VICTORIAN rare hair brooch and earrings with both blonde and brown hair in open woven berry balls set in gold leaves and fittings. Four of the balls on the brooch have hair that is coming unwoven a bit, brooch 2″ by 1-3/4″, earrings with a ball on one earring unraveling, 1-1/2″ total length from the … Continue reading “VICTORIAN beautifully woven hair brooch and earrings, rare set”
VICTORIAN woven hair watch chain and gold filled fob with watch fittings, a swivel hook on one end and a bar on the other. The chain is made of hair and it’s 7-1/3″ and 10″ counting the chains on each end. View View #V38335 $128.00
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 10 karat yellow and rose gold wedding or cigar band band ring. This one has twelve smaller flat parts that create the round ring, and each has a leaf and scroll design on it. Size 6-1/2, it weighs .06 ounces. It has one little section where it looks like it may have been resized in … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 10 karat yellow and rose gold wedding or cigar band band ring”
VICTORIAN 9ct gold wedding or cigar band ring, hallmarked 375 (9ct), maker BV, date 1908, size 7-1/4 and 1/4″ wide and it weighs .10 ounces. This is heavier and better made than many rings in this style, and the gold has a bit of rose gold tint. The AC Becken Catalogue, 1902 shows a nice selection … Continue reading “VICTORIANÂ 9ct gold wedding or cigar band ring, hallmarked 375 (9ct), maker BV, date 1908”
VICTORIAN 10 karat yellow gold wedding or cigar band ring. It has a repeating design of alternating leaves and geometrics, really lovely. Size 7-1/2, it weighs .06 ounces. The AC Becken Catalogue, 1902 shows a nice selection of these rings, but of course they were sold in other places back then, too. The last photos shows … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 10 karat yellow gold wedding or cigar band ring”
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 portrait pendant with a transfer of a child with is hand detailed, circa 1880, 2-1/4″ portrait pendant with 1/3″ loop. The loop is slightly open on one side to allow it to be placed on the pendant. View #V28555 $98.00
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”