circa 1890s. View #V28334 $86.00 VICTORIAN 18ct banded agate foil backed quartz cabochons locket, 1870VICTORIAN 18ct banded agate and foil backed quartz cabochons locket, c. 1870. Lockets like this came in several sizes, but this is a smaller version at 1-1/8″ by 1-1/4″. The back of this lovely locket has a removable glass covered oval compartment with a piece of wine colored fabric inside. It could hold a memento … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 18ct banded agate foil backed quartz cabochons locket, 1870” VICTORIAN Whitby jet earrings, hand carved decoratedVICTORIAN Whitby jet earrings that are hand carved and etching decorated open double drops with triangular tops, each with hand carved and intricate designs. The jet portion is 1-1/4″ and the total length 1-3/4″, and these are circa 1870. These are light weight and easy to wear, and what a treat to own. We bought … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet earrings, hand carved decorated” VICTORIAN Whitby jet earrings beautifully hand carved c 1870VICTORIAN Whitby jet earrings beautifully hand carved, 7/8″ at the long, 3/4″ wide and made for pierced ears. Notice the hand carved open loops all around the edges of each earring, and each also has a tiny etched flower in the center. They are all carved by hand, a really masterful thing to do with the … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet earrings beautifully hand carved c 1870” VICTORIAN Whitby jet beads pendant with Tyrolean boyVICTORIAN Whitby jet beads pendant with a hand painted porcelain green Tyrolean or gypsy boy portrait, 2-1/2″ by 1-1/4″ pendant on a graduated strand of beautifully hand carved jet beads in alternating twist and geometrically carved designs, an 18″ necklace. It is amazing to look at these beads and realize they were made by hand one … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet beads pendant with Tyrolean boy” VICTORIAN antique Whitby jet carved brooch with an ammoniteVICTORIAN antique Whitby jet carved brooch with an ammonite insert, 2″ wide and circa 1880s. An ammonite is a fossilized mollusc which is extinct. They are found, among other places, around the city of Whitby in England, just as jet is. See a similar brooch on page 50 of Helen Muller’s original book, “Jet”. Back in October … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique Whitby jet carved brooch with an ammonite” |
