VICTORIAN steel sewing chatelaine with a 2″ horse shoe clip, 16″ total length, with a flip-out glove hook 1-5/8″; thimble bucket 1-1/4″; needle box 2-5/8″. Chatelaines might be comprised of items all used for one task, like sewing, for instance, or combined with various items that suited the wearer. Some were matching sets and others … Continue reading “VICTORIAN steel sewing chatelaine”
CHATELAINE matte finished gold filled Victorian chatelaine with initials “AIE” for “Amity, Eternity and Infinity” on this very unusual set. It includes a belt clip 2-7/8″; three beaded chains 5″; compass (glass cracked on top) 1″; locket 1-3/4″; knife 2″. Circa 1890. Chatelaines were made for both utilitarian and decorative uses and this is a particularly lovely one. View View View … Continue reading “CHATELAINE golden matte finish Victorian chatelaine”
VICTORIAN cut steel small rectangular buckle, 1″ by 1-3/4″ . Circa 1880s or before, these are fun to repurpose into another piece of jewelry. View #V28183 $38.00
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”
VICTORIAN ”Made in France” French cut steel shoe buckle, brads have 12 facets. I have seen craftsmen and beaders convert these single buckles into bracelets and other pieces of jewelry very successfully. View View #V26459a $38.00
VICTORIAN bar pin with red and blue faceted stones and a white small cabochon, circa 1880s, 2 1/4″ wide. An etched scene of a light house and sailing ships adorns the front of this brooch. View. #V5154 $85.00
VICTORIAN antique agate letter opener in it’s own box, “vous soit propice 1903” on the enameled band in the middle, which I think translates to “have a good year 1903″, 6-7/8″ by 7/8”. And 1903 was an interesting year! The Wright Brothers made their first flight, the first Model A Ford was produced and the first game of the … Continue reading “VICTORIAN agate letter opener in it’s own box, 1903”
BOHEMIAN GARNET bracelet with 12 square links each encrusted with two sizes of prong set garnets in a silver metal, 7″ by 1-2″. The bracelet has a safety chain and in wonderful condition in every way. Made in early the 1900s, garnets are still popular today View View View View #V42337 $128.00
NECKLACE of lovely garnet colored oval glass cabochons in a gold filled setting and on an 18k yellow gold chain, 15″ long. The cabochons are a glowing rich color, as you can see in the photo, and each oval cabochon is 5/8″ by 1/2″. Simple and oh so beautiful! View View View View #V42072 … Continue reading “NECKLACE of lovely garnet colored oval glass cabochons in a gold filled setting and on an 18k yellow gold chain”
BOHEMIAN GARNET wine red stones in a hinged bracelet with an original safety chain. The garnets here are a rich lovely color. It is 7″ around the inside and the front element is 1-3/4″ across and 5/8″ from top to bottom, and it is 2-1/3″ by 2″ across the inside. The last photo is from … Continue reading “BOHEMIAN GARNET hinged bracelet with an original safety chain”