VICTORIAN 9 carat and turquoise ring with a yin-yang design accented with two seed pearls. There is one illegible stamped mark inside the band, and this tests as 9 karat gold, size 6-7/8 and runs just shy of 1/2″ along the finger, and it weighs a total of .06 ounces. Persian turquoise is a beautiful … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique 9 carat gold and turquoise ring with a yin-yang design and two pearls”
VICTORIAN sterling silver hand pin/clip with tiny turquoise in her ring and cuff, marked on the back “925/1000″ for sterling, 1-1/2″ by 1/2”. Tiny but very unusual as well! View #N39763 $126.00
VICTORIAN antique turquoise and seed pearls bar pin 2″ long. Because they are so small, I cannot tell if the aqua pieces are glass or genuine turquoise but either way, it’s a lovely pin. Bar pins are fun to wear both alone or with others. View View #V42080 $88.00
VICTORIAN English antique turquoise, seed pearl and 9 carat yellow gold gate bracelet, marked with a hallmark and “9ct” on the catch, with safety chain, 6-7/8″ wearable length and about 5/16″ at the widest, total weigh approx .43 of an ounce. Turquoise like this was very popular between the 1880s and the 1930s, and the … Continue reading “VICTORIAN English antique turquoise, seed pearl, 9 carat gold gate bracelet”
VICTORIAN small rectangular agate brooch set in sterling silver, made in about 1890, it is 1″ by 7/8″. Banded agate is always interesting and the lovely striations in this piece show that really well. View View View #V42256 $32.00
VICTORIAN signed sterling silver container to go on a chatelaine. It has a raised moose head with a little red rhinestone eye on the front and the letters “L.O.O.M’” for Loyal Order of Moose on a red enameled background. It’s marked “sterling” with the maker’s name “Alfred Schickerling Jew Co, Maiden Lane NY” and the … Continue reading “VICTORIAN signed sterling silver container for a chatelaine with a raised moose head with a little red rhinestone eye”
VICTORIAN baby sterling silver baby nursery rhyme rattle whistle “Hey Diddle Diddle” with that rhyme embossed both sides of the body, marked “S&Co” for the maker, hallmarked for Birmingham and 1907, bells intact and whistle working, 3-3/4″ by 1-5/8″. It is mother-of-pearl with a sterling handle, all in excellent condition. View View #V38786 $338.00
VICTORIAN Labrodite and silver cross pendant that is 2-1/8″ by 1-3/4″. This is circa 1890 or a bit earlier. Black materials are often the most difficult to identify, but a rock hound friend of mine identified the cross as Labrodite (also spelled “Labradorite”). I cannot prove that, so I priced it as glass, although I … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Labrodite and silver cross pendant, circa 1890”
VICTORIAN MALACHITE cameo very unusual necklace with both genuine half pearls and cultured whole pearls. The cameo itself is from the late 1800s, probably 1880-1890, and the rim around it and the scalloped setting for the pearl halo are both 14 karat yellow gold. The chain for the necklace has 14 open links and is … Continue reading “VICTORIAN MALACHITE cameo unusual necklace with both genuine half pearls and cultured whole pearls, from the late 1800s, part karat gold”
VICTORIAN sterling silver figural lion watch fob or charm with a plain agate face, 1″ by 5/8″, it is solid rather than hollow and weighs .52 ounce. This would be fun to add to a charm bracelet, too. View View View View #N41831 $128.00