VICTORIAN sterling silver locket and collar circa 1880s, lovely etched urn and foliate design

VICTORIAN sterling silver locket and collar circa 1880s.  The locket has a lovely etched urn and foliate design on the front and a garter motif on the back with fittings inside for two pictures but no photo cover.  The locket is 1-1/2″ by 1-1/4″, the collar 16-1/2″” and 1-1/4″ wide.   View   View   View   View   View … Continue reading “VICTORIAN sterling silver locket and collar circa 1880s, lovely etched urn and foliate design”

VICTORIAN aesthetic silver hinged bangle bracelet etched bird and ferns design

VICTORIAN Aesthetic sterling silver hinged bangle bracelet, circa 1880s,  with etched designs and raised oval on the front.  This is 6-1/2″ around the inside, a good size for a smaller than normal wrist, and it is 1″ wide.  The designs include a bird, bamboo, ferns and leaves on both the applied plaque and the front … Continue reading “VICTORIAN aesthetic silver hinged bangle bracelet etched bird and ferns design”

VICTORIAN English George V sterling silver hunt forest chatelaine maker “SC”

VICTORIAN English George 5th antique sterling silver angels,  hunt and forest chatelaine with maker’s mark “SC”, Birmingham on the second section under the deer.  SC may stand for Samuel Clark.  The date letter is hard to read, perhaps an “m” for the year 1901. The design has a stag chased by a dog with two … Continue reading “VICTORIAN English George V sterling silver hunt forest chatelaine maker “SC””

VICTORIAN sterling silver sweetheart pin rose gold, Celtic triskele symbol

VICTORIAN sterling silver sweetheart pin with rose gold overlay.  The center motif is running feet and legs, called a triskele or a triskelion, this was a Celtic symbol, too, used sometimes with just spirals and sometimes with the legs. There are flowers on either side, as well as a beaded edge, hallmarked for Chester sterling, … Continue reading “VICTORIAN sterling silver sweetheart pin rose gold, Celtic triskele symbol”