VICTORIAN pressed horn large rectangular antique brooch, 1880s
VICTORIAN pressed horn large rectangular brooch with embossed scrolls designs, a real beauty. The brooch is 2-1/2″ by 1-3/4″ and was made circa 1880. View #V29469 $88.00
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VICTORIAN pressed horn bracelet
VICTORIAN 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 brooch
VICTORIAN 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, 1870
VICTORIAN 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 decorated
VICTORIAN 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 1870
VICTORIAN 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 boy
VICTORIAN 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 ammonite
VICTORIAN 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”
VICTORIAN antique Whitby jet “grandma” bar pin
VICTORIAN antique Whitby jet “grandma” bar pin, 1-3/4″. What a great gift for your own Grandmother, and it is over 120 years old! View #V28070 $46.00
ESSEX Victorian rock crystal antique reverse carved & hand painted ring
ESSEX Victorian antique rock crystal reverse carved and hand painted ring with a pink and gray flowers, really special. It is a size 8, with the ring top 1/2″ by 1/3″. Set in 10k yellow gold, it is amazing how these were made, looking a bit like a paperweight. The flowers are reverse painted by hand, … Continue reading “ESSEX Victorian rock crystal antique reverse carved & hand painted ring”